The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03

there will be six contestants next sum
mer for tho honor Leo f.. Ware, OF
HrookIine. Mass who holds the title. viii
be- ineligible this year to defend hts claim
20 a. as he has entered Harvard, while
q. l.. Sheldon, ir, and NJ. II. whitman.
the other two .nterscfolasticz. have also
entered eoiege-yaie and Harvard. re-
epectiyeiy--so that there will 10 va
cancy which must be iilled by some new
player tins year
The interschoiastic tournaments will
be followed by tho state championships.
most OF which are scheduled for the week
Of Juno II. II was intended that some day
tho national championship tournament
should be restricted 90 holders of slate
and other recognized championships, to
prevent the great rush Of less expert play
ers from entering this most important
tournament Of tho year. which should he
IN some way limited 60 experts This plan.
however. has not been put In operation
as yet. and n IL doubtful whether ~ win
ever bc perfected so that IL can be car
ried out. Some such restrictions should
be pat upon tho championship entries IN
order TO raise the standard OF play In our
annual Newport meeting. which Is now
altogether too crowded by inferior players,
who are completely cutelasscd.
There is little doubt but that there are
more good secondrclass players IN America
today than ever before. but there is
dearth OF nrst-ciass experts IA one after
another of the veterans drop out there IL
left a vacancy IN the upper ten" which is
not easy TO fili satisfactorily. A. the end
OF last season there we're really only eight
frst-class players who were ssiil active.
and several OF these viii be out o. com
petition this year. I-srned and Fooie win
20 20 England this spring. liovey and ilc-
bart have both been married since last sea-
con ended, ami neither viii be seen much
IN tournament play this year. while Chase.
wrenn and Neei viii none % them play as
much as last year.
Rowland and Stevens will probably he
the most active of the experts. while Bad
long. Fischer. Ware Whitman. Parct and
two or three others Of the sccanf-claxs
men VIII try 10 m az the Eaps IN the ranks
OF the veterans Howiaud's record est
season was participant, brilliant. and ~ he
fnds time e. play throgGhout the coming
season he should b. among the very tsp
men a, the cnA az the year In fact. w.th
Earned ont o. the rave How lands chances
for the champs nship should he second 30
none. Up 20 midsummer hc had not heen
beaten by any one bnt t.arnvt last season
despite the fact that De had pfavas IN al
tho prominent tournaments thf1pr naut the
spring. ~ Newport 10 was again beaten
by Harmed IN the Asmi Hnal round. after a
=
experience he viii make Tie most danger
Gus rival Champion Hovcy VIII have 90
contend against in the Gefeasa - h.s
1surels.
The European excursion ~ Harmed ana
1oute this YEAR promises 90 be enc o. ire
features % the season. end American m
,hUsiast. have hlsh henes ~ come natter
.ng results from tRynesi's nlay IN ire irIf.
ssh tournaments. since fSef when Camp
bell PLAYED atr,ssf ~ have rot been rspfs-
scnted IN knvlard hy any nrgf.cla~s vlavvr
and never before cr s'nrc. hv as rRnabls a
PLAYER as tarnef itr Was utnkr.f faurte W.
the country 81 iS3 aas second su t.ofN l,ea
and iSaa In fact by gsanv excellent ni ,.ra
Harmed is thought a. bn rally ~. e.1tssl =
Champion H5yey to.iaY. ans terhaps hs,-
Ter nttva than tho Basf1a crack ~ u,e.t
the English experts on thvIr native hca,e
lie Is n faster ard NEW MILITANT rtay-r
than Hovey ana th'- sty'- AZ srnr.s Is
sheesht 80 aave the only chance o. hssat.nr
the firitlyhers
tarnea's plan = % - oVcr eae'y t- tNs
sNr.ne and play En- nvs.hrv Of fhr trest
inieaT;ant - the srrl7x searnsr-frts n
eeth England and ireland. Nta5 as .sa 49,
foreign camralsa ST. W5mAialca w-r-. As
eNfs-fs % pias Ter ;ee ShanH. ...rta z
All EuRlSud, which ~ rra.tt ...u ..r
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to!n h'm 'a;e iv suor. ara n.sy s.ss ..v
at NlnAleaon. hsi ssa'a Nkriy 20 .a-
rFCsed So Rive rfaay rsurtts aretrr- .-.
pick o. the Ntiss rtsfer~ lare..
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t'ne TIRE deal ,cst j. saAtal,t AL .- an
take fully a. soot 'ias as that sr...ss. e.-e
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