The sun., 1901-05-20
LAWN TENNIS.
Tournament Announcements and Conditions
champion whitman TO Play Again.

Announcements have been issued giving
the conditions for a number OF the spring
awn tennis tournaments. The hrst Of these
will be the southern championship at Wash
ington. beginning May 27, on the grounds
Of tho Bachelors Tennis Club The pro-
gramme has been increased this year to
fye events by the addition OF Southern
championship for women's singles and an
open event In mixed doubles. There will.
also be the usual championship singles
and doubles and handicap singles for men.
The winner VI the championship singles
will he called upon to PLAY p. Paret for
the Southern challenge bowl, which has
been won twice by the New Yorker, }. C.
Davidson has also won the cup twice, and
ho and r. . Li;;!. and 7 B Alexander arc
expected to be the strongest Of the players
entered for the title " \ Lsrn-d Is At
Annapolis and may enter At Washington
Miss Marion Jones, Miss Bessie Moore aud
Miss Marie Winner are the strongest of the
women players whose entrle, are expected
Entries CloSe on May % with L L. Whtiug
go2g street y. " Washington
lmmediatoly after the southern cham
ponship, during the week OF june 8, newly
established touTnment for the state cham-
pions.ip Of Maryland viii be held on the
grounds OF the CatonsyiIIe Country Club
] bMtllhOIe ALel' " hI W ulNh slhkleS ana
doubles sud handicap singles. Larn.d,
DAVIDSON and Little are the strongest Of
/ the PLAYERS expected to enter. Entries
! close June with q. A. larber, box ava. Bal
/ tluore During tho Week OF June there
Z will also be au open tournament II the grounds
/ VI the KINKS ,ounty Tennis Club, Kingston
| avenue and Bergen street. Brooklyn The
programme for thiS meeting includes mems
singles. womtu's singles and mixed doubles
aud a fne entry list Is expected. including
T rtI of the best locsl pIayCis IN the wUnleu'-
singles and mixed doubles there VIII be
Nis4 Jonos. Miss Moore. Mise Winner. Miss
4 Hawkins, Miss johnson and probably also
hrs v. II Pouch. WHO was formerly Mis-
IIcllwig. another eN-ChaIupOn Entries close
june / with II. h. McGowan 7s6 Flatbush
/ avenue, Bl0okNn.
number Of staten island enthusiasts
have formed u club at Port Richmond, know
~ the Elite Tennis Club. Tho new grounds
are located NJ Richmond avenue and Post
Dwight f. payia, the American expert.
/ now abroad has written an article for Lawn
Tennis. tho English Or1ciRl organ In which
he give, hiI estimate Of the best ten Ameri-
can players according TO the o1iCial rank
ing for 1900 His criticisms are as follows.
Whitman, he champion. Is TO my mind the best
play yen America has ever seen. STEADY aS rock.
Nth good ctmmsnd ut strokes, a puiEllnP service
and excellent hradSofk, he has played through the
Hst three with but two defeats Ms strokes
arc not severe. but are played with goOd rugth, hl
thuugh, HS = tge do not nix he follows iLrm UP
20 Vi" fullest advantage, In doubles WI ,rsn shows
w poorly partly through lack ~ knowledge Of the
fHthe game. partly thrOul lnGl!,r'cucc IN Sng le
play Whitman approaches more nearly to ths English
stglr - play than any other American playsr.
~ Davis ioT obvious reasons shall say nOthllg
Isrned hNd the stcadlnesN II Whitman, he would