The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
FASTER PLAY MARKS
 THE COTTON STATES
Tilt Between Earl Drennen and Mcan of Atlanta Best of Tournament-Smth and Mansfield Come Today. Challenge Rounds Friday and Saturday
 Younger Players Show Well
Fly ASA RouNTREE. JR.

Eliminations proceeded rapidly dur
 ing the third day of play in the cotton state tennis tournament yesterday at the Country club. and the field of nearly so players has been narrowed down to the third round and semi-sfi- nals. The third round matches remain to be contested, and these will be staged this morning, one coming at 19 o'clock and the other at 1o Fol- flowing the contest in these two matches the semi-finals will be fought and the stage cleared for the finals in sin gles and doubles The finals in sim gles will either be held late in the afternoon or Friday morning. The time for the fight in doubles has not been selected definitely as yet, but may likely take place on Friday. 1 Carleton Smith and Mansfield of At lanta. the titleholders In singles and doubles. will reach the city today, and the challenge round title will start on Friday. should the finals of the cotton states tournament be con- cluded.
 According to present arrangements, the challenge round in singles between fCarleton Smith and the winner of the tournament now in progress. will take place at o'clock Friday afternoon, while the challenge round for dou- bies will be held at 4 o'clock Satur- day afternoon.
 Lee Allen Brooks appears the prob able winner of the finals in singles while he and William Bartlett will very likely win out in doubles and oppose 4 fort to win permanent possession of the challenge trophy, two legs of which they already hold.
 l Challenge Rounds
 So unless something unforeseen oc- CUTS the challenge round in singles will be contested Friday and that for dou- l bles on the succeeding afternoon. Play yesterday was faster and more Interesting than on any of the preced- ing days of the tournament and the third round was characterized by many | surprising upsets and the elimination of several favorites.
 Among these were the elimination of Dr. Earle Drennen by McMillan, n lyoungster from Atlanta, the prolonged success of Wills and Petersen of Mon tevallo, against Bell and Smith of the Birmingham Athletic club. and Black and Smith of the Country club. all of which were put out of the running, the defeat of McMillan and Mathews. two young stars from Atlanta, by Car roll Blake and Robert Johnson of Bir- lmingham in straight sets. and the spectacular fight between Tom Wingo land Meredith Roberts, which resulted in a triumph for the latter, after three lhard sets had been fought.
 While young McMillan was considered a worthy opponent for Earle Drennen, lnone were of the opinion that he would Ia xxt.. d. player tough battle. When Dren- nen took the first set 6-4, McMillan appeared doomed to elimination. but lin the following two sets he rallied gamely, and by being in better condi- tion almost ran the local player off his feet, and won the second and third sets, S-6 and 6-1. Drennen was in no condition for strenuous encounter. and after the first set became wnded. lMcMillan was in fine shape, and con tinued at steady pace throughout the entire battle, although at times he was rather cratic.
 This mach was by far the best that has been played in singles during the tournament. and the work of the two contestants was all that could be asked.
 The results of yesterday follow
 Singles
 Brooks defeated Warren, 6-3 and 6-3.
 Brooks also defeated Tarilton of Montgomery, 6-1 and GO.
 Meredith Roberts defeated Tom Wingo, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1.
 Bartlett defeated Mathews of At llanta, 60 and 6-1.
 McMillan defeated Drennen, 4-6. S-6 and 6-1
 McMillan also defeated Carouthers of Chattanooga, 6-4 and S-6.
 Whitaker deefated Wills of Monte- lyallo, 6-1, 4-6 and 6I.
 Doubles
 Johnson and Blake defeated Brannon and McEniry of Bessemer, 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2.