The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
TENNIS BOOMING
AT FOREST PARK.
ST. LOUIS ATHLETIC CLUB BOASTS
FOUR III NDRED DEyuTEES or
THE ALLEGED DEC lDENT
GAME-PERSeNAi. POINTERS
On THE PLANENs.

Lawn tennis. which has been regarded
by many people as purely = game in which
| ladies and gentlemen can take enjoyable
recreation together. is having quite 4 boom
in St. Louis this summer
The 81. Louis Athletic tiub which has its
pretty habitat in Forest Park. is the main
cause for the surprising increase in the
number Of players. The clGb has eight eX-
Cellent courts. on SATURDAYS and Sundays
players are Obliged to await their turns fo-
A chance to play. out Of So members i'll
the st. l.. A. c. 40 are tennis enthusiasts.
where there are but l5o devoiees Of golf,
the established fad Of the century
Mr.. Lester Crawford-the holder of the
club golf record of forty-six strokes for
the nine-hcle course. who is regarded a. u
fanatic an that game-is no; as enthusi-
aStic IN his devotion TO his game, a. some
or the tennis players ar. 10 theirs Ninety
nine out of 100 tennis players are continual
~ dlCkering with their ra"keie. in Il vain
endeavor to get the handles to suit them.
Doctor Joseph Charles, "A regular on the
courts, II on. man who claims 20 h.. suit
cd. Come days aun Doctor Charles bou.:h;
me racket aud proceeded tn make
klidInS wood out NJ iargt. part of the
handle. He finally got il down to his idea
OF g." perfect iii and was not a. bit slow
ABOUT saying so Nevertheless Doctor
charles has been heard To Tnutter harsh
lhlhGS ah"ut poor handles when he thought
no one was in hearing. some Jealous NOR
tais are mean enough 10 insiul4te that TN,
doctor has ruined an expensive racket in
4 Wiid endeavOr 10 suit fancy The single
championship Of the club i, Z. ba decided
ahout August l. 1t is proposed to open the
contest TO the State
Among the prominent candidates for the
OF the event in 20: Eugene Senseney. a
WASHINGTON University boy. who il count
ei exceedingly good. especially on the
Ia ~ioTd Harry Pollard. the Tip Of the
c ,.,',i n,So Myssrs. Bisss and Iourtee, tw"
t,hIiemen who play constantly. and put
up very strong game. Last but NOT least
are Ihurston Wright aud Ralph NcKit-
trick. the winners Of III douhla rb.r,
pionShip Of the club for !.6a Vr NrEcit-
Trick plays a very brilliant game Indeed.
put hKe all young men he is inclined To
pr ,,. S4re!ess az times The Evans brothers.
iINleht ana Gwynne, two of the best spec
linens o. the athlete In the club. are GU,
UdIiN' ana play couple Of games but pre-
Ter 10 box as they do regularly Roth ar.
very fast and clever with The minis
lwight Evans IS estimated one OF the best
men AT that game In Harvard, where ne
'yaT sin u nr 90 lie Also made the
friends claim that no man of his weight
IN ~. Louis can give him even a fair ar
t su,,,,h g.. IL CONDITION and appearance
tutSSes very tar. GwYnre Evans has uui:e
- good an athletic record as his brother
III ms Tour years at Smith Academy r.
was AAl IN the field days In thusc davs
n dld the school 10 in :1DI-5 " is sid
'nat me watches We're not fast then either
larry Pollard and Senserey heat the
fEans boys a love set on Thursdsr nv
playing a steady game while the iva
nrnthcrs were endeavoring IT, break ,he
".!S ana net with their hard drives
Newman SamGo!s, the athletic manager
az washington University. is out every af-
,,fhcCn Tor n game or two over the nets
AIT; SdmuelS seems 70 he the life of the
cIuh with his tremendous flow of spirits
anu Willingness to try 10 do everything to
sGit Others. even ia mispaying tr obliEe
MS opponents. II he dii not let an a hir
now and then they would be "ir'' right
along And he II right along is most IN
pleasant.
l. u. Cabanne tried n couple of games
tn other day and was bioWin, hard AT
the finish. rute pronounce tennis a great
Eurne for exercise. Ccbanne should Know.
as ne has cha n1pinrship rne.lsls 10 prove his
great ability in every kind Of athletic
sports save tsnpis and gol.
Clarence Gamble Smith % a born hall
payer. WAS REGULAR ar tennis during the
early part cf the season. but il is said he
went over TO golf because there ar not
50 many real cracks playing the latter
game al the club grounds.
Billy S!cinUerirr. the star COLLEGIATE Scr-
oud bass man. l. home from Princeton for
the vacation. He docs not go in much for
tcnriS. hut makes M for il in his deviation
club team Saturday last and made a hit
every time IN, besides stealing bases al
tho WAY around. lust as 4 the opposing
team was COMPOSED rf straw men.