The evening times., 1900-09-18
ROGUE PLAYERS TOURNEY.
Annual Event of the Associated
Clubs Of ahc District

the seventh annual tournament OF the
Associated RoqUe Clubs Of the District
CT Columbia began yesterday morning a.
the grounds of three OF the LEGAL clubs
the Hutchinson. the Columbia. and the
Twelfth Street clubs. The first two are
located on Rhode Island Avenue and
Ninth Street, and the ether en- Twelfth
and 2 Streets The championship of the
South is to be contested for in addition
to the minor matches Of these yearly
tournaments. The courts of the three
above mentioned clubs have been re
Gently improved and yesterday were in
first class shape There are a number
of players, some OF them former cham
pions, from out-of-town clubs who have
come to contest in the championship aad
minor matches
Altogether there will be about 20
games played in the course of the next
week, and as most of the players entered
have good records it is more tAan Iikel7
that first class rogue will be the result
There are more entries and more inter
est displayed in the game this year than
ever before.
There are matches in three class s.
The best players are put in the cham
pionship class and the players who have
been defeated by this class are put in
the next lower division. Many of the
players from cut of the city are ac-
companied by their wives and families
and the event is being made quite
social one. The courts have been fitted
up with electric lights in such a skillful
manner that it is as easy to play at
night as by daylight. If fair weather
prevails matches will be played every
evening this week
Yesterday, on account of the high
wind, few of the championshfp class
players ventured onto the courts except
for practice. 4 number of third division
games were played however, none of
which were specially brilliant In the
evening, when the wind had gone down.
there We're several good matches plaved
by contestants for the champions ain
In eac. class each contestant plavs
every otaer contestant, and the player
that has the greatest number of VIC
tories to his credit in the series wins
the match. If ties result they are PLAYED
off The results in the matches PLAYED
yesterday were as follows:
In the championship cIass-G. c.
Strong, OF New London, Conn. beat
Frank Holden, of the Hutchinson Club.
S. L. Duryee, Columbia Club. beat
Paul y. Peck. Columbia Club
In the second division-J. E. Webb. Of
Ncstchester, Pa. beat l. J. Baker, Lang
don Club; a. L. Williams, Columbia
Club, beat f. Fl. Morris, Hutchinson
Club; L. \. Yost, Columbia Club. beat
]. E Webb, of Westchester, Pa; / ]
Baker Langdon Club, beat George H.
Cooper, Twelfth Street Club; ]. E. Webb
Westchester; Pa, beat II. P. Howard. ir
Columbia Club. "
Third civision-J. D. Howard. Column
bia Club, beat DR. w D. Cannon. Ana
costa Club: W d. Cannon. AnaccstTs
Club, beat ~ B. Keefer, Capitol hin
Club; w d. Cannon Anacostia C,nb
beat A. NJ. Pyle, Westchester, Pa; ]. "
Davis, Hutchinson Club beat F. Espav
Columbia Club; a. NJ. Pyle, Westchester
Pa. beat A. A. Chaplin Capitol Hi
Club; H. r. Du:yee, Columbia Club. bsat
A. A Chaplin, Capitol Hill Club: DR.
Slime, Capitol Hill Club, beat p. Espey
Columbia Club.
The matches will begin every dav AZ
$50 a. m. and continue throughout he
day and evening.