The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
LAW TENNIS.
The Trip of an English Team to This Coun-
try Has Been Abandoned.

II was definitely learned yesterday that the
expected team Of English lawn tennis experts
Will not come over this season to play In Amer
lean tournaments. Up to within n few days
the tennis authorities on this side Of the water
who have had the matter In charge believed
the foreigners would sail this week, but the
last steamer brought word that the trip has
been abandoned The poor showing made
this season 10y DR.. Eaves. who was at the head
OF the team. and the Illness OF the younger
Dohsrty. which kent him out Of the English
championship meeting. are thought to be re-
sponsibe for the failure Of the plan
In the absence OF the foreign visitors the in
ternational invitation tournament. scheduled
for the week Of Aug |. will not be played. In
its place the noted old Southampton will be re-
Vived Word has been received that tennis is
booming down there. and the courts OF the
Meadow Club are said to be in even more con-
slant demand than the neghboring golf links
Judge Rowland. one of tho most promising of
the residents of that section and an officer OF
the Meadow Club. has taken the matter in
two other experts. has quietly made all of the
men w Ss i2r the
important OF the year Sixteen Of the lead
Ing, PLAYERS have been invited. and they
knockout" plan While it is not positive Just Just
which OF the players will accept and play. the
hSSs ny sttyen. Lf Hna
ilngton. Campbell Bond. Whitman. Ware. Foots
S psy a %mf both
and Chace may a so make their Temperatures
at the meeting, though It is doubtful II Camp
oct 3 has soSss that even more of the
veterans than at first thought vi, re-enter the
ten from the West saving that he expects to
play at Newport. and Huntington is almost
sure GhaGe ana Foot" IT, may play again while
from abroad in time for Newport Ex-Cnam-
pion Campbell and huntington. who held the
years, talk about playing at ionGwood Tor the
Eastern chempionship. the winners OF which
doubles that were held bv Campbell and Hunt
ington are stil in cr93mpetition and third vic
possession of the handsome trophies. Ware
and shsi49n . the Er"sfnt holders also have
have held them. '' ''''''' "'7'
wood. however. will be Dav, and Ward. the
crack colt team from Harvard that came
x19a one as w" as Of IN last
0thes tG5T Rond T95s For the WsST% cham
Allen. the Yale team. are strong favortes and
OF tssm Ed TEroeshy he sent to
This week the Canadian championship at
Niagara on the Lake will occupy all attention.
and Champion Whitman. Fischer. Paret. Little
Grant. Wright and host OF other EXPORTS will
struggle for the right to challenge Leo Ware
Play will begin on Tuesday. Next week tho
New York state championship will be held at
Syracuse. and also big open event for the
new challenge cup put up last season. at Mag
nol2 Beach, Mass. Bulloug w'n the trophy.
and he vii! make his debut this season IN its
enter in the hunt for his scalp with n good
chance that one Of them will get it. After the
Magnolia tournament comes tho Longwood
meeting. and then the players will split up. a.
there are two meetings. one at Wentworth and
the other at Southampton. Only one moro
week intervencs before the championship at
Newport. and this will be tax an up by the Maine
Sfata ri "a LII Ilinu chin L