The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-12
INDOOR TENNIS TO
BE INTERNATIONAL
One Of Leading English Women
Players Expected to Compete
III Championship.
FAIR SEEKS FIRST TOURNEY
Representative List Of Entities for
Mems Events, With Grant De-
tending His Title.

NEW YORK. February 11.--An In
ternational flavor is to be Impaired
70 the national indoor lawn tennis
championship by the entry OF n. prom
lnent English expert in the wotnnn.s
singles Who this woman VIII he is
ny ny, Set detinitcly decided on. but she
~. ~ oe selected from orc of tho half
fair sex. Whether 1t viii ba Nr,.s
douglas - who beat Miss May sutton
IN the International chnmnionshi T.,
match. ~ not yet known. : 4
rms year marks the first hold
ing OF the wonens event In connnr-
LOT LOT WIN the tournament, which is re-
iaraed as one or the important fixtures
..la cou e,, OF the Seventh Regiment
Arfnory, SiSty-siXth Street and pnrl
Avenue. The field or Americans rn,
the event Is already n most imposi,,n
one. as 1t includes Miss uo,ar,
5liomans. the present Holder Of the =.
tionnl title: Miss Elizabeth RI. Moore
former champion, and four times
holder of the honors; Miss Elsie IJttlo
q sister OF Raymond d. Little, who Is
showing some remarkable clevnr
handling OF the racquet; Miss rdna
Wildey and Miss Alice wtldey. tho
latter the New Jersey champion: Miss
Louise Hammond, Miss Laura FiscI,e,.s
ana the two experts OF the Hamiltor
orange Grange Lawn Tennis Club, Miss II. N
flsh and Miss a. L. Fish.
Some Good Practice.
me Women have been practicins all
most daily on the armory courts. ana
the scores reveal the fact that Miss
Moore Is usually forced to deuce scta
q - and s--6 with several Of her
competitors--the Misses Fish. the
Misses Wildcy and Miss Little--dis-
MIA wing ba vic !
Qualities which made Miss Sutton's
game so remarkable. AS this week
Is the last to be devoted to prac-
Etice. the courts viii be open for the
players on the afternoons Of Monday,
"Wednesday and Thursday. To-mor W
being holiday, the courts will be
open from early morning until dark
The tournament will begin next Mon
day, the opening events being tic
Womens and mems championship sim
giles. z,
The list Of men who will contest for
the singles and doubles titles Is moro
representative this season than In the
past. While the list does not close
until next Saturday, the entries have
been sent in early, as a positive entry
was made conditional to the use or
the courts fer practice.
8 Wylie c. Grant. the present cham
pun, sItLS ellleIeu,535 ana 5daCCOTulNSr 10
q the rule Will play through, as there
is no standing out for a challenge
match In the doubles he will pair
with H T.. Westfall. Of the Kings
County Club. with whomahe won the
Welsh indoor, schampionship while
abroad last autumn. Among the other
entries are 0. NJ Bostwick, w. c. De-
Mile. r.. a. Weeks. r. II. James and
r.. B. Hawk, all of the Belmont Cricket
Club. Philadelphia, P. l., Schuyler. NJ.
s. Charlock and II. Nick. Glazebrook.s
Elizabeth Town and Country Club; FL.
ID Montgomery siwanov Lawn Tennis
Club; q. a. L. pionne, Richard Bishop,
Longweod Club. Boston; Harold Fl.
Moore, w. NJ. Hall. A. L. Hoskins,
5PhIladelphia; c. s.. Rathborne ] NJ.
Schumacher, J! 3. Close, Theodore 4 Roose-
welt Pell, Edwin p. Fischer G. Lor-3
raine Wyeth, N. c.. Johnson, Floyd
Smith. r. p, GrosYenor, William 3D..
Cragin, Jr.. and others