The sun., 1908-08-24
EAST JERSEY TENNIS NEXT
MEMS SINGLES DELAYED BY
NEWPORT TOURNEY.


Iiaying Ono Exceptional Piayer-A
New idea on Pensires for Foot Fau'ts
10 go Treated as False Starts In Races.
Until Newport 10 out OF the way there Is
little on IN lawn tennis locally. However.
the East Jersey championships are scheduled
10 begin Tomorrow at the Elizabeth Town
aud Country Club As departure. the play
in the women o events WIN be frst on the list,
aud the men p singles viii not start on the
first day OF the tournament This probably
u because OF Newport and the delays and
defaults that too long championship tourna-
uaent may in turn infiict on the East jersey.
There viii be no other tournament until that
at Nyack, which begins on August II. The
Hudson River championship and the play
for the Esw Jersey State title. both in Sep
tember. about end the season.
jif America does win the Davis cup matches
from England and Australia there Is good
chance that German team may be sent over
here 10 try for the trophy. II Germany had
one other player as good % o. Froitzheim.
the chances are that any defending country
would have very hard time keeping the
trophy away from the Teutons Froitzheim
was the runner up In the Olympic champion
ship singles and has performed since with
great success on the Continent. defeating
winding soundly.
The Enalishmen have nothing but praise
for his play and predict that he will take the
first rank one OF these days. o. Kreuzer.
another German. hardly reaches the height
that Froitxheim has attained. He 10 lust Q
fair player, but II they could mako q good
doubles pair. Froitsheim's q abilities In singles
would make them formidable in Davis cup
play.
AZ 70 the much discussed matter OF foot
faults, Q suggestion has been made that it
would be q good scheme to penalize foot
faulters % athletes In running races are set
back for false starts. Tho suggestion 10.
instead OF having q foot fault invalidats \
service. that the player should be put behind
. mark or line parallel TO and yard behind
the base limo. Each successive foot fault
would mean the loss Of another yard.
THAT would cure some Of those confirmed
net players Of their habits Of foot faulting.
said tho man whose suggestion II is, and
furthermore it would mean the killing OF
effective service II Q man did not observe the
foot fault rule And this is the foot fault rule:
At the time tho service is begun. the player
must have both feet fat on tho ground be-
hind the service line. He may advance his
rear foot and swing IL over the line. but not
until the racket has hit the bali. Tho way to
Judge foot faults is to watch the feet and
listen for the impact OF the ball on the racket
> Wyile G. Grant. who has been playing In
lawn tennis tournaments In England and
Ireland with q good measure OF success.
intends wing from Glasgow on September
e sms this Ster .hs He w san:
TorfistoSWn T T Sn y. G.. which begins on September
H. mia psnt G. VII L ss IL. e . s IN ss dsa5s e
nSf'i Grant hss played considerably better in
sfih on either sids I oY The % water and SHOULD Be
dangerous, contender In this todrnamspt
lat GRANT the .ss jersey
Larned iatsr winning the final round from Z. g.
seayer and the CHALLENGES. round from p O.
. ess sSsnss so round a's VIII ' 20 Ss dssu to
the tournament winner. sg
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Says Esah.A Loo. Tenns., 1T is rather
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some . s't ccnsspiicsted ~ ; probiem connected With
inso ns court e&s1s %srsoysr Is. little girls are
aqits ken on the Play
From the e4rne pupiOAt0n comes - auiu1-
Ing. noee Of the Shrewsbury tournament
Wylis Grant and ButleT-Lloyd were playing
In the fnal OF the doubles against the Allen
brothers, Al the back Of the court was
bank. which made an excellent place 70 see
the match but which was avoided BY those
WHO know what Q bad BACKGROUND dresses
make for the players. The paper says:
Just as the match started two ladies. one
very tail ono In q cherry .colored coat and 2
skirt Of broad cherry and white stripes ana
hat about two ysrde around covered with
white roses, and the other one equally Reyly,
attired, settled down upon this 'elieible site.
The Aliens, with their backs TO this galaxy
of beauty. observed Il out Of the corners or
their eyee. but without comment until the
time came for them to eross over.
-Then indignant walls OF protest from
both brothers rent the air and bands and
racquets Msnt up In fFenzied appeals 70 the
umpire. This officiai. however, possibly
though esonahly-distrustful OF his
powers over the fair sex. did not seem in
clined 10 yet down and remove them and II
seemed a. II the game must come to an un-
timely termination. The ladlee. apparently
unaware OF their momentsrily unwelcome
presence, A. last xrasped what was the mat
ter. But did they get up and COY Nos
-Hs . concesslon to the masculine weakness
which wa. making such fuss they partially
eoyered their skirts with mackintoshes and
still sat on and the Aliens proceeded re-
luctant1y with the game. still family muir
unpring.'
TENNIS MEN TO GO WEST.