The sun., 1908-06-01
LAWN TENNIS.
Tournaments TO Como and Notes Of the
Game ON Local Courts.

The New York L. T. G. tournament starts
this afternoon with play for the Felipe cup
In singles. The cup was offered last year
by Jose Chaves OF the club and was won by
Harold II. Hackett. Among the most promi-
nent Of the entrants 10 Frederick b. Alexan-
der. who won the Long Island championship
last week. Alexander 10 80 fit that II seems
certain he will come through to challenge
Haokett. and II he decides to play the chal-
'lenge round he should win.
Alexander regarded the Long Island tourna-
ment as q sort of tryout. He was In doubt
whether he really had come back to his sim
giles form and got fair test there lie did
not meet the very best players. but at least
met men better than the average. He said
after winning from Irving Wright that he
will be after the present New York H. T; G.
tournament and the Metropolitan singles,
which will be on the West Side courts the
"sk Xiexander HS'Ti played squash all last winter
at the Crescent A. c. and also played much
bs
strokes, playing the ball much as In the In
door game, Furthermore he is In better
condition than almost any other player now
The Metropolitan championship will start
on June on the West Side courts az li7th
mems singles there viii be mems doubles.
women's, singles and mixed doubles. A
new challenge cup goes up this year for the
right by Alexander last year. lie got three
legs on It after II had been won once by II. ID.
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tain OF the club. is chairman OF the toSrna SnI
4 6: Irnsk Marshall Mclean. ac. c; W Mac MIs
ten 4. .. Miles IL = Miss is Elizabeth II. Moore. Miss
Laura Fischer. Miss Marie soharmann and
The ('oIumbIa lawn tennis team has elect ed
X. NJ. Boorman captain and A.. @. Moses
manager for the next season; Moses was
aged the team this year and has played on
An invitation round robin doubles t9urna-
day day. on the 81 courts S OF the oakiand q. G. at
Bayside, l.. I. The programme Of events is:
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e s.'FtefS sess e. iass md Ft"f!
sunday morning Ct ,o'se.Risnard Palmer and
s. Sunday TSqsa4ss sis4noon % sf hpd snd
Jr. o sunday afternoon On at 5 o'ciocE~H II. HseEett
and F. B. Alexander vs.. T r. Pel and =. p. Fischer.
Matches win be the best two oI. OF T snree usnrv se
Schroeder are In charge of the tournament.
which has been arranged. the announce
mept reads. TO stimulate tennis In the club ~
witnessing matches between some OF the
best exponents OF the game In this country.
The following tennis competitions have
been arranged Tor the season by the Rich
mond County Country Club:
June 1. team match with Knowood Country
away Hunting Club az Dongan Hills 20 70 July 4.
second annual composition for mems singles cham
pionshlp of X. G. c. c.; so. ladies day, nnas for
June cup. women's singles and doubles handicap,
ladies' cup series
Club at Dongan Hills; 10. team match with Rock
away Hunting Club at Cedarhurst; Is to August
i. mems doubles handicap; %. ladies' ohy. nnals
for July. cup. womens singles and doubles hand,-
cap ladies' cup series.
September 10 to 20, annual handicap, men 9
singles. sports committee cup 20 TO October,
consolation cup mems singles handicap: ss. ladies'
day hnals for September cup. women's singles
and doubles handicap. ladies' cup series.
October 49, 20 and 27 competition for ladies'
cup By those who qualify In June. July and Sep
tembcr.
Tennis In mems handicap singles at
the Knollwood Tennis Club, White Plains, for
a cup to he presented to the winner started
yesterday and resulted as follows:
Dr. Pinkham beat z. n. MoChaln, Is, e-9 IS
De Haven beat Donald W. Brown, Ga. 6.G W. D.
Brown beat Steuart West 6-s. 7-5. O.: DR.. Pink.
ham beat BOSWELL. Ga, 20, 4-7 ID. Brown beat
DE Haven. "a, 90.