The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
HUNT WILL MEET .PFEIFFER IN TILT FOR DIXIE TITLE
Atlanta And Louisville Repre- ! Sented In Finals Of South- ern Net Meet

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 11.-Either Jefferson Davis, Hunt, Jr., of At 1anta, sectnd ranking player of the south, or Ed Pfeiffer champion of Louisville, will be crowned 1923 southern tennis champion in the mems singles at the annual southern championship tournament at the Au- idubon Country club here.
 Hunt ascended to finalist honors today by chopping his way to victory over Rosel Smith, of Louisville, 6-1. 6-3, 6-3; Pfeiffer reached the finals by eliminating A. M. Johnston, of Chattanooga, 6-2, 10-S, 6-1.
 , Louisville and Atlanta also will struggle for the mems doubles lau- rels, the finalists being Frank owens. 1922 southern champion, and Jeff Hunt Of Atlanta, and Sid Ap- pei and Emens Dorsey, of Louisville, first ranking team in Kentucky. The former combination advanced to the finals through the defeat of ESmond Phelps and Allen Huggins, of New Orleans, S-6, 4-6, Cd, 6-3. The latter pair reached the semi-finals this morning by defeating Herma Shapin- sky and Rosel Smith of Louisville, S-6, 6-3, G-4, 6-4. In the afternoon A. M. Johnston and Tom Carothers, of Chattanooga, succumbed to the brilliant team work of the Kentucky team, 7-5, 7-1, 9-7.
 In the Mixed Doubles
 In the mixed doubles, George Star buck of Indianapolis, paired with Miss Alberta Brusselbach, Louisville, Nviu meet Miss Christine lansing, Kentucky woman title holder. and Mabry Thomson of Louisville for ti.ular glory
 Two Louisville teams will compete in the finals of the women's dobles when Mrs. Mary Harding and Miss 1ansinas meet Miss Lillian Geiger and Miss Ida Raidt. .,,
 Fred Allen, Of Chattanooga, will defend his junior singles title against Tommy Clnes, of Louisville. Junior doubles laurels rest between Mar shall Espie and Tommy Clines, Of Louisville, and Alfred and Joe AL len, of Chattanooga
 Men'ss singles: Ed Pfeiffer, Louisville, defeated A. NJ. Johnston, Chattanooga 6-2' 1O-S 6-l (seml- l-finals) ,,
 J. D. Hunt. Atltnta, defeated Hoz9l smith, Louisville. 6-1. 6-3' 1-9 tsehi- finalsl t,,,. Dorsey, Louisville. deteated Herman snap insky and kozel smith, LoulsVllle' '-o' o-0'
 Frank Owens and J, D. Hunt, Atlanta, defeated I.smond Phelps and Allen Hug gins. New orleans, S-G, 4-G, 6-4 6-3 (seml- Appel and Dorsey, Louisville, defeated Johnston and Carothers. Chattanooga, To- 6-1 9-I mi-finals).
 [ Mixed doubtless: Miss Alberta Brussnl- hacn Louisville. and George Starbuck, ln- | dianapuIis defeated Miss Etheiy Lesenre ana Esinond Phelps, New Orleans by de- ASsIIi Miss Christine lansing and Mabrey ,-honpcon. Louisville. defeated Mrs. Mary Mason Harding and shelton Arterburn' Louisville, by default (seini -tnals). I Boys singles: William Clnes, Louis ville. defeated Arnold 4imon Louisville, U-J, 5-7, s6 (seml aalsl.
 [ JoAn Fors, Louisville, defeated Donald Gram, Nashville. 6-3, 7-5 tsemi-finals).
 Boys doubles: simon and Gold, Louis- vile, defeated Allen, Nashville, and Corrts, Atlanta, G-4, G-1.
 z Simon and Gold, Louisville, defeated worsee and Besten, Louisville, by default lserni- -finals).
 defeated Schunan and Bachlrar Louis Junior doubles; Marshall Espie and Tommy CHnes, Louisville, defeated Cram and Cram, Nashville S-6. 6-2 (semi-finals). Cram and Cram, Nashville, defeated Girdler and Watson, Louisville. by de-
 Raidt and Laub. Louisville defeated wiliS-o Mansfield ana Malon Courts, At- fAlien and Allen, Chattanooga. defeated Langan and Langan, Louisville, 6-2, 7-5.
 Allen and Allen, ChattanooGa. defeated W. Kratz, Louisville, and O. l.. Steele Lexington. 6-4, 60 (semi-finals),