The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
EvEST oPEsED TnsTERpAY
Hest Players of Tri-stats District Com
peunE-Second Round in Singles
Nearly Finished

Favored by IDEAL weather conditions.
the fourth annual open trf-state tourna-
ment OF the Wheeling Tennis club was
suspiciousiy opened yesterday morning.
on the clubs courts. az Edgedale. Play
was continued on the nve courts
last evening. the drst round mad been
completed and only three matches re-
main.d q be played IN the second
~ D. believed the tourney will bccon-
cluded Thursday.
The courts are IN excellent condition.
ne indlcations are that the tournament
viii be the most successful in the his
tory. 81 the club. SiNty-onc players are
entered in a tennis event in this city.
The entry list includes many racquet
wieldcrs from a distance. some OF whom
are regarded as among the very best in
many Hot Contests.
were played ga the nrst round yester-
day. and the brilliant playing attracted
thu tourney. Arthur Ehhsrt, OF ms Cav
defeated Martz FrHuzheim. also OF this
city. N two straight sets, t-f. 90, boy
twice breaking through the latt"r's ser
Another interesting set was that be-
club. and Alex Meade. OF UniontoWn.
Pa. who won the tri-state cup at Fair
mont. and IS :he Uuiontown champion.
Howte won the match. but % required
tho third set 10 decide. Meade taking
the second by the score OF > TO 6.
Armbruster Loses.
Brown Ransom. OF Beaver Falls. Pa.
defeated Frank Y. ArmbruStcr we'll
known local tennis crack. In two straight
sets Ransom was the particular star
.of the open tournament OF 1912. The
local man played brilliant tennis. hold
ing the former champion to IS and 6-5
Thomas Cummins and william Steele.
both local players Of considerable abil-
former winning. &c. g.. The match
consisted OF better tennis than t. indi-
Gated by the scores. however. and the
play was exciting. Cummins g. one Of
the most promising players in the local
Kent Han. OF this city. and william
Humsey. OF Morgantown. played three
sets before the match was decided. II
required two sets before Hall could d.
agnose his opponents style. Too much
game. This Is the 'nrst tournament in
which he ever participated. and the
experience OF the local player was an
brother Against Brother
one Of the most interesting matches
Of the second round was played between
II. T.. Bowie and his younger brother.
Allen Bowie. also Of this city. The lat
ter IS member OF the West Virginia
University tennis team. and after a sue
Cessful season At school he put up "a
splendid game against his brother. Win
, ming the first set. 6-i. he lost the next
two 10y the same score.
Arthur Burke. Of this city. a student
I In the University Of Wisconsin. and u.
D.. Blankensop. OF MoundsVille played
the longest match Of the day. Their
FIRST set started al o'clock. and the
clock stood at $3.50 when Burke finally
won tho second straight set. u rcquir-
. cd thirty-four games to decide the first
set. Burke winning. 1S-16.
Another long match in the second
round was won by \. J. Colburn. OF
Fairmonf. over Joel Shrewsbury. of
Parkcrs burg. In three sets. the second o.
which went twenty-five games. Colburn
3 winning. 1910 Shrewsbury won the
first. SO. and was four times within
/ one point Of winning tho second.
Drawings Postponed.
Three matches iu the second round re-
Q main Co De- played TO-DAY. Drawings for
I the doubles was postponed last nigh.
but viii be made this morning. Players
! not ready TO begin when their matche-
are called will lose by default Cousu-
latfon singles were drawn last night. hut
T viii be played only as the courts are
vacated by regular matches.
& The tournament should end by Thurs
da- afternoon. with the challenge match
7 between the winner and j. T.. NlcLrtn. Of
7 Pittsburgh. the present holder Of the
Hnnchor challenge cup. This bowl must
l b. won three times before becoming the
property NJ any individual
4 This evening rfag banquet will h.
served a. the Stra'ford Hotel In honor
. ~ The visiting players. and Tomorrow
evening an Informal tournament dance
will he held a. tho Stratford
first Round.
Tho hret round resulted a. follows.
- T.. Jones. of Wheeling. went Co Sec
ond round, drawing . bye
pr g. Sloan. uf Marietta. hy default
Arthur Gilbert ~ Mhccling. defeated
Merit Er8nzh.lm. ~ Wheeling. Ga. 60
q w Dittwar. or Wheeling. defeated