Arizona republican., 1906-08-20
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
 PLAYED IN THE RAIN
The Second Meeting Between Iron
 Springs and Prescott.

Iron Springs, Aug. 1S.-CSpecial Cor.
 respondence of The Republican.)-Tht tennis lovers at Iron Springs were
 awakened on this morning of the ten his tournament by the sound of gently ! falling rain. but it takes something i more than this to dampen the enthusl-
 asm of young folks in this mountain camp, who go picnicking every day
 with the confident expectation of a 1 shower and come home after it's req ] lization in the best of spirits As is common. also the sun was out in an | hour or two, and a crowd happy in the anticipation of a gay day gathered at the station to welcome their Prescott guests.
 Those who came in on the morning sOuthbOund were: Miss Maud Norris. Miss Mabel Norris. Miss T. Freder-
 icks, Miss Oliver the Misses Green
 wood, Miss Herndon. Miss Armitage.
 Mr. Moore, Mir. Lamson. MT. Davidson.
 Roy Patton was at the station and
 later on at the tennis court with his
 bugle
 The days events were: Morning
 Mems singles, Mir Lamson and Mel
 Vile Ffckas Score, 60, S-6. 60, in
 favor of MT. Fickas.
 Ladies Singles: Miss Harriet Oliver and Miss Edith Bennett. Score, 6-2
 9-7. 6-4. in favor of Miss Oliver
 AfternOOn-Men's Doubles: MT.
 Lamson and MT Davidson. represent ing Prescott; Prof Todd and Ernest Bennett Iron Springs. Score, 6-4. -. 4-6. 6-3 in favor of Iron Springs.
 Mixed Doubles: MT. Davidson and Miss T. Fredericks. Prescott; Melville Fickas and Miss Drew Bennett. Iron Springs. No score.
 In the second match between them. Mir. Fickas covered himself with glory and Mir LamsOn with precipitation. on his way down to camp from the tennis court several people asked the latter where the swimming hole was As it was pleasant day, the heat must have been from within. We would like to give his opinion of the game, but fear it is not suitable for print
 In the ladies' singles the fair par tcipants played with their usual grace and the game was characterized by unusual speed and briliancy
 The men's doubles was won after some snappy playing by Ernest Ben nett, the boy wonder of Iron Springs. and his brilliant partner. the tennis playing schoolteacher from the Phoenix High school.
 The mixed doubles match produced some most excellent tennis. It was by an absence of errors on either side. The Iron Springs team was evidently afraid of it's opponents. for by lucky shot early in the game they almost put MT. Davidson out of commission. Miss Drew Bennett's ! lawfords and smashes were surprising. | Miss F'redericks showed great speed | and accuracy, and was very consider i ate of the gentleman player on the op- posing team. MT Davidson showed great courage, for. although almost put out in the first round, he gamely con | tinued the match All this brilliant 1 playing was brought suddenly to an end after the third game by a heavy dOwnpour of rain.
 picnic dinner was provided by the l Iron Springs ladies for all who were l out at the court. Fresh fruit. stuffed | olives and chocolate cake never tasted ! better, not to mention hot coffee and ] a dozen other things. All regretted the . sudden dizzy headache that incapaci- ! tated our Iron Springs representative | in the ladies singles from finishing the ! last set before luncheon and admired 1 her pluck in playing it cut later on | when the score was changed in favor . of Prescott. If she had not consumed | a portion of her vitality ahead of time l by baking the most delicious cake that | appeared on the dinner table all might ] have been well.
 The rapid, brilliant playing in the | mems doubles appeared to have the l effect on the clouds of a discharge of | artillery, bringing down slight sprink- ! lings of rain and finally a steady down. { pour that prevented all but a preIim- ! mary shot or two in the mixed doubles, . and drove the company to the shelter ! of the trees and awning, and later sent l them scurrying down the hill to camp | The postpOnement of the last event ! was a disappointment to both sides . We hope it may be only a postpone | ment. Miss T. Fredericks and Miss [ Drew Bennett. as well as the gentle men, were evidently ready to make ! things interesting for each other and the spectators. The playing in the ! mems singles was steady and lively. | the tournament was a par ticularly interesting one. surpassing in bright, scientific work the games of the . winter season at Tempe.
 The stunt" of the season in noun I tain climbing. was performed by Clar- ence Stacy Miss Stacy. Clay Parker and Miss Mary Baker. who started on foot for Granite mountain. seven miles from camp at 2 a. m, spent five hours In climbing the mountain, and reached T