The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-06
PELL. WINS RIGHT TO
BATTLE NAT THORNTON
New Yorker Meets SUuthcrner In Chal-
Icngc Round OF Old Dominion
Tennis Tourney.
MISS WAGNER PLAYS MRS. SULLIVAN
Challenge Hounds Come To-Day. With
Fell Fuvorltc Over Title Holder.
Many Thrills In Yesterdays Games.

Theodore Roosevelt PelI. of New
York, by brilliant exhibition OF ten
mis- yesterday afternoon disposed OF
Irving Wright, OF Boston. In the Anal
round of the Old Dominion Tennis
Touriament and won the right to meet
DR.. Nat Thornton. of Atlanta. holder
or tho Hermitage cup. In the challenge
round to-day. The match between
Pell and wright brough out the iarg
.ct gallery OF the week Wright.
championship ut New. Orleans, was
looked upon as worthy opponent OF
pcil- and indeed he proved himself Il
sturdy fighter. pushing the match TO
four gets.
In the final round OF tho women's
singlcs Miss Marie Wagner. or New
Casscl. Of New York. and will meet
Mrs. Willard Sullivan. Of Richmond: the
holder OF the woincn's cup, this after
noon In the challenge match.
Tho womcn's doubles furnished the
first upset of form in the tournament,
Mrs. willard sullivan. OF K!chmond.
Wagner and Miss Cassel in the final
round to tho tunc Of Ga. CO.
Pen sen, Irving Wright down to dc
feat by the score of g., o., G-3. G-3.
These bare figures give no idea Of the
struggle put up by the Boston player
~ strokes. Although he lost the first
set almost before the gallery was
aware. in the second set he displayed q
tOOI. nerve ana aOllltS 10
fight against odds. time and time again
turning apparently doomed games Into
II brilliant rally and victory.
New Yorker told In tho long run. how
ever. and was handicap which the
southern champion was unable TO over
struggle between opponents OF two diff
fcrent schools. Wright playing the
siicing. placing style made famous by
In singing backhund and forehand
shots after the manner OF the Cali
fornlans. wright played brilliantly at
for n smash when PcIl lobbed within
reach OF his deadly overhead In the
third set Pell succeeded. by remark
placed forchand strokes. In driving
WrlEht from the net by. passing.
,u ie, yrs p!ay yn1 seemed loose at times.
Wrights desperate rallies, he seemed
Gapaoie OF placing the ball with the
surer with his shots than his opponent.
wright more than once threatened to
TAX me lead IN the match. but seemed
unaDic 10 follow up consistently his
brilliant attack. '
The New Yorker started serving and
Wright found the lines Al 40 wight
picked up game only to allow Fell
TO CAPTURE the next. The score for the
nrst set was:
"rriEnt ..,....;..:....0. o. o. /. !, >, a.-2
so ieii repeated his start in the second
picked up one With the 'o score T''E sn6
against him. the Boston man bcraf,
n ans most M brilliant play OF the match
, ,, deuce by clever cross-court and net
work Score of the second get:
NJ, ''..:'d'2 3, :. ,. .. 3. 3. 4, 3. 56
The New YORKER again - o ~ sn cd ~ h..
winning the hrst four games and had
captured the set before Wright could
r ,:.uy. Score of the third set:
, ,eli ..'..'.........l, =. ,. 4, 4, 4, 4, IS
and The , fSuF'n r., found ths Two nayers
6raced himself for II supreme effort and
,1ught every inch or the way. Al
Inc ~ zen wen the nrs, game. ~ In
Things up at once and maintained the
pace until the sixth game, when Pell
nrew away. Score OF the fourth set:
Wright ..o q . - - q "a
The final round OF the women's Sim
afternoon card, gave the gallery many
opportunities for applause Both Miss
wagner and Miss Casscl played with
vim, but the steadiness OF Miss WAC
ner was not 10 be beaten. Sho was Of
ten outshone by brilliant shots by her
opponent, but In her calm. unswerving
hummer she proved herself the unouea-
Miss Casaell
~ mo iirst set the play was even
until the sixth game. which Miss Wag-
ner captured 10 good advantage. Many
OF the games ran 10 deuce, and the out
come was for some time uncertain.
score OF the first set:
Miss Wagner. 5-6
MISS tasSel. o, l. .. Q. -, 3, 3-3
Inc second set was harder PLAYED and
more stubbornly contested than the
irst. Miss Cassel captured a lead on
inc third game, which she was unable
10 maintain. although she won this
game after II had gone to deuce a dozen
times; Score OF the second set
Siisa wagner. .......0, ]. l, .. 2. 3. 4, SIS
MISS Casscl. II. ]. .. >. ., 3, 3, 3--3
The mixed doubles were played yes
tnrdny through tho seminal round.
Wyiic Grant. OF New York, and Miss
Moore sending Mrs Willard Sullivan
and Irving Wright to defeat by the
score Of 10. o.. Mr.. Grant and Miss
Moore meet Reals Wright and Miss
Cahscl to-day in tho hnal round.
Miss Margaret Colston, OF Richmond
won the wornen's consolation cup beat
Ing Miss Griffin in tho final round by
the score of CD, Us.
Play In the challenge rounds of the
mems singles and Womcn's singles and
tho final rounds of tho mixed doubles
and the mems consolation Will com
mcncc this afternoon at O'Clock on
the courts OF the Country Club of Vir-
GINA.