The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
FIRST DAYS SPORT
MARRIED BY RAINFALL
Ola Dominion Tennis Tourney Under Way at
Country Club-Page, Peil, Buford and Grant
Winners Play w ill Be Continued To-
Day Courts in Good Condition

Very little progress was made yes
terday afternoon in the opening day OF
the seventh annual Old Dominion Ten
mis- Tournament, now being held ut the
Country Club of Virginia. Tho tennis
sspirants were forced indoors by the
downpour of rain which submerged
the courts beneath. Ii the eather Is
kind to-day. however. it is hoped that
the> courts will respond to treatment,
and the tournament gotten under way.
Four matches We're completed before
the storm broke. ". ". Page put Mere
dith out of the running in straight sets.
GO. 60. T. r. Pell overcame schilding
without the loss OF game-6-O, so
Erskine Buford. the hard hitting Rich
mond boy, defeated NJ. a. Cotton, s-4
6-S; w c. Grant won from Wiley By
the score OF So, SO.
The Buford- Cotton setto was probab-
ly the prettiest OF the afternoon Both
men played we'll, but the local man S
superb serving ard severe strokes an
nexed him many a point anu Cotton
finally succumbed. although making q
strong fight for honors. Waddey Wood
OF Washington, and Lewis divided two
sets in an unfinished meeting
,Ien's singles
The entries in the mems singles to-
tai fifty. The drawings in the prelim-
tnaries are as follows: II. NJ Davenport
VS.. Hubbard. S. H. Berg VS.. Cary. Mere
dith vs.. ". y. Page (Page. winner) !:
SchldIng va. Pell {Pell winner; Coke
Us. Gore. Shaner VS.. Trigg, Allen VS.
Whttlock. Davidson VS.. Bowie. Buford
Us. Cotton (Buford winner; Miller VS.
Touchard, Oglesby VS.. Fleming, Clar-
ence Fisher VS.. Mullen, Lee VS. Rem
nolds, Wood vs. Lewis. H. w. Page VS..
Hall. Grant VS.. Wiley (Grant WINERY;
Wigs VS.. Mclean. Blair vs. Gessing.
Those who were showed into the first
round through "byes" were Graves VS..
Fischer, n. r. Doyle (to play winner
of H. NJ. Davenp ort- Hubbard match:
Evans Ito play winner of Blair G essing
match); Woodson vs.. Macon, a. r.
Davenport Us. c. B. Doyle, Bogert VS.
Robb.
The strongest among the field. and
the probable challenger to meet r. Fl.
Palmer. the holder and twice winner.
Is Theodore Roosevelt Pell. of New
York. Pell was ranked eighth last
year. the highest rating no has ever
achieved. This player Is considered
one of the foremost racket-wielders In
the country. He was especially con-
spicuous at prominent tournaments
last summer, being n strong, contender
ut all times At the blue ribbon event
at, Newport In August he defeated w.
F. Johnson. and played superbly
against the wonderful young Calitor-
Man. NJ z. Mclaughlin. Fills successes
were tho winning Of the championship
of New England for the fourth sue
cessive year, the national indoor cham
pionship. Ardsley- on the-Hudson, n.
Y, defeating Carlton R. Gardner.
Touchnrd Not to Come.
Tho improbability OF watching the
wonderful playing of G. T. Touchard,
of New York, whose name is entered
in the tournament. Is greatly regretted.
Touchard is ranked seventh, and is
without doubt one of the cleyerest
men on the courts. w. c. Grant, whose
rating is twenty-seven, will be watched
closely, since, excepting Palmer and
Pell, he is the most formidable in the
tourney.
Some of the other visiting players
entered are a. II. Allen, OF Hoosier
Falls Clarence Fisher, Of Baltimore;
ton, Norris McLenn, A j. Gore, a. Fish
err, H e. Doyle and c. p. Doyle. all
of Washington, Tho latter Ia Southern
! champion, and with his brother, South
ern doubles champion. Tt lis feared
that the latter cannot come. Lynch
burg hos sent her quota IN Frank J..
Hall, o. q, shanen Bob ogiesby, w. A.
Davidson and r. M, Woodson. Hall
showed his ability when he came
through tho tournament last yoar. and
In the challenge round tooits q SGT from
tho hard-hittingT sonthpaw, r. n.
Palrnar. Tho men 8 d onbies ayaTt had
l;tiat Z aan =draiYn y Aterd y. s4Sprnopn.