Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-12
OLD DOMINION TOURNEY
STARTS THIS AT TERNOON
Noted Tennis Stars Will Be Seen in Action-Pel Unable
to Participate, but Miss Bjurstedt Will Arrive
acknowledging Are Announced

Play In the twelfth annual Old Do
minion Colt Tournament will start
his afternoon on the fourteenth clay
courts OF the Country Club of Vir-
sinia. Pairings announced last night
by the tonnis committee show that
sixty-four men and thlrty-two women
are entered. The entries include some
or the greatest racqueters in the coun-
try.
Peyton Fleming. chairman of the
.ourhanent committee. last night re-
ceiVed telegram from ELI II. Whit
hcy, OF New York, stating that he
would reach here this morning In time
tor the opening round Whitney is
former Harvard player. and several
years ago was II high ranker. lie has
bcen showing old-time form this sea-
son. and on Saturday defeated Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pcll, at West Chester
Fell has definitely decided not to
enter the tournament on account OF
MS business. His playing in recent
years has been Il feature of the tour
ney. and he will be greatly missed
New players TO Richmond Of equal
Caiper. however. have entered, and
IRON all indications the tournament
VIII exceed any ever held here.
Among some OF the brilliant per-
formers TO play in the tourney are
irving Wright. Nat Thornton, Paul
Tresnor. G. y. Smith and others. One
OF the features of the tournament will
he the playing of Miss Nolla Rjurstedt
The wonderful Norwegian champion
MISS Bjurstedt has won every tourna-
men, Of note in which she has enter
cd In tic past two years. An acct
dent kept her away from Richmond
last year. but she positively Will be
present this week, arriving here to-
morrow, She will play throughout the
N MI In hnf1 Ia
singles and the doubles, being match
cd with Miss Florence BALM In the
latter.
Entertainments for Guests.
The visiting racquetcrs viii be en-
l"Tta!ned at dinner tomorrow night
at the Country club. There will also
be cabaret dinner in their honor on
Thursday night. Other entertainment
features Will also be provided for the
rucs's hy individual members.
The courts have suffered by the Sc
yere rains Of the past week. but can
he easily put in tip-top shape for the
opening round this afternoon. AS the
drainage Is excellent The first round
viii start al 2:3o o'clock. and 1t is
probable that several rounds will be
finished this afternoon. The finals
probably will he finished on Friday
or Saturday at the latest. The wealth
or Will have much to do with the speed
in which the tournament is Conducted
the pairing fOIlO"S:
Mems singies-H. =. Lee vs.. NJ. L.
Howison: Catesby Jones vs.. II. S. Far
ry, william Crump VS. Thomas B.
Scott: \. Christian vs. Irving Wright
Charles Harris vs., c. Y. Smith; w. j..
Roddey vs. W. X. Trigg; d. c. Craw-
ford VS.. Ernest Meade; ID. Budd VS..
II. Preston; ". Il tKensolving VS..
Charles Tunstall: l.. Blair VS.. ]. d.
Hunt: F. Valentine vs. y. II. Allen !,
~ K Belt VS. ! Cecil; p Johnson VS.
NJ. Macon; W. w. Moore VS.. J. Dunn;
i. a Coke vs.. II. Page; w. l.. Wigs
~. George Lewis: Nat Thornton VS..
9. r. Spence: NJ. Britain VS.. f. Pros
ton: Archie Harris, Jr., VS.. J. Bocock
l.. l.. Johnson VS.. a. Is. Davis; r. Will
liams va. q. c. Shaner; j. Cary VS.. W.
Y. Mcmillan; p. Fleming US. II. r.
Corner: r. Buford VS. X. Pollard: r.
e. Cardozo vs.. Paul Trcamer: w. HUI
hard VS.. l. II. Whiting: G. Gordon vs.
II; Rabb; F.. Gould VS.. +. Lanerty; a
!. Gore vs.. w. Cabell; J. Mullin vs. n
II. Giles: William Jerman VS.. w. s.
Eyre; E. S. Mansfield VS.. j. d. Patton.
women's singles-Niiss y, Sydnor VS..
Miss NJ. II. Taylor: Miss NJ. Tompl1ins
VS. Miss NJ. Colston: Miss ~. Bell VS.
Miss F. Crenshaw; Miss y. Randolph
vs. Miss w. Crenshaw: Miss NJ. Boyd
vs.. Miss NJ. Hawcs; Miss L. Warren
VS.. Miss o. Du Pont: Miss Beale VS.
Miss Cullingworth; Miss d. Harrison
VS. Niles Puryear: Miss n. DAILY VS..
Miss l. Carter: Mrs. w II. Trigg vs..
Miss Molla Bjurstedt Miss a. Bull vs..
Mrs. G. Nelson: Miss NJ. Cogan VS.. Miss
V. Christian; Miss NJ. Robinson VS..
Mrs. ]. Turpin; Miss o. Dent VS.. Miss
r. Anderson; Mrs. J. Milan vs.. Miss
A. Halves: Miss j. Joynes vs. Miss r.
Preston.