The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-14
COTTON STATES TOURNEY
 STARTS OFF AUSPICIOUSLY
Local Representatives Meet With Much Success in Opening Round-Ben, Smith Drennen and Roberts Meet Again
 Large Number of Visitors in Attendance
By ASA RorNrREK. JR-

Visiting tennis players fared rather badly at the hands of local talent yes- terday afternoon in the opening round of the Cotton States Tennis tournament at the Country club. and failure to main the elminat ton of five visitors in the singles and one team in the doubles. Out side of one match in the doubles and two in the singles, local representatives were successful in all they competed in The singles schedule was attacked at l3 o'clock in the afternoon with four matches occuying the boards and follow ing these at 5 o'clock was another series of three matches, Three contests in doubles were also pulled off at this time On account of the dra wings being held none of the matches were played in the morning and large number of players took advantage of this and practiced on the courts, The members of the tourna- ment mmittee began work on. the draw ings during the earlier part Of the fore noon and did not stop work until all of the conte stanfs- in both the singles and doubles had been placed. Nothing was done In regard to the mixed doubles, which will take place later on in the week
 Three Matches Annexed
 Of the four match hes begun at o'clock Firm ing gham players won three while the other. which was between Caro- ut hers of Cha attanooga and F. M Peterson of Monteva allo was annexed by the former Carouthers took both sets played In an easy fashion. the first 6-1 and the other l6-O. Att gh the Scores were ones i'd ed Peterson made game fight and many of the games were deuced several times w T. Warren defeated McNall of Fair field in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-s VII liam Ba rlett of the Country club elrnina ted Wiburn Of Decatur, Ga, 6-2 GO.
 A hard fight en sued between R. D. Johnson of Birmingh ham and M. l.. Can-
 dler of Decatur. Gas- and three sets We're necessary before a decision could
 be re ached. Johnson finally won out S-1 6-i and 60 The first Set was the longest played during the afternoon and also the
 hardest fought. Four ines the set was deuced before the local man won out
 After tbis Candier weakened and al-
 though he talli ed gamely in the second set, John son won out handiy and tn en
 liked away with the third and deciding che,
 John Mcconnell of Besseme CT prov ed
 easy for Lee Aleln Brooks Of the Coun-
 try club in the series starting at o'clock
 The club star easily wor1 the only two
 sets play ed. 6-l and 6-l. C. L. Iia arold a Well known player from Montgomery,
 recorded another victory for the visitors
 fy vanquishing Pfifer Smith, 6-1 and e-2.
 The sixth and final match in singles
 Damned for the afternoon was de -a1llt ed
 to R Lefevre of Cad sd en by Edwa I'd
 Crawford.
 Feature of Days Play
 The feature match in doubles was be-
 tween Frank Bell and Pete Smith of the
 BiTnn gl1arn Athletic club md Dr. Earle
 DrenNen and Meredi tn Roberts of the
 Country club These two teams met Fri
 day in the finals of the Fourth of July tourIa nent given by the Birmingham Athletic club and Bell and Smith sue
 ceeded in annexlng the honors. By some
 trick of Dame Fortune these two pairs We're dra 'wagainst ca oh other a nd the.
 battle in the afternoon was a repetition
 of that staged on Frldav, though being a little shorter.
 From the begin ming. Drennen and Rob