Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-09
Tennis Tournament.

On Wednesday Of last week the ten
mis- PLAYERS of Mineral Point, reinforced
by Miss Matthews and Mr.. Jennings,
of Chicago, Messrs. Beck, Dewitt and
Sanford, of Platteyille, and Messrs
Roberts and Williams, of Dodgeville,
held the first tournament of the season
on the lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bennett, of Dodgeyille.
About fifty non-tennis players from
Mineral Point and Dodgeville wit
messed the games and joined in the
supper which was served on the lawn
at seven o'clock.
Nothing marred the pleasure of the
day. The games especially, towards
the finish, were very interesting; the
weather could not have been better
for either players or spectators; the
supper was delicious, and the grounds
for beauty and for the purpose could
not be eXcelIed by any private grounds
in the county. Everyone joined in
thanking Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett and
Miss Bennett for their kindness and
cordiality, and many thanks were eX-
pressed towards the G. \. Il. Post, of
Dodgeville, for the use of About fifty
of their chairs.
Playing began at three o'clock on the
two courts, and it was after seven be-
fore the championship was decided
and the prizes awarded. Players were
paired off as follows by Mrs. Chase,
Miss Owen and Miss Margery Gundry,
the originator of the tournament:
Miss Annie Phillips and Mr.. Jennings,
Miss Ella Vivian and Mr.. W. P. Gundry,
Miss Matte Hutchinson and Mr.. Har-
mon Smith, Miss Lou HutchiSOn and
Mr.. Fred Spensley, Miss Marguerite
Wilcox and Mr.. Homer sylvester, Miss
Ena Hutchinson and Mr.. Sanford, Miss
Owen and Mr.. Dewitt, Miss Bayley
and Mr. Miller Hutchinson, Miss
Margery Gundry and Mr.. Beck, Miss
Stevens and Mr.. Roberts, Miss Kate
Chase and Mr.. George Spensley. Miss
Anna Strong and Mr.. Alfred Vivian,
Miss Eta Smith and Mr.. j. c. Williams,
Miss Strong and Dr. VIII HaleS. Mrs
VIII Ross and Mr.. Llewelyn Osborne,
Miss Matthews and Mr.. W. 2. Gundry,
Miss Phillips and Mr.. J. W. Hutchinson,
and Mrs. Chase and Mr.. j. C. Williams.
At six o'clock the winning couples
were Miss Lou Hutchison, Miss Mar
gerry Gundry and Mrs. VIII Ross with
their respective partners, MessrS. Fred
Spensley, Beck and Osborne. Miss
Gundry and Mr.. Beck were finally vic
torious after some well fought games,
and were awarded the prizes, set of
tennis balls. Miss Gundry afterwards
defeated Mr.. Beck in four straight
games, thus adding to the glory of
Mineral Point
Amongst the non-tennis players and
those who did not play, or arrived too
late to play, were Mrs, Cobb, Mrs.
Owen, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Smith, Mrs
Deadrick, of New York, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvert Spensley, Mr.. and Mrs. Grouse,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, Mrs |
David Jones, Mrs. W. H. PrideauX, |
Mrs. Schneberger, Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. |
Tallman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vivian,
Mr.. Will Ross, Miss Hutchinson, Miss
Chandler, of Galena, Miss Cleaver, |
Miss Joiner, of Wyoming, Mr. j.
Rindlaub, of Platteville, and Mr.. Burr,
of Lancaster Prof. and Mrs. Living
ston, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Pengelly, Mr.. Paulson, Mr.. !
Tappins, Miss Pryor, the Misses
Roberts, Mr.. Arthur Jones and many |
Others were present from Dodgeville.