The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
LARGE GALLERY
ENJOYS SPORT
Exceptional Weather Lends Zest
to Players in Old Dominion
Tennis Tourney.
PELL AND PALMER ABSENT
Ancient Rivals Withdraw at Last
Moment-Star Matches
On To-Day.
PELL AND PALMER ABSENT

bright day, bracing atmosphere
and an enthusiastic gallery combined
to make the opening oay of tile an
nual Old Dominion Tennis Tournament
on the Country Club courts. Il great
success. No less tGan nifty two en-
tries In the mems singles insured a
heid OF clever players and brisk tennis.
ana IN this expectation the hundreds
who gathered to see the sport were
not disappointed. Perfect management
made possible the playing OF twenty
seven matches yesterday afternoon,
ana although the play continued until
few minutes to o'clock. the gallery
fingered to the last
inc withdrawal of the two premier
racket wielders. Theodore Roosevelt
Peil. present Hermitage cup holder.
ana Rirhard Palmer. Two time holder
OF this cup, ut the last moment was Il
Keen disappointment TO the followers of
the game In Richmond Their absence
VIII tend to leave the winner of the
tournament In doubt until the last
round Pell. one of the best on the
american court, telcgraphcd his with
drawal when he was named to repre-
sent the United States on the Olympic
tennis team, and Palmer's telegram
telling of the illness Of his wife. came
only yesterday. The clash OF these
Two champions last year In the cnal-
lenge round OF the tournament, when
Fell succeeded, after five sruci.ng sets
in wrestling the title from Palmer, Is
sun talked OF ny local players. and
repetition OF this exhibition was con-
Huehtly expected this season.
Palmer Loses Opportunity.
IL Paimer had been able to appear
IN the tournament he would have been
a sure winner. providing, of course
mat zen failed to show up. In that
case Palmer would have remained the
permanent owner Of the Hermitage
cup, having already Two legs in this
coveted trophy. He was kecnly ,l,sap-
pointed not to be able to claim his lau-
reis this year. with such golden OPP
portunity before him.
Ihcrc were no unexpected rcversals
OIL form yesterday, all OF the cracks
coming through unsecured. and but few
matches of thrilling interest. Tu-day's
round, however. Will bring together
some OF the best talent In the tourna-
ment, and the gallery Will be rewarded
oy brilliant tennis. Witnesses of yes
eiSn talent. to fight out the final rounds
cish talent, to fight out then nal rounds
ior the trophy. or these. r. l. James
OF Philadelphia, South Atlantic cham
Pion ana one-timc winner OF the Her
mitase cup. is most frequently men
Toned while +. j. Hall. OF Lynchburg;
n, L.
iu Bray, OF Baltimore. have their fol-
lowing.
While the second round OF mons
singles is being played off to-day. In.
men doubles matches and the ,n~u'.,
consolation will be put under way. To-
night the board OF governors Of the
country club Of Virginia. on whose
courts the tournament is being played,
VIII entertain the PLAYERS at supper.
Yesterdays results follow:
Lohn y. Coke, Jr., beat j. Y Dunn
g. -: Nat Thornton beat L. $. Bi1ir
6-l. 6-2; Il 4. Kicks. Jr, heat Thomas
Atkinson. Jr.. 6-l, 81. c.; j. b. Rob
neat : g. Christian. 61. GO; Pcyton
fleming beat James Mull-n. Cd. &C,
o.; Forest Adair beat l.. C. Golsuu
o., O. o. G. Shanor beat Z. l., John
son by default, w. +. Buford beat l..
5rasseau. 60. c.. George linn heat
I. T.. Whitlock. 60, 60: Mckee Dunn
beat Victor Smith. 12-IO. GIL; a. II
Gore beat Douglass Call. Go. c-l: T.. II
w. McCabe beat John Cary. 6-:. 60:
IL. J. James beat l.. II. Blair 6-i. ca:
D. NJ Blair beat II. C. Llpscomb g..
30; A II. Allen beat J. M. Macon g.
81; X. c. Mastcllcr beat George ritz-
gerald Go. g.; j. T. Tyler beat j L
Graves, 1l-9 SO. Ga.
second ronnd-W. n. Page beat II. y
augustine, Go, So; w. r. Trigg beat
j. NJ Cecil. 6-3 60: A. j. Gore beat
+. r. w. McCabe 60. So; r. l.. James
beat d. NJ. Blair. Ga. 60.
Ladies singles, first rouni-Miss
Dorothy Colston beat Miss Elsie par
rish. 60, 6-i: Miss Lucy Muhrng beat
Miss Archer Joynes, Go, Go; Miss So
phie Meredith beat Miss Grace NIeach-
en-. 6-i. ct Miss Julia Joynes beat
Miss Barbara Trgg. 81. 6-l.
second round-AIiss Caroline Preston
beat Miss Mary scarborough. 81, rs.
Entries To-day.
DRAWINGS in the mems doubles.
which viii be played off this after
noon resulted as follows:
coke aud Core VS.. Evans ana
Shaner; Graves aid Page vs.. Cary end
partner: Mccnbe and Kicks ". linn
and Mcintosh: Davenpor; am Bros
seau vs. Smith aud Taylor: Allen and
Mullen vs.. Golsan ana Christian: Adair
ana Thornton rs Rcmolds ana Trigg
Mhstcllcr and LiDsconb W. Dunn aud
butord; Han ana Oglcsby VS.. Du Bray
ana partner; James and partner (bye),
ATKINSON ana Cocil (byc.)
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