The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
SPORTS.
CRACK men COMING
Strong Field of Entries Assured for
the Northwestern Tennis
Tournament Aug. 8.
Best Of the Chicago Players Will Be
Here-Local Men in Good
Form.

The Minnetonka club has sent out invita-
tons for the annual Northwestern Tennis
tournament, which will be held at Deephaven,
the week Of Aug. g. Assurances have already
been received Of large number of outside
entries. R. G. Hunt the Pacific coast cham
nounced his intention of entering, and will
be an important factor in the contest E. E..
Farnsworth, champion of Nebraska, who won
the championship Of Cornell also this year.
is another sure entry Milwaukee will send
Helmholz, the crack University of Wiscon-
sin player
are nearly certain to take part in the tourna-
ment. Kreigh Collins, not only the best of
the windy city representatives, but also the
undisputed champion of the western players,
will probably come, and l.. H. Waidner, Col
Inns partner in doubles, and one of the best
of the western men in singles, will be there.
A. G. Snow, who won the northwestern cham
gain the title. william Myers, one of the
veterans, who has been playing good game
this year, is another probable entry. and
Garrett and Peters, two of the best of the
younger Chicago players, will probably be
seen here again.
Little, last years champion, may come If
his eastern engagements do not prevent: Lit
tie Is one of the most prominent candidates
for the team which will play England's rep
resentatives in the international match. II
he is selected as member of this team, he
will not attend the northwestern tournament,
but otherwise he IS almost certain to come.
The list of local entries will be larger this
year than last year. George and Harry Bel
den, both of whom have held the champion
ship in previous years, will enter: Both are
playing in far better form than they showed
a year ago. Charles Hale, another veteran.
has been practicing hard this summer, and
Ralph Gillette, w. G. Burton and Claire wy.
man will enter, while st. Paul will send
Clapp of Yale Graves Of Harvard and c.
Halbert, all strong players. --.
The state university has a number OF gOOC
players, among whom the most prominent
are Payne, Newhall, Louis Northrop, Collins
and Werner. All of these are expected tt
enter the northwestern contest. There are
also several high school men who bid fail
| to develop into strong players, and spec1a
effort will be made to secure their entries
Greer of Minneapolis Central, the inter
| scholastic champion, and Rhodes of Mechanic
Telford Thompson, the runner up in the higl
school tournament, is in the east and vii
| not compete. -.
| 1t is believed by men who have noticed thu
neapolis man has an excellent chance of win
ming the championship this year, especially l
neither Little nor Kreigh Collins are present
George Belden is in much better physica
condition than a year ago, and when at hi
best he is recognized as one Of the stronges
men in the west. Harry Belden is playing
game superior to that which won him tn
| championship five years ago. and II ne hold
his form should be able to defeat any of tn
| outside players except Little and Collins, ant
| should give either of these two a hard fight
Hale also is playing in good form: 49,.
The western tournament will take place a
Chicago the week OF July II, just one Weel
before the northwestern event, and the Min
netonka club will send representatives to Thu
contest. Harry Belden is certain to go a
one Of the representatives in the single, ant
| either Harry and George Belden, or Harr.
Belden and Ward Burton, will enter in tn
| dOu bleS,