The Sunday Oregonian., July 13, 1913, SECTION TWO, Page 5, Image 21

TUB SUNDAY OKEGOMAX. PO KTLAM) . JTJ L Y 13,
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PORTLAND FIRST
TO PLAY AT
T
More Than 30 Years Ago City
Tennis Players Enjoyed
Games by Gaslight.
EARLY HISTORY INTERESTS
I IT. V. Andrews Writes Entertain
ingly of Days of Yore When First
Lawn Tennis Court Was Iaid
Out in Cedar Hill Addition.
BT F. H. V. ANDREWS.
Probably one of the most interesting:
histories which ever will be written In
Portland sport la the growth of tennis,
which has grown to be one of the most
progressive, outside of the National
game of baseball.
In 1SS0, 33 years ago, the, first lawn
tennis court In this city was laid out
at the home of H. D. Green, which la
now known as Cedar Hill addition. The
court was beautifully situated. It was
a turf court, and this spot, where ten
nis was first played here, has never
been equaled in its beautiful surround
ing's. The two Misses Green, now Mrs. C. J.
Heed and -Airs. Edward Burr, were good
players. Among others who played
were Miss Nettle Brooke. Mrs. George
Good, Mrs. Linthicum, Miss Virginia
Wilson, Miss Louise Eaton, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Palmer, Mrs. C. B. Hurley,
Charles E. Ladd, Hamilton F. Corbett,
Alfred Holman, Dockerlll Davidson,
Ifred M. Gllmore. Ray and Hal Green.
Mr. Green had this court illuminated
with gas, and it is pretty certain that
this was the first court In this coun
try on which tennis was eVer played
at night.
In 1S82 J. I Wlckersham brought a
tennis set with blm from the East, and
in the evening it was put up on the
depot platform of the Southern Pacific
Company carehops. This was where
Brandt Wlckersham, then about 3
years old, learned the rudiments of the
game.
Flanders Court Constructed.
Captain George H. Flanders built the
beautiful home on the block bounded
by Nineteenth, Twentieth. Flanders and
Glisan streets in 18S3, and a tennis
court was put In at that time.
The first club was organize-d in 1889
and was known as the Multnomah Ten
nis Club. Judge M. P. Deady owned the
100x200 feet situated on the south side
of Hoyt. between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets, and gave the club the
use of this ground. There were three
double courts and one single, besides a
small dressing-room, with shower. This
club was in existence until about 1892.
J. Couch Flanders, N. E. Ayer and E.
R. Adams were the moving spirits, and
the club boasted of a large member
ship. Among those were Ernest Pal
mer, Wilder Pease, George Figg, Towny
Valentine, David C. Lewis, Will Ott,
Dr. Clarence Glisan. J. Etter Small.
Paul Deady, Dr. A. D. Be van, Victor
Lewis. F. H. V. Andrews, Dr. Eaton,
Mrs. E. P.. Adams, Mrs. E. F. Tucker,
Miss Sally Lewis, the Misses Adams,
Mrs. C. B. Hurley, Mrs. W. B. Ayer,
Mrs. William Washburne. Mrs. Robert
Washburn, Mrs. John Ef finger, Mrs.
W. B. King, Mrs. L. Allen Lewis, Miss
Katherine Beck, Miss Louise Eaton,
Miss Daisy Eaton and many whose
names are forgotten.
Tournaments were held frequently,
and one Summer team matches were
Played with the officers of the Four
teenth Infantry, U. S. A., stationed at
Vancouver, In which the Multnomah
Tennis Club won out.
Colonel H. C. Cabell, Colonel C. H.
Martin. Colonel Hasbrouck and F. R.
Reynolds were among those on the
team. On the day following one of
these matches it was discovered that a
large quantity of beer and ginger ale
had mysteriously disappeared. Couch
Flanders and F. H. V. Andrews made
Inquiries and found that several young
sters In the neighborhood namely,
Jordan Zan, Ben Lltt and Brandt
Wlckersham had been taken 111 dur
ing the night and after n. talk with the
culprits and their parents it was re
ported that afterwards they were In
terviewed in their respective wood
sheds. "Jordy" Real "Skeexlcks."
