The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-05

being battisd out to q prv<ty ons-a
Win each OF the two CONTENDER VIM
ming one set The tie win be pIav~d
on some time later. probably today OF
The result IN detail In the tennis
tournament follow:
Preliminaries-Reed defeated Han
ley. 81. SO: w. A. Fran.heim d.
fested Lake. so. ga; Kline won fror,
McCammon by default: Adams won
from L McCammon by default:
Baird. Sonneborn. wfncher. NcC.rfv
Mathison and Brennan drew byes:
Burt defeated Rosenbioom. s-s. ga.
SO: McGresor defeated Reed. ST..
So. e-2; Swift won from schwalb by
Secondaries-w. A. Franxheim d.
feated Reed. as. So. ga: Kline won
from Adams by default; sonneborn
defeated Baird. e-1. So; Burt defeat
ed Wtncn>S SO. 60: Taylor won
from AcCarty by default: Mccain
mon won from fancy by default: Nc
Oregon defeated Mathison. s-3, rs;
swift defeated Brennan. 81. 60.
Third Round-william, Franxhefm
defeated Kline. 60. as, So: Burt de-
feated sonneborn a.. ga; Taylor de-
fested McCammon. s-2. s-2: Nc
Gregor defeated Swift. s-s, ga.
SEMI nnala-Taylor defeated Nc
Gregor. s-2. e-2: Burt defeated Will
liam Franxheim. e-<. 60.
Fnais-Burt defeated Taylor. s-2
In the nrst but Taylor tied the score
was here that the rain made further
play impossible.
The Boat Races.
In the boat races some pretty con-
tests were also Witnessed. In the
single canoe event Adams finished
first. Bruhn second and William Burt
third. In the double sanoe event Nay
and Devore were first. fancy and
Hungerford second and Plumber and
Pracht third In the upset race Nay
proved an easy winner In the stand
Ing race Adams won again. Nav was
second and Bruhn third. In the bar
rel race. the crew composed OF
Schwaib. Biery. Bruhn and Brown
proved the winner.
In the evening the young people
spent the evening quietly aboard the
boat. resting after the strenuous
sport OF the day. Refreshments were
served on the grounds by the choir
OF the Thompson NJ. f church.
In the Buburbs.
Many picnics Were held yesterday
IN the out the pike district Along
the banks OF Wheeling creek many
families cGmped for the day and
spen. a pleasant day of leisure under
the shade OF the trees. Wheeling
park was the mecca for many visitors
and throughout the day the cars wero
packed leaving the city for the popu-
lar resort. At Fo!mars Grove out
Wheeling creek hundreds Of people
were in attendance at the picnic Civ
en- under tho auspices of the Good
Roads Committee and the Progressive
Lyceum League. Dancing was in
dulged in and all kinds OF games were
played the affair being an old style
picnic
At Sherrard a picnic was given
under the auspices OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
Of that town which wss very largely
attended. All kinds OF sports were in
1ulged in throughout the day, and "A
basket picnic was held in the after
noon. Several speeches were made
by local people and a general good
time was had by all present. At
Buchannon park. at Dallas. a picnic
was held and a ball game between
Dallas and TriGdelphia was played in
the afternoon. Many people were in
attendance from the surrounding ter
Iitory.
Picnics were also held at West
Alexander. Clinton. West Liberty and
Bethany in which large crowds were
present a picnic was given on the
! lawn OF MISS Nell fSDeting To the
members Of the Second Presbyterian
church and "a good time was had by
al; present. The Wesley NJ f church
gave Il picnic at Blaneys Grove at
Roneys Point and two special cars
were chartered on the c. & r. g r.
Y. To convey tho merry throng to and
fr',m the city An old fashioned
basket picnic and supper gas held
I under the shade OF the trees and the
party returned to the city late I'm
:he evening.
4 number OF the young folks from
' 'dsdale. Leatherwood and Edging-
ION held a picnic at McColIough's
farm out the Bethany pike and NE
dinner under the shade % the his
tOric umbrella rock. The fishing
amps we're also we'll patrOnized. and
many ball games were held on the
different diamonds along the Nation
al road. Many tourists came In from
Pennsylvania towns TO the park
throughout the day