Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
TOURNAMENT DATES
ARE DECIDED UPON
Old Dominion Tennis Tourney
Will Be Held Week
of May 81.
NOTED PLAYERS ARE ENTERED
Indications Point to Biggest AZ
fair of Kind Ever Held
in South.

Dates for the eleventh annual Old
Dominion Tennis Tournament to be
held on the courts OF the Country Club
Oh virginia for the Hermitage chal-
lenge cups. were decided upon last night
by the committee in charge. The big
south Alta fixture will be held dur
ing the entire week OF May 81, this time
having been agreed to by the executive
committee of the National Lawn Ta,,,.
Association
interest in the tourney is growing
among the members OF the local CHM
and from present indications the ev.rt
will be the biggest thing Of i,s IT,,
ever held in the South Some or tho
Greatest players In the country mon
ana women. Will participate in the af-
tair and among them will be several
Sectiohai champions y number of
richmond racqueters will also try a.
honors. 'S LOT
Peyton Fleming is chairman ~ tho
committee on arrangements which set
inc datc for the tournament and viii
nave the play in charge. Mr.. Fleming
opo. % enat the interest in the coming
event Is greater this year among ont
side players than ever in the nast ,nd
'nat II Is positive that nearly a score
vi me ranking racquctiers of the coun-
Try Will take part
-FOUR COMPETITORS HAVE
CHANCE TO GET CUP
theodore Roosevelt Pell, winner of
the Old Dominion Tennis Tournament
last spring, who has two leps on -
Hermitage cup. Will have as one NJ hi.
! chler opponents. Nat Thornton of A.
iahta. VINO has also been victor In two
| Journeys. If either of these plavers
WIN, me cup Will be his permanent
property Both will have to extend
themselves, however, as the oppositfop
VIII be greater than ever before Fred
- foilard, of this city, and r. II
rainier, OF New Jersey. have also Won
two legs each o'
mere Is strong probability that
the entry list will Include such famous
players as Richard Norris WilIiams
MEMBER OF the Davis cup team: Karl H
Dehr' one OF his teammates: Irving q
Wrisht, MISS Elenora Sears, Miss Marie
wagner Miss Anne Sheafe and other
"eii-known national celebrities.
acceptances have been received al
ready by Mr.. Fleming from Messrs- pell
ana wright, the latter the Southern
champion. Others who have ACCENTED
invitations are +. c. Colston, Baltimore.
2 ni', Allen New York; r. l.. James.
Philadelphia; j. n. T.. Jones. Provt
denee: j. B. Adoue, Dallas; 4 ! %
terdorf. New York: II. NJ. Balch. Mamie
wood. ~ j.; Fred a. Major. Brookivn.
FRED j. Anderson. Baltimore: Fl Eli.
gene Heine. Philadelphia; Clarence
s ,sne1. 6altimore. and Eaton Mansfield.
A!lanta. In addition to these ranking
players. many lesser lights in tho tennis
world will be here.
/ The women's chllenge Gun will b,,a
so"e well-known competitors Among
mos! who will play are Miss Marie
Miss Elizabeth Moore, New York. Miss
care Cassel. New York; Mrs. Connie
Evans sullivan. Norfolk, and many
I others. '''''"S
RICHMOND WILL ALSO
BE WELL REPRESENTED
while these well-known racouer
wlelders Will prove formidable, Rich.
nioru VIII be represented by such we'll
known players as Mckee Dunn citv
champion last year; Erskine RnforIi
John Coke. e. w. G. McCabe. Edloe
'onnan, Francis Johnson Pcyton Elem
ine' William TrigS and others. Amonp
inc women who will participate in the
s'hSies are Misses Mary Boyd, Julia and
Archer Joynes. Virginia Christian. Elsie
Parrish, Martha Martin, Nell POTTS NIiss
robertson. the Misses Cary. Mrs I.au.is
! lIarus and others
me Country Club Of Virginia eypects
10 MAKE the tournament one Of the lead
ne soIt"l analrs or the summer An
entertainment committee will soon hs
/ appointed TO look after this feature TIC
tournament will be in full swing while
the annual Confederate reunion is go
ing on. and thousands of visitors vii
be here. VII
ne tournament will be played on the
( fourteen clay courts on tho rro,,,ns
near Westhampton. In addition 10 tha
cH'iiehSe cups other cups will be given
TO winners In the various events
! The committee on ARRANGEMENTS cor
s.sts OF: peyton Fleming. chairman:
I Il -
me events VIII be mems sinnlcs onI
aouoies. and womens singles ana
doubles. The tournament is open to ali
players, whether residents OF Virginia
or not. IN addition to regular prizes
tokens VIII be presented to runners-up.