The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
PURDUE HAS A STRONG
TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Team Soon VIII Be Chosen to
Participate in the State
Tournament.
INTEREST IN THE SPORT
Purdue Does Not Count on Win
ming the Match with Chicago
Other Meets.
INTEREST IN THE SPORT
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 1.-with a
strongly organized tennis association. new
courts laid out on the campus and score
of fast players striving for positions
the team, Purdue University expects TO win
honors with the racquet this year. Never
before in the history OF the school has such
an interest been taken in this branch OF
athletics, which now rivals I'm popularity
both baseball and track athletics. Interest
IN the game is not confined TO the male
students, the co-eds having representa-
tive on the board Of officers OF the associa-
ton well number OF skilled players
who will have a dual intercollegiate meet
of their own within a few weeks. The Pur-
due Tennis Association is an entirely new
organization composed of nearly seventy
five enthusiasts, nearly a dozen OF whom
are girl students. Frederick D. Ritter, OF
Michigan City, president of the association,
IS one of the strongest candidates for the
team. He one OF the prime movers in
the organization OF the association. Miss
Ethel M. SDalding, the secretary, whose
home is IN Woodstock. Conn, was given
the office she holds because of her great
interest in the game and because of her
prowess with the racquet She is MEM
Der or the junior class and one of the most
popular co-edS in the university She was
girls team and will herself be the strongest
player on the team. Charles S. Rauh, OF
indianapolis, vice president and mana
ger. is the active head of the association,
having charge of the intercollegiate meets
and making all dates and arrangements.
Mr. Rauh is enc of the most skilled players
and will probably make the team. ]. G..
Kirby, of Jacksonville, ILL.,, is treasurer.
To-day the candidates for the team played
the opening games In the tournament, the
outcome of which will determine who shall
ONT Drr~f IN he dual fOh x4Fffh
the University of Chicago team on May 10
and 20. in the state tournament TO be held
in indianapolis June 6, and in the dual
match with some Indiana college not yet
decided upon 10 take place during gala
week at Purdue. The strongest candidates
for the singles are Charles S. Rauh, Indl-
annapolis: j. G. Good. of Kansas, champion
of Northwestern University in 1902; o. H
Rudy, OF Indianapolis; Marshall Dunning,
Rochester. n. Y; w. r. Puryear. of
City; F. a. Whitfield, of Martinsville. and
J. G.. Kirby of Jacksonville, H. 1t is prob
able that either Rauh. Puryear or Good will
make the singles. The strongest candidates
for the doubles are Rauh and Rudy. Kirby
and Dunning, Puryear and Whitfield and
Ritter and J. f. POindexter, of Jackson
Vile These teams are about evenly
matched. and IL will be a close contest to
decide who Will represent Purdue. Besides
.hese candidates there are many others out
for the team.
contest with Chicago on account or the
short time the men have been practicing,
the new courts not having been in condition
long In the state tournament the local
players expect 10 make the best showing
ever made by Purdue tennis players. The
state meet. which will be held at Butler
College on June s. will bring together the
best COLLEGE tennis players in Indiana The
competing Colleges will be Wabash, De
Pauw, Earlham, Butler, Hanover, Indiana,
Rose Polytechnic and Purdue. a pennant
will be awarded to the winning team. A
special insignia will be conferred by the
Purdue Tennis Association upon those
players who represent Purdue in the vari-
Gus meets. Indiana or De PAW probably
will be the team TO clash with Purdue dur
ing gala week.
Great interest is being manifested in the
coed team, which is TO be picked from the
various girls who are hard at work on the
courts. Miss Spalding is the most expert
player among the cO-eds, and Will arrange
dual contest with the girl players at In
diana University. The other leading coed
tennis players at Purdue are Misses Bertha
Latta, Mary Sfmms and Bernice Nelson.
The match with the l. u. girls will be
played early in June.