The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
Pittsburgh Visitor Plays Won
derful Game Before Be-
IN Eliminated
Wright Hugus Has One Man
Between Him and State
Championship Belt
Miss Virginia Powell Goes
Down Before Racquet Arm
Of Local Girl

Miss Eliza beth Fugus OF WheeUng
won the State Tennis Championship III
women's singles yesterday afternoon
when she defeated Miss Virginia Powell
OF PITTSBURGH In one OF the best matches
nve~ sccn on the courts OF the Wheeling
Tennis club. The score was 3d. 90
6-4.
Roth PLAYERS were given applause ny
the gallery as they entered the courts
for. their short practice sessions an" to'
tho final match Of the womens single
events The stars seemed handicapped
by the courts which were IN hhd c"h"''
ton from tho recent rains hut never
thclcss played a fine game. MISS huEns
won the first set In hard group Oh
games but lost the second when 'he
Pittsburgh star took a spirited spur
and ran away with the set only allow
ing Miss Nugus two games. AFTER the
second set the players were a"o"eo
seven minutes rest and then resumed
their baltic for the state utie. MISS
Hugus won the third set after n marc
fight
Although the loser Miss Powell plaNec
wonderful tennis and had II not peeO
for her opponents placement shots FROM
the net would have reversed the score
tho title was she failed 10 take adrant'
axe OF the backcourt shots In which
she excells after she had drawn Miss
Hurus 10 the net. Miss Powell won
many friends by her sensational play
ing IN tho tournament and fans here
hope she will return TO Wheeling courts
In tho near future The playing OF Miss
HuGus topped any she has displayed
during the tourney. Her serving was
faultless and her returns short or mar
velous. The fair players on the com
ple;!on Of their hight shook hands md
received ringing applause from the ga!
lery for their sensational match.
Only Two Courts IN Use
Only two courts were in use yester'
day as the rain had made two useless
but the caretakcrs were working or
them yesterday and they Will be II
shape for the finals today. No matche:
were played Yesterday morning and hu
n few Yesterday afternoon. The semi
finals IN all events that have not beer
completed are cardcd for this morninE
and the final matches will lie played a
g o'clock this afternoon.
In the mems singles Semt-f!ral events
Wright Hugus tho Wheeling star. won
| from another local player, Slack
! Bowie in good match by the score OF
6-4. 6-4. g.. The players were in cX'
cept!onal form and played some good
tennis but Hugus' court work and place
! men, shots werc too much for his OPP
moment. In the other semt-final match
between II. Flemming and W. StecI the
match was called after each had Won a
SC. and will be played of this morn
!nC. The match was called rs Elem
ming had 10 play IN tho doubles. This
match was also 4 good one and while
{ close n all times kept the gallery OF
their fec; with sensational playing hy
ho,l men The winner ~ this match
VIII play Hucus in the finals this after
noon for the championship.
Ono Double Match.
Only one match was played in thu
mems doubles yesterday. CumminS am
HuCuS local defending champions de
/ rcaIcd Fleming and Abrams In a vel
PLAYED set in which TIC champs wcr,
never forced to extend themselves al
though play at times became quite heat
ed. The score in this set was Ga. G-l
The other match IN the scmi-ftnals h"
tween Goodwin Ehbcrts and Bowie
Beatty will be played al II O'Clock ihi'
morning. The winner viii meet Cum
p miuS-HuCus in the afternoon.
=
we're played between Ncnnctt of Wheel
Ing and Montgomery Of Morrant"wn
The local star won tho set hut Cnll
after some sensational playing on hi
Part as the down-state-star won tn
lrs, set with ease by his lcfthandc,
serves Bennett however Gang bacl
: strong in the next two sets and NO!
/ the matcmh. The score is. 6-4. 6-G.
The events Carded in the lade
! doubles were not played yesterday an
will be run of today. The sem!-final
will be played this morning and tn
. finals in the afternoon.
! The summary of yesterdays play:
Mems Singles-Semi- Finals.
HuEus defeated Bowie Ga. "a. 60.
Fleming w. Steel. CO. 81. (unfir
| ished)
Mems FinalB.
CummIns-Hugus defeated \ b" a ms
I FlemminE, 6-3. 6-l.
! Indies Singles-Se mi- Finals.
Miss Hugus defeated Mrs jefferson
So. GO.
Finals.
Miss Hugus defeated Miss Powe
! Ga. c-6. Ga.
Consolation Match-Finals.
Bennett defeated Bumgardner. 1t
Today's Matches.
Mems Singles.
Flemm Ing vs.. Stcel--l1 ocloCl
, (Semt-finals)
Winner w. Hucus-3 o'clock. Of
naIs)
Ehhert Goodwin vs. Bowie Reatty-l
! o'clock. CScmi-finlis)
winner VS.. Gu m m n s-Hugus-
O'Clock. (Finals)
Ladies Doubles.
Mrs. Jefferson-Mrs. Stifel VS.. Misse
Lydick -Scharf - l o'clock (Sem!-f
nals)
Misses Wcstfal-Pfarr vs. Mrs. Gallo
well-Miss HuEue-ll o'clock
Winner OF First vs. Winner OF SEE
cnd--4 o'clock (Ffna)