The Zana lived next door to the
courts and any ball (and there were
many), that went over the fence was
absolutely lost to the owner, but could
be bought again at a small price from
"Jordv."
In 1891 a tournament was held on
the Multnomah tennis courts to pick
some players to send over to the first
annual tournament held by the Tacoma
Lawn Tennis Club. Among those who
entered this tryout were J. H. Smith,
Hunt Lewis, D. B. Mackie. Marshall
Hodgman. J. Utter Small, Rithenhouse,
Townsend. Vic Lewis. Andrews, G.
Forter, Beck, Baker, Lethridge. The
committee in charge of this tourna
ment was composed of: Andrews,
chairman; Marshall Hodgman, secre
tary; John Barrett, H. P. Flint and
V. C. Lewis.
Hunt Lewis and J. H. Smith won the
doubles and Smith undoubtedly would
have won the singles, but they were
obliged to leave for LawrenceviUe
School and the idea, of beina: reore-
rented ut Tacoma was abandoned for
mat year.
The Neighborhood Tennis Club was
organized in 1887 and Georero B. Mr-
kle was the president. They hud the
use or two courts, one at the Burrell
residence, located in Madison streot.
between Tenth and Eleventh, and the
other on the W. S. Ladd grounds, lo
cuted on the southwest corner of Sixth
ana Columbia streets.
AnotK the members Were Mr. and
.Mrs. J. Wesley Iadd, Mrs. James Laid
law, Mrs. I. V. Pratt. Mrs. Frizzell
.yir. khu wra. wnaries tnenery, Misses
'llsclale, Miss Frank, Mrs. Talbot, Whit
ney L. Boise, George Stout. Phelps
J fontgomery, Lansing Stout and R. S.
Hoivaril.
As several lay claim to have been
the club champion, it is impossible to
decide, but old recollections seem to
point to Lansing Stout as one of the
best.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club had two courts on their present
grounds In 1893, and many of the pres
ent players then were beginners. J. H.
Smith and F. H. Andrews having
beaten all the Portland cracks In that
year, the club decided to send them
over to the third annual tournament
of the Tacoma L. T. Club, and this was
the first tennis team to represent that
club in any out-of-town tournament.
Smith was beatea in the semi-finals by
J. C. Anderson, of Tacoma, who won
the tournament and also defeated
Captain Foulkes in the challenge
round. Smith and Andrews were de
feated In the doubles by Anderson and
Bull, winners of the tournament, and
Andrews was beaten by Fransioli.
Xear-Rlot Is Caused
Thales Linthicum and Hunt Lewis
went along as "Boosters" and nearly
caused a riot on the court by giving
the Multnomah yell after Smith had
defeated Hurd of Seattle. If it had
happened in the olden days it would
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have resulted in a duel to the death
between Hurd and Lewis.
The first wood courts were built
about 1892 on the corner of Broadway
and Wheeler streets, under the super
vision of W. K. Scott. He had a crew
from one of the merchant ships lying
in the harbor work on the courts and
they were laid like a ship's deck. The
two best players. Baker and Hodgson,
were beaten in 1893 in a match to de
cide the city championships by Joseph
Smith and F. H. O. Andrews in both
singles and doubles.
There were many private courts
scattered through the city. Dr. Glisan
had a court at his home on Nineteenth
and Twentieth, Irving and Johnson
streets. In the early 90s there were
several courts built at Fourth and Col
lege streets and used by a club, "The
Hill" had two courts on Sixteenth
street near Jefferson street. Dr. Josephi
had a wooden court at East Thirteenth
and East Morrison streets. E. T. C.
