Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
PLAYERS ARE READY FOR ! !.
FIRST ROUND OF TOURNEY
Old Dominion Tennis Tournament
Will Start This Afternoon at
Country Club.
DRAWINGS ARE COMPLETED
None Of Title-Holders Will Meet To-
Day-Thornton to Play Miller,
While Smith Is Matched NTH
Harris-Aiiss Bjursted Coming.

Fast play Will mark the opening
matches for the hermitage Challenge
Cup in mems singles and ladies' singles
on the courts of the Country Club of
Virginia. The preliminary matches
mark the opening OF the Old Dominion
Tennis Tournament, which will CON
tinue all week. es
Fred c. lnman. OF New York. former
metropolitan champion, and rated
among Americas foremost players.
will he the center of attraction. to-
day Nat Thornton, Of Atlanta twtca
winner of the Old Dominion Champion
ship in singles will play William Mil
Ter. local expert, and c. Y. Smith, of
Atlanta. the Southern champion in
1913. will play Charles Harris. ,..-
Tho draw for the first day does not
bring together any OF the champions.
so the title-holders should win II they
play up to form. -
Especial interest centers on tho
womans championship. in whioh fare
entered the famous Norwegian cham
pion, Molla Bjursted. Miss Elizabeth
Moore, three time winner Of the wo-
mans national championship :, Miss
Florence BALM and Mrs. Reeve Schley.
the New York experts. ~
Miss Margaret Colston, of Richmond,
is playing at the top of her game. and
is strong aspirant for final honors.
Miss Pauline Pamers. one Of the best
Richmond players. is also competing,
Drawing for First Day.
The drawings are as follows:
Mems sinEles-C. Scott vs.. Mp. An.
drews, r. r. Cardoza vs.. Charles NJ.
Bun. y. II. Allen VS.. Morris Landhorne,
T.. Donnan VS.. r. Rogers. S. E~.AIar-
steller VS.. S. Clarke, w. E. BufSrd vs.
William Jermain, f. 3. Mosier VIZ Ber-
nard Robb G. Duvos VS.. f. LaTerty,
II. Whitehead VS.. j. Cary, B. Donnan
VS.. OSlesby. NJ r. Marsh VS.. A. J. Gore,
Nick. Dunn vs.. NJ. Macon. r. B.. NIauzy
VS.. w. Hubert. y. Thornton VS. William
Miller II. Fleming VS. II. E. Heine.
{. G. Fisher VS.. r. F.. Baylor. L. Pier
son US. r. Preston, f. Mansfield VS.. F.
Johnson. G. Fleming VS.. d. Hillysr,, w
r. Farquhar VS.. w. r. Trgg, George
linn VS.. r. o. Owen James Cecil ys
Paul Traenor, John Dunn, Jr, VS. f. c..
Inman, w +. Harrity, Jr., VS. L. Wigs
NJ. Page VS.. Fl. Miller, Charles Harris
vs. G. Y. Smith. r. Johnson vs.pF. s.
Warning, G. NJ. Fisher VS.. John Cook,
Jr. Q. c. Shaner VS.. NJ. c. Abel, r..
Tunstall VS.. L. Blair. w. Harrison.
B. Williams, y. w. Robertson -ys-
Mullen.
Women's singles-Miss Martha Mar
tin VS. Miss Elizabeth Carroll, Mrs. c,
F. Whitlock VS.. Miss Cary Waddy, Miss
Lucy CullinCsworth VS.. Miss Elizabeth
Moore, Mrs. l.. Larus VS. Miss Isabelle
Carter. Miss Virginia Christian vs.. Mrs.
Wellington Hardy, Miss May Cogan, VS..
Miss Caroline Sinkler, Miss Margaret
Colston VS.. Miss Elizabeth Preston.
Mrs. r. G. Nash US. Miss Mary Tromp-
| kins. Mrs. George linn VS.. Miss FLOR
encc Balm. Miss Caroline Preston VS..
| Miss F. r. Walker, Miss Pauline Ppw-
ers VS.. Miss Dorothy Wake. Miss Garry
Nicely VS.. Miss Anne Halves. Miss Mary
Boyd VS.. Miss Cammie Cary. Miss
Julia Joynes VS.. Miss Josephine Daw-
son. Mrs. Reeve Schlcy VS.. Mrs..A: S.
Ruford. Jr.. Miss Molla Bjurdstedt VS..
Miss Morrison. So