The morning times., 1896-10-11
tennis CRACKS TO meet
Star Entries for the Bachelor
Club Tournament.
COURTS IN FINE SHAPE
Clarence Driscoii, the Pacific slope
Champion, win He Here, AS Well
as the WILSON Boys-DavidsOn Wnl
Be Pusi,edt 10 Project His Champioii
chip HOnOrs.

Tennis enthusiasts are looking forward
with interest to the t6urnaiuenJ that will
begin next Tuesday on the courts OF tile
baenelors Lawn ienhis Cub. on M street,
between Connecticut avenue and Seven
teenth street. IL VIII be the ninth annual
event under the auspices or tine club, and
PROMISES TO furnish anthbunuance OF clever
sport. 4
10 the present Officers of the club praise
is due for the pains THEY have taken In
order To make the coming contests the most
memorable III the history OF the Organiza-
ton. All Of the courts are in excellent
cuIHiition. The heavy rains Of last spring
packed them IN an admirable manner and
every possible caution has been taken since
then lO MAINTAIN the sbiiu, smooth surface.
The spectators stanos have been repaired
where necocd and the usual preparations
have been made TO accommodate with
chairs the crowd that IS. eA Apected to visit
the sport.
POSTPONED FROM THE SPRING.
Heretofore it has been the custom TO
play off the District championship games
III the spring. This year the tournament
was put off until fall because of The
Southern tournament that was held last
June on tile same courts. IL WAS then
considered advisable TO spread out the
good things as far as possible and the pres
ent date was fixed upon.
onparatlvely few entIies have yet been
made. This is usual, however, because
the players always accept the last day OF
grace. They will all enter tomorrow
ana the promise now is that there will be
twenty-five or thirty single entries. Ten
Ia fifteen teams are eNpecuedin the doubles.
A peep at a few Of the names Of the
crack players will suffice To show the
game that nay be expected for four days.
Theodore and Clarence Wilson, the Har-
ward players, will enter in both singles
and doubles. All familiar with the game
are acquainted with the work these
Two young Coiie giates are capable of doing.
The brothers are spending n few OF the
.ail months at their home in this city
preparatory to taking a trip abroad for
the winter.
Driscoil, the Pacific Slope champion. will
be here, and VIII lie seen bosh alone and
with partner. HerepIesenied ieursctown
| College III liie recent intercollegiate tcurna-
| meHt AT Ne,y.Haven, hut insome unexpected
manner was compelled 20 lie content with
second prize, Willie Whitman Of Harvard
carried away the first.
John c. Goodfcllow viii be the probable
/ team man with Driscol. He has ii good
| record aud Is said 20 be a counterpart OF
| Hoi,artin his playing. Heis one of the III ost
| scientific players in the city and IS q S fine
an all-round tennis man as there as iii the
| South.
SOME OF THE CRACKS.
Frank Geucgan, Capitol Hill i,layer. has
| Won first prize in the tournaments for the
last three years, though he has not yet
| succeeded i'll taking tie coveted champion
! ship cup away from John e. Davidson. He
| beat Mr.. Davidson, however, in the Southern
| tournament Of last spring.
| TIE cater payer i.is nrii the champiott-
| snip of the Districtfnr the past two years.
If he Cpnquers his competitors this time
| he will he the permauent possessor or the
! cup. Some OF the players who Will doubt
| less press him the hardest for his laurels
| will be Drlscoll, Gehegan, GUodfellow, and
one OF the Wilson brothers.
| William L. MCPHERSON it is said, will
| play with Davidson In the doubles. Cover
| and Tobin, or Georgetown, viii each play
! singles and may tmaSe one lean. Ralph
1 Hill is n young Washington player, VINO
has exhibited good work fnr the last Two
years, and lie will play William Metealr is
another whose name h already on the
| entry book. Frank Butterworth, the foot
| bah player is a possible contestant.
| The president of the club is Prof ]. c
| Rosson, of the Naval Observatory Ormsfy
| N. McCannon is vice. president The secre.
taryis Horace II. Westcbtt. The committee e
ON arrangements is composed of the fol
| lowing members: John c. Davidson, vii
liam l.. McPherson, j G. Goodfelow, and
| W. 7. Metcalf. u
Secretary Uiney is an active and en-
| thusiastic member OF the club.