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LAWN TENNIS.
The New York 4. @. VIII Hold an Open Tour.
nament Next Month.

The New York A.. c. has announced an open
lawn tennis tournament 10 be held on the club
courts at Travers Island beginning on June T.
The events are scratch singles, handicap singles
and scratch doubles First and runner-up
prizes will be offered in each, with a consola-
ton prize also in the scratch singles. Entries
for all events should be sent to Ralph Hickox,
chairman Of the Tennis Committee, at the club
house in West Ffty-ninth street. Players who
enter the tournament will receive the visitors
privileges M the club and the Use Of the courts
during the week before and the week Of the
tournament. This decision to hold an open
tournament marks a new departure in the pol
lev Of the big club.
Circulars have been sent out giving the fun
conditions for the Southern championship tour
lament, which is TO be held at the Bachelors
Lawn Tennis Club. Washington. beginning on
May %. There will he scratch and handicap
singles and scratch doubles. The winner OF the
championship singles will be called upon to
challenge John c. Davidson. last years cham
pion Of the South. for his title and challenge
cup. Entries close on May 81. with F.. f. Whit
ing, secretary, ls2, G street, Washington, ID. G.
A delegation Of New York players VIII go South
again this spring for the Washington tourna-
ment II Will include Parmlv Paret. who has
one leg on the cup already Wylie & Grant. the
columbia lnterscholasticc champion; Ralph lick
OK Of the New York 4 G.. Raymond II. Little,
champion Of Princeton. and Louis J. Grant,
captain Of the Lenox 7 {.
The New Jersey and New York Tennis
League has been reorganiaed with four clubs
Island G G, have both dropped ont Of last
years list. and the Lenox T. { of New York
has Joined the Leagne, with, the West Side
T. G. Orange |. T c and the Morristown + G.
Al a recent meeting OF the Executive Com
mittse. it was decided TO have a tournament
among the members similar 70 thar Of last
and every club will meet teams from each Of
the other clubs In turn. mt home and abroad.
The matches will take place on Saturday after
moons, beginning on July IL.
The New England championship tournament.
held for so many years on the courts Of the
New Haven lawn Club. will not take place
Catonsvins Country club, at Baltimore, Which
IS 10 be revived. will be held in September.
instead Of the week after the Washington
tournament for the southern championship.
II Is almost certain now that the Hardy
brothers of San Francisco will come East TO
nlGy, this year, and they are expected to leave
California on July in order to,reaCh Chicago
In time for the Western championship nj the
Kenwood Country Club, beginning on July 10.
They, will also play at Long wood, Magnolia
Beach and Newport Since tho lIardvs beat
In the Pacific Coast championship doubles,
and that after Whitman and Wright had Just
beaten Davi, and Ward the National cham
pions, a great deal Of interest IL centred in
the plav of the Western experts Sumner
Hardy also beat Wright and Ward in singles
last. fall in California, and got on" set from
SSe@el brothers, Hubbard and pr fSyG 'I sRow snd
such unexpected form here IN the Fast. the
Pacific coast players have been held in great re-
,EP"Gli aId much MI curiosity Is shown to see now
Fasteners last fall. however, they PLAYED on
asphalt courts, and here they will play on grass.