The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-11
NEW ORLEANS NET
 PLAYERS SURVIVE ROUNDM TOURNEY
Craig Defaults To Phelps, His ToWnsman, Who Wins
 In Doubles Also

LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 1o.- After each had won a set, Robert Craig of New Orleans defaulted his match in the southern championship tennis tournament at Audubon Coun- try club today to Esmond Phelps, his fellow townsmen, when he learned that he would be unable to catch an early train home if the match were completed. Craig was called home by Illness in his family.
 Esmond Phelps and Allen Huggins of New Orleans defeated Jimmy Means and Henry Reiling of Louis- vile in five sets which lasted nearly three hours. The New Orleans team took eight games before the Louis vile com bination tied them at two all in the second set. Then they con- centrated their smashed net attacks on Huggins, took the third and fourth sets and entered the deciding set at five all. Interest was intense when the New Orleans team took the next game, which went to deuce. The next set was deuced by Means and Reiling with another deuce game. Phelps and Huggins made the next a love game, but the Louisville players again deuced the set by 4 to l game and Phelps and Huggins went ahead by to on love game on Huggins' service.
 Ends Long Matcns
 In the final game of the match the New Orleans pair took 4 to lead, but after clever half Volleying and face to face net glardins, the oLuis- vile team deuced the game on Phelps error. At the advantage point Phelps decided the long match with feint- ing box court drive. Phelps last year was southern doubles champion with J. H. Bruns, also of New Orleans.
 Tn al n I I Atlanta defeated Clark Rye of Louis vile, 6-2, 6-2. George Starbuck of Indianapolis, who conquered Frank Owens of Atlanta, 1922 southern champion, was defeated by A. M Johnstone of Chattanooga, 7-5, 6-3.
 In the junior singles. Alfred Allen of Chattanooga advanced into the finals by defeating GustaX Sawyer of Miami Fla, 6-4. 4-6, GO.
 Tommy C1ines of Louisville also be- came a finalist, defeating William Mansfield of Atlanta, GO, GO.
 Mems singles: Esmond Phelps, New Orleans, defeated Robert Craig, New Orleans, 4-6, 6-4, default.
 J. D. Hunt Atlanta. defeated Clark Kaye of Louisville 6-2, 6-2.
 Ed Pfraffer. Louisville, defeated Emens Dorsey. Louisville, 61. 6-3. feated George Starbuck Indianapolis, 7-5, 6-3.
 J. D. Hunt, Atlanta. defeated Sid Appel, Louisville, 4-6 6-1. 6-4.
 Resell Smith, Louisville, defeated Esmond Phelps New Orleans. 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
 Mems doubles:
 Esmond Phelps and Allen Huggins New Orleans, defeated Henry Reiling and Jimmy Means, Louisville, 60. 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 9-7.
 Junior singles:
 Alfred Allen, Chattanooga, defeated Gustav Feurer. Miami. Fla. 612, 4-6, GO.
 Tommy Clines, Louisville. defeated William Mansfield. Atlanta, GO, GO.
 Boys singles:
 Arnold Simonn. Louisville, defeated R. Ragland, Lexington, 6-1, 6-2.
 Donald Cra.mm, Nashville, defeated R. A. Bessiere Louisville, 6-1, 6-2.
 William Clines, Louisville, defeated Gustav Feurer, Miami, Fla, 6-2, 6-1.
 Junior doubtless Girdler and Watson Louisville de- feated Imorde and Schuman, Louis- vile, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
 Cramm and Cramm. Nashville. de- feated Washington and Thuss Nash ville, 6-2, 6-4.
 Donald Allen and ole Allen. Chat tanooga, defeated Lewis and Beck, Louisville. GA. 6-1.
 Boys double: Donald Allen. Chat defeated Houston and Ross, Louis vile. by default.
 Imorde and Schuman, Louisville, defeated Detschen and Roe, Louis- vile, 6-4. 6-1.
 G. Hampton and W. Clines Louis- vile, defeated Imorde and Schurman, 6-2. 6-1.