Stevens had a beautiful court at Moun
tain View in 1892. "93 and "94. An in
vitation to pass the day there meant
all that English hospitality could give,
and Dr. Nunn, Harry Nunn, Robeson,
Davidson, William Fenton. V. Andrews,
E. T. C Stevens, Mrs. Stevens, Miss
Russell, the Misses Myrick, Miss Trav
ett, Mrs. Nunn, Mrs. E. L. Holmes and
the Misses Wilson were among those
who often enjoyed It.
"WOMAX" PREFERiVBLE HERE
London Prefers"Ivady," but United
States Says Differently..
A problem In nomenclature is pre
sented whenever one is compelled to
IRVINGTON TENNIS COURTS, SCENE OF THE OREGON STATE
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decide between "woman" and "lady" In ,
writing or speaking of the fair sex In
connection with lawn tennis. Tourna
ment announcements, schedules, etc,
employ sometimes one term, some-times
the other, and it is probable that the
division is about even in this country.
Abroad, however, "lady" has a decided
preference.
There are excellent precedents for the
use "of "woman," so far as the United
States Is concerned. In the Laws of
Lawn Tennis, published annually by
the U. S. N. L. T. A., "women" is used,
and the Philadelphia Cricket Club,
which always holds the women's cham
pionships, so terms them; and surely if
there was anything invidious about the
term It would, pot be employed by eith
er of these organizations.
PROFESSIONALS MAY ORGANIZE
Association Similar to Body In Eu
rope Is Proposed. .
Plans are being laid to form an as
sociation of professionals of tennis in
this country, somewhat similar to the
one which exists in Europe. W. A.
Lamprecht, who was president of the
European organization, is the prime
mover in the present undertaking, and
his knowledge of the benefits to be ob
tained by membership in such an as
sociation will be of Inestimable benefit.
The main purpose of the new organl
tion Is to Join in one body all the
professionals of standing and ability,
and thus be in a position to recommend
capable men to clubs desiring to en
gage professionals. It is also planned
to arrange to hold tournaments among
the professionals, in order to provide
an opportunity to demonstrate their
ability as players and the soundness
and excellence of their strokes; just
as the golf professionals do with their
association.
Gardner Popular on Islands.
Down in Manila they still talk of the
triumphant Invasion of .Carlton R.
Gardner, who won the championship of
the Orient in February of last year, it
Is said that his visit did more to pro
mote good tennis in the Philippines
than any- other happening In the his
tory of the islands. '
VETERAN TENNIS EXPERT AND FORMER DOUBLES CHAMPION
WHO ARE OUT FOR HONORS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
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STATETOURNAMENT
PROMISES SUCCESS
Out-of-Town Entries Will En
liven Interest in Play
at Irvington.
MANY WOMEN ARE ENTERED
Seattle, Tacoma, Hood River and
Eugene Among Cities to Send
Representatives to Clay Court
Tennis Event This Week.
BT RALPH H. MITCHELL.
With the closing of entries last night
the Oregon state tennis tournament
management predicted one of the best
tourneys in the history of the sport
VIEW TAKli.V KHOH TOP OK CLUBHOUSE.
here. Close to 150 names have been
entered and It will be more strictly a
state tournament this year than any
previous year, due to the unceasing ef
forts of Chairman Stewart to interest
out-of-town tennis clubs and -not out-of-state
clubs, as has previously been
done.
With such men as Harry McCall, who
holds a New England record and was
formerly a title-holder when he was
playing In and about Massachusetts,
from which his father is representative
to the National Congress; E. A. Baker,
a Middle West ex-champion; Joe Tyler,
of Spokane many times a titleholder,
and others too numerous to mention, it
Is a foregone conclusion that the tour
nament this year will be a success.
The fact that several women players
have entered from the Seattle and Ta
coma clubs has resulted in bringing
out the Portland women to a greater
degree than might have been, had it
been known that there was to ba no
outside competition.
Women Ready to Defend.
