The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
TENNIS TOURNEY
. At COUNTRY CLUB
Seventh Annual Event Will
Take Place Here Week
OF June IL.
HERMITAGE CHALLENGE CUPS
These Will Be Prizes Awarded
to Experts Who Win
Matches.
HERMITAGE CHALLENGE CUPS

The tennis players OF Richmond are
already beginning TO look forward
with a great deal OF interest TO the
big event OF the tennis season in this
part OF the South. the seventh annual
Old Dominion Tennis Tournament for
the Hermitage challenge cups" which
Will be held on the fine courts OF the
Country Club. OF Virginia The board
OF governors OF the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Associa tion, Mt Its
recent meeting, fixed the week of June
IL as the date for this tournament. In
all. 1876 tournaments were awarded for
the present season. but recognizing the
minion Tournament has come to &C.
-cupy, it placed no other important
event upon this date, so that players
from all sections of the country might
be able to attend. -
This tournament was inaugurated In
1905 by the Hermitage Golf Club. IN
order to provide a meeting point for
players from the North and South, and
ii has grown each year in Importance.
bringing together the best men from
both sections. For the past TWO or
three years the most interesting figh.
has been waged, to sec whether the
trophy cups offered in this tournament
should go North or be retained In tho
south. Two years ago the North made
clean sweep OF all tl.e cups, but last
year the South managed TO break even.
AS both sections have already indicat-
ed their Intention of being represented
by some of their best players, the re-
newcl OF the fight will bring forth
some exciting matches at the coming
meeting.
Play on Hermitage Courts.
Under an agreement with the Her
mitagc Club. the seventh annual Old
Dominion Tennis Tournament will be
held in June on tile courts of the
Country Club OF Virginia, because nf
tile greater facilities at the Country
Club for entertaining visitors The Wis
ting players as far AS possible VIII
be put up at the club, where they VIII
all be together. All that cannot he
cared for III this manner Will be taken
into the homes OF people living ne1r
the club. or players residing III tho
city.
The handsome Hermitage challenge
cups,' named after the club which In
ausurated this tournament and played
for in the Old Dominion tournament. are
subject to the condition that they must
| be won three times, not necessarily
III succession, in order TO become the
permanent property of any player So
far. only one cup has ever been won
| permanently. and that was by Miss
| Connie Evans. now Mrs. Willard II.
! Sullivan, who two years ago won the
| cup first offered in ladies' singles.
These cups are now held as follows:
Mems singles-R. II. Palmer, of New
| York who. IL he this year wins the
cup. will take 1T permanently, having
| heretofore won it twice. The mems
doubles cups are now held by j. q.
Nicely, of Chicago. and Forrest Adair
| Jr., OF Atlanta. No team has evcr
J succeeded In winning these cups twice
but Theodore Roosevelt Poll and Wylie
c. Grant, who won them two years
ago. are coming back this year to en-
deavor to place their names for sec
| ond time upon them. The cup III ladies'
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