The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-28
WHEELING TENNIS
EXPERTS TO PLAY
AT PARKERSBURG

The members OF tho Wheeling Tennis
club are showing n great deal Of In
teresi IN the thirteenth annual tennis
tournament for the championship "l
West Virginia. which will be held at
Parkersburg. beginning August IL.
Many amateurs from ali over tho
state are expected 20 compete. but the
Wheeling do!cSa,l"n expects 10 make
things interesting ~ they have Al least
two champions IN their delegates.
Thomas CummluS, eX-state cham
pon. who has We. The cup on NV" &C
casions. Will play ;his year 10 win the
cup the third time. when 1t Will become
his proper;-. K .hckson Of parkrrs-
burg has also won the cup on two dii-
ferent occasions, and he Will play with
Cumm!ns to win the cup for SCod.
Mr.. Perkins, who has recently come
TO Wheeling from Jackaonvillo Fla: is
the state champion Of ElurIda. and he
will enter the tournament aS Il great
factor in determining who shall win the
cup. Mr.: Perkins in agent here for the
Mutual Like Insurance company OF
NE otne eoT members Of thSwheellng club
contemplating going nrc President
Wright HuguS. Thomas Beaiuc, VIII
liam Burt. Allen Bowie, George wilson,
Edwin Bowie. Charles Jackson. Joe J"t-
ferson, Arthur Eherts, William Franz
helm and Frank ArmoruStcr.
The tournament Will be p!nyrd under
| tho rules and auspices of the United
States National Lawn Tennis associa-
| tlon and an invitation has been cNi"nd-
| ed 10 all amateur players IN the state to
attend. The courts At tho Country club
| where tho matches Will be played, are
| In excellent condition.
All entries AFRO 10 be sent 10 .. :.
| Hawkins, 20l Fourth street. Entries
will close al noon. Saturday. August ID.
A limited number Of players can Sc
cure Accommodations n the club house.
| but reservations should b" obtained at
| tho club restaurant and lunches and
! drinks may be had at all times. The
! delegates may have tho privileges or
the club. which Include II fine golf
course and newly constructed swim
ming pool.
A number of social events are being
| scheduled for the delegates while IN
that city. on Monday evening n swim
ming party will DO held at the Club pool
and on Wednesday evening there VIII
be special tournament dance held at
the club house.
The events scheduled arc mems
| singles and doubles with consolation
events In singles and doubles. The ad-
dition of the consolation events allows
| any player TO participate IN at least
four matches and Will be competed for
bythosc Defeated in IT, MT match !.iS
| be awarded the winners and runners
up in singles aud to the runners up in
! doubles and to the winners IN III" coz
soloticns. Under ruling Of 1913 the
| present title holders IN both singles and
doubles will be required 10 play through
| tho tournament II. ". Stubblchrld OF
| Parkcrsburg. Is state champion Of dou-
bles. and Il. Jackson, also Of ParkerS-
| burg. is champion Of singles
Tho winner OF singles. who has play
! ed through the tournament VIII h" de-
clared state champion and allowed pos
session ug the championship cup for
, one year. This cut, must h" won three
times (not necessarily in succession
! before becoming the properly or any
player.
| All matches Will Re TWO out ~ thr""
| cots. excepting semi-flnals and finals
| which will be the bo*t three out -! I'VE
! sets Charles A. LudlCy vii act as
! referee, Wright * Dilson balls Will hn
used in thr tournament.
Play will begin at $50 r. m. and
p. m. daily, and players must hc prs,
.nt whom match is called or risk being
| defaultcd.