Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
WHITNEY DISPLAYS
BRILLIANT TENNIS
Wins Mems Singles by Defeating
c. Smith, Southern Cham
pion, in Five Sets.
MISS BJURSTEDT is WINNER
National Title Holder Beats Miss
Ballin-Two Matches for
Tomorrow.
MISS BJURSTEDT is WINNER

courts of the Country Club OF Virginia
yesterday witnessed the fullest pro-
gram and the best playing OF all this
years Old Dominion Tournament At
morning, noon and night the combat
ants were on the alert, but darkness
coming on forced the last matches to
| close unfinished 1t Ia announced at
! the club that the final sets Will be play
cd off tomorrow morning.
The most interesting and closely
matched contest, as we'll the best
exhibition Of tennis playing of the
whole tournament, was the final round
| OF the mems singles. played between
the Southern hampton. Charlton Y.
Smith. of Atlanta. and Eli Fl. Whitney.
of New York, former Harvard captain
and won after hard fight by the lat
ter. In the challenge women's singles
| yesterday afternoon. Miss Molla Bur
stcdt had little trouble In defeating
| her rival. Miss Florence BALM. al
| though the less experienced PLAYER out
up a good fight Another interesting
| match was the one between whitney
and Mcmillan the mems doubles cham
pions, and Hugh Whitehead and Rich
ard Tunstall. of Norfolk. who won last
year. Darkness forced this contest TO
| he discontinued at 7:45 O'Clock. when
the score In sets stood to ..
FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN
so FULL OF REAL TENNIS
! Few days have been crowded more
! full OF match tennis than was yester-
|
the week and broken up by the rains
! were moved up into the final day. In
the morning eight matches were con-
! cluded. Including the finals in mems
doubles, wonen's singles and doubles.
| and the scmfnals In mixed doubles
and mems doubles. Six matches or
| parts Of matches came off yesterday
| afternoon. leaving on the slate for to-
| morrow morning the last set in the
| mems challenge doubles and the final
|
| Miss Molla Bjurstedt continued her
course OF easy victories, as was expect
| ed. In the morning she defeated Miss
| Dent Of Richmond In the semifnals OF
the women's singles and Miss du Pont
| of Wilmington, Del, in the finals She
also took part with Eli H. Whitney on
the winning side of the mixed doubles
In the afternoon she entered the cham
pionship cup fight against Miss Flor
enco Ballin. who won last season.
ELI WHITNEY PLAYS BEST
ALL-AROUND GAME OF TOURNEY
For all-around excellence of playing
the palm must go to Mr. Whitney. OF
all who played in the games yesterday.
In the course of the day he took part
In four complete matches, in every ono
of which he was victorious. Counting
the unfinished match at the close OF
the day Whitney played sixteen sets.
doubles and singles, of which he won
eleven In these sixteen sets he had
tanned effort and uniform strength and
accuracy this record Is seldom equaled
and almost never surpassed.
Next to Mr.. Whitney in record play
ing was his opponent in the finals for
the mems singles cup, Charlton Y
Smith, of Atlanta. Ga. Mr.. Smith COM
pieted four matches, half of which he
won. either by himself with the aid
OF partner In the twelve sets in
which he took part he was victorious
| GO mo In II 1,n S;~ a;.r l,t
games.
The finals decided yesterday were as
follows:
Mems singles, Eli H. Whitney; mems
doubles. Whitney and Mcmillan: wo-
mems doubles, Miss Rjurstedt and Miss
Balm: women's challenge singles, Miss
Bjurstedt; mems consolation singles.
Paul Treanor: wolnen's consolation sin
giles. Miss Virginia Christian.
All these winners, in addition to tho
runners-up in each event. received cups
at the Country Club OF Virginia last
night. The other cups, offered for the
mems challenge doubles and the mixed
doubles. Will be awarded fter tho
finals have been played.
: MEMS SINGLES EASILY ARE
MOST INTERESTING; OF DAY
In point of interest the mems singles
between Whitney and Smith were the
most Important. Both players were
in great form. and the best tennis OF
the whole tournament was probably
displayed in this match The first set
was the closest and perhaps the hard
est fought OF all. Notwithstanding the
| excellent playing of the later contests
|, The score zigzaEged up 10 the end, now
! favoring one side and now the other
Smith apparently had the set with the
score standing 6-5 for him, but in serv-
ing the next game he gave too many
doubles and allowed Whitney to beat
him. Sc. Smith led for a time in the
second set. also, having the score AZ
for him once bu. Whitney came back
. and took the set. Us. The third was
also close fight: but the luck break
ing for Smith this time. he finished
ahead by the score of Us. The next
set saw Whitney apparently finished
: and Smith registered another win. bv
, the easy tune OF 6-l. 1t was now
Smiths time to give in. and Whitney
came back for the final victory hv
taking the set, e.
THRILLING AND SPECTACULAR
PLAYS SATISFY SPECTATORS
This match abounded in thrilling and
spectacular plays. Both players were
stars. and they frequently gave exhi-
billions of how difficult and impossible
strokes should be made. The match
was played almost entirely from, the
. pack or the courts. net playing being
avoided by both men. In the playing.
!, Smith put on more steam and kept mis-
rival constantly on the jump, but the
smaller Whitney. In Il quiet manner,
seemed always to be In the right place
to meet the ball.
IDEAL TENNIS WEATHER
EXISTED THROUGHOrT DAY
The ideal tennis weather which eS-
listed yesterday contributed greatly TO
: the success Of the matches The late
twilight enabled the playing 10 be con-
: tinued to an horr beyond all ordinary
J limits.
Scores in yesterdays matches fol-
, low:
Second round, mems doubles-Pres-
, ton and Gore defeated Eyre and John.
r son. 60, l-6 6-3.
Semi finals. mems double.-whitner
and Mcmillan defeated Preston and
Gore, Ga. 6-3: Smith and Mansfield
defeated Allen and Treanor. CO, Cd.
Finals. mems doubles--Nhitney and
: Mcmillan ed