Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-13

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open to all amateur tennis PLAYERS
With special events for local PLAYERS.
bat up to the time Of our story the
entries for the open and ,.istric,
events had been wonderfully similar
II is remarkable fact that none ii
me INDUSTRIOUS cracks has ever thonglt
i worth their while e compete WITH
Mr. lloWistiut for The dianiuuu cham.
plolshlp badge. Pres itea to Tie Mac.
eleton t. Nh 5 chub hy Sir Henry Fort
limaq, NJ Psthe squireof Portly hall.
Wy dearest Bertha have ,ou heard
the news
The qncstioner Wqs Miss Amelia
Jones, who had dashed, breatllrss and
excited into her friend Miss Mar
shall lraWlng-room some weeks after
the Wimbledon meeting
~lhc news my dear, What news2
asked Miss Marshall
About the new champion
'l)o Nua mean snaster tho All
l.nGlandchampon2 OF course, know
he won the match al " mble,Dpn
Eyes, but do you know lie tas en-
tered for tine Tournament eur toifrua
meli- II MuggIetou, They arc ltal,.-
iWtra n ,finuli 1 ma, nv. At ~, t,.s,,5 Et
your thlng> nay dear ana let H. ga, |
am longing to hear all about 4
Miss MARSHALL was nat hong it=Hr
RANGING her outdoor costume, and the
two yod't., la lies hurried uthe grouud
just in time to hear the Secretary rcaa
the chaHpiou letter for the twentieth
time, II ran
y have heard often of Your open
tournament and of the admirable Way
II which il is managed shall la HI
Your ncighborhood at the tnpe iol
whiell Your meeting j. advertised. and
shunl esteem il L favor il You NuulG
.,tfterlae for all the open events uld
find me partners for tile double.
The question Tor consideration va
what was to he done underth. circum
Stances 10 allow The illastrou>
Smasher 70 60 70 tie Dog and Duck
Nuggletdns one III was gu, Of The
Somebody must pat Lin up ,aa
the secretary; and wIlu i So lilel, q
do ii as the president, sir Henry
Portimau9 Is he not always eager to
entertain any illustrious stranger who
visits the ncighborloodg propose
that depatition be appointed 10 cal
ON SIR Henry
81 Henry, who was NJ i Tor The
district was only too delighted to do
which promised a ii..t, celat
aud popularity aud al invitation wa,
accordingly sent and graeiously ae-
ecpted by the great >maSher.
At last the day before the grea,
tournament arrived Ihe champion
was expected at noon, having sign
lied his wish to sec something Of IL
picturesque part d Nugpe'an before
settling lloNnto The serious business
Of The hour
once more Miss Jones had the de-
llghifal task Of telling her bosom
friend the latest news.
Il have just seen him driving up 10
The hall He is entrancingly hand
Some and looks 50 strong and active
gould have told he was player, and
great player, If had not known it
vas he
what luck You have. exclaimed
lcr friend rs lie at all like his por.
rats III the Illustrated papers29
The portraits do him no justice at
81 my dear He is perfectly delight.
'Hl and am 70 pla1 With him in Ito
afhcs 'I'hey are 10 he drawn this
IiterHam only hept Ne won't look
il me as nllet with those lovely dark
yes, or Shall never be able to play
Nest morning the local papers were
ull Of the great event The thought.
NJ secretary had not forgotten 10 send
detailed account II The draw to the
otmtA papers and others OF wider
reuation
], would seem, IN fact, as though
very member Of the club had read
u HE accounts in tile papers, for
hey appeared 10 be swelling with
rlh mud Importance as they Assem-.
ned on the ground very early arrayed
all the glory OF spotless ilaunels on
be part OF the men, and on the part
I the ladies' the smafles, costumes
nat female ingenuity could devise
here had been a dinner party at the
all the previous night
al, VI uowstAat, said Miss
GUYS, with such moaesly, ayou can.
u tell how tremblel with fear and
eight when ] found It was nv lot 10
! ueAt e him a dinner felt that
! Cue burden Of tile conversation
ould fall upon ne, for Lady portii.
an could not be expected 10 know
nah about tennisn