Show I I t rfc TR TTO ST TnnT V0 > p TENNIS OUTLOOK A British Team May Cross the Ocean to Meet the American Experts Racket Chat 1 Copyright 1891 Come weeks ago n S Mohoney the xchomplon tennis player of England wrote to Lnrncl the American expert Inviting the four American crack play crn11 n Wrenn W A Larncd O L Wrenn Jr and M D Whitmanto play In the English tournaments the coming Benson and participate In the crowning event In tho tennis world there file nil England tennis cham plonhlp at Wlmbledon lat nxtmonth rwg of them R D Wrenn the present champion of the United States nn 1 Whitman accepted the Invitation but I owing to later development It Is I doubted doubt-ed whether any Americana vlll cross tho water this yenr or nt any rate un til late In I the t Keason It la I now thought that a team of English and Irish Playa play-a will Intead como over hero and compete vxllh our men again this sum 1nerThro There Mere only ft very few player oxen among our experts who thought that It was possible to prevent the championship trophy from going across She water last rail In the keeping of one of tho Englishmen who came over for that express purpose But when n D Wrenn for the second time won out ngalnst the English dinner of tho all comers the first to con rralulale him I were the ivlsllors The Englishmen accepted tl Ihilr defeat on that occasion In a thoroughly sportsmanlike sports-manlike manner Pad were so pleased with the ordlnl reception accorded them that they Immediately suggested a plan for yearly contests to bo held nllernately In England ana the United states 11 can be easily understood how these International I meets attract widespread attention and Interest among all classes to the game while hundreds Who would otherwise take little stock In tennis throng tho courts to see the championship champion-ship contests Moreoxer that sport It Pelf Is I Improved for whenever such tournaments have been held In the past tennis has received a direct boom and better play has resulted In 1880 Dr DwIght n D Sears and the Clark mad the round of tile Eng llsh tournaments and Dr Dxxlghl secured se-cured tenth rank for that year In 1802 Campbell then American champion played In the English tournaments but without much success But not until 1855 was there anything approaching nn International tourney That year around a-round robin affair between Ilm and Mahoney English champions for 1S5J and 1S9C nnd the Americans Hovey Larned Hobart and Chace did much for the American game In single the Englishmen lost but ono match that of Mahon yto Hobnrt but In doubles Ho cy and Hobart easllydefeated the Pnu mhmen I The previous summer nn Eng = Fngs I Huh I plater named Oowlhody came near into sirpt an epidemic of heart ells came Pinang our nlhlllest by almost winning the all comers only lOsing In the finals to Dob Wrenn In lisa Lamed tried his luck In Eng len < nn 1 dId not dlsni poInt I hid admirer for he was accorded sixth i laco by the English committee The three KngllshmcnNIsbctt and Mahoney xvho como over last > car DJR 0 I wero thoroughly representing of the to emot t Inglleh 1layr end the showIng show-Ing of the Americans against them Proved conclusively that our players lire beyond question on an equality with > ny In the world The style of liar of the rprsenta tlvis of the two countries Is entirely different and It H I n very difficult matter mat-ter to judge with which Party the advantage ad-vantage lies The play of the Amcrl cnn I a a rule characterized by dash Hilam nnd fir llncy which Nihile very pretty to watch and oftentimes effective to In the main wearing on the player La tied find Wrenn very wisely when tackling tac-kling the foreigners adhered closely to net play often running up after servIng serv-Ing ill wllhln n don I or 15 feet 01 the net Jly this means they were often enabled to kill tho ball on Its first return re-turn When on the defensive however they made n Practice ot reortlng to the Well lob with now and then a swift lund stroke generally token toward he lost ot the bound with the racket held down and the elbow directly below the HIt When properly delivered this last Is I a very telling stroke and Is I flllllcult to return otvlnj to the short dlstun e the ball bounds after touching the turf The steady game put up by Eaves Is or very characteristic on the other hand of the ftxerse English type of name I though Nlabett xxould fur long periods nele almost Invincible side line drives and hu had a terrifies I service I The English style of game may bo pokn 01 on file 1010le however as finished that one word hitting It oft perhaps better than n page of de crlptlon nnehhend strokes seem to como as easily to the Dr ton as forr hand one and fix many English plaerfl tile former Is I 0 ten much trongr then tile lattr Th tennis expert of the tight little Isle plays from the middle of the court even run nlng up to this position on the service I 110 has thus plenty of time to recover i1l balanco and ft ter opportunity to reach his opiunents return but In many cases he has to meet the ball on I the half volley or on a pick up Betakes takes fewer chances then the Amerlnn and often makes a return easily that nn American would not hesitate to 1111 I Is Is I besides surer by far In placing the bolt If by BOrn unforeseen combination ot circumstances the four American cracks about no to England this reason the Interest hi tennis will not on count that ae c-ount Hag on this side On the contrary Urn trip will tend to strengthen the same hero for there will ho 1 more chance for the rocket wielders who remain et home to make n good showing In the tournaments end competition among rising plan III be greater than ever before The tournament officially scheduled for tho season < how no Important Changes from lat year Beginning with this and continuing next month the In terscholastl Intercollegiate tournaments tourna-ments are held 1 1 all over the country Late In June the western Intercol I Icglato tournament takes place and xin usual Interest Is I felt In this event this yenr owing to the fact that Carr Neel and noD mill not mpete Their entries en-tries from file University of Chicago have med the result n lorconecon elusion In pot years This season both champions being out file other unlver silica have a better chance for Iho hon onTho The Nw rnglnnd championship taken Place May i the tournanjenl for the lattice championship of the United States at Wlssahlckon Juno 14 the inachusells state chain plonIll June IT and the Metropolitan ch = ishlpal New York Jnne tl WALLACE T HYDE |