New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27

THEY BEGIN PRACTICE IN EARNEST
FOR THE BIG CONTEST.
SCHEDULE OF IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS TO
BE PLAYED PRIOR TO THE GREAT sTRrG-
GLE AT NEWPORT FOR CHAMPION

GLE AT NEWPORT FOR CHAMPION
SHIP HoNoRs
The tennis experts are now beginning 70 practise
In earnest for championship honors. as the Newport
contest is Nv only three weeks of The schedule OF
important tournaments from now until the big con-
test at the Newport Casino is as follows:
July o7-Newcastle Outing and Tennis Clubs open
tournament. at Newcastle, ~ H.; Minneapolis
Lawn Tennis Club championship OF the Northwest.
Lake Minnetonka. MINI.
August 3-Rochester Lawn Tennis Club. open tour
nament: Kebo Valley Lawn Tennis Club. Bar Har-
Dor. Me. open tournament: Norwood Park Casino
Club Long Branch. y. J.. invita- ton tournament.
August 10-Eastern championship doubles and East
West doubles. Nara gansett Pier. r. /.
August lS-Newport, r. l.. United States Lawn
Tennis Association, championship singles. cham
pionshp doubles and interscholastic championship.
The Newcastle tournament. which begins to-day
tomorrow. the committee may decide. Is a
venerable institution among tennis tournaments.
this being the fifteenth annual contest Champion
Hovey has consented to play some exhibition games
Fischer. Budlong. Scudder, Paret, Ware and num-
Der OF New-England players will take part In the
fray. There will be both singles and doubles. The
New England deleEa lion will probably then take
part in the New-Hampshlre championships at Centre
Harbor August and following days. Paret, a
New-Yorker holds the New Hampshire State cham
pionshp, and will play defence OF his title against
the winner Of the tournament He is likely TO en-
counter a strong man, as the New Hampshire tour
ney seems 10 be gaming in popularity among the
cracks Curiousiy enough, the offical organ OF the
National Tennis Association fails give this I'M
portant contest place on the regular schedule al
though i annoln f 1t in an unofilcisl way 90
70 IT'S usual standard, VII! eclipse the New-Hamp-
6pothe s0rs the 4srd cask
Stevens and Carr b. Neel. the champion Of the West,
ers usually compete but the remainder OF the sextet
has yet been decided upon. crack players are
rather scarce just Rowland has retired, Hobart
ana Chace are on the semi-retirsd list and Larned
and Foote are absent in Europe.
The only local tournament TINS week VII be tne
Clue championship OF the SCUM Orange Field Club
handicap single has been added to the programme,
and doubles. The handicap takes the place OF the
usual consolation rounds. as only those who have
compete. and no extra entrance, fee IL charged W.
The present holder OF the club singles championship
and the Challenge cup Is Holcombe Warn, winner
1891 followed by saniey Ward brother Of the pres
champion. In 1892 and 1893. and F. ~ Jessup in
The official regulations for this years champion
ships have been announced by the secretary OF the
doubles championship IS again e-headed az
fair. with tournament at chicago and the other
at Nara gansett The winners OF the Eastern and
Western championships play together at Narragan-
sett decide which pair shall challenge me preseh.
Chicago tournament has already been decided the
Nee brothers winning for me dnrd year az
Narragansett Pier on August 10. No one who mas
Per Entries for the Eastern doubles close on Au-
gus s. with Joseph T Whittelsey. the casino Mar
ragansett Pier. R / The entrance Zee is s. per team
The match FOR the National doubles Championship
viii be held at Newport. probably on Tuesday, Au-
gust i. tt, 1, IT., -. -...-.
The singles championship Will be held at Newport
on Tuesday August 49, and following days Entire
must be received by DR.. James Dwighs. al the
GasIno Newport on or before Thursday August Is.
An entrance fee OF SO should accompany each entry.
Should the entrance fee be sent with the entry.
II must ne paid Joseph Barrett superintendent OF
the casino before ticket to me gromnds can oe
issued PLAY will begin each day at 1890 a. m Inc
order of matches the courts and. "a nearly as POI,
shIe tho hour will be posted at the casino. ana
nlayers will be expected TO report at the time set
af,er ten minutes grace. any player not appearhg
vii be scratched unless NJ has previously notified
r. rafaree The winner Of the tournament VIII be
,Iled an 10 play F. II. Hovey for the championship.
mr. lanes Dwight will act as referee -
IN fve advantage sets. In each tournament nrs'.
sscnnd and consolation prizes Will be gwen Inc
oSonsoIations are open all players beaten In the
arst match actually played. Mitcnes Will be pest
M in three advantage sets. No entry VIII De re-
cstyed unless II the player real name ana me
name 81 the club to which he belongs PROOF mus.
hs edven. II required that the player Is In sood
~, rSd,nx in his club and the club in good stanolns
- me- and that neither the player nor
he club IA in arrears TO the association