Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
TOURNEY STARTS MONDAY
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYERS
IN OLD DOMINION ENTRY
First Matches VIII BE Held on Mon
dny Afternoon mt Country Club
of virginia.

The outstanding event Of the year
In Richmond tennis circles-the Old
| Dominion Tennis Tournamcnt-wilI
start at the Country Club Of Virginia
Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'clock Play
will continue each afternoon during the
week until the tournament is COM
plcted. All players must be on hand
in time 10 play their matches not later
than o'clock on the respective even
ings the tennis committee has an
nounced. The drawings showing wnom
the respective players are to play in
ne hrst round VIII be posted on the
bulletin board at the club before the
tournament commences Monday after
noon.
The entry lists, are being held open
until tn" last minute for the accom-
nnouation OK cut .of-town players a
number OF out-oftown men have not
He; been heard from. but il is expected
tnat additional entries Will be received
Ueiore The entry lists are closed. II is
expected tina, the total number OF out
ot-town, piayers VIII be approximately
kumaxac's First Appearance.
In addition to tho entries previously
announced In this paper. the entry has
been received Of Frank j. Hail. OF
ROANOKE. who made quite a reputation
IN tennis Circles some years ago by
ms very fine match in the finals against
Richard II. Palmer, of Ridgewood' n.
J.. who was at that time one of the
oess players in the country
The tournament is expected 10 prove
un i, ua!iy interesting 20 lovers of ten
that 1t Will marn :hc first nppcarance
mere OF Ichiy.: humagae. the famous
.alIi player. and his friend and
wei up in the first ten of tho hest
PLAYERS in the United States and plays
a beautiful game OF tennis. Yamasaki
mas only recently arrived in this coun-
try, but is the holder of many char
pionshi20 III Japan.
Japs May Meet in FinnIs.
II stc'ns probable that these two
oaapanese PLAYERS viii clash in the finals
winner of the Old Dominion Gun .rnis
iteas ,S has seen the FIRST appearance
players. and their entrance in The Old
DoH!ni)n constitutes a very Interest
'hT Th ,eI Isdi.s, Of The tournament
good one Miss Wagner. Miss Moore.
end CERTAINLY two other lady PLAYERS
rom New York OF prominence, are ex.
mittee Is now In further correspond
cnce with Miss Bjursted, ana hopes "a
r nnne he r. do oSl,, TO defend the ladies'
1t is fully expected tina; lara
eFc~a OF spectators will be out each
AmpIn es,,, to witness the contests.
asiranged. The event will be the most
interesting of the season in tennis
Ehtries Announced.
Inc following will compete in the
ashki, Of New York: II. G. whitehend
Hol; " Page and J. w EgEleston. OF
Nor.oik: Edward +. Warner. w y
kimball. Lieutenant Commander J. +.
nan; Jr and Lieutenant V. ii. Godfrev
OF Newport News; r. II. Rudd. r S
E iloya and G. II. Mack. OF Richmon
So!iese; 4: A. Smoot, of RandoInb
Macon College: John G. Mckay and
Fred Bastian. OF Indianapolis, Ind; r.
II II lanes or Saratoga. y. Y: Frank J.
buio.d Peyton Fleming. John A Coke
r. Allen Morton. pr. Robert Preston.
M M ". annoard. Fitzhugh Lafrerty. Ber,
Mullen, H. Z. Bickel and j. II, Bocock
OF the Country Club Of Virginia