The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-17
TENNIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE TO-DAY
FINALS ~ c CHAM I NeHIP
MATCHES WILL Dc IN
TERESTrNo.
Wright Husus Defeated Thomas Cum
minis In Two sets Of
Fastest Match.

Faetest Match.
Favored by ideal weather, rapid
progress was made yesterday In the
playing OF the tri-state tennis tournar
ment OF the Wheeling Tennis club.
now being given on the clubs courts
at Edgedale. IL is now almost cor
tain that the finals will DO started
early this afternoon and the tourua-
ment Is expected to be over before
evening.
The courts we're in excellent condi-
ton again yesterday and by far the
fastest playing OF the week was Wit
messed by an unusually large gallery.
The strongest contenders for cham
pionship honors are all hat now 70
main in the race. and to-day some Of
the fastest playing In the history Of
the game in Wheeling Is expected.
Wright Hugus INC Thomas Beattfe.
both local boys, featured in yester-
Gays vents. These matches are de-
clared to have been the fastest and
most exciting in the tournament to
date. In the tri-hnals Hugus defeated
Cummins. also OF this city. In two
sets. the scores being s-6 and ga,
while IL required three sets for Beat
tic to defeat Stockley. OF Fairmont.
The scores OF these sets were 81, 81
and SO.
IL has been decided thai next years
tournament will include singles and
doubles for ladies'. and also mixed
doubles. This will be delightful news
TO the lady followers OF the game and
will doubtless bring many more play
ers from the trtstate district Prep
arations are already under way for
next years tourney. II Is expected
that by ext year the club house will
b. made larger.
Results In Singles.
The second round in singles was COM
pleted yesterday morning. and three
matches In the tri-finals were played.
against jackson, both OF Parkersburs.
nesterday,s playing In the singles re-
Second 1ound
Stockley defeated Swift-6-3. "a
Bowie defeated G~orman-s-2. SO.
Jackson defeated Askin-s-I. t-s. so.
Or. sloan defeated Shrevsbury-s-+,
Stockiey defeated A. Bowie-o-s. 81,
Hugus defeated Morgan-2-s. So. ST..
Wilkerson defeated kling-S-3. So.
Cummins defeated Armbruster-s-2.
Benton Reattle defeated HanIon-s-l.
HAMMOND defeated DIT. Sloan-s-I. s-i.
Gedttlf 0eiedted C0lnIrn-l-b. ga
Stockley defeated wilkerson-S4. 81.
Leland Morris defeated Johnson-2-s.
Sd. rs.
rri-finala
Hugus defeated Cummins-s-s. 50
Raymond defeated Benton Besttie-
Tho-. Beattic defeated stockley-s-I.
81. Sc.
Matches in Doubles.
In the doubles The second round was
completed and three matches OF the tri-
finals We're played. only one remaining.
Raymond and Colburn are vet to play
Beattie and HuEus
yesterdays matches resulted as fol-
lows.
Second Round.
jackson and Hsnlon defeated KIlIips
ana Asktn-s-2 o.
Raymond and Colburn defeated Stockley
and Watson by default.
Beattie and Hugus defeated Or. Sloan
and Shrewsbury-4-s. SO. 90.
Jackson and Hanlon defeated Sweeney
and Whit-6-2. 6-1.
Morris and Morris defeated Mathfson
Armbruster and StockIey defeated
Grubb and Bloch by default.
Swift and Sonneborn defeated Cald-
well and Russell by default
Tn-Ftnals-
Johnson and Beatty defeated Ebbert
Jackson and Hanlon defeated Morris
and Morris-6-2, SIS.
ATm6 sTg md stseEley defeated
Consolation Play.
The consolation playing was started
yesterday afternoon. The preliminarier
and the first round were completed and
tao matches played I'm the trf-finaisL
the preliminaries resulted a. follows.
Hall. Whit. sweeney. Mathison. Lord.
bullard. Burke. Armbruster. caldwell.
jefferson. King, German and McKillips
drew a bye
swift defeated Chapman by default
steele defeated Brady by default
Souueborne defeated Alexander by de-
fault
~. 49,
WHIT defeated Han by default
Madison defeated SV eeney BY default
Lord defeated Ballard by default.
MCkillips defeated SwIft-s-l. rs.
~"uneborn defeated Steele by default.
German defeated klinE-6-J, So
jefferson defeated Caldwell by dafault.
A~rmhruster defeated Rurke-f-2 80
Lord defeated McktlItps- 81 81
Armhruster defeated jefferson By de-
fault
Dance LAst NiRht.
The annual dance Of the Wheeling Ten
mis- duh was given last night AZ the
Stratford hotel ~ was a most delight
fui anair 200 every detail and was very
largely attended. Practically all out-of-
PLAYERS and members Of the club
were In attendance
base haIi commission yesterday reversed