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TENNIS TALK.A Splendid Season for the Local Association Promised,«*T-Kensington and Walnut Hills May EetainTheir Membership.* *Doings at the Various Clubs—Kentuckyto Have a State Tournament.The prospects for the local Association aredally growing brighter and brighter, and as tb9 time draws near for the commencement of theseason the Interest becomes rabidly greater. In the tennis letter of last Sunday it was stated that there was a bare possibility of the Association being composed of the same clubs this year as last. Wince then circumstances have arisen that make thispossibility very probable. The Kensington Club has not withdrawn as yet, and I have received acommunication from its popular President, Mr. Tom Powell, to the effect that there was a possibility of their remaining in the Association. This will be a matter of great pleasure to the other clubs, Vbo esteem the Kensington very highly, aud the Kensington’s players are popularand no mean antagonists for the uest Racquets in the association. Walnut Hills will be in line,though it has proved impossible to retaiu theTtuse of their old grounds. The East Eud Club nud Westwood Club have submitted their applications to me aud are eager aud anxious to till any vacancies. Thus the association is in splendid shape for the coming season, ana the great success of last year bids fair to be eclipsed this year. Every club organized reports an increase of membership, and the number or tenuis devotees this year will be fully one-third more than last. I also notice with great pleasure ttiat a great number of smaller clubs are being organized, particularly in Walnut Hills. There can be no more decided proof of the greatly growing* ! popularity of tennis thau the fact of the estab-lisumentof smaller clubs. Teuuis is an expensive amusement, aud requires an outlay of no small consideration to properly equip even a singlecourt.iMiss Craven will not cast htr fortunes with Walnut Hilis this year, and Cincinnati has probably seeu the last of this popular young lady aud I skillful player m the teunis court, as she leaves I for Philadelphia the latter part of the mouth. ! Her presence will be sorely missed by Walnut Hills, for they owe their championship of lastStar to her work. That club gracefully made iss Craven the custodian of the cup, and she(s(1will turn it over to President Harvey.Though Walnut Hills has lost her grounds again, her life still hangs by two threads, eitherof which may prove sufficient to pull her through. Her officers are making a valiant fight ,______ Mpdrtt _this splendid club 'should have been so crushed by such overwhelming complications of adverse fate that tbev may be compelled to surrender hope. To wiii the championship oue year, to cease to exist the next, is certainly luck of the hardest aud toughest kind.]The State Association tournament will in all probability bo held on the Cincinnati grounds. There is a possibility of the club securing a few feet north of their grounds, and this will enablethem to arrange their courts properly, with ample room for buck play.College Rill Is anxloug to have the State tournament held oti Ibelr grounds, and there Is a I possibility of the committee considering them, or at least Inspecting them. They have by far the finest club houso arouD$ Cincinnati, and j ' their grounds could be arranged very well for the event. Of course, the great objection of situation arises, but the College Hill boys offer to run special trains to make tho trip in thirty minutes, and many other like inducements.The Covington Club has already enrolled amembership of seventy odd, aud this Is rapidly increasing. Their grouuds are in flue condition, and the club is very popular iu Covington. Their members are: Miss Libbie Baily, Miss Hamilton, Miss Miller, Alisa Margie Boyd, Miss I W illie Kennedy, MisB JessRie Kennedy, Miss Fenley, Miss Mary Queen, Miss Fannie 5 Queen, Miss lvirtley, Miss Oneal, Miss Colville, Miss Daisy Finnell, Miss Marie llaldernian, Messrs. T. J. Crengbead, Clifford Hudson, K. C. Summons, John Brent, Cbas. Kearus, Tru Sellers, Dr. C. H. Thomas, Will Corry, Otis Fisk, Dudley Miller, Arthur Hubbard, Bert Holmes, Sam Poyutz, Nat Wiltshire, Dr. J. R. Allen, J. R. Muraan, T. C. Pearce, E. H. Ernst, J. U Finnell, W. K. Benton, J. H. Miller, J. B. Warner, Frank Boughtier, J. P. Ernst, Kobt.Henshaw, K. S. Miller, W. McD, Sbaw, Geo. I* Humllton, S. S. Archibald, H. K. James, I*. P. Matthews, Greene Feuley.Joe Fenley.J no. Oneal, R. P. Ernst, D. C. Hem ngray, W. S. Kennedy, C. N. Millen, E, E. Davis, H. S. Rodgers.11*lt;I—,Kentucky is also to have a Stale Tournament I It will probably be held at Lexingtou, beginning,July 1, in connection with Chautauqua As-lbI11sembly. Mr.lt M. Shaw, of Lexiogton, is eu deavonng to arrange the matter. Should the Covington Club enter—iu all probability they will carry off the Slate championship—for outside of some Louisville men Kentucky is hardly prolific iu fine tenuis players^ W'nat an honor this would »e for the local association, for they would thus include iu the'r own ranks the winners of the Ohio and Kentucky State Tournaments. if• •,': f ■ ft.' f f ff. f f f f if iffiffcpir8t112Racquet Is hard at work preparing for thecoming seasou. Their officer* are active and able young men, aud are constantly introducing some new featuh?s in rendering their club attractive. Their ladles’ day proved very taking. Dick Hoffman and Ed Foote will be their representatives iu the association;trd1The Racquet boys are rapidly developing somerattliug players among the younger members. Claude Millar is coming to the front at no.mean pace, and there are few in the club who cau cross racquets with him. lie is a briihaut player and a bright and promising youug man.The East End Club would be a most desirable addition to the Association, and if there is a vacancy will be welcomed with open arms. They have some very fine players, and will set a rapidpace for the other clubs.i1Westwood has the fever bad. and would like to be iu the Association. I think the Association fully reciprocates aud would like to have Westwood In the fold were It not so far out. They have four beautiful courts, and expect to j build two more this year. The club’s officers are: President, M. A. Spencer; First Vice President,! Miss Mary Rawson; Second Vice President. H.Garrison ; Treasurer, Frauk E. Morris; Secretary, J Robert Deveimh. The complete membership Is j as follows: Robert Deveuish, Charlotte Miller. Lima Bruce, Gertrude Ahlmau, John Williams, Frank E. Morris, H. S, Miller, George Penrose, I Livy Gamble, Irene Orr, Alma Orr, Lizzie Orr, Cora Craig, L. F. Phipps, Haiti© Burnham,Louise Burnham, Carrie B. Rawson. Mary Rawson, Fred Waters, Hue Williams, Birdie Bryant, Edward Burnham, Walter Burnham, 11. Garrison. Cbas. Reemelin, Amor Gable, Junius Bruce, Mrs. F. Tuchfarber, Mr. Gamble, Mrs. Gamble, Miss Penrose, Miss Percy, Maud Gamble, Mary Enger, Anna L. Morris, Ellis G. Kinkind, Millie Elick-en, Mary Cunningham, Ed Hyatt, Belle JBuru-I bam, Cliff Veltb, Dorg. Mussey, Edith Laws, Chrtstlne{ Benckensteim Lincoln Mussey, Walter Hildreth, A. Spencer, Mrs. A. Spencer,' Eugene Werk, Maggie Benckeustein. Among the club’sIIciclever players are Messrs. Penrose, Devenish,Williams. Morris, Waters. Gable, Mussey, Misses Brace, Rawson, Gamble and Mussey. Westwood is thirty-three minutes from the C.» 11. D. depot, and there are afternoon trains leaving this city at 2 and 3:05. The courts are near the station. CSfCf f IwTfi*' -(*-I€tImf
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, May 17, 1891
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