Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-12
THE TENNIS TOURNEY.

The Championship for Western Pennsyl-
vania at stake-Many Experts In the
Contests-Sinslcs and Doubles the Fixt-
ures for the Next Five Dsys-Affairs In
the Sporting World.
To-day the fourth annual tournament of
the Pittsburg Tennis Club will commence
at the grounds on Craig street. In this
tourney the best players of Western Penn
sylvania have entered, and while the ad-
mirers of the game are more less familiar
with the style of play of each, there is
curiosity to see whether there has been an
improvement during the past year. Some
of the experts have been away from home,
in tournaments in the East, and have given
a good account of themselves wherever they
have been entered In these games they
may have picked up some points which
will make them all the stronger in the con-
test they are about to enter. Those who have
not been away from home have put In their
time in practice on the ground of the club
and elsewhere, so that some Of them may
develop unexpected dexterity with the
rackets this week. At any rate they will
make things interesting and every set will
be fought to the last minute.
Probably never in Western Pennsylvania
has so large list of excellent players been
entered as there are in this In scanning
the list it is found that not only are Pitts
burg's experts there, but the tennis clubs
of many of the Weetern Pennsylvania
towns have entered their best men. No
one knows exactly what these can do, SO
that an air of mystery surrounds the con-
tests of the first few DAYS. There
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consolation and runner up prizes
to be awarded in each, but what makes the
tourney of especial interest is the fact that
the Grogan cup, carrying with it the cham
pionship at singles of Western Pennsyl-
vania, is at stake. This was rather unex-
pectedly won last year by Mr.. G. A. Buch,
of Altoona, and he will have to defend it
against the winner of the singles.
Experts Who Have Entered.
The grounds and courts on Craig street
are in excellent condition. They have been
in constant use, whenever the weather
has permitted, ever since the middle Of
Nav. 1t was hoped that the club house
would be finished by this time, but
there remain few things, finishing touches
to be put to it. 1t is, however, great ad-
dition to the grounds, is admirably planned
and lends an air OF prosperity to the vicin-
ity that was missing last year.
According to the entry list the following
gentlemen will be in singles:
Messrs Moorhead, Vail, wendt. Porter,
Christy. W. Peters, Pier. 9. Edwards, Muir.
ray, F. X Barr. R. r. Reed, Ewing, Coster,
Burns, C. j.. Donnelly, w: T. Treadway,. D.
Reed, j. C. Jenks, H. c. Tibbey, G. W. Kelly,
Hopes and j. S. Gillespie.
The doubles will be as follows: Messrs
Moorhead and Reed, Christy and Burns
Porter and Woods, Vail and Ewing, Reed
and Treadway, Barr and Coster. Pier and
Edwards, Wendt and Hopes, Donnelly and
Peters, and Tibbey and Kelly. .,
Play will begin each afternoon at 230
o'clock. Trial matches will be the best two
out of three sets and the finals three out Of
five.
Results OF the Drawinga
The drawings took place last evening
with the following results:
Preliminary round-Jenks sharpsburg.
plays Gillespie, Sharpsburg; Parker, Pitts
burg T. G., plays Donnelly, fatrobe.
First round-A. w. Annesley, AL. A. A.,
plays Coster, p. T.. c.; Wendt, New Brighton,
plays Ewing, P. T. C.; Porter, sewfckiey,
plays Christy, Sewickiey; Pier, P. T. c.,
plays Byrnes, ,Sewickley; Fay, Altoona, plays
A. F. Annesley, A. A. A.
Hopes, N. B., plays Vandergrift, P. T. c.;
Bau, r. T. c., plays Treadway. Coraopolis;
Mercur, P. T. c., plays B. Reed, P. f.. c.;
Vail, P. T. c., plays G. Edwards, P. T. c.;
Wheeler, Altoona, plays Peters, Latrobe; R.
Reed, P. 4. G., plays Murray, F. T.C.: Tibbey,
Sharpsburg, plays Moorhead, P. T. c.
The doubles will commence tomorrow.