The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09

PLAYING TENNIS.
The Events of the Tournaments
Opening Day.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

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Tho day dawned uspiciously yester-
day morning upon the Salem tennis
courts and tho players who came to
strive for tho handsome prizes offered
and tho championship of the State.
The grand stand was decorated with
hunting. On strips of this were in
scribed "Tho Salem Tennis Club Vel
Genes Virginia's Players" and beneath
it MAY the Best Men Win" The stars
and stripe fioated from the top.
In the morning the grand stand was
we'll filled with gentlemen and ladies
and in the afternoon it was crowded d,
while many carriages with fair occu-
pants encircled the tennis grounds.
Quite a number of gentlemen and ladies
from Roa noke were present, and the
Salem Tennis Club extends cordial
invitation to the ladies especially, and
also the gentlemen, to be present at the
names this morning and afternoon.
The players here are: w. White and
from Abingdon; Guy Langhorne and T..
Hull, of Lynchburg; Sale and Bell, of
Bedford City; Wadlcigh, of Graham;
holland, of Salem, and from Salem, w.
S. Taylor, A. c. Webster, q. S. Bow
man, o. l.. and L. S. Stearncs, Paul
Nugcnt.
o. L. Stearnes, of Salem, and D. G.
Bell, Of Bedford, had drawn TO play tho
first preliminary singles. Stearnes is
heavy thick SET and Bell, a smiling
young fellow, was good match for him
physically, but he could not beat him
at tennis, for tho resuls Of the game
was that Stcarncs beat Bell ca, CO.
Mr.. L. Hull, Of Lvnchburg, and a. c.
Webster, Of Salem, came Mex in the
singles. MIR. Hull is a chunky, thick
set, little Englishman, as set forth in
his accent, hut very active and fancy in
his play. lie wears light moustache.
Webster is rather tall and wcll-built
but was suffering little from swelled
foot. Webster has 4 large black nous
tachios and wears glasses. lie played
strong game, but the Englishman
won, CO, CT
Taylor, of Salem, and White, of Abing-
don, CRIME next. Salem had great hopes
of Taylor who is undoubtedly q beauti-
full tonnis player, but they were doomed
to die. White is very tall, with large,
intelligent features and good natured
smile under Il black moustache. His
colors and those Of his partner in
doubles, Prof. Rcade, were white and
brown. 1.-the and active and vigilant
as Taylor was, he could not get all of
Whites balls, but nevertheless some of
his fancy plays were much applauded.
White defeated Taylor, Ca, 6-3.
r. l.. Stcarncs was n bye and was to
play the winner of the first game, who
was his brother, o. L. Stcarnes. They
played splendid game. o. l.. Stcarnes
came out victorious, rs, &c.
At this point ANOTHER drawing be-
tween tho winners ~ the morning sim
giles took place while the sp, ctators
went to dinner. White drew to play
Langhornf; bowman, Nadlcigh, and
Readc. HUI.
Tho White Langhorre game was n very
pretty one. Langhorne is clean
shaver, boyish young man, but very
handy with the racket. White defeated
Langhorne, G3, GO.
Bowman, of Salem, next played Wad-
leigh, of Graham. Bowman is tall and
graceful and yesterday played an extra
ordinary game of tennis. Wadleigh. is
a dignilitd young man of medium
height and plays well. bowman was
victorious, rs, Ca, Ga.
Reade and Hull played the next game
and Readc won, G-2, 63.
The drawings for to-day are Rcadc
and D. l.. Stearnes, Bowman and White.
The doubles will be rs reported yes
terday