The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-15

SPORTING NEWS.
H,AsAs

The tenth annual tournament or
the Seattle Tennis club viii be held
at the clubs court August ?, 10,
II and is. Ter the championship Of
the state. The rules Of the United
States National Tennis association
will govern the event The courts
u other tennis clubs Of Seattle will,
in all probability. be called iatn use
% facilitate the tournament and help
brinK II on within the scheduled
time ANY player who falls 20 aps
pear at the time and piaee assigned
rs the committee. viii be declared
out bs default The club IL arrang-
ms to ofreF pgaxen IN all the events
that viii be worthy % the occasion
J. {, Rsadman viii act as referee ~
the tournament. The events OF the
tournament are az follows
Gcntlemens opcn singles. winner
viii hoid championship % the State
ot Washington. and the Carter chal-
lenge cup, nav held by Mt. @, A.
Hard,
drn aenien's open doubles. tor chai-
len0c cups new held by Mc-nrs. q.
A. Hurd and =, Russell. % Seattle.
taagiles and Ecntiemcu'z open
doubles,
Ladies open singles. for challenge
cup now held by Mise keaNn. Of T'a-
coma-
Ladies'. open doubles.
Consultations. open q player beaten
IN nrst match gvntlcmcu'n singles,
The wifsner viii hold the Marion
street cup,
At some time preceding the tourn-
AmSnt Tor the state championship.
the Seattle Tennis club viii hold a
meet 90 play or local sconvs. some
interesting work 10 expected.
The Hawthorn club never allows
interest 10 Tag Tor an instant IN The
manly art Of seif-defcnss. Next
rhursiay rlif occur ths exhihition
boxing contest between Jack tNoNnsy
% New York aud G, ~ Washington.
x seattle, These men have both
been traininE hard Tor the match and
VIII enter the rins IN the BEST pos
aiblc condition..
The club also has another match
20 announce. Ike Hawkiu. has OBJ
talnsd hss hearts desire. and s~curs
81 an opportunity e. enter the ring
once more lie wilt mset W. a.
Jones'. of Philadelphia. at some time
within the next few weeks The two
mea have both begun training.
Tae plan u hnltinw the fall cham.
plon~hlp games ~ the 4. y A. Aug
ust 10. rather thsa during the third
Neek In September. as required IN
the bylaws. has again put ali the
athletic teams 70 work barely a
month Interviews before the date fnr
holding them. and teams expecting
to carry on Northwest honor. haze
no time for playing. A. scheduled
nov. the Championship games VIII
be only part 81 a ttx athletic ear.
ntvai. TIE Astoria Regatta commit.
ter has offered 20 donate the medals
and take charge 81 the preliminary
work % elrcuiataux Information about
fnr games The proceeds Of IN.
meet win he used 10 defray the cx.
penaes of the teams coutertinx for
hongr@
Prof A. W. Crane. % the Seattle
Athletic club, left rrcentty for a
vislt 70 his odd home In Milwaukee.
While gone. Prof Crane VIII aisa
visit Chicago. While here h~ has
been a tirsisss Warker 60 bring the
: A c. 10 the front and buiId up his
team.
Donvsr "a Smith y 20 90 up
against Costello. Of the Iowa on next
saturday evening The nght vii
take place at soue accessible point
on the Sound Smith IL under the
management of the we'll known poll
tician Thomas Bevan. who has
worked hard 70 get his man IN shape
He has already materially reduced
hts girth. while hts wind - impFov-
lus lie wtII enter the ring at very
close 60 ia lhs ThoHe who know
Smith ana have watched him work
are asfoazshed az the way he has
gotten into shape. After his morn
ing plunge and long cross-couutry
run. he Is rubbed ~ his attendants.
Later 10 the day he DOES some rapid
work with the bag and his partner
Costello ia In excellent physical shape
and has shown remarkable powers
% endurance In outiastluK four sue
ceseive men aboard the boat. Cas-
tsiio. by the way. Il marine. not 4
gunner. lie is known aboard the
battieship BY the sobriquet Of Mex.
lean Pete" The 60 which was *
pertsd between Indian Joe" Gregg
and a lightweight from the Iowa viii
not matsrializs owing to the sailor
losing his shore leave.
jim o'Donnci. Of the Seattle Ath-
ietic club. who has been suffering
with an injured hand. ~ nOw able 70
loathietic work lie will undoubtedly
make a stroua showing wth the dis
Gus IN ine August meet. and viii
give Thayer. u The q. Of W. a hard
pull TIE Y. ~ G 4. have a couple
Of promising candidates for this ev-
sut. which bids fair u become very
popular among coast athletes.
II the u. Of W. sends team 70 the
meet. they are going to pull out sew
cral firais. and stand a strong show
Tor the relay race.
The &. A. G. seem 70 be in poor
shape NJ present for sprinters. Paris
X probably going to BE- out OF con-
dillon. Unless ind or two be made.
the three diamond men are not going
to break the string In many evenfs
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