The state champion. Miss Irene Camp
bell, will be-ready to defend her title
this. year.. She admits, nay confesses,
that she Is not playing her game this
year; but few are, for there have been
only a few what one might term good
tennis days. Miss Fording. Mrs. North
rup and Miss Fox, the latter the wo
men's doubles champions of the state,
will be out to defend their title. The
"midget team," Mrs. H. E. Judge and
Miss Campbell, will be seen again on
the courts, and though both declare they
are not playing "their game" they may
be depended upon to give a .good ac
count of themselves when the time
comes.
It is due to the fact that the tourna
ment this year is being held on clay
courts, that so many out-of-town play
erB over the state have been entered.
This will be the first time that Hood
River has sent four men to compete,
and they should be encouraged to re
peat next year.
Practically all of the active Mult
nomah and Irvington Club tennis mem
bers have entered and shown loyal sup
port o the state event, which should
be made a creditable tournament, as it
Is always set first, and is really the
opener to the other Coast tournaments,
being followed by Tacoma, Seattle, Ev
erett and then the Canadian events.
Reciprocity Act Welcomed.
The reciprocity act shown ,by the
Northern city players in coming to the
Oregon play this year should be en-
couraged by the tournament manage
ment and every courtesy possible shown
them, lor in that jway only will the
Oregon state tournament be able to
bring out a harmonious feeling among
competitors, which, it is always hoped,
Washington and Idaho will send.
As this is the first time the Irvington
Club has been able to act as host to
the Oregon state, that is in its own
right, it behooves all the members to
rally to the support of the chairman
and his committee, that all may labor
together to make the event one of the
most deservedly successful of . state
tournaments.
DOUST SHOWS DISAPPROVAL
Australian Tennis Player Has Seri
ous Time Witli Subways. .
Stanley N. Doust, the Australian
"skipper," does not view the New Tor)'
subway system with entire approba
tion. Not that the system Itself is to
blame, but there are times when one
does not split hairs in apportioning
the blame for an annoying situation,
says American Lawn Tennis.
The first day Doust was in New
York he wanted to go to the West Side
Tennis Club. Now, the "Upper
Grounds," as they are termed, are pret
ty far uptown pretty close to 15 miles
from Wall street and the best part of
an hour is required to make the trip,
Doust was conveyed to the subway
with instructions to take an express
train and sit tight until Two Hundred
and Thirty-Eighth street (the last sta
tion but one) was reached. Unfortu
nately the fact that the underground
TOURNAMENT OF "1913.
system forks at Ninety-sixth street
was overlooked, and, also, unluckily, it
was a Bronx Instead of a Broadway
train that hove In sight first. Doust
took It and sat tight, waiting for Two
Hundred and Thirty-eighth street. It
never came, but The Bronx did; and
there the "skipper" discovered that he
must retrace his steps to Ninety-sixth
street and there take a Broadway train
for Two Hundred and Thirty-eighth
street.
He did so. But he had time to re
fleet upon the tendency of. mundane
matters to go wrong. Likewise to ad
mit that loquacity sometimes has its
advantages.
WRIGHT'S MOTHER DIES
TENNIS PLAYER'S PARENT WAS
CHARMING WOMAN.
Relations Between Members of Fam.
ily Singularly Close and Home
Life Next to Ideal.
Those of Portland's tennis players
who had the pleasure of meeting Beals
C Wright and seeing him play a couple
of years ago on the Irvington courts
will" read with regret of the death ot
the expert's mother, which occurred
recently in the East.
Mrs. Wright is survived, in addition
to Mr. Wright, by two sons and two
daughters. The sons are Beals and Ir
ving, both well known in the tennis
world; one ot the daughters is married
and the other unmarried; the latter
uvea at home and the intimacv be
tween mother and daughter was of the
closest character.
Mrs. Wright was a woman of charm
and homelike character. The relations
between the different members of the
Wright family were singularly close,
and their home life was ideal. Mrs.
