New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
LAWN TENNIS
TITLE SEASON
CLOSE AT HAND
Junior Indoor TOURNEY
Beginning Tomorrow,
May Disclose Stars.
By FRED HAWTHORNE

The first gun in the lawn terri, 80.
nament season will be fred to-ro,..-
morning, and, quite -ppropria.e.y.i,n.
18th Regiment Armory. where the a..
national junior indoor single, -,
doubles championships on the boz,
courts will begin. and continue No.
Friday. when the finals will be p,,,.,
Robert D. Wrenn, presiden, q, !.
L. S. y. L. T. A.. and other ner,..
OF the association. will watch The v...
Of the boys clo-ely D. this Journals.
Is expected TO disclose Sc eral byss'..
stars. Although 10 boy more than ,s.
teen years old will be allowed "a =
pete in the tourney. lack OF age b,s -.
affected the quality Of the entric, h.
players like K. Rand. II p CrT..
Raymond Zabriskie, /. Maxwell Re-
and Gerald and Cecil Donaldson. an -
whom have won clever victories an -.
courts, will be striving for the honor,
Lawn tennis lovers Of the Es,, ~,
-
the nationa. championship tournaS...
next season before they see the Pres,
est Of the California stars In a,,io,
Mclaughlin, Strachan, Roberts. nal,
Johnston, Griffin, Bundy. Mrs Nav S.,
ton Bundy and Miss Florence >u,,..
have all made plans for an early 4,
vasion o, Eastern courts, and viii =,
doubtedly take part In the irpor,,,,
tournaments that lead up 20 The N
corners.
(WhisperD It is the protesses b,
tention Of the Cslifornians 70 nah, ,
clean sweep in the national ,oup,,
including the winning Of the mems ,,s
women's singles and doubles and d,
mixed doubles.
Speaking of the visit % the Cslis,.
] mans TO this part Of the country s,1,
season, the question arises: WW \
Lindley Murray. OF Palo Alto and l.
land Stanford University, who is rsv
/ in the East for an indefinite stay. re,.
resent ;he East or the West IN ,ourn..
ment play?
/ Murray has announced his in,entio,
Of applying for membership in the IVES,
Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. in
the spring, so 1t Is presumed he viii
play as a member in all the tourns.
ments during the season Of 1915. VITA
| K. Norris Williams, ID Kari Behr. 7.
r. Pell and G. NJ. Church, this list .oon
fairly capable of coping with any in.
vaslon, be II from the coast or from the
other side of the Atlantic.
Two engagements, both concerning
George Agutter, the popular British
professional at the West Side TennI
Club last season, will be annouaeeJ
shortly. The first has 90 DO with The
signing of new contract betwes-
Agutter and the club for 1916, shosrs
that the young man has made a favor
able impression with the members q
the club.
The other engagement Is Of a NOR
personal nature, and the contract 10 },
signed will bind Agutter for life, is
he has become engaged 70 a yOsri
woman in Brooklyn, and while no pos.
tive date has been set for the wedd,l
il viii. probably occur some time dur,i
the season. Agutter's fancse cones
from one OF the oldest families d
Brooklyn. The couple will make ,ssf
home in Forest Hills, adjoining re
lawn tennis courts.
The tremendous sway that Ice ska.,,
Is enjoying this winter has had is r.
feet upon the members Of the West
Side Tennis Club, and plans have bee,
made TO food the clay courts al Ninety
third Street and turn them into rinn
More than a hundred members have
signed a petition 20 have the court, a;
Forest Hills also turned into skating
ponds, so tennis racquets will be for
gotten temporarily for the skate.