The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-14
INVITATIONS FOR
TENNIS TOURNEY
EIGHTH ANNUAL EVENT FOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
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Players to Participate.

Invitations to the eighth annual ten
mis- tournament for the championship
OF West Virginia to be hello at the
Country Club courts near Parkers-
burg on August IL. IL IL and IL, have
Just been issued and are now being
sent GU TO tennis players over the
this years tennis touruamuet will
be the largest attended OF any similar
event In the history OF the State. The
prospects are for at least sixty entries.
With . laurge number OF players from
wnseiinS,, C~larksours. Fairment.
m~ouncsviiie Charleston. Huntington,
and other cities here. Practically ali
Local preparations for the big event
have been completed.
Following is a copy OF the invita-.
tions for The tournament being
sent out by the local committee:
All amateur players. residents OF
West Virginia, are cordially invited to
attend the eighth annual Invitation
tennis tournament to be held on the
four clay courts OF the Parkersburg
Country Club for four days com
mencing August IL. 1918. . be held
under the rules q auspices of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association.
Events Mems singles - mems
doubles. Also consolation events in
mems singles and Doubles will be
played. to be competed for by those
defeated In the first match actually
played.
Suitable prizes will be presented the
winner and runner up in singles and
10 the n and runners up in
doubles. and to the winners in CONGO
lations.
Having received the formal onsen
OF Mr. Everett Drennen. present hold
er OF the West Virginia State cham.
pionship cup. the terms under which
said cup is contested are hereby
changed. beginning with this year. In
the future all contestants for this
honor VIII compete under the same
conditions absolutely. the winner OF
singles who has played throughout
the tournament being declared State
champion and allowed possession OF
he championship cup for one year.
This cup must be won three times
mot necessarily In succession. be-
fore becoming the property OF any
player.
Two Out Of Three Sets.
All matches will be best two out OF
three sets. excepting finals. which will
be best three out Of five sets.
Advantage games will be played in
all matches and rules Of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
vault rule Will be rigidiy enforced.
Judge F. II. McGregor will act as
referee.
Wright & Ditson balls will be used
In the tournament.
Play will begin at $50 a. m. and
2 p. m. daily. ANY player not present
when match is called may be default
ed.
Special rates have been obtained for
visiting PLAYERS az the Country Club
and the club restaurant is open, a Ia
carte. at all hours.
The club grounds are delightfully."-
located On high ground overlooking
the Ohio river. within thirty minutes'
ride on electric cars OF the city. Cars
to n from club house every half
hour.
Privileges Of the club will be extend.
ed 70 all guests during the tournament
The tournament: will be brought TO a
honor Of the visitors. TO be held In the
ball room of the club on Thursday
evening. August IL. 1913.
Entries will close Saturday. August
II. 1913. at noon. Fees must accom-
pany each entry. and will be as fol-
lows:
Mems singles. $500; mems doubles
teaml, $500.
All entries to be addressed 10 Y. A.
Johnson. chairman Tennis Committee.
Box pa. Parkersburg. w. Va.
The committee reserves the right TO
pass upon the eligibility Of all entries.
Drawings will take place at the club
house on Monday. August IL. at s
a. m.
Tennis Committee-R a. Johnson,
Chairman. J. A. Shrewsbury. Ben w.
Morris.
Kindly notify other players.