New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-03
FIFTEEN TENNIS
JOURNEYS SET
ASIDE FOR BOYS
Ct. T. Adee Boosts Junior
Game by Schedule for
Coming Season.
BY JAMES 8. O'NEALH.

Fifteen, many more than ever be-
last week by the United States Ma
tionsl Lawn Tennis Association are
devoted 10 youngsters. The boys
game is being emphasized in this coun-
try as never before, and the rapidly ac-
celebrating interest In the Junior game
is being boosted even further by
George Townsend Adee, the rev presi-
dent Of the association.
The Country Club OF Westchester,
Mr.. Adee's own club. Of which he Is
the moving spirit, will hold a Junior
and boys open event, commencing on
June 26. The play will be on the same
grass courts that are used every year
for the famous invitation tournament.
All but one of the junior events come
early in the season, 20 permit the win
ners 20 compete in the national Junior
and the national boys title play al
Forest Hills. beginning on August %.
The exception is the national junior
indoor championship. 20 be held al the
It'll Regiment Armory on December %
and following days.
Other junior sectional events will be
applied for later; In addition, the ma
tional Municipal Recreation Fedora
ton, recently organized by Dwight F.
Davis, will draw up & schedule for the
thirty different cities in the agreement
There are other junior tournaments
not in the list issued by the association,
such as the girls junior event the Phil
adelphia Women's Tennis Association
recently announced, the Columbia in
terscholastic and the Horace Mann
open.
The tournaments where youngsters
figure, as issued by the national asso-
citation last week. follow:
May g. University q Pennsyl'ani. irt','cho a.
Nav ri Hsrvari University ir'ercho,astc. MAY a..
kings County Tennis cub Brooklyn. junior cham
T.r. 9 Ho.-fre.te-a Lawn Tennis Association.
Northwestern irtcrschoi Asti, chsmprf ship June a.
Iorewcod Cricket Cub. Boston. 'I1ior All bows
Open June %. Couutr club O.; Wes'shs.i-r Junior
e-r N-w YORK irtc--ohoiasti-
July 10. see,y Hollow Country cub s-a-osr-
olsn y y. 'laI1r and bows tcur1arert; July -
Stanton Nc'gtts Gof Club. Pittsburgh junior o. ID
-o5.ce chsmfi9nshp ~ Western Pennsylvania. Jg.y
a. LorgVcod Cr!cse, Cub. Boston. junior sl
io,,' sectional champions 10 o. New Frs All. july
ef West SD. Tennis Club. Forest ISIS. y 7.
Middle states sectional junior and BOYS champion
Hag.., s. cynvyi club cy9ryd. r.na.. P'n2.y,.
vsria SAFE junior 81 amn'o,aip' Ansls' -. W.
junior championship and national boys champion
ship ~ fNp United S,lfes .
Iie-erher 90 IN Regiment Tennis Club. Ne"
York. national indoor Junior championship
New courts and clubhouse are being
erected for the South Park Tennis
Club. Of Chicago, champions Of Section
Q OF the Associated Chicago Tennis
Clubs. The South Park organization
looks forward 70 the most successful
year in its history.
Tennis aspirants for the Tufts Col
leee team have been practising this
winter on an indoor court laid out IN
the Goddard gymnasium: Only two
veterans are left Captain Lane and
Manager Kraus. Other promising men,
whose fame should be spread abroad,
are Hartwell, Davies, Croker. Friis,
Lee. Lewis. Loveioy, Norton. Pensligan.
Teele and Weiner.
George Roberts and Miss E. Beecher,
rated at plus one-half, minus IS. won
three matches in working their way
into the final round OF the mixed
doubles Of the Heights Casino lawn
tennis tourney yesterday. Their first
opponents were D. Chamberlin and
Miss A. Weber minus l5), the score
being IS, 3-6, 7-5.
Next they defeated II. Sheppard and
Miss c. Pietna plus one-half, minus
15) at 1-6, 6-3, %. In the semi
final round Roberts and Miss Beecher
eliminated L. VI. Fitch and Mrs. Nor
ton Fitch scratch by score Of 7-5,
6-l.
r. Ferguson and Miss ". Taylor
Scratch also were winners during the
day, over J. r. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey,
by a score Of 6-3, 60, in q semi
final round match.