New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
COMING TENNIS CONTESTS.
PROSPECTS FOR THE MIDDLE STATES ToURNA
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PROSPECTS FOR TIE MIDDLE STATES ToURNA-
MENT
The Middle States tennis tournament at Orange
will be the most important contest Of this week
for the lover OF tennis. II begins this afternoon.
There will be- besides the level contests In men 5
singles and doubles. the first OF the handcaps insil-
tuted by the National Lawn Tennis Association.
Since the dsbanding OF the Knickcrbocker Tennis
Club. no big open handlcaps have been held In this
nelghborhoOd, though every tennis club CT impOT-
tance holds at least each year for IT'S members.
Tennis players show strange reluctance to enter
these contests, ana few committees have the oour-
age TO attempt the difficult task Of adjusting the
odds. The National Association has appropriated a
sufficient of money for two goo1 prizes. ana.
even without the aid OF the New-York and Brook
Ign players. the host Of players In the Oranges
ought to contribute good entry list. IT is said that
handiceps and team matches are the mainstays Of
tennis In England. AS many iO players have
entered handicap there. The New-York and the
West Side clubs made A big success OF their team
match. and If the Orange players give successful
open handicap the interest In the game may be
somewhat stimulated
The Long Island Inerscholast!c Association Will
hold Its annual championship tennis contest this
week on the Pratt Institute grounds.
w. ~ Cranston. member Of the All England l.
T. c., WI Of the competitors in the New-Jer-
sey championship at Ridgewood last week Gran
fight against the winner. Paret. lie will play at
Orange this week His does not appear In the
ranked list OF English players. probably on account
Of absence from home. he Is said to be the
holder of the international challenge cup played for
last August at Hamburg. Germany. He plays In
regular English style and may become danger
Gus man later In the season.
Larned's showing In England has so far been
somewhat Disappointing. HIS victories have been
players not In the first rank. and his defeat at
London by Grevllle last week. though after close
contest, tends rather to confirm the common
opinion that. In singles. at least the English are
away ahead. Grevle is ranked fifteen below the
English champion. Still, at Dublin Larned made
Just good a showing against Eaves who came
within point Of the championship. and he may do
better later In the season. He played Eaves Just
after finishing a match with G. H. Martin. which
tired him somewhat.
Tho womens championships at Philadelphia will
begin on Tuesday. June 10, at the grounds Of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club. at Wissahickon. Miss
Atkinson will defend her championship. and will
play this week at orange to get he he. nssGseSsary
the ex-champon. intends to be at the Yale COM
mencement exercises next week and cannot COM
pete Miss Moore WIN again try for supremacy,
greatly strengthened OF late she ought again 10
appear as challenger for the cup chance she has
csh An IN is Miss X Aknson sister tern OF hs
champion. and Miss Booth, Of New-Haven. will
for the womens championships close on June 70 in
singles and June le In doubles and mixed doubles
delpha. A contest In mems doubles will also be
played. Miss J; Atkinson holds the ehamponship
mixed doubles with f. p. Fischer.
The New-York Tennis Club has fixed the date OF
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Stephen c. Mett and H. K Perkins