The Detroit times., 1911-08-29
.SOUTHERNER MAY
Be State CHAMP
Smith, of New Orleans, Believed To
Be Doughty's Most Likely Rival
In Tourney.

With practically all the preliminary
matches out of the way the Michigan
state tennis tournament, which start
ed Monday morning at the Detroit
tennis club with AZ entries, was con
tinued Tuesday morning.
The biggest upset Of the day came
early In the mornings play when
Major Reynolds, of Washington, d. e.
beat Wilson. Of Detroit, easily in two
rets. 6-l, 6-2. Reynolds had low
siicing drive that made Wilson's
strongest stroke, his forearm return.
practically useless. Reynolds victory
was short, however, for he lost TO
Leiiy, OF Toledo, In the afternoon,
Ca. 6-2.
This Leidy. who is touted as being
In championship class, had narrow
escare from being eliminated in the
morning by Gill of Detroit. While
Gin is conceded to be a tennis man
OF first caliber, IL was not doped out
that he stood any show against the
Toledo man.. 1t was only Leidy's
strong, consistent work at the CLOSE
of the match that won for him.
Doughty, Detroit's city champion.
and strongest contender for the right
to meet the present holder OF the
championship title, beat Mueller, an
Ann Arbor man, by default, In the
morning. In the afternoon he started
out badly against Corey of Toledo
losing the first two games and having
to take eight games to win the set
He resumed his winning form, how.
ever, in the second set, and took Il
easily, 6-1
Although Doughty is the favorite
In the tournament, Smith Of New Or
leans Is scheduled to do the humpty-
dumpty act with the dope. This
young man IL attending summer
school at the University Of Michigan
but has found tennis there very slow,
and has come over to the tournament
| for some real sport. He gives his op
ponents 80 and then refuses to lei
them win at the university town. h
showed his class Monday when he
took twelve straight games from w
Walsh OF New York city. His work
will be watched with interest.
The winner of the tournament viii
meet Benton Of Cleveland. the pres
ont title-holder, for the championship
Saturday.
The southern tennis wonder, Smith
of New Orleans, continued his remark
able playing Tuesday morning, de
feating Laing. of Windsor, 60. GIL
This match with that of Monday gives
Smith a record of "a games won to
one lost. He serves well, and Is ex
ceptionally strong on volleying
Doughty didn't have chance to show
his skill In the morning. as Lightner
forfeited to him.
The doubles tournament were start
ed Tuesday morning with 20 men en-.
tered. The consolation series OF
matches were begun In the afternoon
with 20 men entered IN this also.
The summaries:
Monday Aft~rnoon.
Nelson. Detroit. beat Morse, Toledo
Doughty. Detroit. beat Corey. 7cicdo
Atkinson. Detroit. beat Murray. De.
Ford, Detroit. beat snider. Toledo
Geidy, Toledo. beat Reynolds. Wind
Larkins. Toledo. beat Lishtner. De.
roiN 30 Tuesday Morning.
Miller. Of Decatur, Ill, beat Donovan
Detroit, So, 6-2
ReindeiI, of Detroit. beat Nelson, o.
Detroit, SIS. So
Doughty. OF Detroit, beat Lightner
of Detroit. by default.
Smith. OF New Orleans, beat Laing
Of windsor. go. 81.
Doubles.
Stone and Webster, OF Detroit, bea'
Pettee and Nash, of Cleveland. by de-
fault
Corey and Lsidy, of Toledo bea1
stevens and Brewster. OF Detroit
So, 7-5.