The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

Visiting net stars went through to victories in almost an unbroken string Tuesday in the opening round of the Cotton States tennis tourney, being staged al the Country club this week.
 Six out -of-town players won their matches with comparative ease. Hal man, Atlanta; Garner and Edgar, Montgomery; Meyer, Mobile; Phelps and Huggins New Orleans, remain to compete in the second round We'd nesday.
 Some of the prettiest tennis in years was played at the Country club yesterday, to mark the opening Of play in this years tournament. Several of the sets went to II or more games, while one or two of were few walk -aways, and the mini mum of defaults to mar the first day of play in the tourney.
 Birmingham saw four of its strongest contenders weather the first round, and stand ready to com pete in Wednesdays matches. They are Lee Allen Brooks, Rush Hess, Joe Mudd and Ray Lang, all veter- an performers at the Country club. Wednesdays Matches.
 Wednesdays regular tournament matches begin at ? o'clock in the afternoon, with the starting of first round matches in the doubles. There were no doubles matches played yes terday. The second round singles will start immediately after the dou- bles this afternoon
 ConsClations in the singles will be- gin at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn Ing.
 The classy field competing in the Cotton at trzr club has speeded up the play and some of the finest tennis seen here in years was played yesterday. old timers at the Country club claimed at the completion of yesterday s round that not since the tournament of 1915 has such classy tennis been seen in Birmingham.
 Country club officials are jubilant ever the start of this years Cotton States meet and are free to predict one of the best journeys ever staged in the series. Summaries:
 Following are Tuesdays results:
 Harry Hallman. Atlanta. won over
 Joe Nudd defeated Paul Atkinson,
 Rush Hess defeated L. NJ. Means
 j. K Travis defeated R. C. Axley
 Carl Garner, Tuscaloosa. defeated Ral- eigh Jenkins, 4-6 S-6, 6-4
 Bliss Edgar. Montgomery, defeated Charles Allison, so, 6-1.
 II, E. Gelott defeated Jim Yates, 6-3. 6-4
 Esmond Phelps, New Orleans. defeated A. E. Mabry, S,2. S-G. t,.. ao,....s pm, Bartlett, 6-4, 60.
 Robert Young. Montgomery. defeated r. R. Samson, 6-1, 60.
 George Meyer. Mobile, defeated J. Re gan. Atlanta, 6-1. 6-4.
 Ray Lang defeated Roy Jones, s-3. s-s
 Lloyd Bowers won by default over Billy
 Roy Peace won over Darby Brown by
 Lee Allen Brookes defeated J. H, Kim.
 Allen Huseins, New Orleans. defeated Aen R S0h9ssSh HnsStns 'f New w Orleans s defeated R. F. Leftwich, Tuscaloosa, GO, 6-1.
 W. A. HsrdenbuFsh defeated Allen Allen Rushton defeated c. R. Broach S6. 6-4.
 Wednesdays pairings for the singles fol- Hallman meets Mudd.
 Hess meets Travis.
 Garner meets Edgar.
 Phelps meets Mooney
 Gelatt meets winner Phelps Mooney match.
 Young meets Meyer.
 Lang meets Bowers.
 Peace meets Brookes.
 Huggins meets Hardenburgh.
 Following are pairings for the doubles Wednesdays
 Phelps and Huggins meets Brosch and Travis.
 Nash and Mabrey meets Edgar and Young.
 Rushton and Jenkins meets Warren and Lang.
 Leftwich and Bowers drew a bye
 Hallman and Hess meet Meyer and Garner.
 Means and Hardenburgh meet Yates and Jones'
 Brookes and Bartlett meet Mooney and Began.
 Gelatt and Sherrod drew a bye.
 Play in the doubles starts promptly al ? o'clock. One round of doubles will be played and then A round of singles.
 Earrings in the consolation follow:
 Samson meets Began.
 Jones meets Warren.
 Brown meets kimball.
 Ieftwich meets RushtOn