The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
LOCAL BOY BEATS WASHINGTON
STAR IN SEN|-F|NAL ROUND
u ALSO 60 PLAY IN FINAL Round
or DOUBLES WITH SwAYNE
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Best Tournament In history Of wheel
Ing Tennis Club Will End Today
At Edgsdale Courts.

Play in mems singles and mems dou,
ples in the annual open t9urnamenS -!
the Wheeling Tennis Club proEresss0
up to the final round yesterday. Ihe
anal matchsS OF what without doubt Is
tho most successful tourney in the CLUB
history. will be played today.
At 10 O'Clock this morning. Thomas
Mex. Cun.msis. of this city. will mect
Walter knoNa fast Pittsburgh player. IN
the final round Of the mems singles. 20
decide :he winner OF the tournament
The winner of this match Will. IN the
efternon. play Brown Ransom Of Beaver
Falls. last years winner. in the chaI,
Ienge round. for the championship and
leg on the Hancher challenge bowl
This afternoon at o'clock: G 1,rainda
phia, will play J. E. McLain and Knox
both OF Pittsburgh. in the final round In
mems doubles.
President r. E. Bowie announced yes
terday afternoon. that persons who pur'
chased the three-day tickets Will b. ad-
nitted to- the grounds today on these
tickets, while others will pay the single
day admission charge OF twenty-five
cents. The club has decided to charge
q small admission fee at all future
tournaments.
Members Of Twig No. of the Ohio
Valley General Hospital who have oeen
serving refreshments during the tour
nament. will serve lunches at noon to-
day, in addition TO refreshments.
Yesterday's Matches.
More brilliant tennis playing was wit
messed yesterday than ever before on
the Edgedale courts. The stellar match
was that in which Tom Cummins ellml'
mated D. D. Morgan OF Washington, D.
G.. member of the Harvard tennis team
and the Chevy Chase club. from the
mems singles. in the semi-hnal round
The match went three sets. 81. 40. 81
The Wheeling boy played in great form
and there WIS no discountinS Morgan's
Har n ~,
match. Walter Knox of Pittsburgh
member OF the Princeton team. defeated
Joel Shrewsbury of ParkersburG. g.,
6-l.
y spectacular match in mems doubles
was played between Colburn and Hay.
mond OF Fairmont. and \. Brady and
Harre Pollock q: this city. the former
pair winning. JOS. is and "a.
In tho Scnri-hnalS in doubles. Cum
MINIS and $waync defeated Brown Ran,
som and George Ransom. brothers. 81
Beaver Falls. in thrcr,-S"t match. S-b
As 6-& All played steady bail. The
winners We're handicapped but slightly
II any. by the fact that they never play
ed together until this tournament open
ed. for they formed an excellent ma
chine. Th" tw" Ransom brothers work
ed with ciock-likc precision. and their
team-play was the subject -: much iar-
orahle comment; \ large gallery cheer
ed sensational play after another. on
the part ~ both sides. and II was Il
match that could b. enjoyed TO IN" Ut
most by the most cNaC,inG tennis tan.
Considerable interest was drawn u
the match between Wright HuGuS AMI
Thomas Beattie against Joe Nct.ain a'fd
Walter Know OF Pittsburgh. The Pitts
ourSherS defeated the local boys N
straight sets. 81. 81.
Consolation Singles.
Consolation singles we're started %sS-
terday. and play progressed TO the third
round. in which two matches wsr" play
ed yesterday. These will be completed
today. AMI the winner will be- awarded I!
silver loving cup.
Mixed Doubles.
For tha first time IN Il tournament I'M
der the auspices - IN" Wheeling l"n!hS
club. mixed doubles w"r. played y'S-
,erday The innovation proved :" p"pu-
lar tha: !: i probable iA"y Will TO- made
a feature OF future Journeys.
The tourney. which has produced
brilliant tennis playing from the start
will reach lis climax today. and X Is
believed that the ;tnal matches VIII Dc
wi:aesS.,. BY IN" largest crowds ever
assembled "n the grounds
Mems StnSles-Senl1-Tinal Round.
Walter KNOX, Pittsburgh. d"tcatn,
Joel Shrewsbury, rarkrrshurG. 81, 81
ThoS. CumnrinS Whscl;nc. deteate'