The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
|TENN|STOURNAMENT 'OF COTTON STATESAT
 THE COUNTRY CLUB
Over 75 Entries For the Fifth Annual Tournament. Brooks and Bartlett To
 Represent Birmingham

The fifth annual Cotton States Tennis tournament will begin this afternoon at o'clock on the Country club courts when the largest gathering of it's kind auspices of the United States Lawn Ten- his association. Over 75 representatives are entered in the tournament, entries coming from all parts of the south PIuy will continue until sunday, the 25th.
 The drawings will take place this morn- ing at 10 o'clock on the Country club grounds and the pairings for the first matches will then be arranged The tournament is in charge of the following: w. T. Warren, Carroll Blake, R. D. Johnston, Jr., Lee Allen Brooks, w. V. Bartlett, George Gordon Crawford and Dallas s. Townsend, chairman. Any one Is allowed to enter the tourney and all are cordially invited to participate in the tournament. The entrance fee is 2 for the singles and s3 for the doubles All fees and inquiries should be sent to Dallas $. Townsend the committee chairman.
 Several of the most noted racquet per- formers in the cotton states will be among
 
 Atlanta artist, and present title holder; IL. $. Edgar, also a former champion; Nat Thornton of Montgomery, who held the southern championship, will all be ready for the start. Birmingham how ever, will be well represented Lee AL Ian Brooks and w. " Bartlett will be practically the chief figures in the fight for the championships.
 To become the owner of the cups of- fered by the Montgomery Country a few years ago, players must win first honors three times. No one has yet been for tunate enough to accomplish this feat Cups will also be awarded to the run ners-up.. Invaders from nearly every city in the south will be met by the choice racquet performers of the city and indi- cations are that the present tournament will be the most successful ever held at the local Country club.
 List of Entrants
 The entries received for the Cotton States Tennis tournament up to last night were follows:
 Singles: Carleton Smith, Vernon McMil- Ian, Ramspeck, Mckenzie Rogers, Dr. Sandford, Dr. Benedict, Henry Simpson, Oscar Wells, R. l.. Lange, D. s. Town send, R. D. Johnston, Jr., Carroll Blaka Anglin White, H. G. Marsh, w. V. Bart- lett, L. A. Brooks, Robert Malone, Mere uyth Roberts, w. T. Warren, Peterson, Willis, Edgar, T. w. Palmer Jr Dr. H. P. Hanna, P. Smith. Frank Bell, H. Smith, s. Crawford, S. Richardson, Sterl- ing Foster, Jr., B. J. Saunders, Comfort, John Mcconnell, Hugh McEniry, w. s. Salmon, F. A. Adams. Tom Wingo, E. B. Crawford, l.. Brooks, Orron i,Iake, D. w. Long.
 Doubles: Benedict and Porter, Hanna. and partner Blake and Johnston, Marsh and White, Lange and Townsend Bell and Smith, Wingo and Malone Adams and Salmon, McEniry and Mcconnell, Comfort and Foulkes, Brooks and Bart lett, Wills and Peterson, Warren and Roberts, Blake and Banks, Houston and Cohen, Ramspeck and Mckenzie, Smith and McMilan.
 The drawings will take place at the Country club at 12 o'clock and each en- trant should telephone the committee as soon thereafter as possible to ma whom and where he is to play in the first round. Other entries should be placeu with or telephoned to the committee inn mediately. Entries will be received until the drawings are ready to be made