The Tennis Courts.

Although the management of the Tennis Association has opened the gravel courts for the season, the unsatisfactory state of the weather has kept men from using them. Not half the courts are in use and the men who do go out play in such a halfspirited way that it is plain that they are forcing the tennis season at the expense of their own comfort. Sweaters are the order of the day rather than jerseys. The courts on Jarvis Field are not occupied, and only those around Holmes show any life. The turf courts will not be ready for some weeks, nor will those at Beck be ready at present.

As yet no predictions can be ventured about the new material for tennis in college. The candidates for honors in this branch have not yet appeared; those who have come out being men who play rather for the pleasure of it than for any more ambitious aim. It is hoped that Ninety-One will furnish several good men. We can certainly not complain of our prospects in this branch of athletics, but we must not be so short-sighted as to expect that we can claim the prize without taking thought of the future. Some of our best players will go out with '88 and although '89 is a bulwark of strength we must not depend on her too much.

As soon as the weather is settled, it is to be hoped that all those who have had any experience in the game will come out and show what they are worth. Doubtless, there is much good material in Harvard now, which only needs practice to bring it into prominence.