Wright did not engage in any sport,
such as tennis, golf, etc., but she was
nevertheless thoroughly in sympathy
with the sport-loving lives of her hus
band and children. This Is well illus
trated by an incident related by George
Wright a few days ago. It appears
that on their wedding trip they visited
Montreal in the Winter time; and Mr.
Wright suggested a toboggan ride.
Mrs. Wright assented without hesita
tion, and the ride was taken at tre
mendous speed without her exhibiting
the slightest fear.
Mrs. Wright always was interested in
the doings of her husband and sons,
and was always ready to accompany
them on trips to tennis matches or
other sporting events.
NEW CHAMPION ON WAY HOPE
Hazel llotfhUiss Wightman Likely to
Tecch George, Jr., Aged 8 Months.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wightman
(Hazel Hotchkiss), of Brookline, Mass.,
are rejoiciny over the manner in which
their eight-month-old .son is rapidly
developing a liking for tennis. Already
is he playing with a tennis ball. His
natal day vas December 4.
Mrs. Wightman was Hanel Hotcbkiss,
of Berkeley, Cal., National champion
in 1909, 1910 and 1911, well and pop
ularly known in Portland, where she
has often been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. F. 1L V. Andrews.
The proud father writes that "judg
ing from the rate he has grown it
seems fair to say that' before many
years his mother will he teaching him
the fundamentals of lawn tennis."
The youngster has been christened
George, Jr.
LITTLE THINGS COUNT IX GAME
Tlirec 'Years' Cha,iupioii Knowledge
in Match With Huntington.
It is the little, things that count, and
no one knew this better than "Ollie,"
Campbell, champion in 1890. 1891 and
1SD2. He demonstratt-d his knowledge
once, many years ago, in a match with
"Bob" Huntington, says American Lawn
Tennis.
Twice in success-ion when Campbell
flashed to the net on his serve he was
passed by Huntington. "Ollie" was
amazed, scratched his head, and saw
instantly they were playing a double
court without the inside posts. After
the inside posts were put in place and
the net raUed, thereby increasing its
height a full quarter of an inch, Camp
bell continued his Invincible net game
without fear.
1
N SEEKS
TO AID FAIR FOLK
Miss Irene Campbell Says
Portland Needs Exclusive
- Tennis Club.
MEN SHOULD ENCOURAGE
Mixed Doubles Round Robin Sug
gested to Aid Women Tennis En
thusiasts ' to Better Game and
Grow More Proficient.
BT IRENE CAMPBELL.
(Woman's Champion Tennis Flayer ot Ore-
son.)
Tennis among the . women of Port
land has been going ahead at a rapid
rate of late years, and there 'are prob
ably twice as many women playing ten
nis in tournament now in Portland as
there were five years ago.
especial impetus was given the game
here by the coming of the California
women players. Miss Hotchkiss in par
ticular. Then interest of the women
players doubtless was increased by
their invasions in 1911 and 912 of the
tournaments at Tacoma, Seattle and
Everett. This year, as a result, six
of the young women of Seattle and .Ta
coma will be entered in the state tour
nament at Portland.
It is not, however, by developing the
standard of the leading players that
Portland can hope for the making of
champions among Its women tennis
players. They must come from the
ranks -of the Juniors, as only those who
have learned to play and to play well
while they are little more than chil
dren can hope to be able to compete
successfully with the tennis stars of
the country.
Recent Tournaments Fiijt ' A id i
The recent tournaments for junior
players have done much in this line.
Last year a considerable number of
junior women players came to the front
in the junior contests held at Irving
ton and Multnomah Club courts, and
this year the high school contests
brought another set of players before
the public.
There is, however, a serious need In
Portland for more opportunity for play,
among seniors as well as juniors. Courts
in our parks will help to develop the
game and will give the city a larger
range of players. There is also just
now a real demand for an out-and-out
tennis club in Portland, a Portland ten
nis Club, which will be just what its
name Implies, the central body for ten
nis in Portland, giving Its entire at
tention to tennis and being limited to
no community.
