Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13

FRANK Ritchte, Right Guard T. a. Z.
most successful ever witnessed in this part
of the country and the game became more
popular than was anticipated. Before the
season opened last spring there was COM
aratively little interest pre-evidenced in
courts and nets The spring weather was not
propitious and early playing was not pos
sIble. 1t then began to look as if this
branch of sport was to be allowed to sink
into a sort OF semi-inactivity. A few lead
ing spirits of the Pittsburg Tennis Club,
however, took hold in earnest, the club ac-
quired the title to its grounds. and then
came the first open tournament That there
were hundreds of people who took great
interest in the game was Immediately made
apparent and from that time until yester-
day there has been gradual increase in in
terest in the sport
The Pittsburg Tennis Club gave several
tournaments, including ladies' open events
and handicap club affair and each in sue
cession was Ilore successful than the others.
But cEe tourney fell through and that was
intended to be a big open Meet, where play
ers of skill from the East and West were
to take part. The idea was conceived too
late in the season, and at the last moment
it was postponed until next year, when it
awarded. Following in the wake of the
Pittsburg Tennis Club, other tennis organ
izations gave Journeys, new organizations
were formed, looking toward the
giving of Journeys next year and
the tennis season went out with anassurance
that the greatest interest and activity will
be taken from the very start next season.
The membership of the Pittsburg Tennis
Club has been greatly increased during the
present season, many new players of
promise have been brought out and the
game has been put on a footing hardly ex-
pected, and it is not saying too much to
burg Tennis Club and its active and pro-
gressiye officers and committees.
This week the pictures of Frank Ritchie
and James Lalus, the guards of the P. A.
c. football team are given in this depart
ment Both of these gentlemen are stand
byes of the 2. A. c. team and they play
the game for all there is in it. Mr.. Ritchie
was on the Lehigh team in the class of 80.
His brother is now on the Lehigh team and
will D Law here on Thanksgiving Day. MI.
Ritchie is one of the strongest men on the
rush line. He weighs 1S0 pounds and is
civil engineer by profession, The opponent
who gets past him must be an extraordinary
man. for Ritchie can hold them down as
well as anybody.
Mr. Lalus is playing great game, con-
sidering that he is in his first year at the
game. He has learned all lie knows of the
sport with the P. A. c. team and, as he is
8 natural football player, he has become one
of the most valuable men on the team.
The Board of Control of the P. A. c.
met last Monday evening and transacted a
considerable amount of important business.
Plans for winter entertainments were dis
cussed. but no decided action taken, though
il was practically decided that there will be
vrestling and boxing matches given in con-
nection with other athletic exhibitions
rbsn the closed season commences. 1t was
also decided to send j. 7; hlmmel to Phila-
delphis to represent the club at the
wrestling tourney of the Philadelphia
Swimming Club on the 2Sth inst In the ITO
pound weight class. The board also elected
l2s new members as follows:
aeorve y. HefrenstaI, win Power. H. F.
Hobson. Ezra b. Booth, \. M. Mckee, A b.
Coleman, T. G. sterein, >: vance hotler, l.
bau q F. stevenson, C. S. Roxbrough, James
Brady. r. W. MausmRnn, Jr.. II. W: Hudson,
lanes T Hughes, James L. Van Gordor, a.
g. Her1ing, George A. Henderson. j: L. M.
Fielick, Fred D. Sankey, Howard Omsler A.
A. Batchelor, Z. A. Nesoit f. stevenson,
Thomas PaSs5@eSe Senhs8sS = NJ no, PSI slson. R. j.
sutton, r. C. Orr, j 85iH Q. Freese,
II. A. simpson, J. G ch Walter B.
BeeoheE, 4 q. Brown sterrett.