The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
TENNIS DOPE

Atlanta, April 10.-(Special )-In less
 than month the lid is forcibly removed
 from the southern tennis season and from
 May 10, when the southern college lads
 fight for their championship in Atlanta,
 until September 4, when the Texas cham
 pionship ends, there will be plenty stir
 ring in the southern racquet world.
 The college meet will be held this year
 in Atlanta. H. V. Carter, Jr., present
 champion. will represent the University of Georgia against this year, and as he
 is classy player, should win. His part
 ner, Middlebrooks, has left college so
 there will be no challenge round in the | doubles novelty this year is the plan
 of the Atlanta Athletic club to entertain
 alL of the contestants at the club house,
 furnishing all players with rooms free
 and meals practically at cost.
 The Virginia championship, which be-
 gins at Norfolk June A. and the cham
 pionship of the Carolinas, which starts
 the same day at Greenvilie. s. O.. form
 the double-barreled opening of the real
 soutuheurun uciurucuit. From that day
 forward there Is tennis every day but Sundays without break until July "A. The Carolina champions are Henry c. Bridges in singles and Smith and Reed
 in the doubles. Atlanta will send For
 rest Adair. Jr., Joel Chandler Harris,
 Jr., and probably couple of other play CTS to this event
 The scene of tennis excitement then jumps to New Orleans, where the Gulf States championship will be held as usual. Grant and Thornton hold the doubles championship of that tournament and Thornton Is singles champion. Probably both men will defend.
 The tennis players then tourney up the
 Mississippi to Memphis, where the south
 ern championship will be held for tho first time at the Memphis Country club. located few miles from the Bluff City,
 In Buntyn, Tenn. The tournament in Memphis starts June 16. The present title holders are Nat Thornton in singles and the Rodgers brothers in doubles Thorn ton will probably defend his title. These tournaments all lead up to the southern championship, which will be held on the ten clay courts of the Atlan- ta Athletic club at East Lake, Ga. This event opens July and lasts for a week. The present title holders are Nat Thorn ton in singles and Winston and White head of Virginia in doubles Of course Thornton will defend his title and the Virginians will be back to take another shot at the doubles championship. If Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Wylie c. Grant of New York carry out their threat of coming down for the event they will be the most prominent players in the | tournament. On form they should win, 1 but it Is not at all certain that they can 1 invade Dixie In July and win from sea- >soned southern players.
 From Atlanta the players jump. with no interval of rest except Sunday. to Macon for tho Georgia state champion ship, which will be held as always on the courts of the Log Cabin club. After ] the. Macon tournament comes the wind
 up of the southern circuit proper. This will be. as ever, the South Atlantic tour nament, played on the Country club courts at Augusta Sam Williams and Thornton are the title holders there in doubles and Thornton in singles. They will more than likely defend their titles.