The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
THE TENNIS TOURNEY
Contest for Northwest Cham
pionship Next Week.
CRACK PLAYERS TO BE IN FORCE
Great Contest for the Carter Cup tx
pected-yfcsorfa and Tacoma TO
Be Well Represented.

The sixth annual tournament OF the
Olympic Tennis Club. which begins at the
court on Twelfth and Marion streets next
wednesday morning al 10 o'clock. prom
ises 20 be the largest and most success
fui yet held by the club. Tae leading
players OF British Columbia ard Tacoma
VIII be here 70 cross racksts with the
hcnle players. and the best tennis Jet
witnessed in the Northwest is surely n
store for the admirers OF this most de-
Hghtfal and scientific game The WIN
ner Of the alE-comers' singles viii meet
Afr. George A. Hurd. holder Of the Carter
challenge cup. and a grand contest may
be looked for. The entries for the gentle
men singles. ladies' singles. gentlemen
doubles and gentlsmen's and ladies' mixed
doubles are coming 81 rapidly. anu sp-
pearances indicate that these events VIII
all. De well fflled. The tournament VIII
continue through the balance Of the week,
and a grand ball viii be given by the eiuo
In honor OF the visitors on THURSDAY even
irg.
The club grounds this year have been
enlarged 10 double the size OF those OF last
season, and the courts viii be IN per-
feet condition for play. The clue house
has also been enlarged. and 5 equipped
with showers and lockers. which viii pro
vide every convenience 20 the players.
the lady members Of the club will fur
nish tea each day. and IL the clerk Of the
weather is only considerate, the scene VIII
be one of life and gaiety.
The entries will not close for several
deys. so as 20 give all local and outside
experts an opportunity 10 qualify. Among
the wen-lCnown players already entered
are e. I1onge, of the Victoria. Club. VINO
for several years was champion OF Brit
ism Columbia and a player of some note
In England; J. r. Foulkes. Of Victoria.
the present champion of British Column
81. ~, - I'm H.t s%1gy
for the Pacific Northwest, which he won
last year at Tacoma; @. V Cuppage, or
Victoria, who with Mr.. Foulkes makes
a very formidable team in the doubles.
which they have repeatedly won both IN
Victoria and Tacoma; Mr.. White, Mr.
PBrion, Mr.. Fransiou. Mr.. Tidmarsa
and Mr. Phil Anderson, OF Tacoma, and
nt.nGer from the other clubs in this city.
Miss Kersnaw and other lady players of
Tacoma will enter In the ladies' events
This will be the first opportunity the Sc
attic tennis enthusiasts viii have of wit
Messing the play Of Mr.. Longe and Mr..
Foulkes. and they should not throw away
the chance. Both gentlemen play the
game as n should be played. and no mat
ter which one enters the finals with MIR.
Hurd. II being conceded that one of the
two gentlemen will win the semi-finals.
grand exhibition OF scientific tennis may
he looked for Mr.. Hurd may be COM
PEELED 10 dsappoint his admirers on &C
count Of the severe sickness he has re-
Gently undergone. but he is practicing dill
igently. and hopes to defend the honor OF
his club and keep the cup where 1t now is
The fight for the doubles championship
promises 10 furnish rare tennis. with such
teams as Foulkes and Cuppage, White and
Purdon and Longe and Coombs battling
for supremacy.
Play will begin promptly at 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning. The judge ana
linesmen viii be chosen on Monday night.
at which time the drawing will take place.