New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
LOTS OF LAWN TENNIS
EVENTS CROWD SEASON.
Dosen Nezg Tournaments 4dded tC
Annual Schedule Near City.

The lawn tennis tournaments New York
are to double in number this season. This became
evident at the meeting Of the executive committee
of the National Association Friday night, at the
Waldorf.
Heretofore the annual schedule for this city has
included twenty meetings These still hold. but
this year an even dozen new titular tournaments
and open events are to he provided for.
OF the old fixtures in this city. the Columbia
University interscholastic, the winner to compete
for national honors will open the in its old
accustomed place, beginning about May IS The
usual date of the Long Island championship at the
Kings County Lawn Tennis Club will be taken by a
new open tournament at the Harlem Club begin
ming MAY a. The Long Island will be put over into
June or later early IN the year its courts on
Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn. are swept by strong
breezes which cause considerable difficulty.
This tournament probably will get the week be-
ginning June "A. heretofore slated the Crescent
Athletic Clubs invitation week. The Felipe cup
and Manhattan doubles championship on the New
York Lawn Tennis Clubs courts. beginning May
29 will fill out the first month Of play
June is to be the crowded month. In the order
named. the old tournaments are: Staten Island
Ladies Club, Metropolitan championship at West
Side, Amackassin Club, Dunwoodie Country Club.
Yonkers, and Middle States championship, at
the Orange Lawn Tennis Club. In addition the
Bronxvile Athletic Association, the Bedford Park
Lawn Tennis Club and the Siwanoy Lawn Tennis
Club of New Rochelle, are seeking tournament
dates in June. The Bedford Club purposes to
designated the Bronx Cup.
The congestion OF tournaments which began two
seasons ago has caused July to be filed with its
quota Of established tournaments. As II stands the
Country Club OF Westchester meeting, Engewood
Field Club. Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket
Club and the New York State championship now
crowd that month But TO be provided for are
tournaments the Park Slope Club, Brooklyn
Apawamis Club, Oakland Golf Club and possibly
the Knickerbocker Field Club. Of Brooklyn, and
the Westchester County Association, although the
last named may be put until September.
Naturally August dates give way TO the National
Al-Comers the turf of the Casino at Newport
This championship approximately fills out the
month. it begins Tuesday August II. Before
that the Ridgewood Golf Clubs open meeting and
the famous week the courts Of the Meadow
Club southampton, Long Island, will engage
the players. At the very end OF the month the
open tournaments OF the East Jersey League at
the Elizabeth Town and Country Club and the
Nyack Country Club promise TO last over until the
first week of September
The September list Of previous years has never
place there, the Hudson River Association cham
saegkin Golf Club. at Yonkers. and the New Jer-
sey State championship. on the courts Of the Nor
rstown Field Club. There is therefore room in
September the allotment OF dates to the knlck-
erbocker Field Club, Westchester County Associa-
ton and special tournaments sought by the Park
Hill Country Club Yonkers; Montclair Athletic
Club and the Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club,
which newcomers