The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
LAWN TENNIS GOSSIP.
stOFy About the late King Edward as a
spectator at s0ms Tournaments.

spectator ~ some Tournaments.
Although the late King Edward never
attended any ~ the championships al
Wimbledon no was a close student Of lawn
tennis and went 10 see the big tournaments
especially on the Continent. Whenever
the opportunity offered Above all things
he detested a fuss being made about him
When he entered any OF the playing grounds,
for he was Of the opinion that the least
commotion among the crowd had q bad
edect on the players. So sensitive Was he
on the point that for one court he used to
visit on the Continent ne he'd q private key
30 that he and the royal party could 80 IN
and out unobserved.
speaking about the late KINGS visit 10
HomburE A Weight. the referee there,
Bald As Prince Of Wales he rarely missed
4 season for hts cure a. HOmburg and when
there generally spent his afternoons on the
lawn tennis courts During the interna-
tlonal tournament he took great inteFeai
in the play and always presented the hrst
prize for the ladies' open singles. which The
winner received from hls own hands Sew
eral armchairs were alNays reserved for
him and his suite under the trees facing
courts and Q. and he freQuently had after
nOOn coffee served there. for when on the
Continent the King always took coffee In
preference 10 tea, That these seats we're
concerted him In the least On one Occa-
zion be had been warned through ne that
q very hard server was playing IN NO.
ticulariy fast delivery struck his table and
unset everything some % the coffee being
spilled over his knees Ne merely laughed
and ordered some more
In order for him 20 enter and leave
I tha eourfa unnarraived A snecinl kew Was
cent 20 HE chief equerry. Gen Sir stanley
Clarke, Which opened TIE corner gate. ad-
Joining The referees tent IN this Wy
pleased The late Klng vas particularly
fond Of watching Miss roBpie Loutheg
play The leading players we're presented
. him. ,nd he had friendly word Tor ea'h
A majority o. those persons v no attend
tournaments on this side Of the water
would DO well 70 lake pattern by The king
In the matter oG advancing without hufteT
10 where q match might he 10 progress
SeWpor 10 famous among the players
~ a spot for interruptions, caused pfin-
eiPally When he speciaIors are ,. coming I'M
the sndlsss chatter they keep up during the
mafrhea
The Mon, clair 4 &. has announced q
iuns there re- iii BE- handicap tournament
for men. and on June % there vii he han
dicap singles foe women The club cham
pionshlp in doubles all he played on June
sinr i.a % On Angus, II Vii 30 class B han
dicap singieH for men Two hAtures are
schedulsd for september on the 10th the
Class b handicap doubles. ana on the I'm
the wOmen's championship singies
/ In he Central States there has been some
turmoil Of late the outcome beng that .
bi-state championship has heen awarded
20 the Audubon County Club AZ Louisville.
Ny. II Will he known az the KENTUCKY
and OHIO championship A. meeting %
the Tri-Stais League held . short time ago.
the kentucky Lawn Tennis Association
this would bar PLAYERS rom the outlying
districts tho States Of Ohio. Indiana and
Pennsylyania protested aud the applioa-
lion from kentugky vas not gIantsd such
big cities a. Columbus. Cleveland. Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis wanted % 10 81 gihle
70 play. and 10 go around the dirhcnlty
the new tournament vas sanCi toned. The
me Intsrpaiional matrhsa In connsci ion
With the brussels inieTnat iOnal exposition
hAvd hsgun and Q capital entry has been
made foT the singles Among the lot are
sy n Dous, and l. 3 y PoldsSin on AUS
tfalia, G p DiTOn and T. " MayTogordatO
81 England. Mac Decugts and N 0ermot.
fr4Hce. and the best players from Germany
aud Austria and the Belgian champions.
The Long Island championships, tho titles
whiCh so With the fourth annual open tour
nament o. the Kings County Tennis club,
brookiyn avenue and President street
BROOKLYN The events will consist Of fDen .
singles. meas doubles aud consolation
singles n h understood that good
and doubles, and q very interesting tourney
should be The result ln he singles the
winner will have the privilege ~ play inE
MSm 0TSsl0 ~ mo hss ss S' ,ss S SS:
cup As " Bull Ir and Harry 4
Martin are actively engaged this season
they viii more than likely he op hand aEaln
j Mollsnhausr Is chairman Of The tourna-
In commenting on a new brand ~ lawn
iennis Wallis MyerS SAYS. Where = The
from base 10 base been lost In the general
adOTation Of the American and Colonial
yoleyers, Are i.AufoTd, the Chaytors
| Chip and n n smith 10 have no succe-sOfsf
These questions arise a. one watches the
modern stnRios- IN England a. any rate
The cOnvictiOE u forced upon he Observe 81
that the players " to-day hit With less
vigor than the players Of hfteen years ago
In ground stroksa they are unausstionahly
weaker ieas enierprislng more difhdsnt
The causes are probably lUofOld The
DoheTtys not only left an indeiible mark
sffWas a cult asaooiated with graceful atyle
and impeTturhable action. With place rather
thar pace. Nith lnd,clons variesy q stroke \,
masters who hnd natural Genius. this artis-
iic method held iis OWn for nearly decade
In that period the Doherty methods ~ veil
vatsj ne influence sTsried by he broi6sra
was deep epd eathQlic. But they had ad
vantages which Others couh not share
inherent aptitude and facilities 20 develop
their game under the best conditions and
In the best company. Their army Of imita-
Tors we're iasa favored BIZ nature and cirrum-
stance. The pupil has fsilsd g reach the
sane standard Of eEcellenee 40 the master
| There are one or two eEcepsio ua 20 this
rule Otto FTitEheim and Rahe come %
mind. bat both n these Eonng players are
Qermans. and thoagh their game IN
they are products Of hard courts and have
benefited by conatqut practice AGAINST the
fard hitting aohool Ia the fnthoTland In
England yOn have leaving the old brigade
body q What nigh, s. tsrmsd immature nature
DohsTtys On THIS manufactured article
the impression of the AutsFican and colonial
yolleysr = 70. visible Ihs lstisT.s ~.
Brookea. Beals Wright and other close quar-.
ter enpOnants has eGartad amslf. there 3
curious yst Obvious ondsayoF 20 blend
We We ssls y ~, ISr ,s,t iaaaPls ~
, bagn p9Werfil. but the eagFt 10 ooaairuet
q hfooke1 % a DoheriY foundation Waa
doomed % failure snd Z b 70 p hoped ths
fSos. w 1So i ss I've. " o sISsS q ,sun,.
win have q rare chance 20 ~ satisfied IN
the metropolitan championship % begin
on June q on the We.i SIDE Tennis Club
courts AZ Tllfh street and Broadway
uarkeft End Alexander VIII meet farned
. and Wrenn In the douhlea. and besides
theaF crack nairu there Wil b. n hnat III
other 100. notch players both 10 ne double,
and ainllea. The nTnaa rnuFta have had
| . fgTuut already and thrag who have ulaVaa
90 them pronounco tham TIE hnagi IN az