The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-14
NEW TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
Much Interest at Coun-
try Club.
'KEALHOFER'S TEAM IS STUNG
Capt Hollis Crowd Looks Like
Sure Winners.
TIE New Tournament VIII BE Besut
A There WIN He Cup Of
Tered For Best singles
Players.

So successful has been the Country
Club tennis tournament now about to
end. that another. local meet. with a
larger number of entries. was defi-
nftely decided yesterday to be held at
the end Of the present play. 1t is most
likely that the new tourney will open
Wednesday afternoon next, the date
Of the dinner for which the sides have
been contending for over week hav-
ing been set for Tuesday night next.
The remarkable revival of interest
In the great old sport. should guar
antee the success of the meet that has
Then. there is the desire Of each de-
teated contender in the past scraps
to get revenge for his or her loss OF
the matches. But what lends impor-
lance TO the new meet is the fact that
very soon after Its close begins the
State tournament which promises to
eclipse any State gathering of tennis
cracks ever held in Alabama.
Moreover. while no supper will be
s. Kealhofer. the captain OF the pres
emit losing team. JUST to show he Is
game. offers to the winner OF the
mems singles silver cup. 1t will be
played for under strict rules, and the
winner holds for one year, the trophy
to be played for next year and IL the
same Individual wins the third con-
secutive year the cup is mis- property.
That Is the new incentive and the cup
WiA oVun Ne Itdu4 LuT observation
OF ambitious athletes.
Nor will the ladies he neglected. A
cup Will be offered for the best singles
player In the tournament now about to
begin. The same rules apply to their
The teams of Captains Holt and
Kealhofer now stand at the same score
OF Wednesday. the former having a
lead OF eleven points which 1t would
seem almost impossible to overcome
Totaraaf oaufara thIa atfa,noa, - tt,a
match Of Professor Edgar and Warren
Tyson, looked on as the chief event
OF the tourney. These men are great
strategists at the game. Tyson was
pion but he will have his hands full,
II Is said. in facing Professor Edgar
who is one of the later arrivals In the
Country Club tennis circles. This
match rS starts about 4:so o'clock.
next weeks meet is as follows. ar
ranged in four groups OF men:
First Group--Frank Randolph va
W. W. Graves: Davis stakeley VS.. w.
+; F.. Joseph :. ,r Warren Tyson VS.. A. r.
ledge.
Second Group--Emmett seibels VS..
Tom Bradford: Ray Jones VS.. VIII
Sp csaE Howard sssy vs. starr Ksal
Third Group-Temple Seibels vs..
Earl Young: John Brame VS.. Joe Holt
Henry Mourning VS.. Churchill Marks
c.. H. Howe VS.. Professor Edgar.
Fourth Group-Herbert Jones VS..
Mr.. Stires: Mr.. Weber VS.. Hudson
\ Norton; Morgan Browder VS.. DR.. Stew
enson. and Walter Pickett vs.. Charles
Harold.
There viii be t@o bpreifhdinarieso so
be played out of this draw before
the players will be determined to 20
to the semi-finals. which will consist
of four matches. The winners In the
semi-nnals play to reduce the players
for the finals.
The draw OF the ladies Is as fol-
lows:
First Group--Afiss Title Norwood
va. Miss May Tyson: Mrs. o. C. Maner
VS.. Miss Frankie Jones.
Second Group--Miss Eta jenkins VS..
Mrs. J. w. Walker. the winner to
play Miss Annie Laura Seibels; Miss
Bonnie Andrews VS.. Miss Mary Kirk
patrick; Miss Willie Jones VS.. Mrs. L.
W.. Tyson.
Third Group-Miss Florence David
SON vs.. Mrs. R. P. Stout: Miss Caro-.
line Harmon VS.. Miss Carrie West;
Miss Nell Battle VS.. Mrs. Ray Jones.
Fourth Group-Mrs Cyrus Brown VS..
Miss Bertha Fitzpatrick, and Miss
Hettie Marks VS.. Miss Lizzie Andrew.