New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

nreparations for the most active summer that
they have enjoyed for many years. The promise
Of a series Of international matches at Hoboken
S,r the new Davis Challenge Trophy has stirred
De American players to the most careful train
d for. the coming tournaments. If the English
Aperts come over this season they will find the
strongest American delegation TO meet them
that has been turned out in many years. All of
last seasons crack players are preparing for this
wears campaign and half a score of the leading
veterans Of ten years ago trying to get back
into harness.
Iarned. who broke down in the middle of last
season, is training diligently down at Annapolis,
and he expects to begin tournament play at
Orange during the first week Of July. Much in
terest Is centred in his form, since no American
leader has ever dropped out Of the game for two
seasons. as he did and then won back his high
Mace The American team has not been
selected vet TO defend the Davis Cup, and
Iarned will make an effort 10 qualify for it.
The general impression prevails that Whitman,
the champion, and Dwight Davis, the giver of
the cup VITO officially rated last season as
the first and second players of the country Will
be the American representatives in the singles.
hnaoDayis and Ward, the National champions,
Y doubles Unless the Englishmen insist on the
american team being named before the Middle
hates Tournament, it is expected that the form
shown in this contest will be used chiefly as
basis for the selection. All Of the leading players
of the country will take part in this Middle
States championship meeting. Whitman holds
the cup, and Davis Larned. Paret, Allen,
Eackett Wright, Stevens and all Of the other
strongest tournament experts will be among the
aspirants for the right 10 challenge Whitman for
his title If the international team has not been
selected before then 1t is probable that the
winner Of this match will be chosen to help
Whitman defend the Davis Cup against the
English challengers.
In the mean time the New-York and Boston
players will prepare for the struggle in the
smaller tournaments The Massachusetts State
championship will furnish an excellent test Of
skill for the Harvard experts and other Eastern
players. while a series of three large open meet
ings will take place here in the metropolitan
district before the Middle States Tournament is
reached Beginning tomorrow, the NewJersey
State championship will be held at Orange on
the courts to De used for the Middle States
matches and most of the crack local players
will enter for it The State challenge cup has
been held for two years by Richard Stevens, OF
Hoboken, while j. Parnly Paret, of the Lenox
Tennis Club. also has one leg in the trophy.
Paret viii try again next week to regain the
State championship and should he be Stevenss
challenger a battle royal is sure to follow The
last time these two men came together was In
duly. They played nearly four hours. Stevens,
the winner, was so badly exhausted after the
match that his doctor refused TO let him play
the next day, and he defaulted to Larned in the
finals
Clarence Hobart the veteran expert has just
returned from most successful foreign cam
paign Of two years, and he may try again this
he W n Huntingdon
G. Chace E l. Hall and o. s. Campbell. other
veterans playing again this spring. It is
reported from Chicago that Bob" Wrenn. the
exclamation, and Carr 2. Noel. who has Just