The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-05
qQDY TITLES CLEARED NAN DROPS ANCHOR PLANTERS PROVE SINCERE E TENNIS TOURNAMENT
ENTRY BOOK OPENED TO-DAY AT
THRUM'S.
Members of Five Clubs viii Take Part
in the Struggle for the Champion
ship--A Chance for Amateurs.

mis- tournament given under the aus
pices of the Hawaiian Tennis Asso-
/ citation, was opened today at Thrum's
place on Fort street. \ number of the
Pacific Tennis Club members have al
ready signed and strong effort win
be made to get as many members as
possible of the Beretania, Valley, Pun
ahou and Kamehameha Tennis Clubs
to enter. in order that he interest
throughout the tournament week will
at no time be tagging.
The tournament will open one week
| from today. The entries will close at
4 o'clock next Monday afternoon. The
1896 rules will guide the players. 1t
was the desire of the committee to
| play under the '97 rules, but it is i'm
possible for them to arrive in time
now. The matches will come off on
the courts of the Pacific, Beretania
and Valley Clubs. They will be play
ed in the afternoons, commencing on
Wednesday and continuing through
! out the week.
the finals take place on Saturday
afternoon, so if the preliminaries are
not finished by Saturday of next week,
the finals will be continued over until
the following Saturday. A toss-up
WI. decide on which court the con-
Guiding games will be played.
There is but one hitch among the
tennis players now and it will be
necessary to call a meeting of the
Association to decide the point. Sew
eral of the tennis men who will par
ticipaate in the matches insist that
Walter Dillingham;, the champion of
last years tournament, should be
compelled to take his chances in the
preliminaries. To this the Pacific
Tennis Club, of which Dillingham; is
a member, objects strenuously. This
club says that Dillingham; has already
demonstrated his ability and that he
should only meet the most expert
player of the preliminaries in the
finals. Some one has said that those
who are afraid of Dillingham; are well
aware of the fact that he is not feel
ing well and if he is compelled to en-
ter the contest next week my be fore
ed to lose by default I..
There We're more new men entered
in last years tournament from the
Pacific Tennis Club than any other.
club in the city The result of this
was that in the finals the Pacific Ten
mis- Club players were compelled to
pay among themselves. Every effort
will be made this time to avoid a repi-
tition this year There We're twenty
six participants in the first tourna-
ment. 1t is stated that there will be
twice as many entries this time.
1t is whispered in tennis circles
that this years championship lies
between Dillingham; of the Pacific,
Shanks of the Beretania, Eugene Hor-
ner of the Punahou and b. l.. Marx of
the Valley Club. Other clever racket
wielders who will try conclusions
next week are: c. X. Hyde, S. G Wild
er, G. 2. Wilder, w. II. Coney, w. b.
Godfrey, ID. Howard Hitchcock, C. H.
w. Norton, C. w. Dickey of the Pacific
Club; Eugene Horner and S. T. French
of Punahou; DR.. A. +. Nichols, II. w.
Mist, A. st. Martin Macintosh, DR.. II.
w. Howard and S. NJ. Ballou of the
Valley; C. II. Atherton, +. A. Mott
Smith, +. II. Wodehouse, Ernest Ross,
Sam Woods, and w. G. Singlehurst of
the Beretania Club, and several from
the Kamehameha Club.
Young Charles Hartwell, formerly
II junior of the Pacific Club, but now
of vne Valley Club, promises to make
an excellent showing.
Harold Dillingham;, Wilder Wight
and Willie Roth, juniors of the Pacific
Club, will try for pairs.
George r. Carter and f. r. Adams
may decide to enter the tournament.
]. G. Wood will officiate as general
referee throughout the affair.
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