The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-23
Forty-Six Games Played Be-
fore Match Between
Stars is Off
Womens' Events Under Way
During Second Day
Of Tournament
Johnson of Charleston Is The
Only Outsid er In
Match Now


Wheeling Tennis club continued ms
.ors.,inn.l rl,yln. yesterday afternoon
In the fourth round and tri-hnaiS OF inc
W-rsf virginia STATE Tennis Tourna-
r,crt and looAs good 10 play IN IN"
f,ra,s against some other strong pay
C;oodwins latest feat yesterday was me
winning OF tho feature mat'h o. '''
tournament when he defeated Mo"'
geometry OF M0CgaatOTn N the N"."e@t
match OF pay ever seen on tue '''"'
courts.
The match between the TWO s,ar
went as games before the local s'"f
could put the winning STROKE "S,"S
The net. The match C"nsUmated close
IN three hours tinlS from the start
n the finish "a the players started
,het- foiI in the no. sun at " c'oSN
N the afternoon and Il was few min
mes IN five when he contest enae@'
Roth men played brilliant tennis aux
Ing the match. The first set went 90
Goodwin by love score out Mon's'-
merry came back In the second ana 'or',
ed the local star INFO six extra s'.neH
and won the set by 4 1912 score. inc
third and final set went 10 Goodwin
AS with both PLAYERS tired and won
from the heat and the long duration
~ their hard fought match during
the sets both PLAYERS cNcelled In h2cN
court PLAY while az times flashing me-
work featured Goodwin seemed th'
better on the -eturns while the serving
Of both was extremely clever ana marc
FOR the opponent on the receiving emu
TO handle.
THIS match proved the biggest draw
ing card OF the two days completed
plav. The entire gallery which num-
brred several hundred interested spec
ra.o~s moved around the court a.
though the sun was burning down On
them Tor the three hours and stayed -
mo finish The gallery Yesterday M
cluded many ~ the fal" scN who were
on hand FOR the women'S events "a
though they took quite 4" interest In
~. mems play The attendance today
Cor The se:ni-'inais - expected 70 be
larger than tha, OF either Monday or
tuesday.
Plan TO Smooth
The NAV : running along smooth and
officials expect 20 play finals in hotn
the wumeu's and mems events Thurs
dar afternoon. The matches Yesterday
completed the fourth round and part or
the semi-tlra.< those OF which that
were no, played yesterday will be com
Melted today. The mems doubles ana
the women's events on the same card
viii also ne run on today. The conso-
afternoon.
ErancIs Johnson, the Charleston star
Who mas been displaying such unusual
form throughout the tournament Is the
ONLY outside PLAYER who SIM holds a
pns!t:on IN the play. Johnson has been
rlay;ng brilliant tennis during the play
md while Z seems 10 many that the
down state performer will not last
through the matches ne has many ad-
m;re-S who are satisfied with hts
sivl. OF conservative play and expect
him 70 play large part IN the decid!nS
rames FOR the Championship. The other
invaders Benton Beatty. crack Parkers-
burg PLAYER and Montgomery OF Charles
ION lost out IN tho running yesterday.
Realty was defeated in good match hr
c. Jackson a local player So. 81. while
Montgomery fell before Goodwin IN the
mos, brilliant and extraordinary match
OF the tourney. The scores for this
match were SO. 1912. 1913. The other
stars from the tri-state district drop
ped IN the opening matches. Randolph
and r Z. Lee also lost In yesterday
PLAY Wright Hugus the dimlnitive
local star who gives promise OF oecom-
ing the 1922 title holder. kept his usual
form Yesterday and won easy matches
from l.. Wilson and after a hard tusssl
defeated Ebberts. Both players dis
plaved wonderful form In the later
match and kept the crowd fully intcres-
ted all the time. Hugus turned In a
g. SIS score in his match with Eb-
bert.
The summary OF yesterdays play IN
the mems singles follow:
Randolph defeated L. Scott by de-
fault,
f Ebosrt defeated Bachelor BY de-
FAULT
Ebbert defeated Randolph. 81. 81.
r. z. Bowie defeated Peyton. So.
c. Jackson defeated B. Beatty. g..
81
Hugus defeated L. Wilson, 81. 81.
Goodwin defeated Montgomery. SO.
1912. 10.
Hugus defeated Gilbert So. 6-3,
r. z. OWE defeated c. Jackson. rs.
g.. 6-l.
But one match was played in the
mems doubles that being Steel and 30
vie who defeated Westfau and ?. Beat
~. s-4. So.
womsn's Singles
In the women's singles played yester-
day the local fair representatives were
very successful In their matches and
PLAYED some wonderful tennis for the
benefit OF tho afternoon gallery. While
the play failed 10 bring out any sensa-
ticral tennis, the feminine stars played
unusual tennis which promises 70 get
better and faster as the play progresses.
The matches In this section OF the
events reached the semi-hnals yesterday
and will run into the semt-hnals for
completion this afternoon. The finals
will - played tomorrow. Il IS next 10
Impossible TO pick a group OF possible
winners for the women's play as the
field "a very evenly matched and play
one Of the best grades OF tennis ever
seen on the local courts.
Mrs I'D. S;ife.. n local player opened
the round Yesterday BY winning from
Katherine Pfarr in a good set by the
score of S.. SO. The players played
deep back court games and seldom came
10 tho net FOR shots. Margaret Powell
us Pittsburgh. won from Regina Little
by the 60. g. score
Martha Majesty and Emily J. Stife
exhibited the feature game OF the WON
~n'S events when they ba.tled heated
match the full three sets before Miss
Majesty came GU; the winner. These
PLAYERS by displaying remarkable form
batrled the first set into extra games
Miss St!fel winning. The toll OF hare
match seemed TO tell on the winner OF
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