Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01
FAST PLAYERS IN TOURNEY
MANY TENNIS STARS ARE
ENTERED IN OLD DOMINION
kumHEuc md Irving Wright Paired
In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Women VIII Compete.

Entries TOT the Oll DOMINION tennis
tournament which commences At the
Country club. Monday, June o. at = -
o'clock. are coming in rapidly. and :,
is expected that by the time the ortlrc
list is closed. Saturday, June :. there
viii be at least thirty-flvc outside en-
tries. There nave been received al
nearly all out-of-town players.
Among them are several PLAYERS OF
prominence. the most promin mt being
expert. who ranks we'll w III the ursi
ten foremost players in Americt.
Kuma gaze has created quite a sensa-
ton in tennis circles since his coming
10 America few years ago. lie has
At various times beaten most .: tie
ing to the tournament is another ex-
pert Japanese player, who has only re-
Gently come TO the United States
number of championships in Japan.
Wright In Game.
Irving Wright. of Boston. one If the
wnll-known Wright brothers. will 2iso
he At the tournament. Wright il.
good al doubles. lie Will play doubles
in tho Old Dominion tournament with
John g. Mckay. another player OF
rrominenc: in the Middle Weat, is com
ing, bringing with him Fred Bastian
l.. Jones. II former winner of the old
btm!nion and other championships Is
coming. and also Major y. H.. Allen and
II,
have just returned from france This
record in the tournaments h.ld in
France for the American officers.
Hugh Whitehead Also.
Hugh Whitehead. ex-Nirginia cham
P 1o2 a amd MS rI pt Jaa Esglss
players from Norfolk are catered,
among them also w. F. Kimball.
memSer Of !n.t years tenn At the scs.
'. II. Godfrey, captain OF the team at
the United States Naval Academy, and
n r r.. Lee ;sr for several Eears mHmosr
dition to these Il number OF ranked
piSyers who have the matter under
their entries before Saturday. .'u:e !.
the time when all entries Will close.
The entries from Atlanta WasE,ng-
rccc wed. but are expected in the next
few days. II il also hoped that Ensign
r. II: Whitney, the winner Of he 'as;
Old Dominion tournament, viii be on
hand TO defend his title as cunhoidcr.
Ensign Whitney. together with Vernon
MeMiia1 9on Of Aian ns arf the h1il ns
that Mcmillan will also compete agN u.
Not TO TIC Present.
T., is 10 be regretted that Miss
SINGLES at the last tournament, cannot
be present to defend the cup. but she
has 70 be Giresen; in New Tppb iha
Elizabeth Moore. Mrs. l.. =. Duble.
chairman OF the ladies' tennis commit
tee OF the West Side Club. New York.
and player OF prominence. and other
well-known, lady players are coming
down to tho event. While the alb
sence OF Miss Bjursteadt will be teeuly
felt, the entry list of ladies' will still
be quite n classy one. and many inter
estlng matches may be expected in the
ladies' singles
Hest Of Locals, TOO.
In addition to the many visiting
players. the best OF the local players
will also complete. both the players
age Golf club. The chairman o. tho
tennis committee requests all players
desiring to enter the tournament to
send their entries 20 John 4. Coke
Lr., I'LL East Main Street, before Sat
urday, jane
The nlanag ement OF the club has pro-
vidcd a number OF interesting enter
tainmcn,s during that week for the
visiting players. There will be a
OF that week IN order that the mem
hcrs of tho club may meet the visiting
the usual Saturday night dance
Revival OF Interest.
There is quite revival OF interest
in tennis at the Country Club this
year, and ii is expected that large
gallery OF spectators will be present
each afternoon to watch the matches.
will he arranged for THIN.
Play Will start each day at $50
o'clock and will continue throughou;
the afternoon.
Dumbnrton Takes Another.