The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-18
VISITING TENNIS, STARS WIN BOUTS .M LOCAL TOURNEY
Rush Simpson Wins Two Hard Fought Matches at
 Country Club

Visiting net stars came through with clean sweep of their opening matches at the Birmingham Coun- try club yesterday. where began the Cotton States tennis tournament yesterday afternoon. Every out of town player won his match yester- day.
 First round play in both singles and doubles was completed yester
 day, with several matches in each
 round. The second round will be
 completed today. and third round
 matches gotten out of the way also.
 Country club tournament officials stated yesterday.
 Two Atlantans, Berry Grant and
 Harry Hallman, were credited with
 first and second round victories yes
 tefday After eliminating Edwin
 Branscomb in the first round, Berry
 Grant won over Darby Brown on a default in the second round yester- day. Both of his victims are Btr- mingham players.
 AtIantan Wins Both Harry Hallman defeated two strong contenders. Herbert Robinson and Riddle worthington, in the first and second rounds, respectively, yes- terday, winning his matches in conn paratively easy fashion.
 .~ Jack Caldwell, reputed 10 be one
 of the best among Atianta's young CT set of stars, was not seen in ac-
 ton yesterday, having won on a default from Frank Norris in the
 first round and not being scheduled
 to play in the second round yester-
 day.
 Raymond Smith of Chattanooga, won two fairly hard fought matches from w N. Culp yesterday, 6-3, 8-3. Smith didn't play his second-round match.
 Caldwell and Grant and Smith and Hallman each came through first round doubles matches easily, while the former team eliminated Boyd and Waller. the Bessemer entrant, in the only second round doubles match
 played yesterday afternoon.
 simpson Wins Twice Rush Simpson, a younger player.
 won two hard fought and well earned victories yesterday, and is being
 picked to advance in the tournament.
 In his first-round match, Rush was forced into extra games to eliminate Ed Brandon in two hard sets, s-4' | 10-S. The Simpson Brandon match was one of the best of yesterdays play.
 In his second setto of the day, Simpson again drew a tartar, defeat ing Raleigh Jenkins. The first set | was Simpsons easily, but Rush was l forced to 16 games before winning the second set. 9-7.
 All favorites survived yesterdays
 play. but the day was marred by numerous forfeitures. including those by seve. al contenders who were ex- pected to advance in the tourney. This afternoons matches will be- | begin at 2;3o o'clock at the local 1 Country club.
 Results of yesterdays first round
 matches follow Single.
 Berry Grant defeated Ed Branscomb' Darby Brown won over Charles Allison J. 1T. Howell won over J. H. sims on a
 Ray Lanse defeated R. B. Johnston. s-s,
 Rush Hess defeated Hugo Black, s-s, '.
 L. N. Means won over D. K. McKamy
 Riddle worthinston won over Tom Dun
 Harry Haiimsn defeated Herbert Rob inson 6-., s-2.
 Raleigh Jenkins won over Joe Mudd by Rush simpson defeated Ed Brandon s-4, 10-s. L. A. Brookes won over Charles Harold | by default. .. -. II. Boyd won over Borden Burr by Raymond Smith defeated w. N- culp' c. c. Waller defeated Frank Cairns c P. Kimban defeated James Kelly Jack Caldwell won over Frank Norris by default.
 Smith and Hailman defeated Cuip ana Campbell, 6-o 6-1.
 Simpson and Robinson and Jenkins ahe Brown match to be played today. Branscomb and Howell won over Muoc and Worthinston by default. Brookes and Lanse drew bye Caldwell and Grant won by defauit: Boyd and Waller won over Harold ana Norris and sem won by default. Hess and Bartlett drew a bye. l Second round matches played yesterds, | follow:
 l Berry Grant won over Darby Brown o'
 Harry HalIman defeated Riddle Worth.