The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-05
FINE RECORDS MADE,
Tennis Players at Richmond College
DO Fine Work.

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DO Fine Work.
The preliminary games in the Richmond
College tennis tournament are finished
and the lucky winners are:
j. II. Mabry j. W. IT, Mcneil and Eu-
gene Carroll. in singles. and O.. J.. Ma
bry Herman Taylor. j. 81. Mabry and FL
vim Lyon. in doubles. The contest was
very close between scve;@. .lvals. The
score for some OF the leaders stood as
follows: Ia singles out OF "a possible Hl
points. j. n. Mahry won 2Ns. McNlel. 1873,
Carroll 1SG, Gachuauer. 49, and Lyon.
1I I'm doubles. out OF "a possible 10
points. Lyon and j. a. Mabry won lol.
Taylor and @. h. M1Dry, 100. and Bagoy
and Gachnauer go.
The closing games OF the tournament
90 decide between the winners in the pre-
lminaries viii be played Friday morning
at o o'clock. Prizes of "a gold medal and
tennis racquet are offered 20 the first
and second best. respectively. i'm singles.
and a. handsome ten dollar prize is offer
cd Co the best pair in the doubles.
This tennis tournament will be The first
feature of the College Athletic AssOcia-
TONS Field-Day contests, which will last
throughout the day next Friday All the
contests will take place ON the college
campus and graudstauds are being put
up in the shade of the trees near the
race track and baseball diamond for the
comfort of visitors. The programme for
the day viii DE as follows.
A. NJ 80. tennis. 1g-1O15. mile run;
l015-lO:3o sack race. l0.a-r. gymna,
stun drill. 1l:00-l11j, broad Jump STAND
inD. ll15-u:3O bah throwing. l1:3o-11:5j.
pole vault: l1:Jj-l210 potato race. 1210-
1925. broad jump running; 12.2J-12:4j.
hurdle race 600 yards, l2.t5-1. three
legged race. 1:0O-1.2), putting shot; 40
1880. tug of war
y. NJ 3.2l-4:o0 basket ball: 40O-415.
1oO-yard dash; 4l5-i:3J. high kick; 49,
4.lo obstacle race 4.J0-j:0j. high jump;
5.oJ-5.20. wheelbarrow race: j:2O-J.J0 bi-
cycle tournament. 5:5O-C:O0. consolation
race.
Promptly at O o'clock. If possible the
prizes offered for each event will be de-
hvcred. Six gold medals viii Dee givei.
one 60 the best tennis player I'm singles.
two. 10 the first and second best. I'm the
gymnasium class; one 10 the winner in
the mile race and one to the winner in
the hundred-yard dash. For the rest OF
the events prizes such as hats, suits. fur
niture and photographs will be given
All the contestants in the Virginia In
tercOllegiate OratOriCal Contest have been
heard from. with one or two exceptions.
and they too, will doubtless be ON hand
with the rest before Friday night. The
contest as previously announced. will
take place I'm the Richmond College
chapel next Friday night and the exec
utive committee, which consists of Mr.
Oscar l.. Owens. president. Mr. j. w. r.
Mcneil. vice-president and Mr.. * VOL
scy Cawthon. secretary. announce that
the contest will begin uromptly at S:l5
O'Clock.
Among the contestants will be: Mr.
S. ~ Jauney of Randolph-Macon Col
lcgc Mr. George p. Bagby. Of Richmond
College, Mr. Randolph Royal claiborne
of William and Mary. Mr. j. G.. Taylor
of the University of Virginia, Mr. Chas
r. Myers. OF Washington and Lee Univer-
sIty. Mr. B3rksdale Hamlet. of Hamp-
den-Sidney College and Mr. r. a. Stuart
OF Emory and Henry College
The judges OF the contest will be Con-
gresham Joseph W. Bailey ATTORNEY
General a. j. Montague. and Rev Dr
Moses ID. HOEe.
Stems orchestra viii furnish music dur
ing the evening.