New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-21
TENNIS CRACKS
THRONG COURTS
AT CAMBRIDGE
Harvard RaCketers Pre-
pare for Busy Days on
New Lawns.
By James 6. O'\eale.

Tennis is booming more tnau ever
at Harvard, home Of intercollegiate
court champions. The varsity has
fifteen meets scheduled, and the fresh
men eight. To meet the growing pop
ularity Of the sport, eight ne" courts
are being laid out for the exclusive
use Of the team, with a grandstand 10
seat 500 surrounding them.
Probably never has the Crimson had
such a number Of good players. flrsl
Of course. is Captain r. Norris Will
Jams. ~, intercollegiate and unlver-
sity champion, national champion il
1914. and ranked second IN the coun
try last year. Williams IS IN up-top
shape because of his play al the
Longwood covered courts all winter.
It viii be remembered that he de.
fea.ed i. Lindlcy Murray. national
indoor champion. in an exhibition a.
Buffalo recently.
G.. Olcutt Gamer. who contributed
several upsets in tournaments last
season, and who IS thought 90 be one
Of the most promising players IN the
country, will probably play second
fiddle to the captain. ". kand, "a
the young Westchester player VINO
made "A brilliant showing IN the all
corners, at Forest Hills, IL another
who is expected TO play better than
ever.
Dick Hart, end on the football team
end baseball catcher, VIII take enough
time from the diamond and gridlron
10 keep in shape for matches. ). :.
Phafman. who was ineligible last
year, but a regular the year before
A. F. Doty. J. Woolredge. J. ;. Brown.
ir. and Lawrence Curtis, who accom-
panied Williams 70 the Coast last sum
r1er and became n sensation IN the
Coast championships. all rank above
the ordinary varsity player
The schedules follow:
VARSITY.
Apt l--Hu7' club. AZ Providence
Apri. !, nlrer,i.y - virsi-i, a. Char'o''ss
,p.e ~ pnrade.pai, Crl-iet Cub p Philadelphia
April IS Chcv Cnsss. At VsshinTo1.
Ap-f 10 -Norok Country cub. A. Ngr,o,t
A AP,.i Z. W N-.,'i sids. =, Ntr yo t
April % Amherst. A. 'smhris'
Ma, u. princeton. a. Csmhriss
MAY g. Cornell. q. CauIhriige
NAV 10. Pcursyivsris. ~ tamnri1f'
Msy 20 Hartford COZ Club. =; Har'orf onn.
MAJ 24-Lou.Eocd Crick,t club. ~ cambridge
Ma 2. Yale. a. New Haven
MAJ o0-Lelan1 stanford a. 'ambrifss
FRESHMEN
Anil % Rro77 sad NicH0i-. a. Cambridge
Nay g. Exeter. a. EIeier
Nsy i2-Harvsrd interscho',s''c tournament
MAJ &C. s. Mark's ~ Soi'hb"ro
NAV le-DsrmoIlh freshmen. a. tAnoToE'
Msy IO-ArdOscr. ~ AudO7rr.
MAJ g4-Mtton Academy. a. Milo
MAJ 9.-leie freshmen, a. 'amb1iSe
Tennis exhibitions appear 70 be
growing in popularity, judging from
the number the Heights Casino, Brook
lyn. has pu. on this winter. \ week
from next Saturday, George VI. Church
and Dean Mathey. who arc the best
opponents in the country OF the long
and short game Church being long
and Nathev short will cross bats with
Harold Throckmorton, the national
interscholastic champion, and Harry
McNeal. the club pro.
At last it is explained just Why Miss
Mola Bjurstedt is such wonderful
tennis player. In Christiania tho
nights arc light from the middle Of
April until the last Of August. To
attain her efficiency. Miss Bjurstedt
sat up nights burning the midnight
soil Of the courts with sizzling shots.