The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-02
VERY AuSplemus OPENING
Yesterday Of thu Trn"is Tournament fu
the iicnriit OF tho lIospItnl Fund.

" w" Aehhih tournament
ths i'cnriit OF tho Hospital fund.
a. No more Interested tennis cnthusia,
y could well have assembled than tho
who saw the opening sets yesterday
tho tournament for tho benefit Of t,
] Hospital fund. II tho weather had |
vored them, the receipts would has,
surprised the ticket taker. The douh
C court had 10 be abandoned, owing
tho wet condition Of the GROUND, an
only singles were played, but a. the
arc the centre oil attraction In dcgre
the audience went home we'll settled
their minds that couple OF race ueteul
can keepa grand standup to tho highei
. Mitch Of excitement from love fifteen I
Q game Get. ..-,., -, I'll ~.
Il a lew OF tho games were forfeited ov
a ing 10 the -non.appearnnco OF the 'pla,
efs and IN those sets the opponents wer
Is credited with waIkoyey, - -, ~
l some OF the contestants exhibited th
q usual amountof stage fright, owinpto In
iact tha!they were making their debu
beiore a critical audience, but 1t did no
last long. They recovered their nery,
and covered their courts alter fev
serves. oaI. ~ l"'l.'' -
To-day the double court will be used
together with the single. The ladies'
doubles, gentlcmen's doubles and mixet
doubles will be opened by Miss W hitting
and Miss Cummins vs.. Miss Smythe aut
Miss Cooper; Messrs. Speidel and Harr,
simpson vs: Messrs. @. N. List unr
Charles Lamb, and Miss Cooper and J
= Belleville vs.. Miss Smythe and Ha
Speidef. rs1I- - ~
Tho play yesterday commenced with
Alr. Kelly vs.. r. W. Cummins, and both
gentlemen started IN in good form ia
contest an exciting set. Two games
each made the players on both sides oil
tue net anticipate bard work to win,
and tue spectators were equally looking
forward to some good returns and raj,
leys. Mr. Cummins suddenly went to
pieces after the fourth game and Mr.,
Kelly won easily, hands down, G3.
Ihe succeeding Bot was between Mis-
Clarke and Miss Lsnghlin and was won
by Miss Clarke-6-l,
A person who io'scanncd the faces OF th.
next contestants read uneasiuess writ.
ten on the features OF both gentlemen
There was naturally some brilliant pla,
looked Tor, but outside OF few good
returns and ralleys a series OF lobs for
safety made up the set. 1t is to be re-.
sretted that they did not play in their
usual form and give fine exhibition of
tennis, as they are both capable of
doing. Mr.. Norton won this set from
Mr.. Laulb, CO. .l.. .."I...,III.
Miss Lucas and Mis- Hoge occupied
the court next and the score Was GLOVE
in favor Of Miss Lucas. Mr.. List won
the next set from Mr.. II. Speidel, by a
score OF six:love.
There were several deuce games in the
set, and Mr.. Speidel played good set
against odds. I@'ro n
Owing to misunderstanding OF the
regulations governing the tournament,
both contestants in the next event ex.
pected a deuce set to ba played should
the score be five-al. Miss Cummius
pushed the playing, winning the first
three games straight, after Il series OF
hard drives and good covering OF the
Court. The games finally stood five.all
anu deuce Set commenced which uiti.
mately proved too much for Mrs. Hustled,
and she withdrew, the set being decided
In favor Of Miss Cummins. II the repu
latlons had been observed, the result
would have been more satisfactory to
both players and the long drawn.out
games which resulted after five. oil would
not have occurred.
In the next set between J. Z Belle
vile and Mr.. Guy Wagner, Mr.. Wagner
gave very fine exhibition OF Il cut game,
but by placing BelleyiIle finally won
score, "a 5r..... :
Miss Anne Cummins and Miss Clark
next INDUCED in friendly bout, result
lag dlsastrously to Miss Cummins, to the
tune Of six-love.
Mr.. Nelson Hubbard, in his contest
with Mr.. Clarke, delighted his admirers
BY his returns over the net from the
base line and his effective serve. His
expert play called out frequent and con-
tinued applause from the grand stand
and sun seats. 1t was a love set in favor
Of Mr. Hubbard.
The set between Miss Lucas and Miss
Cooper followed, and Miss Cooper was
defeated alter considerable hard play,
the chief feature being the swift returns
made by both ladies. The score was
1913. % tg
A set was commenced between Miss
Smythe and Sliss Bessie Hubbard, but
was called on account OF darkness, aud
viii! be finished this morning.
With favorable weather to-day the
attendance both morning and afternoon
ought to be large, not only because Of
the fact that the proceeds Of the tourna-
ment are for the City, Hospital, but that
the play is we'll worth seeing aud the
contests arc highly exciting. The finals,
which determine the winners OF the first
and second prizes for ladies' singles and
the first prize for gentlemon's singles,
| will be played this afternoon. $