The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05
OPEN TENNIS tournament.
ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONTEST IN Sc
ATTLE BEGINS THIS WEEK.
eIudes Many Famous Players of
Northwest-Freeman Champion
Of stanford University, to Compete

The eleventh annual open tennis tour
nament Of the Seattle Tennis Club. which
will begin next Wednesday ard continue
throughout the week, is expected by the
players to surpass any contest of this
kind ever held before in the Northwest
The number OF entries Is already fairly
large In all the events. and others will be
taken IN until tomorrow at 10 o'clock
Many more crack players are entered
this year for the tournament than ever
before, and the events will be closely
contested The successful players VIII
receive handsome prizes and some chal-
ienge cups. which they will be allowed
TO hold for the period OF one year, and II
won two or three times in succession.
according to the required number, they
become the personal property of the win
ners. who will also be allowed to call
themselves Washington state champions
for the same period Of time.
A number of men are busy at the
grounds putting them In shape. New nets
and new tapes are being put down, 20
that when Referee Henry Carstens calls
the first match the courts will be in fine
shape. A new surface Is also being put
on the double courts. The single court
will be left untouched and may be used
for practice BY the contestants
Among the PLAYERS who VIII probably
in gentiemen's singles are Fouikes. Pow
ell and Coward. Of Victoria: Malcomb OF
Vancouver: Breeze. Armstrong. Reming-
ton and Tidmark. OF Tacoma; Freeman.
OF California, and Hurd. Russell. Newton
and Fransioi. OF Seattle
Foulks, OF Victoria won out In all the
tournaments last year. and is reported
TO be in good form this season. Russell,
Of this city, plays first-class tennis at
times but il very erratic. II he should
strike o good week he may be heard from.
Freeman lower California player. comes
IN a n n n a
has been for two years champion Of STAN
ford. and also once the champion Of lower
California He plays modern game and
covers the court remarkably we'll He
has a quick and ssre stroke and plays
very steady, and although out Of prac-
tice, may be looked upon as having good
chance for carrying of the honors Of the
day. He has an almost extraordinary
reach.
In the doubles Hurd and Russell will
do the honors for Seattle, and as they
have won the challenge cups two years,
they are not likely 10 be defeated with
out hard and well-fought match. On
the other hand. Foulkes and Coward. OF
Victoria, who were beaten in the finals
last year, after having won two straight
sets toward a five-set match. are said
to have never recovered. and are coming
down this year to make the fight OF their
lives. Some dark horses may come for
ward. as is not infrequent In an open
tournament. but as things look now. they
are the strongest teams
In the mixed doubles and ladies' events
good matches may also be looked for.
and every player defeated in his first
match In gentlemen's singles will have a
chance In the consultations. the winner Of
which will hold the Marion street cup for
one year II he should have luck enough
to be defeated three times in his first
match and win out each time In the con-
solutions. he may keep the cup for his
own.
Season tickets for the tournament WIFI
cost 81. and may be he'd at the gate A
special canvas grandstand has been
erected TO shade the spectators. and a
large ana fashionable audience win be
look ed for daily