The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-09
TFNN|S ENTHUSIASTS LOOKING
FORWARD To CHAMP TOURNEY
INDICATIONS THIS YEAR POINT To
MANY ENTRIES FUR sfAA
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Large Number Of Young Players are h1-
pected to Compete for Honors

Tennis enthusiasts throughout the
state are beginning to look forward 10
the annual State Championship Tourna-
ment which will be held in Wheeling
beginning August 81 to "a.
Tom Cummins, present state cham
n,on recently mailed letters to all the
prominent tennis players In the sta'e
and entries will soon be coming into
the local office. Mr.. Cummlns saio
Yesterday that reports coming from
,,or,ous narts Of the state were TO the
.Yact that an unusual amount OF IN
terest was being manifested IN .na
chounionship event this year ana ina
tbcre would be more participants imam
ever before. ~
II addition to the large numoer ol
Younger players who are competing iol
the first time the veterans Will aiSo y.
we'll represented. r. A. Johnson Vi
Parkersburg. who copped the champlo
shIn IN 1919. will be on hand again W
rwrn,sh connection for the local cei-
ohrities Rcports coming from down me
r,yer also state that his partner ~ w.
stubhlefeld with whom he won Tue
douhIes championship in 1919 Will aiso
compete this year. r.,
Charleston. Clarkshurg. Graz ION
kins. Bluencld. MorGantown' NOUNS
Vile and Tairmont are also eHpec'e" w
send delegations Of net artists .
, Tho tournament committee has decIh-
al IN follow the program OF events
uecd the past several years when VIII
no. Mems singles and doubles, women
singles and doubles and conSoiioat'ohs
g., ,pnn,e singlPS
The mems singles Will ne the "'H'
event on Monday.
PLAY will begin Mt 1000 o'clock IN the
morning. The women's singles VIII De-
gin Mt the same time the following day'
! Tho men will follow nj l!:oO O'CLOCK
with their doubles while the fair sex
will begin their doubles Mt .:oo c'och
Following the custom Of many years
handsome silver loving cups VIII DE
, awarded the winners this year Tom
curnmins came into permanent poses
! sion OF the original cup last year "heh
no copped the singles for the third time
TbIs vear a new cup awaits the win
ner. -, -.
, The nlav will he under the rules OF
IVA 1-nitcd States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation while Edgar Sweeney. local Ten
mis- authority. will act In the capacity
OF referee.
Those In charge Of this years tourna-
ment are:
r. F. Bowie. chairman entertainment
committee: telephone Wig. $50.
! Arthur Ebbert. chairman finance COM
mittec, telephone Wing. 242o.
Robert Permar. chairman publicity
committees: telephone Woodsdale 3bl-R.
# G, Beattle. chairman. drawing COM
mittee: telephone Elm Grove 1921.
Wright Hugus. chairman trophies
! committee: telephone Wig. 1900.
Miss Elizabeth Hugus: telephone Film
Grove 1874
Mrs r. W. Stifel: Mrs. Gibson Cald-
we'll: Mrs Carl Brandfass.
THE winners Of the mems singles and
doubles for the past eleven years are:
state Championship winners
Singles and Doubles:
IolI-Everett Drennen: r. A. John
son. and 81 a. Shrewsbury.
1el2-Everett Drennen: 'R. F.. Bowie
and ct Mex. Cummins.
/ l9l2-Benton Realty; 'R. A. Johnson
and Benton Beatty.
1s14-R A. Johnson; wright Hugus
! and 'Thomas Beattie.
1q15-Thos. NICK. Cummins: 1T. Nick.
, Cummins and arthur Gilbert
! 1s1e-Thos. Mex. Cummins; ct. NICK.
Cummins and 'Thos. Reattie.
: 1s17-Unhnished (Patriotic): 'R. A.
| Johnson and 'John Purinton.
1e1S-No tournament.
1e1e-R A. Johnson: 'R. A Johnson
and ID. w Stubbefeld.
1920-wrlght Hugus; wright Iugus
and ct Nick Cummins.
l921-Thos Mex. Cummins: wright
! Hugus and ct. NICK. Cummins.