The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-15
LAWN TENNIS.
Exhibition Matches on the Pacific Coast
Local Tournaments.

Exhibition Matches on the Pacific Coat
Local Tournaments.
PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 14.-The tsam Of
Eastern lawn tennis cracks who are making .
tour of the Pacific coast. played q Rsres Of
exhibition matches here Yesterday. large
and enthusiastic crowd Of tennis lovers
thronged the grounds and cheered the visitors
whose playing was o revelation to the people
here.
In the morning Ward and Davis play ed an ex-
hihition match In dou bles against Whitman and
Wright who beat them last week at Monterey.
The latter pair won the frst set. and then came
within one stroke OF taking the second also.
only to finally lose the match by 49, 1l-a
Ga.
In the afternoon. the national champ t9pship
pay" s snd Con the v1stors winnnf sssi1
by "a 60 An sxhibiti % match s Il a; singles
however. Whitman winning by 6-3.
The Hudson River Lawn Tennis Associations
terday afternoon at the Park Hill Country Club
Il Yonke.s o Ss%i,hnsl matches in all fon, q
the day closed. only one act remained an
ished to bring everything down to the fnales.
Mems Championship Singles semi-hpal round
: Br be-. pa TSd n Prrt LII
Thsyer, AInai,ssin CRIB 60 %
Mems ch.mpiGnship D2uSles- semi-hn"l r9un nd,
beat r.. G. Strong and II. L. Strong, Tarrytown.
Park Hill beat Miss Thompson, T.rrytown. ~.
~; Miss Ewings, rarrytown. beat Miss Alliger.
Mixed boubles- final round-o. s. Bait and
Misc AiiiseP PARK Hill Us ca a lou" ANa
The Orange Lawn Tennis Clubs fall tourna-
ment was continued Yesterday afternoon on
the club courts at South Orange. N. J. Paret
had an easy victory ovor young Bramhall in
tho semi-f round but the Conway-Watson
match was long and closely contested. Both
are among the younger generation OF tho club
EXPERTS. and Watson was supposed to he the
better, conway ppt up very clever game and
won out the deciding set with four straight
games gam after Watson had secured lead Of 40.
played Tomorrow. Scores:
Campaigning Snvles-second round-w p.
Con way heatF. B. hsgme nv default.
$50 W p. conway beat c. +. watson. Jr. -
Cricket.
The METROPOLITAN District Cricket League
held an important meeting yesterday at the
Knickerbocker A. C. The two big games
which New York is to play. frat against ALL
Philadelphia and then against Prince Ranit-
sinhji's team. were discussed. Henry Martin.
James d. Boyd and Il. St @. Walker. the com.
mlttee appointed to make arrangements for
the Philadelphia match reported that every
thing was ready for the contest and that 10
would be played on the grounds OF the Staten
Island @. G. at Livingston. to-day and to-
selected had TO be changed. 1t now stands as
N. 8; Walker. Jr.. Captain; W g. r. ORilby A. W.
boultOee, =; Z. Goldingham and c. H. X. CirihRth.
staten Island c. p. Hurdch, NJ. K. Cobb J. F. Cur.
ran and II; &. Wright: knickerbocker A. g.; J. E
Roberts and c. ByerS, New York
The League having found 1t impossible to
accept the terms offered by tho Associated
cricket Clubs OF Philadelphia for the Ranlit.
slnhll game, the Staten Island G. g. offered
to be financially, responsible. provided the
auspices OF the League. The KnlckerbocfeG
responsibility, but ir doing 80 oxpressed ia
Intention OF playing its own team aGainSt tho
EngliShmen. 1t was finally decided to aocept
the proposition of the Staten Island Club ana
70 pledge TO that organization the support az
the h League The dates offered for the match
The Nelson Lodge and Manhattan Cricket
Gnbe played an interesting game yesterday at
Prospect Park. which ended In a draw IN &C.
count OF lack Of time. j. +. Cprran batted In
nne form for Nelson Lodge going In first and
eearrylnE his bat right through the inninr for
- The only other double figure man VSsG
isyera. who played steadily for IS, For tha
Ma1hattans L; A. Smith played a good inninS
OF ~, not out, while A u. ShInglsr, The nthsr
1Mopble ngpre man, added IL, The sooro WaS.
Nelson Lodge. IA Manhattan. 49, for the los: