New-York tribune., 1901-05-31
TENN rs.
THE SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOM
NAMENT CONTINUED AT
WASHINGTON.
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Washington. NAV 30.-The lawn tennis
here finally secured clear weather toda+ ''es7's
three days OF almost uninterrupted rain - 1''e' yer
Southern championship tournament was .o-.1 .+ 'ae
all day. The courts were in sOggy cond,tior :
they were kept In almost constant usA 80 : 'lt
ing till night. and when the last match vas st-~
there were only two matches unfinished "a 80 -
four Of the five contests down to the ssr,1s~z ing
There is large entry in the handican st,a,aa
men. and that has not been started vat - Tor lof
tournament is practically certain 10 drae ~ Nc @
next week. The finals OF the princfpaI con.a..- uh
expected 70 be played on Saturday ana -'a ,s-.s are
lenge match for the Southern chapnnionss,- 'As-
mems singles will be held over till Mondav '''
The feature Of the day vas the first big -.
OF the season between Davidson and AlsxarS.. AlDa
The slow, soggy courts made il almost fr,1.-1,.
for the Southern expert to show hi, ,s.sa'os
speed, and he did not seem to get the ham.
Alexander's reach The Princeton expert 80. u
mas learned the famous reverse tvvist'. 60
which played havoc among the English So.
over here last summer. and it bothered nasS'I
good deal to-day The Tiger won in go.
sets. and Davidson was never in the hunt '-'
Miss Marion Jones, Of California sbovvad
form in her first matches in both singles a+ ~
doubles, while Miss Bessie Moore. anotbar - -
champion Of America. showed unexpected sns.d :
net Volleytng- Her smashes in the mixed 5o,,s,- =
quite took the breath away from her arraso,t.
Inere is much speculation here over tbA ~.I..
skII OF Miss Moore and Miss Jones "a tba -
champions nave never in match TO- 40
e4pected 10 come together here In the fnsiss sLs
the southern championship for women ard = lor
match Is looked for. They outcIass an of ~ : lns ns
women players entered here and thev MI sf os.sf
ably meet also in The final round OF roxAd& - Ip pIoo
RAY WIZ De continued tomorrow Ths 5os 1ses
scores follow; A"o Gays
Mems championship singies-First round-c
per beat Lee McClung. e. 3-6 ca = p a gar
peat j. e Davidson, 6-3 6-I: c. r Wilson t5A4n1er
Grant st. 60; Ralph Hickox beat ~ ~ 80 49, = J.
Il %. 81; Franklin Geoghegan beat " D .SoA ssoA
60 F-o second round-Dr. L. W CilazAb-ooI- -
a afper' S-I Is. 6-3; r D. Little beat F p 80 "
- Championship wonlen's sngIes-Prelinarv ror-S ~,
r; Geoghegan beat Miss Mabel Ferris "a - as n
Mss FfouIks beat Miss Wilson By default: Ns. IsI0
peat MISS Mitchell 6-3. I-6. al First r9I5ssSi s,
= r. Moore beat Miss Ruggles 60 al NJ nISs IS
Geoghegan beat Miss Ffouke 60 "a, Nj 1ii,S Ass =
SIes peat Miss Lsoier 81 61. Miss GoodfsIlog -.
championship mems doUbes-PreIinniuarv ror,5 ~
ana DAVIDSON beat GlazebrOok and c. p W1So- ~
10 6-Z White and BaIlinger beat CSeog5sgs,, - -
GFshI o-S, g.; Parkes and Cake beat N r V1so, a-A
and Whiting. 81 g. First round-IIrtIs a1d NJ, r.
ander beat Wood and Cutler 6-1 e. Psrer sr5 n s5
son beat White and Ballinger 6-4 rs: Eiora~ -
Eeaton beat Parkes and Cake 9-II e-I R-s . v sll
Der ana smith beat Ffoulke and Wilcox 6-4 80
Championship mixed doubIes-First o11n5,sT,-- c.,
IeIlow and DR.. l. W Clazebrook beat Miss Far1soS -
Lee McCIung. 6-2 SIS, Miss Jones and 7 p Ps-..
neat Miss Mitchell and c. r. Wilson 81 80. NJ
moore moore and j. G. Davidson beat Miss Sanger and n -
Wilson, jr-. 81, 6-3- ~ ~ =