The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
COUR is READY
FOR TOURNAMENT
Tennis Experts Arrive to Com
pete i'll Seventh Old Do
minion Tourney.
GAMES At. COUNTRY CLUB
Long List Of Entries Insurcs
Good Sport and Large
Gallery.
GAMES AT. COUNTRY CLUB

The interest of all the members OF
the Country Club OF Virginia is centred
this week in the seventh annual Old
dominion tennis tournament. which
will begin on the courts OF the Country
Club OF Virginia tomorrow AFTERNOON
at ESQ o'clock. The tournament has
drawn finc lot or tennis players. AID
tennis enthusiasts may hope to vii
ness the keenest tennis ever seen in
Richmond. This is the first year that
this tournament has been run by the
Country Club OF Virginia. having orig
inaily been inauSvrated By the Hermit
tage Golf Club. but by agreement be-
tween the TWO clubs 1t has been taken
over this year Ivy the Country club
of Virginia
The events Will be mems singles.
mems doubles. ladies' singles mi>eu
doubles, and mems consolation singles,
The chief event. of course, is themcn,s
singles for the Hermitage challenge
cup, now held by X. H. Palmer, OF New
York, holder of the tri state champion
ship and other titles. This cup has
already been won By him two Years,
and Ii he succeeds in defending his
TILE this year II will become his per-
manent property, but to do this he
Will have 10 meet some of the best
tennis players In the country.
Mnny VIII Compete.
T. r. Pell, ranking eighth in the
United States, who has won some of
the most iimportant tournaments In the
country. and who ut present holds the
New England States championship and
other titles. and Gustavc +. Touchard
ranking seventh III the United States,
who last week won the Chevy Chase
open tournament, and who holds
number of other titles, are among Tie
players who will contest with r. H.
Paimer for the cup III mems Singles
List of Entries. &
There are over fifty entries in mems
singles. and among the out town
players are T.. r. pell, r. II. Palmer,
&. +. Touchard. Wylic Grant and FL
Nj. Davenport, all of New York; Clar-
encc Fisher, OF Baltimore, holder of
the Maryland State championship; Il.
II. Bowie. of Wheeling, W. Va. winner
of the tournament last year for the
championship Of West Virginia.: Connie
Doyle and II. E. Doyle. holders of the.
Southern championships In doubles. the.
former also the holder OF the Southern
championship in singles; w. IS. Wood,
John *. Graves John Britton. Norris
Mclean, a. J. Gore and l.. q. Fisher.
oil OF Washing ton: A.. H. Allen of
ioosic Falls, New York; ". ~. Page,
OF Winchester, Va; S. IL. Berg and w.
c. Lee. of Jacksonvillc, Fla; NJ. A.
Cotton. of the UNITED r,tates Naval
Academy; j. L. Gcssing, OF, Cincinnati;
Frank j.. Hall, who last year won the
Old Dominion tournament. but lost the
challenge round: Bob OElesby. W. 4.
Davidson. X. NJ. Woodson and o. c.
Shancr all of LynchburE, Va; Charles
G. Evans, of Danville, Va; george linn,
of Somerset Va; IT. l.. Bogert of Nor
folk. and others, who will arrtye on
Monday in time Tor the beginning OF
the matches.
Ladies' Doubles n Feature.
In the doubles, twenty teams, have
entered, assuring hard contest for
the doubles cups, now. held by Messrs.
Nicely, of Chicago, and Adair;iof At
innth.
The cup in Indies, singles is held by
Mrs. Sullivan and twenty- Ave entries
have been received inGthc ladies' event
from players who seek tho honor OF
challenging Mrs. sullivan.
With the above talent an unusually
large number of fine matches VIII ro-
suit. and 1t Is expected that a largo
gallery of players from the Country
Club of Virginia and tho Hermitage
Golf Club, the latter having been IN
vtted to witness the matches, VIII be
present each day, 2ls n \, IS
a number OF entertainments will be
given for the visiting players the
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