New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
FRENCH TEAM VICTORIOUS
porisian Lawn Tennis Players
Now in Splendid Form.
CLEAN SWEEP ON RIVIERA
british Isles Arrange to Send
representatives to Play in
Olympic Games.

-,h lawn tennis players have made a
sweep Of the opening championships
tournaments OF the European season
anu ro Riviera Straight through the
from Monte Carlo, Cannes, the Beau
p"' I'D others. the team Of players from
CIV en- has defeated the pick Of the English
RS and of other nations. This record
1.,o Frenchmen's supremacy arrived yes
..rdav from London along with buogct
.ho important happenings Of the Euro
psan courts. -.,
.semselyes the masters Of the strongest
ia that has assembled in many years.
a. pecuSis won the mems singles cup
~ first time that French player had
s.orsd On the trophy. Decugis and NJ. Ger
.,ot likewise proved inviucihle in the dou-
tIos Al Nice. also, the FrenChmen led all
the other nations.
Co strongly have the Frenchmen been
,l.virc that in Paris the betting has con-
s,stArtlv been at two to one upon the sue
csss NJ the French players. Andre II. Co
bert. the youth who has performed so SEN
sa+ionally in France, has again won the
French national championship at Neuilly-
syr-Seire. In the challenge match w
LAURENT had begun the first set with the
score at Il I'm Gobcrt's favor, when a
volleved ball hit Laurentz in the eye, so
severely iniuring him that he had to Ie-
tire Iaurentz had previously defeated Ger
mot in the final, 60 81, 81, 81.
The Germans are awakening, and their
rayers are arranging for a campaign al
the French and English tournaments +.
W. Rahe and II. Kleinsroth are competing
IN the Easter tournament on the French
courts ct AuteUil this week. Rahe is to make
the round Of English tournaments in a
motor car with a number of compatriots
Already the English season is begun. Lord
Desborough has accepted the presidency OF
the All-England Club.
It has been arranged also for the British
Isles 10 send a team 10 the Olympic
games. the following players having been
selected:
singles-H Roper Barrett, a f Beam
fish, 6. A. Ceridia, G. P. Dixon. A. w Gore
4. u Lowe, r G. Lowe and T. NJ. Mavro-
Eordato.
Mems doubes-C. P. Dixon and A. E
Beamish, A. W. Gore and H. Roper Bar
rett, 9. A. Carida and T NJ Mavrogor-
dato, and A. H. Lowe and r. G. Lowe.
ladies' singes-NIiss H. AitchisOn, Miss
j. Z. Boothby, Mrs. Hannah, Miss A. NJ
Morton, Mrs. O'Neill and Mrs. Parton.
Mixed doubles-T NJ Mavrogordato and
Mrs Parton, II. Rorer Barrett and Miss
Boothby or Miss Aitchison c. Z. Dixon and
Miss Aitchison or Miss Norton
At Wimbledon all Of the reserved seats
in the covered grandstand have been sold
for the championship week and few seats
remain available IN the other two stands
for the meeting. This IS a condition which
las never been known 10 prevail before.
The French National Association has just
issued an official classification Of the lead
ing fifteen players OF France. This rating
IS interesting in view Of the approaching
international matches in which the French
team is regarded as considerably stronger
than any players which either America or
The British Isles may place IN the field.
The list follows:
Glass A lowe ISL, A. H Colbert Cham
piOn OF Franco.
Glass b (owe 5-6)-2. Max Decugis; 3. W.
Lau-entZ
Class c lowe 1-6)-4, NJ Germot
Glass d (scratch)-5. Robert Wallet.
Class Z (l-6)-6, Jean Samazeuilh; =
c,ass + (4-6J-9, Canet 10, Poulin; Il.
Gault.
Class C (5-6)-12, Poupon.
Class H Q5)-l3, Lawton: Ii, Montariol;
Is Biddle