The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
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TENNIS AT IOnKA
Annual Northwestern Championship
Event Will Begin at: Deephaven
Next Week. + # &ss'ss23.s
Delegation Of Chicago Experts Will
Take Part Big Local
Entry List. 1$1

The annual Northwestern, Championship
Tennis tournament will be held on the Deep
haven courts Of the Minnetonka club next
week The opening matches will be played
Monday afternoon, and the competition will
continue during the week, the final
matches in singles and doubles being played
The Northwestern tournament is recog-
nized as one of the most important annual
events in the west and is always attended by
number; of Chicago and eastern players.
This year will prove no exception. Among
the outside men who have given assurance
that they will take part are R.. G.: Hunt, the
Pacific coast champion; A. G. Snow, who won
the Northwestern championship two years
ago, but defaulted to Little last year, and
Harry Waidner, one Of the strongest of the
Windy City men. also are expected, among
them Garrett, Peters and Ashcroft, who
played in last years tournament.
has held the western championship for several
years, will be present at the: northwestern
event. Collins will defend his title Monday
at Chicago against A. c.. Snow, winner Of
defeated Monday, it is almost certain that he
HIS laurels at is UNCERTAIN whether Little,
year, will be present to defend his title
against the winner of this year s tournament.
The twin Cities will be well; represented
taken in tennis in St. Paul this year, and
most of the most prominent players in the
| st. Paul city tournament which is just near
ing end, will play at Deephaven next
| week
Graves, Peabody, Bodkin, the two Halberts
Finch, Griggs and Winter, nave given assur-
t5 ea af OF % the Be ss city
Clapp, the Yale expert, may enter also.
| The Minneapolis entries will include nearly
all the veterans, as well as a large number
Belden, both former champions, will enter
and will probably play together in e the
doubles. Tom Wallace, another of the old
| in some years, has been playing strong
game this summer, and will probably enter
as will Charles Hale and Trafford Jayne
\ in the western tournament at Chicago, will
play, and is regarded as one of the strong
est of the local bunch. J. S. Eaton, now in
business in Minneapolis, and who brings quite
reputation from the east, will be another
| factor in the result.
Among the younger players Northrop, Col
inent. These men are the strongest Of the
state university players. Others who are ex.
,pected to enter are Ralph Gillette, Claire
Wyman and Russell Greer, the interscholastit
| champion
Another strong player WIG will . enter is
H. G. klepper, of Aberdeen, s. D. All play:
ers desiring to enter should. send their names
| at once.
A. c. Snow OF Chicago and Miss Winona
Closterman of Cincinnati, won the final round
| classes in the western tennis tournament al
| Chicago. Snow will met Kreigh Collins Mon.
! day for the men S championship. Miss Clos
| terman and Miss McAteer OF, Pittsburgt de-
eide to-day who is entitled to first honors II
their division. $500. (. 2 = s
Finals Mems singles-A G. Snow beat L
H. Waidner, 6-1, 60. 49, 6-1. 4
/ First Round Mems Doubles-Helmhouss
and Morley beat Snow and Garter 7-s, ~
1913, 8-6, 6-3. "'.,t'S :
i Second Round Mems Doubles-Binghan
and Proctor beat Melmhouse and Morley go
as, 81 ga, 6-3. -
i Semi Finals, Mems Doubles-Collins an,
Waidner beat T. Emerson and B.. T. Hun
i Final. Women's singIes-Miss closterma1
beat Miss sNeely..3-6 81, 10. .f5[a
4 Semi Finals Women's Doubles-Miss Neel
and Miss Closterman beat Miss McAteer an
Miss Steever So, 46-3. y
Miss Parker and Miss Pound beat Mrs
!. Thorndyke and Miss Lee 6-1s 6-2. 3 ~
Judging from the showing of the Wrenl
brothers in the invitation tournament "a
Nohant, Mass, yesterday there ought to- b
little doubt that the English challengin
team will carry the Dwight F. Davis interna
tional trophy. across the Atlantic. In til
singles Bob ,Wrenn was badly defeated b
William J. Clqthier. and in the doubles til
team, tho they won, had difficult time Il
. winning from Seaver and Warland, second
rate pair. Their showing was far fro1
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