WWW J J SSSS THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK A DESPERATE FINISH the .champion-both the same uaoniiig aie. jour 11 was no use. Miss (Continued from page one) isainn and her partner had to have it. And have it they did. 6 i 7 5. Without any question this is the most to any fellow, and rushed through the successful tournament held here in sev- first set with a speed and accuracy that eral years, and provided almost as much if sustained would have led her far diversion and interest to the hundreds of towards the finish. She took this set friends and guests as it did to a very 6 2. The pace however was not sus- congenial fraternity of tennis experts tained, and Miss Ballin 's regular, and It is only to be regretted that the ancient steady performance prevailed on the next order of the tennis singerfestbund by two, 6 if 6 3. a mistake in the commissary department The finals in the men 's doubles devel- did not as usual celebrate the occasion oped the most stubborn battle of the Wltn the harmony for so many years week. Throckmorton and Seaver, neither celebrated in North and South America of them accustomed to defeat, were up and the Isthmus of Panama. against Jones, then champion, and Mac- Tne summary : kinney of Providence, a standby of the Pinehurst courts. In spite of Throck morton's unparalleled energy and fight, every other game was all he could mas ter; and not all the cunning and de vices learned on a wilderness of courts, could pull Jones and his partner out oi Otis, Agawam, 6 1, 6 1. the deuce. Darkness Friday found the II. A. Throckmorton. Elizabeth, heat score two sets apiece and four all, and II. M. Greist, New Haven C. C, 6 0 everybody fighting for dear life. That 6 1. is, some say it was dark and some say it F. M. Haines, Ardsley, beat B. B was not. Mackinney said it was. Seaver Lum, New Haven, 6 2, 6 3. was not so sure. Able wielders of the Second Round racket proved equally proficient at de- R. C. Seaver, Longwood, beat Phillip bate, which ended amicably at 10 p. m., Carter, Nassau C. C, 6 3, 6 1. and the game proceeded all over the fol- E. S. Glasco, Toronto, beat W. Chapin, lowing day. This time it was fast and Springfield C. C, 6 3, 6 1. exciting, but not so doubtful. Throck- E. T. Gross, Agawam Hunt, beat H. morton and Seaver won, 6 3, 7 5. W. Whitehead, Norfolk C. C, 4 6, Mrs. C. H. Chapin and Miss Fay Neil, 6 4, 2018. Columbus took two close and hard ' II. A. Throckmorton beat C. C. Ed fought sets from Miss Cousins and Miss wards, 6 1, 6 3. Webber in the finals of the women's J. D. E. Jones beat F. M. Haines, doubles. The result was in suspense 6 2, 6 3 through the match. Miss Weber and R. B. Wheeden, Agawam Hunt, beat Miss Cousins negotiated the second set II. D. Wilcox, R. I. C. C, 6 3, 6 4. in 8 6. Miss Weber 's briliant but II. A. Mackinney, Agawam Hunt, beat somewhat erratic work was responsible W. II. Sweet, East Side, 6 1, 6 1. THE JEFFERSON THE MOST MAGNIFICENT HOTEL IN THE SOUTH RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MEN 'S SINGLES First Round J. D. E. Jones, Agawam Hunt, beat D. P. Cummings, Brae Burn, 6 3, 6 i C. C. Edwards, West Side, beat F. A largely for the temporary advantage, but militated to the detriment of Miss Cou sins ' somewhat more consistent method in the final set. The score was 6 i, 68, 63. Miss Hazel Treat of Provi dence, playing with Miss Priscilla Beall of Uniontown, after an exhausting fight for the first set, had previously met de feat 9 7, 6 1, to the champions, and Miss Bogart and Mrs. Waring, who en tered from the nearby plantation, had son, 6 fared the same, 6 1, 6 1. N. Johnson, West Side, beat W. D. Brownell, East Side, 64, 36, 6 i. Third Round R. C. Seaver beat E. S. Glasco, 62, 64. II. A. Throckmorton beat E. T. Gross, 36, 61, 63. J. D. E. Jones beat R. B. Weeden, 61, 61. II. A. Mackinney beat Norman John- 3, 46, 61. Semi-finals Next to the chammonshiD finals in the Harold Throckmorton beat R. C. Sea men 's singles the greatest interest was ver, 8 6, 6 2. centered in the mixed doubles. Fifteen J. D. E. Jones beat II. A. Mackinney, couples competed, and favorites werte 6 2, 6 4. selected early by the enthusiastic gal- Finals, lerv nnd ohpp.rpA through to the finish. Harold Throckmorton beat J. D. Miss WphAr t.li ft p.hammon in the Jones 1 6, 3 6. 6 3. 13 11, 6 women's singles, was paired with Mac kinney, and when it came to the finals "was pitted again against Miss Ballin, runner-up in that other tournament, and Throckmorton, the whirlwind. Not a set had yet been lost by the Weber-Mac- E. .9 women's singles First Round Mrs. C. G. Loring, Boston, beat Miss Hazel Treat, Providence, 8 6, 6 2. Miss Ballin, New York, beat Miss Fay kinney) team, while the champion and Neil, Columbus, 61, 6 1. Miss Ballin had come but recently from Mrs. C. II. Chapin, Springfield, beat a narrow escape at the hands of Mr. Mrs. C. Cousins, West Hampton, 6 i, and Mrs. Haines of Ardsley. Chastened 9 7. and subdued by as narrow a squeak as Miss Carolyn Bogart, Elizabeth, beat 7 5, 5 7, 86 would indicate, these Mrs. Waters, Apawamis, 6 2, 62. last proceeded to play a more deliberate Miss Priscilla Beall, Uniontown, beat and conservative game than Throckmor- Mrs. Tudor Gross, Providence, by ton had been seen to engage in since his default. arrival. It was close. It was interest- Miss Alberta Webb, Shelter Island, ing to observe Miss Weber opposed to beat Miss Lyna Nickerson, Providence, r . m - - . j .. I I -iff "" - " 'ty rf? V-'- lf(: '"'' trir-Jr Eighteen Hole Golf Club of Country Club of Virginia Nearby H The many points of historic interest in, and around the City, and its central location make Richmond a very desirable stop-over point for tourists. H Rooms single and en suite, with and without baths. Turkish and Roman Baths. Every comfort for the tourist, every convenience for the traveling man. 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