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TENNIS
Tournament Is Becoming
Very Interesting
Extra Sets Necessary In The
Ladies' Contest
A Grand Finish Is Planned
For Labor Day
Morrison Defeats ROSenthalI
On Thursday
COOPER Easily Wins Match
From FOOte

Speed characterized the manner in
which the tennis matches of Wednes-
day afternoon were run Off. All were
finished in short order save that of
Mrs. Mcconnell and Miss Levering
when il took an extra set to settle the
winner
The tennis tournament is now on for
fair and the crowds at the contests are
daily increasing in size. Round Hill
presents such an attractive place to
view tho matches-the shady trees
and the well-kept grass-that several
of yesterdays attendants were heard
to remark that they would like to
dominated i'll attendance yesterday
and the interest displayed by them
was indeed encouraging to the contest
ants.
The pitch Of enthusiasm is so high
among these that suggestions were
made that each court should have it's
own colors and that the ladies' wear
these colors This seems an admir-
able scheme as the colors thus display
ed would go far toward livening up the
appearance of the court and create a
good-natured rivalry among the wear
ers which would result in the opening
up to what the committee has strived
for all along intense interest. There
fore, the following colors have .beeen
assigned: Round Hill court green;
the Mcconnell court, blue; the Lever
ing court, red; the North End court
yellow; Unclasses,, purple. 1t is also
desirous that the contestants them
selves display these colors.
White the tournament is progressing
rapidly 1t is hard matter for the com
mittee to fill up each day with a, Re
quired number of matches. The reas-
on for this is that there are so many
entrants and contestants that are en-
gagged in business who find that it is
hard matter to slip away from this
business at perhaps several hours call
But matters have been wholly salts
factory at this stage and it is hoped
that they will continue to be so.
A grand finish is planned for Labor
Day in that the finals of the ladies'
and mems singles will be played off,
and, it is hoped, some doubles. The
committee is planning to serve refresh
ments ell day and large attendance
is expected. Wednesday afternoons
results: Miss Russell defeated Miss
McNabb: 60, 60; Miss Levering de-
feated Mrs. Mcconnell: 60, 60, SO;
Mcconnell defeated Altenburg: 60,
6-3; Kelly defeated H, Curtis: SO, 60.
Thursday Morning.
The most exciting match of the tour
nament was played Thursday morning
when Rodney Morrison defeated Mar
Gus Rosenthall 1-6, 6-2, So. Morrison,
who has won several cups In the Phil
adelphia Cricket club had not played
before this summer and in the first
set experienced much difficulty in
landing his balls right. He picked
up, however, and gave splendid exhi-
bition of his ability. Rosenthal SEEM
ed tired all the way through and did
not exert himself as much as usual.
The match between Cooper and
Foote was easily won by the former,
ga, GA.
r. Levering defeated Wood 6-2, 60.
The matches scheduled for this aft
ernoon are the following: Miss Coop
er VS.. Miss Ralston; Miss Beam VS..
Miss Eggleston; Harper vs.. K Snow;
Cooper vs.. Mcconnell and, If time will
permit, r. Levering VS.. G. Levering.