Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-23
Annual Tournament of the Local
Croquet Players.
some OF TIE CRACKS TO Be here
Playing on the Rhode Island
Avenue Grounds.
OTHERS MAY BE UTILIZED

The second annual tournament Of the
croquet players of Washington began this
morning, and will last through till the end
of the week. Play begins each morning at
0 o'clock and continues until In the after
noon.
While this is in a certain sense a local
affair, the tournament for the national
championships being played at Norwich.
Conn.,, in August, yet 1t is probable that
the majority of the players of the first rank
from all parts Of the country will be here
before the week is over to cross mallets
with the local cracks. Among these is Mr..
George c. Strong of New London, Conn,
who won the championship this year, as
well as in the years 1890 and 1894. Mr..
George w. Johnson of Philadelphia, Mr.. w.
Holt Apgar If Trenton and Mr.. Henry G.
Fay of Brooklyn, eX-presi6ent of the ma
tional association, have also signified their
intention to be present to participate in the
tournament.
The entries for the tournament are as
follows:
First division-Messrs. G. W. johnson of
Philadelphia Strong of New London, Green
way and Fay Of New York, Apgar of Tren-
ton. Butler of Middletown, Bell of Whining
ton and Messrs. Bean, Holden, W. H. Wah-
ly and Baldwin Of Washington.
Second division-Messrs. Buckley and
Harris of Philadelphia, Veasey of Whining
ton and Messrs. Bryant, Coleman, Johns,
Myers Catlin and Cooper of Washington.
Third division-Messrs. Bilbrough, Adam
son and Edmunds of Philadelphia, Thomp-
son of Danbury ana Messrs. Ripley, H.
Wahly, Thorn and Yeager of Washing ton.
Only two games were played off this
morning, the contestants being Messrs. H.
md pfy,1a ynff Ia ,;rI ,s-S@ \
Messrs. Johns and Coleman Of the second
division. 1t is a curious fact that of the
four players three were one-armed men.
Mr.. W. H. Wahly is the secretary of the
Rhode Island Avenue Club and has done
much to make the tournament a success,
aided by committee of arrangements, con-
sisting Of Messrs c. J. Myers, chairman
B. A. Bean. G. H. Cooper, H. P. Howard,
NJ. Thorn and T. D. Yeager.
The Modern Game.
This city is one of the strongholds of
croQuat as modern game of genuine skill
and experiences. and those who think of
crocuet with n sort of sneer as a mild
form Of amusement for children on any
old piece CT lawn need only watch a game
as it is played on one of the local grounds
to be convinced that crouuet as played by
experts has long since pas sed out of that
stage of Its development. 1t is a game
that requires a sure hand, a clear eye and
no small amount of good judgment if a
player would be anything but the very
worst sort of a "duffcr." To show the
hold that the game has in different parts
of the country 1t is only necessary to say
that fourteen players from out of town
have entered this tournament.
There are three sets of croquet grounds
in this city, one at the corner of Rhode Is
land avenue and 9th street. one on 18th
street, between and p streets. and one
on Capitol HILL While only the Rhode
fo 10
morning the chances are that before the
week is OFT the others Will also be called
into requisition.
In Fine Condition.