The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

OF tho other experts, the chances OF
william A. Larned OF Summit, N. j.,
who came SO near defeating Goodbody last
August at Newport, are perhaps the
brightest this season. Larned Is most
brilliant though erratic player, and the
best judges agree that he has wonderful
tennis capabilities. 1t Is only few years
since he was second class player, and his
rise has been very rapid. He Is still young
younger than most of the other cracks,
in fact-and II Is doubtful II he has yet
reached the zenith of his tennis fame An
other years experience ought to put him
on the very apex Of the heap, II indeed
he does not get there this summer He Is
the strongest player among the few who
might win the championship this season
by defeating Wrenn. He expects 70 play
In almost all OF the biggest events this
season, and as he already holds the middle
states and the Long Island championships
as we'll as the LonRwood and Seabright
challenge bowls he will be In almost con-
slant competition.
Fred Hovey has started In this season
with the same old determination 10 retire,
but few Of his friends believe he will live
up to IL. Hovey Is practicing law now In
Boston, and he declares that he will give
up his first love for his second He said
the same thing last spring, however, and
vet he played In almost as many tourna-
ments as the year before The temptation
of the tennis court Is too strong for him,
and we may expect to see Hovey In har-
ness again this year. He has been ranked
high up among the first ten players OF the
country for many successive years, but he
Invariably fails TO reach the highest rank.
He holds the doubles championship OF
America with Clarence Hobart, as well as
the Massachusetts, state championship. so
he will have to keep In good form for these
events, while at Iongwood, West Newton
and one or two other New England tour
naments he In always 90 be found playing
Malcolm Chace, Arthur K. Foote and
John Rowland three Yale men, will all
be seen again this season on the courts
Chace and Foote will play In all the most
important events, while Rowland had
enough success last season TO lure him on
for another trial this summer for higher
honors.
With Foote, Rowland won q number OF
very important tournaments In doubles,
and this combination will probably be in
tho field again this year. Chace is among
the possible champions Of 1895, and some
of his matches last year were brilliant
enough to attract for him quite follow
Ing OF admirers.
Clarence Hobart and Richard Stevens,
two other old timers, will be active again
this season. Hobart, who was ranked
sixth last season, was one OF the three men
who had Goodbody all beaten at Newport,
but who, like the others, fell avictim TO
the Irishman's wonderful steadiness. He
lost two or three important challenge cup
matches earlier in the season, but succeed
ed In holding the doubles championship OF
the country with Hovey. He will remain
In condition and play again this year to
defend this title and the New York state
championship. AS he Is in business he
will not be able to play throughout the
entire season, but will find time TO contest
at Newport as usual for the championship.
Stevens will be seen again this season
In all the big tournaments played on grass
courts He has sworn a solemn oath that
he will not play on earth courts, and he
respects his vow. Stevens has played the
Same consistent base lipe game for the last
four or flve years and always about as well
as now. He has several times seemed to