The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
LAWN TENNIS.

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High Diving-Heat two.
Water Polo-Second round.
Lawn TENNIS.
The New York State Championship and
Other Tournaments.
The tournament Of the week lathe New
York State championship. which the New
York Athletic Club begins to-day for the
second time on the courts at Travers Island.
The present champion Is Harold H. Haokett,
who won In 1900 md 1907. It Is understood
that Haokett win defend in the singles. and
there Is just q chanoe that he win not gain the
CUP another year. II he does win again
he will have the trophy for his own by virtue
Of the third victory. Haokett. Judged from
the result In the Felipe CUP challenge match
on Tune 9. In which T. r. Pen defeated him
10 not at his best In singles. However. be-
cause Of the lapse OF time he may be much
moro At when the day Of the challenge round
oomes. Hackett's speciality 10 doubles.
In the Felipe CUP match. the best limo OF
the season on Haokett's work. Pell won ST..
81. Ga. Sd, 60. Haokett was exhausted
10 one Of the draw for the New York State
matches, He did not play last year In the
championship because Of Q conflicting In
vitation tournament. Pell will have his
work out out from the very start, because he
meets in the preliminary round Henry J.
M~ollenhauer. a first rater. Judged from q
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son 10 the singles and Hackett
and Alexander are, the, doubles champions.
The winner q the doubles this year a%HslI1es
small probability. that Hackett and Alexander
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be at the Ridgewood q. g.. beginning on
August 8. There WIN be mems singles. mems
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won the championship last year.
lish referee. against having the holder. play
Pionshlps !. set forth as follows in English
Another point 70 be noted is that the winner OF
the AN Conner. win become the nrs, holder, Of the
Prince Of wsles's cup and that incidentally the
SeIed question as to tSee holder playing through
T 1nsos, aI Ih now som two ,e eaaa dns e, cups Up , Sns iST the E'e !,
possible of course for one man to win both. and
this must always be 50 when the champion las Is
the case this year. does not defend. On the other
hand, II a man wins both in any one year he cannot
possibly do II the next year, because, as champion.
Added TO this there 10 the Renshaw cup, a Prize, not
q challenge cup. which also goes to the victorious
There are therefore as matters stand at present
two things for the AL Conner TO win: three, u he
pion he must play through for the Princes cup
and the Renshaw cup in the following year; II he
facto loses the Hight TO play again for two Of them for
at least a year. Were the present rule altered and
Would nseessarily win a three Topples HE s' IN each
year: so that with the embarras de rchesse With
eh IAN Zip cups It seems Almost better 1S .ne thai Sa' the he
rule which admits OF, although II cannot insure,
s shslF one ssin Who sAs %iSs y sSe 1SG al t ssfss t saa P asi1s sc
twice running. had best be retained.
The. West Side Tennis Club. which shortly
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at or near Van Cortlandt Park. There
will be eighteen grass courts and nine dirt
e eDortn: in pia s1s' running the length ssHse q b enas
These grass courts probably viii not be il,
then. 1t Is understood. an effort will be made
70 get the national Championships there.
f ,dss e 81 PCT sbs G %s Mso 5u srs )i. sSt is The b. 'c cT,S!s
~, When all r ss=sapg r1nna have Nv , been n-S carried
500 members and viii then be the greatest
lawn tennis club in the country. The facilities
will be easily adequate for handling an affair
includes, with only a very few exceptions.
IL e a t very Se aselded Pids ssirs OF OF The The p ass'; Of I msny
away from Newport. not because OF any light
or foolish tbs prejudice, wonIs' but solely because they
b better managed aney ~0s elssw e est sed az han aaH ,v and
should be held in the leading tennis city Of
players and managers the new courts up,
town will be superior to those at Newport.
The West Side i. c. has detached the grounds
keeper who has been In charge at li7th street
and Amsterdam avenu and has sent him
uptown to look after the courts there. Al
though the downtown courts are not being
quite as we'll handled as before. the feeling
Is that those uptown will he In the finest shape
by the. good preparation they are getting
now when. 1t comes time to make a bid for
the championships.
The change In name was a matter that
came up In January Of this year. for con-
alteration, Many members urged that in
view, Of the growth OF the club the name
Of West Side was. not inclusive enough.
Nothing much was done. a vote being taken
II which not very many members indicasid
their preferences. Since then, however, a
paper has been circulated. which a majority
81 the present membership have signed,
A ranking has been established amorg the
playing members OF the Crescent A. c. There
are 100 names on the list, which Is taken from
all those who have played in the club tourna-
ments. F; r, Alexander heads the list, and
following him are others OF the topnotchers
In the regular open tournament class. II lie
arranged so that any player may challenge
10 the others place.