The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03

| terlng results from Larned's play IN
| The British tournaments Since 1880, when
Campbell played abroad. We have not
been represented in England by any first
class player, and never before or since
BY as capable player as Larned. He
was ranked fourth in the country in 1883
and second in both 1888 ard 1855. In fact
by many excellent judges, Larned is
thought 10 be fully the eq~al Of Champion
H0vey to-day and perhaps better fitted
than the Boston crack 10 meet the En-
glish experts on their native heath. He
is a faster and more brilliant player than
Hovey, and this style Of tennis is thought
to have the only chance Of beating the
Larned's plan is to 90 over early in the
spring and play in number Of the most
important Of the spring tournaments in
both England and Ireland. winding up his
foreign campaign AT Wimbledon. where he
expects TO play for the championship of
AN-England, which is practically the
championship of the world. Foote will
Join him late in June, and may also play
at Wimbledon, but could hardly be eN-
pected to live many rounds against the
pick of the British players. Larn5d. how
ever, should be in his best form by the
time the final test is reached. and il viii
take fully as good play as that shown here
last spring, by the British champion, DR..
PIN, to put him out Of the hunt. Larned
was badly out of form last June when PIN
and MahOney played over here, and did
not make a favorable impression against
the distinguished visitors. That they are
not invincible TO American skill was shown
II
and with Larned in his best form, PIN,
Baddeley or any of the other English idols
should not be out OF his reach. A recent
prediction of a conservative American au-
thority on the game, was that Larned
would be ranked fourth or better in Eng
land a the end of the season.
There viii be no very important changes
in the programme for this years tennis
on our side of the ocean. All the big events
of last season are again on the schedule,
and a number of new ones as well. The
two challenge cups that were won last
year by Larued for the third and final
time win be replaced by others. and ten
mis- at Southampton and Seabrght will not
suffer from the disappearance of the old
bones of contention. Three other import
ant challenge trophies tremble on the
verge of final ownership this season, how
ever. though Larned's absence from Amer
lean courts viii probably give them all a
Stevens and Larned have each twice
Won the middle states trophy-the oldest
stin in competition. by the waY-and a
third victory for either would snake II his
personal property. There are still excel
lent chances for its being saved for future
competition. however, even if Larned
should change his mind at the last mo-
ment and stay on this side of the Atlantic
to defend his championships; for Rowland
and Hobart have both announced their
intention of playing at Orange next
month, while Wrenn may be seen there
too Iarned also holds the valuable Long
wood challenge bowl, and another victory
for either him or Hovey would sign tne
death warrant of that trophy. The Nor
wood Park challenge cup is also held by
Larned, and this year would make 1t his
nropertv while another victory for the
magnificent Tuxedo Park challenge cup
would make that Cnace'S property.
A special feature Will be made this sea-
son of handicap tournaments, and already
two important events of this kind, open
to all Corners, have been announced TO be
| held at orange On connection win the
middle states championship and at Long
wood lin connection with the annual
! tournament there for the big LongwOOd
I.affl 11ar hGg lFs7A
| committee has been appointed TO adjust
the odds in these events, and to promul-
gate handicapplng IN an parts Oh me eo4 IN.
try. This committee Is composed or Dr.
James Dwight. Clarence Hobart, r. II.
| Hovey Richard Stevens and L. r. Ware.
| A new system of handicapping that was
| used for several years in England, has
| been adopted, this year, and the players
| viii be separated by quarters OF htteen
| instead of bsq0es and halves Of fifteen, as
| heretofore The change should be a deci-
| ded improvement.
Among the women players, this season
| promises to be exciting as last AL
| though no new experts have been discOv-
| cred as yet, and few If any are expected
who will be able to compete successfully
| against last years leaders, still the com
| petition between Miss Hel1wig and Miss
| Atkinson of Brooklyn, Miss Moore of
| RidgewoOd, n. j., and Mrs. Toulmin of
! Philadelphia. is expected to be as close as
! ever Miss Atkinson, who now holds the
! championship in singles, doubles with
! Miss Hellwig) and mixed doubles with f.
! p Fischer of New York; will defend her
claim to the championship at Philadelphia.
| next month. Both Miss Hellwig and Miss
! Moore, however, are certain entries, and
either of them will make the champion
| play her very best tennis to retain the
| honors she won from her clubmate last
spring. Miss Hellwig defeated Miss At
! kinson twice last fail, and this has added
| much uncertainty to the outcome of the
! Philadelphia meeting. a new event for
| women has been established this spring in
! the championship of New Jersey, and this
! and the middle states championship for
/ women will Immediately precede the cham
/ pionship struggle at Philadelphia.