New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05
COMING TENNIS CONTESTS.
PICKED MEN TO PLAY AT NORWOOD
PARK, n. ].
NEw-ENGIAND TOURNAMENTS WILL ATTRACT
MUCH ATTENTION - LOCAL COURTS


DESERTED.
For the majority of tennis lovers the most inter-
esting contest of the week will be at NORWOOD
Park. n. j.. where the second annual invitauoh
tournament will be contested on the courts OF the
Norwood Park Casino. 1t is true that the rank and
file OF the tennis cracks will play In the New-Eng-
land tournaments OF which there Will be NUMBER,
but the players at Norwood are picked men OF Ma
tional reputation. Wrenn. the champion; larhed'
Chace Stevens, Rowland and Parker are TO play.
It IS not likely that any others will be allowed to
compete as the tournament Will be round-roDih
affair and a larger number is not especially de-
slrable II is curious to note how quickly this
tournament has supplanted the New-England con-
tests 1t is now looked upon as giving the pest
indications OF the result at Newport as IN the dig
tournament at Narragansett Pier the doubles con-
tests are the main features and many OF the strong
players do not enter in the singles at the Pier az
ALI The winner at Norwood last year turned out TO
be the champion at Newport
Wrenn will probably display better form mere as
his two defeats al Longwood and Southampton VIII
awaken him to a sense Of the dangers or beginning
too late. An easy victim for Foote Will hardly De
able to stand against the winner OF the All-Comers
at Newport even with the advantages which the
champion possesses in not being required TO play
though the tournament Many or Wrenns triends
fear that his policy in beginning play In July s un-
sound and that the best Of practice Is gained IN
the hard tournament play which his rivals have
been INDUCING In.
II will be noticed that Of the dangerous candi-
dates for the championship only Hobart and Hovey
are absent from the list OF competitors at Nor
wood. Hobart ia rumored to have said that he may
not compete at Newport but as he Is going there 10
defend his doubles championship. he Is likely 10
play in singles also. The tournament VIII show
whether or not Parker is dangerous this year lie
has plaved but little as his family have vigorously
onnosed his playing In tournaments He may not
play at Newport at all II his showing at Norwood
is bad but II he defeats some strong men II IS
probable that he will succeed In overcoming the
objections OF the home government to his playing
in the A-Comers. No one seems able TO predict
the winner at Norwood on account Of the in-andout
nlavine OF most OF the cracks. The victor at Nor
wood Will be favorte for the Championship: ,
Among the other contests scheduled for the week
are the New Hampshire championships at Centre
Uarbor and the Bar Harbor tournaments. The con-
attention as nearly all of the players not engaged
for Norwood are now at Newcastle n H.. which
than elsewhere The Centre Harbor tournament is
a peculiar one There are two challenge cups one me
the Veteran II G. Bixby Should of the cup
holders win the tournament, ne viii get his own cup
second Should an outsider win. he will play two
maches one against each Club of Massa
chusets is getting up another novel contest for the
calca lions of bagsing the veterans are in error
1t is proposed to have all the old-timers play In
perts seem to be taking hold OF the Idea. Boston
paper states that Sears and Campbell, the eX-cham-
pions will play. while Or. Dwight, the famous ten
mis- authority; quincy A. Shaw. Frederick Mans
field. W. Percy Knapp and other noted players or
the past. have consented 10 enter.
The local tennis courts are more or less deserted.
and but little playing will be done at the larger
clubs until Labor Day, when the fall season begins.
There unfinished tournaments on the courts OF
the Fifth Avenue and West Side clubs In this city,
the Orange Tennis Club and the staten Island
Cricket Club The South Orange Field Club players
was hardly ended when the committee began TO
make arrangements for the open tournament OF the
club on Labor Day. Every tennis player OF note
near New-York will be bombarded with requests TO
enter this contest. the secretary Is compiling
directory of players necessary preparation for
securing a big entry list.