The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-16
SPORTING news.
Players Preparing For First
Open Tennis Tournament.
viii DO Held at AtchisOn on
August %, 80, 80.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
All Matches Will BE Two Out OF
Three, Save Finals.
Social Reception, Vaudeville aud
Smoker Arranged For

Local tennis players are practicing
daily for the first open tennis tourna-
rnent to be held at Atchison August 70,
% ana 80 and the courts Of hte locd
association at Tenth and Fillmore are
the scene of much activity along these
lines
The tournament is to be held at the
courts of the Atchison Tennis club and
il the first tournament Of it's kind in
Kansas fnasmuch as players from any
state may enter. The final announce
rnents of the event have just been is
sued. The announcements state that
during the same dates of the open
tournament there win also be held
Kansas Novice tournament This VIII
be for the purpose of drawing out new
men. only Kansans and such players
who have never entered a state tourn-
arnent may enter. Novices may and
are urged to also enter the open tourn-
ament.
Of three sets. except in the finals. which
will be the best three out of five sets
An entry fee of one dollar VIII De
charged for all entries in singles ana
two dollars for each team entered m
doubles. All the entrance fees togeth-
er with the entries must be IN the
hands of ". W. Guthrie at Atchison Dy
s o'clock Tuesday. August p
The Byram hotel has been designated
the headquarters and the drawings VIII
take place in the parlors Of the hotel AZ
8 o'clock the evening preceding the
tournament. The preliminary ROUNDS
in singles viii begin at 9 O'Clock Wed
nesday and all should be on time as
those who are not ready Wnen IneH
match is called win be defaulted after
15 minutes grace The IL. $. Lawn Ten
mis- association rules viii goven all con-
tests.
The social end of the tournament has
not been neglected and a reception has
been arranged for in the comfortable
and co1nmodious home of w W. Guth-
RE Jr. on Wednesday evening at y
o'clock, and a smoker and vaudeville
at the Elks club rooms at O'CLOCK
Thursday evening
The officers of the Kansas State Ten
mis- association are ". W. Guthrie,
3r- president; Frank Eberhard, OF Sa-
lima, vice president, and G. NJ. Shar-
rard of Atehison, secretary and treas
urer The members of the state and
local tournament committee are I'd
Mcbride of Topeka, J. NJ Price, w w
Guthrie, Jr-, W. c. Bethel, Chas- Lin
ley and W. A. Mckelvy of Atchlson-
III nj. Price will be court manager
1T is believed this will be the biggest
tennis event ever held in the state
There viii be present players from St.
Louis, Kansas City, St Joseph snd
land and Hardy, Neb-; Chicago. H.;
Sioux City. Iowa; Kansas City, Leav-
enw0rth. Topeka, Frankfort, Burling-
ton. Abilene. Salina, Emporia, Lyons,
Centralia, Hiawatha and other towns
in Kansas.
The following prizes are announced:
Prizes IN Open Tournament.
SINGLES.
First prize-Loving cup
Second prize-Ravis racket, donated
BY L. Erhardt & Co
DOUBLES
First prize-Loving cups
Second prfze-Silk umbrellas, donated
hy WI F. Frank and d. G. Newcomb.
CONSOLATION SINGLES
First prize-Stevens Take Down rifle
donated by Blish, AIize & Silliman-
Second sprize-One dozen collars, do
mated by S. v Barth.
CONSOLATION DOUBLES.
First prize Military hair brushes, do
mated by w f. Meyer and 8. F. Stoll
Prizes in Novice Tournament
SINGLES
First prize-Camera, donated by 2. I
Briggs & Co
second Travelling case, donates
~ MI. Noll.
DOUBLES.
First prize-Silk umbrellasl donates
by Lakes Cash store and j. w. Wake
& Co.
Second prize-Tennis shoes, donate
by Moore g. Colwen-