The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
MISS may SUTTON TO
PLAY At M|IN|kAH+DA
Club Members Plan for a Busy
Season in Golf and
7.,-.. Tennis.

Miss May Sutton, the California girl
who holds the women s tennis cham
pionship of America and England, will
be seen in Minneapolis the latter part
Of August, in competitive play at the
Minikahda club.
This announcement was made last
night after meeting at the Minikahda
likely to stimulate interest Of the mem
bers in golf and tennis The house
committee, committee on sports aid
.pastimess and. other divisions of the zeks.
ecutive organization Of the club held
conference and an active campaign
for the summer was discussed ana
agreed upon. I Only the broader plans
were considered last night. The detail
will be elaborated later.
Tennis came in for much considera-
ton. There is a feeling among the
Minikahdans that the Northwestern
tennis play should be on the Minikahda
courts on account of their ease OF ac-
cess and an effort will be made to Sc.
cure the dates. Plans were outlined
for an Invitation tourney at the club
following the Northwestern tourney AMI
play for the club championship the week
Of June Is. The latter will be limited
to members. The inter-city play be,
tween members of the Town and
! Country and Minikahda clubs last sea
son was highly successful and will be
repeated this year. Arrangements
have been virtually completed for the
coming of Miss Sutton in the latter
part Of August, and this will be made II
notable event in Northwest tennis
circles.
| To Boom Golf.
Much attention will be paid to golf
this year. There will be a revival of
the popular team matches by club mem
bers. Duluth's golfers will visit Mini.
kahda twice during the season, coming
in their private car, and the MINI I'M.
kahdans will pay return visits: Inter
club games will be played with Bryn
Mawr and Town and Country teams
and the Winnipeg Country club viii
send it's team to the Mlnlkahda INKS:
There has been talk of enlarging the
Minikahda course to eighteen holes, but
/ such action will hardly be taken this
wear. It involves a heavy expense
! and the experiment of the Town anG
Country. where is like venture, Will
be watched before the local club makes
the move. :, r.,
| the season is scheduled Tor April q
and an interesting program IS IN prep
/ and other suitable trophies Tor prizes
is announced for next Saturday night
The long-continued cold weather, witt
the few sunny days Of last week hal
turned the thoughts of the member'
countryward, and from present outloof
| Minikahda will have one of its mos
4 successful seasons this year.
Other Club Moves.
1 At the Town and Country club i
has been practically decided to enlarge
the course from nine to eighteen hoies
4 The details are still in the air. ),
1 The club has considerable land avail
! able for course which is not yet IN
cluded in the links, and by utilizing
this and rearranging the present course
! it will be possible to get in elghteeI
holes without crowding.
Bryn Mawr has not formally opened
! for the season, but it's members bega1
using the course week ago. Far
q weather today will bring them out II
large numbers. The outlook for tn
club is good, and from all indication
its membership will be considerably in
creased.