Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11
TOURNEY DRAWS
Bic TENNIS STARS
Twelfth Annual Old Dominion
Event Has Best Entries
in It's History.
NINETEEN HANDSOME CUPS
Prizes Of Magnitude Offered to
Winners-Miss Bjurdstedt
Will Surely Come,
NINETEEN HANDSOME CUPS

Play i'll tho twelfth annual Old Do
minion Tennis Tournament will start
tomorrow afternoon on the courts Of
the Country Club of Virginia Entries
from more than seventy racquet WELD.
ers have been received. and the list
comprises some Of the greatest players
in this country. Nineteen handsome
cups are offered To winners in various
events.
The tournament was inaugura.cd in
1915 by the Hermitage Golf Club in
order TO provide convenient meet.
ing place. at On attractive season Of
the year for players from the North
and South. This plan succeeded he
Eond tho greatest. hope of its origt-
majors, and the tournament has grown
to he the biggest event OF it's kind in
the entire South. Tho tournament sev-
eral years ago was transferred to the
Country Club of Virginia because of
the greater facilities at it's disposal for
the entertainment Of visiting PLAYERS
The tournament will be held under
the auspices of the National Lawn Ten
mis- Association. 1t is being held this
year one week later than usual in
order that number OF noted players
can compete The grass court season
is on the wane now, and the clay court
season is just starting. Consequently
the players run no risk of hurting
their game. as they would have in
the past.
y handsome new challenge Gun is
offered this year. THEODORE r. Peil. OF
| New York. was the permanent winner
| last year. To win the new cup three
| legs must be captured. Charleton V
Smith. Of Atlanta. last year won the
mems singles with Charles A. Bull.
of New York. runner-up
The challenge cup in ladies singles
Is now held by Miss Florence Balm.
of New York, ana has been won once
by Miss Marie Wagner, Of New York
| The Country Club of Virginia chal-
lenGc cups In mems singles was won
last year by Hugh Whitehead and
Richard Tunstall. both of Norfolk
ENTRY LIST COMPRISES
LEADING ENPONENTS OF GAME
The entry list comprises many Of the
leading eNponents OF the game In this
| country, including Miss Moila Blur
stedt. of Norway, holder Of the national
| indoor and outdoor championships: Miss
| Florence Ballin, Of New York regard
! ed as strong contender for Miss
! hlurstedts crown; Carlton Y. Smith
| and Dr. Nat" Thornton. of Atlanta
/ irving {. Wright, of BOSTON. winner of
! the Southern championship at New Or
! leans: Paul Treanor, of New York and
several others. from whom some very
high class and sensational tennis may
he expected. Miss Bjurstedt will play
in the ladies' singles, the cup for which
is now held by Miss Balm. and will
| nave Miss BALM ms her partner in the
doubles. combination which looks
! good enough to carry Mt high honors
! in this event.
| The local entry list, the largest in
The history OF the tournament. includes
| Miss Elizabeth Warren, present club
| champion: Miss Mary Boyd, a former
| club champion. and Erskne Buford
winner of the 1916 title in mems sin
| giles and winner of the tournament two
/ years ago
| Mrs. Willard sullivan. Of Norfolk.
| who prior to her marriage was Miss
! Connie Evans. nf this city. permanent
winner of the championship cup in
! ladies singles in 1914. will not be back
| Miss sullivan is a big favorite here
and news that she would not play in the
tournament this year caused genuine
regret on all sides In former years
her playing has been feature of the
tournaments. The galleries will miss
| her this year.
| PLAYERS NOr on TIME
Will DEFAULT MATCHES
Play will commence each afternoon
at 2:So o'clock, and any players not
on the ground when called for play
may be defaulted The time for each
match Will he posted, and every effort
made to run the events on promptly
II deemed necessary by the tennis COM
mittee. games viii! also be played in
the mornings The best two in three
sets vii! be played in all matches. ex-
cept finals in mems singles and doubles
and challenge match in mems singles,
when the best three in five will be
played \John ~ Coke, Jr,, will act IA.
referee
The complete entry list to date fol-
lows.
women--Molla BJurstodt. New York:
Florence Balltn. New York: Margaretta
| Taylor. New York: Adele Bull New
York: Mrs. John Milan, Atlanta: Miss
DUPONT Wilmington Ded, Miss Bell,
Washington: Miss DAILY, Denver: Mary
Boyd, Martha Robinson. Virginia Chris
tinn. Mary Tompkins. Anne Hawes,
Penelope Anderson, Elizabeth Warren,
Lucille Cuilincworth. Martha Martin
Isabel Carter Julia Joyncs and Mrs.
Garuett Nelson. all of Richmond
Men--ENpectcd to enter--LocaD-
Erskine Buford. John Coke, William
Miller Robert Preston, James Cecil,
Waite fiuhard. Andrew Christian,
William Crump, Il. w. Darlington. w.
L. Eyres. William German. Madison
Macon, PeEram and Francis Johnson
Samuel Budd. John Cary. Fi,ziugh
!-anerty, Henry Anderson. Fred VAL
en'ine. James j, and Robert NJ. Pol
!ard X. h. Cnrdoza and Charles Harris
tForcignD- Andrew II. Allen, Ioosic
Falls. ~ y: II. Eugene ueine. phila-
delphia: W. f Tiar.tty Philadelphia:
w Y. Mcmillan, j. D. Hunt +: $.
Mansheld. Marion Britain, y. II Giles.
carlton Y. Smith and Nat Thornton,
All of atlanta. q. C. Shaner. Lynch
burg Richard Tunstall. Hugh White
head and III. w. Page. all OF Norfolk:
\. j. Gore. George l. Lewis. \ S. How
ard Louis Fisher, all of Washington:
NJ L. Howison, Woodbury. Forest:
Paul Treanor, New York: D. c. Craw-
FORD Rock HIN. :. g.: w. j. Roddey,
New York; Edward Whitney. New
York.
Way Postpone Ronrd Meeting
ine monthly meeting OF the Board
of AllnlmA Sf.ia. MIR, lS.d IL.