The evening times., 1899-05-16
DEVO9EES OF TENNIS
TO PLAY FOR PRIZES
Thirteenth Annual Open Tour.
nament Begins Today.
Championship Of the South Singles
the Leading Event
Contestants Representing All Parts
of the Country to Participate.
Silver Cup to He Won.

This afternoon at 3 o'clock the thir-
teenth annual open tennis tournament for
the championship Of the South singles
was opened on the grounds Of the Bache-
lors' Lawn Tennis Club, in NJ Street. be-
tween Seventeenth Street and Connecticut
Avenue. The tournament is given under
the direction of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association, and some of the
best known and most expert tennis play
ers in the country will enter into rivalry
for the title OF champion and the posses
sion Of the handsome prizes which have
been offered. The contestants have come
from all parts of the United States. and
exciting and wellplayed games are antici-
pated.
Washington's tennis courts compare IA
vorably with those in other cities where
tournaments have been held In previous
years. The soil is clay and sand in per-
feet condition. There are four courts and
that number OF sets can be played at the
same time. The match of 1899 is to be
made the most successful yet held. 1t
will continue for the remainder of this
week. and IL is expected that the really
exciting play will not come until Friday
and Saturday when the interest will be at
the highest point. The final results Of the
match will not be known until that time.
In the contest for the championship of
the South around which interest will CEN
tire, about twenty tennis players of con-
siderable ability have entered. The cham
pionship games will be played in singles.
AT the close of each day the winners will
be announced and the play OF the follow
ing day will be made by them. The fol-
lowing well-known players have entered:
Frank Geoghegan. L. W. Glazebrook. N.
J. Wilson. C. X. Wilson. c. Lobin.- Albert
Ogden. F. p. Warfeld, MOrvin Thompson,
Ralph Hills, John Johnson. II. c. Coburn,
l.. ]. Grant. n. C Grant, C. Cragin. j. p.
Paref. w. II. Huidekop, and r. L. Wads-
worth.
First and second prizes will be awarded.
The winner will be obliged to play J. c.
Davidson. the present champion of the
South who won the event last year. Under
the conditions of the tournament. the
championship trophy must be won three
times TO become the absolute property OF
the winner John c. Davidson. the pres
ent champion. and J. Parmley Paret. of
New York, have each captured the tro-
ply. which is handsome silver cup. once.
and some of the best play of the match
may be looked for in their struggle to OBJ
tain a second possession of the prize The
matches will be the best two out of three
sets finals three out of five, and the games
will be played under the rules of the
United States National Lawn Tennis As
sociation.
Besides the championship event the
Bachelors Club has included in the contest
games in doubles and in handicap singles.
and a large number Of local players have
entered The purpose was 10 make the
games of each succeeding day longer and
more interesting. Those who will play in
the doubles are: y. l. Wilson. c. r. VIII
son, F. p Warfield, Ralph Hills. j. c. Da-
wilson. ]. p. Paret. W. C. Grant. c. Cra-
gin. Morvin Thompson Albert Ogden, L.
w Glazebrook and F. L. Wadsworth
Those who have entered in the handicap
are: L. W. Glazebrook. E. J. McQuade.
y. ]. Wilson. c. Lobin, II. p. Cake. d. Ell
kins. Albert Ogden, A. Hayden, C. r.
Wilson. A. p. Fish. F. p. Warield, l.
Gregg. Fred Faust. J. VI. Kenyon. F. W.
Ford. William Peachy, W. S. Duell. n. W.
Dorsey John Johnson, G. W. Dom. II. S
Hendricks l.. ]. Grant, ]. ]. Smith. b.
Hoffman, A. Moses, and several others who
are also scheduled to play in the other
events
The referee will be Oscar Woodward,
who has had considerable experience in
this line. The committee having the
tournament in charge is composed of:
John c. Davidson, William p Metcalf. L.
W. Glazebrook E. E. Whiting. A. r. Ad-
T Wilson