The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-27
Lawn Tennis Coming to the
Front.
FAyORITE WITH BOTH SEXES.
Encouraging the Tournaments-Pos-
sibflftfes of the Future-May be
an International Event SUCCESS
to Players Interest Increasing.


All tennis players on this and Other
islands of the group. whether residents
or visitors, are most cordially invited tc
participate in this event, which it is
hoped will prove the first Of a series
of successful tournaments eliminating
In the representation of Hawaii in a
tournament against players on the Pa
cific coast of the United States.
The tournament will commence on
Tuesday, May 5, 1896, at p. m. Every
effort will be made to have the finals
played on Saturday afternoon, May 9th
but in case the semi-finals are not COM
pleted by that date, the finals will be
postponed one week and played OF on
Saturday, May 18th.
1 The matches will be played on the
courts of the Beretania and Pacific
tennis clubs, the former on Beretania
near Pensacola street, and the latter
on Union Square.
| Following are the events to be
played:
| L. Mems singles.
| 2. Ladies' singles.
| 8. Mems doubles.
1t must be distinctly understood that
these events are open for amateurs
only. Entries in both mems events
| will be 81 for each contestant. Ladies'
| singles will be complimentary.
In the mems doubles, a participant
being member of any organized tennis
club on the Hawaiian Islands must
have for his partner a member of the
same club.
Players not members of any club and
wishing to take part in the mems
double must select their partners from
outsiders or non-members of any club.
All entries will close on Thursday,
April 30, 1896, at p. M, with Edwin
A. Jones of the Hawaiian Safe Deposit
and Investment Company.
Play will commence at d. m. sharp.
every day Of the tournament, continu-
ing until $50 p. m. or as near that
hour as possible.
The player or players first winning
two out of three sets wins the match,
with the exception of the finals, which
shall be best three out of five sets.
Wright & Ditson tournament balls
1885, will be used in all the matches,
and will be furnished by the committee.
Suitable prizes have been chosen for
each of the events
1t is to be sincerely hoped that ten
mis- players on the other islands will
respond heartily to this general call for
all to participate. Certainly there can
exist no better way of stimulating in
terest in this favorite sport than by
the friendly competition of players
from various parts. This was one of
the main objects before the tennis as
ISOLATION when the matter of tourna-
ment was discussed. So far as Hawaii.
Maui and Kauai are concerned, all
three have tennis players who would
prove no mean adversaries on any court
and who, with little practice, would
show the Honolulu men a few points
about tennis that they never dreamed
of before. The action of the tennis
association in arranging for tourna-
ment is to be greatly commended. and
the kindred tennis spirits on the other |
islands should respond heartily to the |
These are few rules that should |
be observed by players who intend |
In the tournament, barring !
the ladies in certain ones:
Begin practice as soon as possible |
and play at least three sets every day. |
Never more than five.
Go to bed early and do not spoil a /
nights rest by an eleven-course dinner
Of all sorts of food calculated to do up"
the best.
Do not smoke Especially cigarettes)
while in training. II you can't stop for
at least a month or five weeks, don't
go into the tournament
Study the latest rules of the game,
in order to be posted on every point
that may happen to come up in a tour
1ament match.
In all practice games play each point
IS If the winning of the tournament de-
pended upon it, and do not resort to the
careless "slamming" of balls here and
here when unnecessary. Nothing will
brow player "out of form" so quickly
Is such actions.
Play against as many good players
rs possible. and study carefully the
,ame that best succeeds in each case.
This may be great help in the tour
lament Ii
In practice games play with live ,
'alls in so far as possible 1t is an as
ured fact that such balls will be used {
n the various matches of the tourna-
nent. The. winning of a match may 4,
epend on the balls played with during
he previous day.
Choose now the rackets you intend to I
lay with in the tournament, and stay
With them They may prove good
riends after intimate acquaintance I(
In doubles, practice that silently un- r
erstood agreement that is so neces- .
airy to good play. Never say a cross ]
5ord to your partner, no matter how {
ably he plays. Keep assuring him and
laying all the better yourself. Nothing
, to be gained by cross word, while |
luch is generally lost. The winning of
set often depends on the hearty sup
ort each of the other member of the
cam
Above all things, be quiet and digni-