New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-26
LAWN TENNIS.
PLANS FOR THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAM
PIONSHIP-THE SOUTH ORANGE
TOITRNAMENT

The intercollegiate chan1pionship tournament will
be held this year usual at New-Haven, on the
courts OF the Lawn Club, next week. beginning on
Tuesday Each college In the intercollegiate Asso-
citation will be allowed "a have three representatives.
in the singles and two teams in the doubles.
The Yale team Will be selected from the winners
IN round robin tournament. TO he held this week
on the Lawn Club Courts. beginning on Thursday.
H. H Hackett holds the University championship.
and he Will be the "frst string" representative Of
the blue. but the other two will have to win their
nlaces on the team. There are four other players
Of skill at New-Haven this year. j. A Allen. Clar-
ence p Dodge. Richard Hooker and Winchester
Moves These four men will meet In a round
robin college tournament, and the first two VIII
play In the singles with Hackett. Allen Is con-
sidered tho best Of the quartet, but 1t IS toss
Nm among the others for the last place II Allen ~
one of those chosen he will play in the doubles with
Hackett and the next two in the round robin"
uil compose the second team 10 represent Yale.
Harvard will by far the strongest team en-
tered 1t ia probable that her representatives VIII
he selected by the officers Of the Harvard Lawn
renn,s Association As there at least half a
dozen playcrs OF National reputation at Cambridge
their records for the Will be used as basis
for the selection NJ. u. Whitman. the National
champion: l. f. Ware and d. +. Davis, all of whom
nlayed prominently at Newport this season and
were among the last four left In for the American
championship. will probably be entered in the inter-
won the intercollegiate doubles last year. and
Ward and Davis the Western champions and run
rersun AT Newport will almost surely be the two
tesms tered In the doubles. Even II this IS 50
there Is Dlenty Of other good material omitted IN
I II Forbes t. r. Marvin. II. l.. Ever and others.
Princeton has few strong players now out she
viii hold college tournament this week 10 select
her REPRESENTATIVES. r. d. Little, who won the
omen handicap on Saturday at the benoX CUP, is
blv the strongest OF the Prncetonians, ana the
f-riverstfy expects TO enter one other man III
the singles and one team in the doubles Either
G raft OF Tarrytown and W. IL. Alexander, the
former Princeton interscholastc champion, VIII
nrnbably be selected As for other teams, ie"
c0nrce Of Winning There will be a few catering
entries from the other universities, but Harvard IS
In,ast cure 10 CARRY off all the honors with the
3io mon as the only other factor 10 be considered
The championship tournament OF tne oou,h
oar,a Eield Club. which finished last week.
ondad In a fzzle this year. For several years me
eoI ,natch has always been between Holconn
I MA nd George Miles the two star players o,
NC ciuh and the struggle has narrowed iowh 70 a
d,ei het ween these two men. Ward had Two reg
Wv tho club challenge cup ana Miles, one WIFI InIs 7
Oh .,' ,ournament began Ward was the holder. and
ES1 rbo had entered, was looked upon as sure
.h"tSo, Ne challenger At the last moment Mics
10 ". = dofomIt ON account of business ana young
L.. Rran,hall won the tournament. anu Wa
nnr49rontiv beaten by Ward O.. 6-I, 90, -, m
r'his y,ctory really gave Ward his thrd eg on on
nm ,,hy a nd permanent possession OF II: put nv
I,1 no, want TO win IL without meeting a'ie f, ro
ncomnt OF their old rivalry. ana generously ssed
a. ~, bi,n n snecal match for H. Niles reluseu
10 Pc irreeIlar so ward has announced tha' ne
III, Give the trophy back 10 the CLUB next year. anu
riii fry 10 win again against Miles