Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
LOCAL TENNIS EXPERTS
Tournament for the Southern Champion
ship.
1t Will Begin on Monday on the
Will Probably BE Seen.

The most important tennis tournament of
the year to be played in Washington will
begin on the grounds of the Bachelors
Lawn Tennis Club next Monday. The
seventh annual open lawn tennis tourna-
ment for the championship of the south in
singles will be played on the courts Of the
Bachelors Club. on NJ street between 18th
street and Connecticut avenue northwest,
and continue throughout the week. The
tournament is under the direction of the
southern Lawn Tennis Association 4 men,
Der of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Associa lion, and the official con-
test for the championship of all the region
south of Mason and DNon's line, including
New York, is exciting a great deal of inter-
est and is an event of large Importance TO
those who handle the racquet In this city.
The chief feature of the tournament will
be the mems singles for the championship
Of the south. The winner of these will be
called upon to play Mr.. L. l.. Hall. the
Present champion of the south, who has
now won the championship for three years,
and i'll consequence the championship cup
has become his absolute property. The
Bachelors Club from this fact offers a new
trophy this year, which must likewise be
Won three times to become the absolute
property of the owner.
In the mems doubles. which will be next in
Importance. handsome prizes will go to the
two winners. while second prizes will go to
the "runncrs-up, or the pair last defeated
in the contest by the winners. A consola-
ton prize will be awarded, which will be
open TO all beaten in the first match played
in singles.
The matches will be for the best two out
of three Sets except in the finals. where IL
will be for the best three out of five sets.
They will all be vantage sets. Games will
be played under the rules of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa ton.
play beginning every afternoon at ) O'Clock.
The entries will close today and
will be opened on Sunday. Just how
many or who will enter cannot be told be-
fore that time. but 1t Is expected that there
will be enough TO continue the tournament
through the whole week. AS many as
twenty of the crack players Of New York
are expected, while equal number will
doubtless go in from the Bachelors Club.
and, together with other outsiders from
various parts of the south, are expected 10
make the list of entries large one.
The present champion of the District, Mr..
John G. Davidson, will play in the tourna-
ment. MIR. L. l.. Hall, who holds the pres
ent title OF champion of the south, will, of
course. ON that account be debarred from
entering the tournament. but he will meet
the winner at the close TO play for the
championship which he now holds.
The secretary of the Bachelors Lawn
Tennis Club. to whom all entries and COM
muncations should be addressed. is Mr..
Horace II. Westcott, SOS 18th street north
west. The committee in charge of the
tournament consists of Mr.. Yates Penning-
ton, Mr. John G. Davidson, Mr.. William L.
MCPHERSON and Mr.. S. b. Sheibley.
The drawing for single contests will be
made Monday morning, and the doubles on
Tuesday. The entries this year are not as
numerous as In 1S.3 and thus far only
three northern men have signuied their
intention to compete. W. Gordon Parker
of New York, who played such a strong
game against Davidson in Baltimore. will
arrive tomorrow, accompanied by o. NJ
Bostwick and Mr.. Fischer. both PLAYERS OF
more than local fame. From Baltimore
the showing will be small, and will prob
ably be confined to Mr.. Yates Penning-
ton and Mr.. A. II. S. Post, the
latter having held the Championship
of the south until last year, when he
yielded to Mr.. E. L. Hail. Our own city
will be well represented by Davidson. Nc.
Pherson. Shields Chiffon, Goodfellow, Clay
Bethel. Clarke, Biddle and Morven Thomp-
son.
Mr.. Hall. the present chairman, is in
Europe and will not be here to defend his
title. He has been playing during the early
spring with the Wright brothers at Cannes
France. 1t is expected that this tourna.
ment will awaken renewed interest in the
game here and 1t may develop some sur,
prises in the new material