The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19
RICHMOND PLAYERS
IN TENNIS CONTESTS
Miss Dolly Colston Survives
Both Preliminary and First
Round.

Norfolk. Va, Juns Is.-Ths prclimi-
nary round in both mems and ladies'
singles, and part of the first round in
the Same classes Of the twelfth annual
tennis tournament. now being played
on the courts Of the Norfolk Country
Club, were finished this afternoon. No
upsets occurred in the mems singles.
but in the ladies' class OF that event
local wieldcrs went down before sew
eral OF the visitors without more than
u"o straight sets being required.
Miss Dolly cols,on. OF Richmond,
survived both the preliminary and first
round. In the preliminary she defeated
Miss Maria Tucker. of Norfolk, after
the second set had gone 70 deuce In
advancing from tho frs. round. she
clashed VITA her s!st.r. Miss Margaret
Eoiston. the match giving the only.
thrce-set encounter Of the afternoon
in the womens event. Mss Dolly won
after hotly contested match she
took the first SGT s-6 but dropped the
second Id. The third was in doubt
for several games. but Miss DSly Col :
ston put her sister out OF the running
oy taking II &c.
Miss Julia Joyaes. of Richmond.
dropped out in the preliminary round,
losing 10 Miss suzanne White In a
,weM-playcd match hy the score OF
6-3. 80
In the mems singles. local players
made almost a clean sweep. only one
OF them losing. William Po,t Of the
University of Virginia. being the sur
vivor. lie defeated l.. 5. Riddleberser.
OF Norfolk in two straight sets. both
Captain Ma-teiler. army officers from
Fortress Monroe both wen; down 10
defeat before local wie,ders Playing
with CHARLES r Mcintosh. Captain Mas
teller forced the first sat to deuce. los
ing 10. blu, proved easier in the other.
dropping Il g.. Major Cole los, to
Nat Bundy. OF Norfolk In TWO s;ra nj
sets, CO and G-i. putting up a game
fight. but being outc!assed b. the local
players.
Mems Singles.
Preliminary round--H. q. White
head defeated W. II. j. Taylor. s-I.
,6i tpiayed Monday; NJ. A. Ageiasto
defeated Reuben Meredith. by default:
Richard Tunstan defeated Geore,e
linn. by default; +. l. Miilner defeat
ed W'lioughby Cooke. by default;
ROBERT W. Tomlin defeated Il. l..
Dobie. so. s-i ". II. Taylor. Jr de-
fcated II. II, R'ddlcberger. by default:
William Potts defeated II. H. Riddle
berger. Ga. s-3: Nat Bundy defeated
Major Cole. CO. 6-l: j. <. Taylor de-
fea,ed L. Dubarry. b. default: VIM
NJ. Dey defeated H. c. Meredith. by
default; Charles +. Mcintosh defeated
Captain Mastcller, -. So.
First round--H. G. Whitehead de-
feated NJ. Agelasto So. Ga: W. f.
Taylor Jr. defeated II. w. Tomlin
CO. Ca Charles 7. Mcintosh defeated
Rufus Parks. GO. SO: Charles Tunstall
defeated T. NJ. Meikcr. 6-l. 1-6, 6-3
Richard Tunstall defeated L. /. Mill
ner, s-l. 60.
I.adir1' Singles.
Preliminary Tound-Miss Portia
Baldwin defeated Miss Cornelia Trux-
ton. 7-5. Ga: Miss Dolly Colston de-
feated Miss Maria Tucker. CO, 10
Miss Margaret Colston defeated Miss
Lydia Weld. SO. go; Miss Virginia
Starke defeated Miss Wolcott. s-4.
Ca; Miss Kate Cooke defeated Miss
Marjorie Watson. 6-l, go: Mrs ].
Saunders Taylor defeated Mrs. Rufus
Parks, s-1. s-a (playcd Mondays Miss
Suzanne White defeated Miss Julia
Joynes. Ga. is.
First round-Aiss Baldwin defeat
ed Miss Dorothy Wake, 60. 6-l Miss
Dolly Colston defeated Miss Margaret
Colston, SIS. l-6. Sc.