The Washington times., 1902-05-26
ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
TENNIS TOURE AMENT
Play Begins at ) O'clock
This Afternoon.
Bachelors Club Courts VIII Be the
Scene of the Conte5ts-Winners of
Tourney Will Meet R. D. Little.

Since Saturday morning, when the list
OF entries TO the tennis tournament for
the southern championship was publish
ed, there have been few additions.
Others are expected by mail bearing
Saturdays date. when entries closed.
The tourney will begin today at
o'clock. and will continue through the
begin at 10 o'clock. forenoon, and last
all day. The courts of the Bachelors
Tennis Club. NJ near Connecticut Ave-
nue.. is where the tourney will be held.
Drawings in doubles and ladies' events
/ viii be made tonight. Tho paica
as drawn for the first days play or
prellminarles are given below in con-
noction with a complete list of entries
posted last night. Play Will begin
sharp on the hour named, and any play
er not present when called foT play mag
be defaulted. In all matches, bes; two
| in three sets will be counted, except in
the finals, which are for best !h,te
in five, all vantage sets.
Little Is present ShdmpIons
The tourney is open to all amateurs
! in any part of the country, and the
rules will govern.
The winner OF the mems championship
singles will be required to play Ray
mcnd ID. Little. an old Princeton player
and now of New York. the present hold
er of the trophy.
With the championship honors goes a
handsome gold and silver bowl. and
which. If won three times, not ncces-
sarily In succession. becomes the prop
erty of the winner. The bowl has been
wen twice bY Mr. John c. Davidson. Of
this city. a-d twice by Mr. J. ParmIy
| Paret. ere OF the national crack play
ers. From this player Mr.. Little wen
last year.
Entries to Mems Singles.
". T. Wilson. c. R. Wilson, Or. L. ".
Glazebrcok. E. E. Whiting ]. C. David
son, Baron Franckenstein, J. H. Ballin-
ger. NJ. 4. Agelasto, \. NJ. Agelasto. jr..
both Of Norfolk. Va. c. A. Cresscn ANA
scmp Russ, both OF San Antonio. Texas;
L. J. Grant. Wylie Grant. both of New
york: Ralph W. Hills. Denjamin r.
Johnson. w. .. Wood. Franklin Geog-
heEsn. ]. Parmly Paret. W. p. Metcali.
r. Hills. W. r. Drs2er, H G. white
head +. II. Rowland. II s Smith, F. c.
Steele.
Pairs for Today's Games.
The above are paired as follows 60
today's games:
b. r. Johnson, C. G. Cresson. y. T
Wilson. prize; ". ?. Metcalf. F.
Geoghegan. R. Hills. W R. Draper. c.
r. Wilson. J. II. Ballinger. a. NJ. Arclas-
TO- W. c. Grant. s. Russ, l.. w. Glaze
brook. W. r. White, f. E. whiting. j. y.
Paret, J. c. Davidson, Baron Franck-
ensteln. ". y. Wood. H. G. Whitehead.
NJ. A. agelasto. F. II. Rowland. H. S.
Smith, +. c. Steele, l.. J. Grant
Handicap Singles.
Entries for handicap mems singles IN
clude all Of above players not named in
the following list:
Ernest a. Draper. y. T Wilson, l..
W. Glazebrook. r. NJ st-obridge. II. c. /
Sheridan. II. T. Dougherty. Baron
Franckenstein. ". p. Wood. J. H. Bal I
linger. Loren n. r. Johnson. A.. NJ I
Agelasto. jr.. NJ. a. Agelasto, T. b
Huyck. Benjamin r. johnson. Herbert |
Scott Smith. Wallace D. Mclean. Fred /
eric L. Davis. c. L. Cresson, jr.. Semp
Russ. Thomas 4. Clayton.
Ladies' Singles.
Miss Huldah ]. Steel, Philadelphia;
Miss f. Winner. Mrs. Hunt. Miss
Ffoulke. Miss Mitchell. all of Bache- |
lors' Club: Miss Moore. Of Brooklyn. and
Miss Banks. of Philadelphia
Mixed Doubles.
Miss n. Moore and DR.. l. w. Glaze |
brook. Miss e. Winner and Mr.. A. VI. |
Agelasto. Miss Mitchell and Mr. C. r. |
Wilson. Miss Banks and Mr. J. c. David !
son, Miss steele, and Baron Francken-
stein.