The sun., 1897-07-05
LAWN TENNIS.
-Four EuElish Experts Mt the Nets TO Compete
In the LonEwOod Tournament.

! -Four EnGlish Experts Mt the Nets TO Compete
In the LonEwOod Tournament.
A recent rumor to the effect that party of
British lawn tennis exports would visit Ameri.
can courts this season was confirmed on Satur-
| day by Sun reporter. 1t Is now practically
settled that three or four of the best players in
Grcat Britain will como over here for the last
three or four weeks of our season and play in the
biggest tournaments of the year. Tho Iongwood
Cricket Club. through Palmer K. Presbrey, has
been In communication for many weeks with II.
8. Mahony. who was over here two years ago.
and since the Wimbledon championship event
last week cablegrams have been received which
practically assure tho coming OF tho English
Tho Longwood Club has postponed its tourna-
nounced, in order to give the visitors time to
gsf here bern and R%rSy SSGm&ted lin
championship in doubles that is, the Eastern
section OF the championships be held in
connection with the single tournamGnt for the
party will probably sail for New York next Sat,
urday.
The plan, which is very similar to that which
ago, is to bring four British cracks over and
mako an International season of it.. They will
doubles. and the following week they Will be
pitted against an equal number of american
Richard Stevens. who is mannuyring this part
OF the programme, has secured tho week OF
| George Cricket Club. and he will invite several
Of the strongest of our own players to meet tho
English visitors. Tho foreigners will end their
American campaign by playing at Newport for
| the American championships, which begin
Mahony is getting up the party on the other
side OF the ocean. and although the ex9ct make
up of the team that will come over is not yet de.
| cded upon. 1t will probably be composed OF four
players and the names mentioned from which
they are to be selected are: Mahony. Eaves, tho
Baddeley brothers. and tho Doherty brothers.
Ih0 older Baddeley has twice held the all Eng
| land championship; Mahony held IL last season,
and X. +. )oherty captured the much-coyetod
last July. The Baddeley brothers, so famous as
the strongest team In all England for many
| years; Will play together for our double cham
Will probably play together.
As to home talent to oppose the visitors.
America shall have nearly as good representa-
one OF the steadiest and most brilliant players,
and his place will be hard to fil There Is pos.
sible chance that either Hobart or Chace or both
may play, again, and Hovey is on the fenco still.
In doubles, .Larned and Wrenn will play to-
gethor, and 1t is rumored that Hovey and Hobart
may get together and try for the doubles cham
Tho eleventh annual tournament for the Mid
die States lawn tennis championship will begin
| this afternoon on tho courts OF the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club at Mountain Station. M The
| entries:
| singies-w. A. Larned, Richard Stevens g. G. NIL.
lett, L. L. Ware. q. p. sheldon. Jr. Hocombo Ward.
Dwight 2: Davis. D Forbes J p Paret. O. p. Dodge,
Lyman, o. NJ, Bostwick. Il. A. Crowninshieid NJ Rug.
giles @. L. wyeth. C, A. Gould, Ralph McKltterck, Il.
| IL Vail, E. A. Stroud. A. Auchincloss L. Hobbie wa.
bur Kyle, and W, 7. Conway,
poubles-Larned and wrenn. Millett and partner
Ward and Davis. Ware and sheldon. Forbes aud Mo
KitteHck, Bostwick and Grow ninshield, Stroud and
AuchlnclosS. and Dodge and Hooker.