The times., 1901-05-29
RACQUET WIELDERS BEGIN
Play for the Southern Tennis Cham
pionship Now in Full Swing.
Drawings for the Mixed Doubles
Bring Champions Into Competition
in First ROund-I,Gdies' Singles
Likely to lie UandiIy Contested.


Likely to lie HandiIy Contested.
The prayers of lovers of tennis were
answered yesterday afternoon when the
sun came out and the contestants in the
preliminaries of the singles for the cham
pionship of the South took their places
on the Bachelors courts. During the af-
ternoon several good matches were
played, but the soft condition Of the
courts rendered fast work impossible. In
order to make up for lost time the play
viii open this morning at 10 o'clock and
continue practically all day long. The
same schedule will prevail tomorrow.
only two of the courts yesterday were
fit for use at o'clock, and the only two
preliminary matches were started prompt
". Z. e. Whiting and c. r. Wilson. both
of the Bachelors Club, faced each other.
The other match was between p. II. S.
Cake. OF the Bachelors. and +. 3. Alex
ander, of Princeton. c. r. Wilson de-
feated Whiting in straight sets. The score
of the first set was CO. In the second
Whiting cut down long lead gained by
his opponent, but was finally defeated,
10.
Alexander showed good form in his
games with Cake, whom he defeated in
straight SETS 6-1 and IS. He will prob
ably be well up among the topnotchers
In the semi-inals. Cake held his opponent
better in the second set. Alexander pos
sesses and uses, to good effect, a rather
deceptive serve.
The winner of the Whiting-wilson
match was to have met L. j. Grant. but
the match did not come off. Matches of
the first round were called Immediately
at the nF
DR.. L. w. Glazebrook defeated II. c.
Ffoulke in an interesting match. The
first set closed 6-i while the second
proved deuce. G. p. Parkes won handily
| from N. T. Wilson. r. ID. Little. of
Prlnceton, and Guy Heaton, of the Phila-
uelphla Cricket Club, were the next pair
to play. Both men have good records
Ihe contest was easy for Little who APP
! peared to be in first class condition, while
! MS opponent was hardly UP to the form
| he has displayed on previous occasions
| Little is picked by some of the wise ones
| as possible winner in the finals Al
times Heaton displayed good judgment
and did clever work but the sets both
went to the Princeton player by scores OF
| 6-3 in both instances.
Well matched players will be seen in
| the tournaments today. j. c. Davidson
| OF the Bachelors, twice a winner of the
| Southern championship and a likely can
| didate for runner up this year, will meet
| +. B. Alexander, of Princeton. This
| promises to be a frst-class event The
| ladies' singles, in which are entered hold
! ers of United States championships will
| also begin. as well as several of the han
| dicap matches.
1t is the intention of the gentlemen who
| are managing the tournament that the
matches shall be so arranged that the
| five courts will be in use at the same time
| In this manner advantage will be taken
| of every bit of sunshine. The drawings
! for the mixed doubles, an innovation and
| a decidedly popular one, We're made last
| night, with the result that those who
have entered were paired and will play
.n the following order:
Miss Ferguson and Lee McClung will
play Miss Goodfellow and Dr. L. w
| Glazebrook.
Miss Jones and C. P. Paret will play
Miss Mitchell and C. r. Wilson.
| Miss Sanger and N T. Wilson will play
Miss Moore and ]. c. Davidson.
Miss Lieber and Guy Heaton will play
| Mr.. and Mrs. GeOghegan.
| This pairs champions, Miss Jones anC
! Miss Moore both having won the cham
pionship of the United States In ladies'
| their respective partners, have each Yor
| twice the Southern championship. The
| match between these two couples will ii
all probability be hard fought.
Great interest is being manifested II
the ladies' singles, the preliminaries OF
| which begin this morning. The fail
| feminine racquet wielders will be matched
in the following manner:
| Preliminary round-mrs. Geoghegan vs.
| Miss Ferris. Miss Wilson VS.. Miss
Ffoulke, Miss Lieber VS.. Miss Mitchell
| First round-Miss Moore vs.. Miss Rug
| match VS.. the winner of the Wilson
| Ffoulke match; Miss Jones VS.. winner OF
| the Lieber-Mitchel match; Miss Good
| fellow VS.. Miss Ferguson.