The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-11
sHE MANY BRILLIANT MATCHES
PLEASE LARGE GALLERY ON
OPENING DAY.
Drawings Made Last Night for Mems
Doubles Which Start Today-Fast
Players Participating.

Many brilliant matches marked the
opening days play IT tn" fifth annual
open tournament of the NrccllnS icnntS
Rapid progress was made IN n" event,
Inc second round in mems singles being
completed and thrc" matches we're
played in the third round. DRAWINGS
we're made in mems doubles last night.
and these matches Will be started this
morning.
start yesterday morning. Officials OF
the club declare II is the most evenly
balanced tourney ever held here. Ihere
are fewer poor players and more good
ones than was even entered IN cluo
event:
Yesterdays play was under rather IA
vorable conditions. The weather was
hot. but not TOO hot for good tennis
playing. The courts were baked and
permitted fast work. although recent
rainfall would have improved them
somewhat.
Many Fast Matches.
The first ano second rounds were re,
plete with fast matches; In the second
round {. 6. Bradford Of Clarksburg de-
feated Frank Arrnbruster. rs, 6-4. One
OF the prettieSt matches was between
Harvard player. and 2; ". Stuoolefield.
formerly OF Niagara Falls. now Of this
city. The match was won by Morgan
in three fast sets; 60. IS. 81: Thomas
George Ransom OF Beaver Falls. broth
err of Brown Ransom. last years winner,
81, rs. Nearly all games were In
Purinton OF Morgantown in three sets.
ID. o.. and So.
Il. E. Bowie defeated F. Newhall. of
Cniontown. Pa. SO. 80. Henry Scott,
o. this city. recently member OF the
Yale team defeated Frank Raymond. OF
Fairmont. The match went three sets,
ID. b-i, Ill.
curn1nins Defeats Hugus.
Only three matches in ;he third round
were played. One OF theSc--tRat o.
tween Tom Curlnllns and Wright AuSus
Was on" oi the. InuSi :rtereSins OF the
day. CumnlinS took II IN sttaisnt sets.
b.. D.. In. the third roun':. Joe Shrews-
bury. OF ParkcrSnurE. former state
champion. defeated Zen Morris. also OF
ra:kvrS burg. -, ID.
Many Strong Players.
one o. the aSw participants Is y. W 4
Swa!ue. OF Philadelphia. ta.. III" Won
his MATCHES IN easy fashion yesterday
Many spectators pick him 70 win the
tourney. This = the nrSt time he has
rl;.! ed in 'IhiS 81 stiua u! IN" co"ati!.
tournament at JohnS;own. Ia. lie won
the tourney bu, MAS defeated IN the
Challenge round by =. l.. J"h!iston.
Swaynr Won r.knowu oy defeating Thc"-
dore Roosevelt r.ii. wGo ranks nth II
the standing vi tennis players n tne
Cnited States. Sna.nc plays heausf-
~; game, charac; eriz"d bS SteadinrSS.
Walter Knox, o.. Pitt>oGrgh.who maIC
such ? splendid showing III the :ecEht
clay court championship tournament 1T
Cleveland. -. won has matches ycSt"r-
day. In the Cleveland event. he wcr:
to the tribunals in singles. being beat c:l
by Davis. and III the doubles. matched
with C6arad DOYLE. r&u:"r-up III sun
s.cS. went ~ tn. final round.
Harvard Man Here.
: II. D. M"rRaii. u dSn!ngt"n. u. .,
k,sS
obtaining tnat privilege by his work on
:he HARVARD :.'nrlS team. II Will Dc -
Ialie. lh~C Harvard defeated practically
All co!i"e" ;"auS the past season. Mf:-
gan - d member ~ the Chevy Cn;isH
Cub and is on" pt the fastest play
IA the D.$:rlct ut Columbia. Morgan
pay! & match las: week with {. l..
Doyle. -unner-Up in the recent rational
tourney az Cleveland. III Washington.
Mugsans usual partn"r IN doubles Is
Ballard Moor. OF Washington. The Dis
t,Ict champion.
Morgan Is :. young player. and plays
an easy and prstt! game. He parlG!-
rat"d III :. tourney here three Years ago.
and sine that time. has improved con-
siderable. according I" persons VIII"
Witnessed, his play al ooth inns
rIay Progresses Rapidly.
Objects %, the WheeiIng club were
pleased last night over the progress
made In. opening day. Play proceeded
without delay yesterday. ana match fol-
lowed ma{ch III rapid succession. There
were ;sn unpleasant; incidents and notn-
ne married the pleasure OF tn. dag.
Pre- sideR, r r.. Bowie and his corps
y: assistants were congratulated upon
the manner in which the details mad
been looked after All declared that the
tournament promises 70 ne the most
successful and the most enjoyape ever
held By the local club.
Doubles Start Today.
The matches IN mems doubles VIII,
start this morning. drawings having
been made last night. Unusually strong
double teams include Nci-aIn and Knox.
CumminS and Swayne. Hugus ana scat
tie. and Ransom and Ransom. |, IS be-
liavcd. that ono OF these teams WIZ win
the doubles event.
Twig Serve Refreshments.
Refreshments "f all kinds are being
served or tn: ground hy T~iS NJ: FOUR
- the Ohio Valley General Hospital. and
the proceeds will no wS'd f"r th: nos
pi;al TniS twI& includes tnc following
ladies': :iesdameS Joseph. Rankin. chas.
Roed"r. K. 4 Kitchen George Sf"snrod.
= Edgar Sweeney lHiny O. Clark. James
Collins. Frank ArmArust"r. Misses Mary
WaSt:cr. .Adtiie Hupr and Elizabeth
The ladies were assisted Yesterday by
a group ~ young people" VII" were
and: .nr,der;aily. making numerous
sales Included were little Misses Mar
care; Clark. Mary Elizabeth sweeney,
t.iSi" May -\rmbruSter and Bentley Ara-
brustGr:
First Round.
Z. <. Bowie. Wheeling. defeated T. =.
Elankensop nj MoGndSliIlc, ~, -. =
F: Newhau. uni2ntown. Pa. defeated
V. Hosking. Wheeling, 20. %-E' 81:
E6 MGr'z w 5Ianz Whsai,ns "Es s SO
\. W; Swayne. Philadelphia defeated
George Nathison. Wheeling, 50. So: