New-York tribune., 1908-03-20
LAWN TENNIS DATES.
LONG LIST or FIXTURES.
National Cham pionship at Nescport
Ucch Of august 1S.

Lawn tennis championship and tournamcn dates
for the coming season were announced yesterday
by tho executive committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association The list in
ciudes eighty-ninc fixtures with he added.
Beginning with the Cuban tournament in March,
to be played for the this year the season
runs to October ). when the intercollegiate cham
ponship will be held.
Outside of play the colleges the season begins
in New York May 30, when the Kings County
Lawn Tennis Club. OF Brooklyn. holds the long
Island championship The Bachelors Lawn TcnHis
Club of Washington follows with the Middle States
championship May u. three days later than
last year. after which the meetings thick
and fast. \ number of tournaments figure the
list for the first time. but all except three
played last year. without official sanction. The
tournament of the Staten Island Ladies' Club,
June /, is among the ones.
The Newport meeting for the national champion
ship begins August Is. two days earlier than
last year. The annual Lonswood meeting will be
held on July "a week earlier than last year, but
a week later than customary until 1907.
The ties of the East, West and South in the ma
tional doubles championship will be played on
August Is j., the week the South
ampton tournament. they year. Aside
from this there few serious conflicts. with the
exception that the metropolitan. New England and
Massachusetts championships played the West
Side Lawn Tennis Club. the Hartford Golf Club
and the Lonswood Cricket Club. respectively, all
come in the week
The women's national championship tournament
in singles and doubles Will be played in Philadcl-
phia, usual. June 10 and following days.
The mere important dates follow:
March 3o-Vedado Tennis Club, Havana; championship
May 10 Columbia University. New York City: Colum-
May 2o-Kngs County Lawn Tennis Club Brooklyn;
May 24-BacheI6rs' Lawn Tennis Club Washington;
NAY 2"ion,rood Cricket Gu6 Boston; New England
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Msnaan doao r5 SnG GoPfr 9Pen sRSes & West Mas,
Massscilusetts STATE championship doubles 1o
June I-Aieri9n Crichet club Philadepha; women's
June l5aeen Island Iadss dis, cgS staten Island
june 5 Wcsi Side Tennis club New York City: met
jun Hartford i6lf Club. Hartford Conn; cham
June Ia-Longwood cricket Club. Boston; Massachu-
June l5-New Haven Lawn Club Association. New
June 15-Amacaassin country Club Yonkers, y. Y;
june i5|crescent Athletic Club Brooklyn: invitation
jun i6@rrcnton Cricket Club; Jersey
June 15-Philadepha Cricket Club wissahckon
Heights, riladepha national championships for wom-
June Dunwooiie Country club Yonkers. n Y: in
June Orange Lawn Tennis Club Orange n j.
Middle States championship- , .... s,,-
July 6-Atanta Athletic club, Atlanta: cham
July s or 13-Englewood Field Club, Engewood. n j
0p55i July 18-seabright Lawn Tennis Country Club
se45Ts5 7a1 YoTK athletic Club Travers Island
New York championship
July 25-ChiCago; Western championship doubles, West
ern siagles and women.
JuIy 27-I.ongwood Cricket Club Boston Eastern
doubles championship and seventeenth annual LongwOod
singles -
tournament
10-Meadow CLUB southampton, Long Island;
invitation tournament
August l2 Il and 15-Crescent Athletic Club East
West and South doubles championship.
August 1s-Newport. r l.. national championship in
singles championship double. and nterscholastc singles
championship
tournament Elizabeth Town and Country Club. Eliza
beth, y. }.
August o6-Niagara Tennis Club; international
and Canadian championship held the time. Nj
the-I4ake, Canada.
August 31-Nyack Country Club. NyacS, y. Y;
tournament
September Hudson River Lawn Tennis Association
Hudson River championship - -
eDfenber iG-Norristown Field Club New Jersey State
championship 90, .-
October 5-Long.ood croker tlnn' BOSTON, women
doubles mixed doubles
october Cricket Club. Philadelphia intercol-
championship.
E,ahrrarv I909-Seventh Regiment Lawn Tennis
rrtb Eew York City; indoor championship