The Multnomah Club can, from Its
very nature, give only limited atten
tion to tennis. The Irvington Club,
which started out as a tennis club only,
has become more or less of a community
center, paying as much attention to
social affairs as to tennis and, for a
tennis club, giving probably too much
stress to the children's playground
idea in itself a splendid move, but
hardly consistent with a club for ten
nis and tennis only.
Women Need Enconragement.
Women tennis players in Portland
need more encouragement than they
now get from the men players.
Miss Hotchkiss, when here in 1911,
said that the men on the California
courts did much to assist the women in
their game and she expressed surprise
that the men players did not play more
than they did with the women players.
Round robins, which have been held
for the last year among the women,
none of which, however, have been held
this year did much to Improve the
game of the Portland players. It has
been suggested that a mixed doubles
round robin be held. This undoubted
ly would give the men a chance to as
sist the women and would do much
toward improving Portland's chances of
developing players who might hope to
be able to play successfully with the
best players produced on the courts of
California
TACOMA HOSTESS IX AUGUST
North Pacific International Holds
Forth 3 Days Next Month.
The tenth annual tournament of the
North Pacific International Lawn Ten
nis Association will bo held on the
courts of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis
Club at Tacoma August 4, 5 and 6.
This undoubtedly will be the biggest
tournament yet held, as the member
ship consists of the following 12 clubs:
Victoria, B. C: Vancouver, B. C; Mult
nomah, Seattle. Tacoma, IrvlDgton,
Spokane Country Club, Kverett. Spo
kane Tennis Club, North Vancouver,
Duncan, B. C; Vernon, B. C. Kach club
Is practically obliged to send at leas
two representatives to the tournament,
and a club falling to do so two years
in succession forfeits its membership.
Another Tennis Player Weds.
At St. John's Church, Providence, R.
I., not long since Miss Rose Phinney
Orosvenor, third daughter of Mrs. WI1-
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WOMAN CHAMPION AND EX-CHAMPION OP STATE TO BE SEEN
IN TENNIS PLAY THIS WEEK.
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We sell the famous L. & C. Rackets,
made with the siottea tnroat. They give
extra speed to your service, extra power
to your drive, and extra force to your
smash. Priced from $1.50 to $8.50.
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liam Grosvenior, and George Peabody
Gardner, Jr., the well known former
Harvard player, were married. Owing
to the fact that Miss Grosvenor is In
mourning for her father, the wedding
was as simple as the large family con
nection on both sides would allow. A
large contingent went from Boston.
TAIiE TOlrD OX BEALS WRIGHT
Father Had Tickets to Entertain
ment, but Could Not Attend.
It almost seems as If coming events
cast their shadows before in the little
story about to be related, although at
the time it would have been looked
upon as a joke without much point.
It was the night before the mem
orable match between Beals Wright
and E. H. Whitney at Newport in
1910; the affair in which the veteran
and the youngster toiled and moiled
for well nigh three hours, with Whit-
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ney at one time within a point of the
match. Wright eventually pulled It
out, and then lost to Bundy on the
championship court the next day in the
final round. The story goes that George
Wright had tickets to an entertain
ment that night, and ho Invited Whit
ney and Beals Wright to go with him.
"Thank you very much," Whitney re
plied, "but I think I will go to bed
early. I have my work cut out for me
tomorrow, you know. And I think you
had better follow my example," he said,
turning to Beals, "for you have got to
go some, too!"
Champion's Sons Promising.
In a decade or thereabouts there will
be a tennis doubles team In the field
that will have to be regarded with re
spect by all contenders for the National,
title. Reference is made to 51. B. Alex
ander, Jr., and Harold H. Hackett. Jr.,
aged 6 and 8 years, respectively. They
are, of course, the sons of the doubles
champions of 1907, 1S0S, 1909 and 1910.
and great things are expected of them
by their fond parents.
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