The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-10
MANY WILL PLAY TENNIS.
Entry List Will Be Large For the
Annual Tournament to Begin
August 6.


The prospects at this time of en-
tries for the tennis tournament, which
begins August 6. are encouraging
Letters have been received from more
than twenty towns in the state. Most
of them will send entries. The names
of over hundred tennis players have
been sent to the local committee. Han
nah has 80, Ardoch IL, Grand Forks
IS, Grafton 10, while Fargo, Edin-
burg, Willow City, Rugby, Mortified,
Drayton, Hillsboro, New Rockford,
Hunter, Valley City. Devils Lake and
other towns are we'll represented.
Tennis has never been SO popular in
Grand Forks before, and the local
club this year could, unaided, hold a
tournament with a larger entry list
than the majority of the state tourna-
ments.
Crookston has twenty tennis play
ers. Most of them have already signi-
fled their intention of entering for the
annual state tournament. Fergus
Falls, Ada, Warren and other towns
in Minnesota will send entries. From
Minneapolis Ward Burton, Geo. X.
Belden, Trafford Jayne and others are
expected. From California, R. G.
Hunt, at present the most prominent
player in the west, will come; Winni-
peg has large tennis club, and the
secretary wrote recently that num-
Der of their men would be here to
compete for the $500 cup. Altogether
the prospects are good for larger
entry than the association has ever
had before. Two years ago forty
seven men and women entered one or
more events. This was the record for
an annual state tournament. 1t is eX-
pected this year that the entry will be
much larger.
Fred Leistikow, Grafton, was here
and played tennis on July 4. He ex-
pressed himself as delighted with the
hospitality. He was invited to come
again soon and bring his friends. The
invitation was accepted, and he with
other players from Grafton will come
by automobile and play informally.
Ardoch has number of girls who
play tennis. Some of them are very
good and should make a good show
ing. The president of the tennis club
sent the names of the members, six
of whom were ladies. On behalf of
his club he has accepted the invita-
tion of the local tennis committee to
come to Grand Forks for the day and
have some tennis, informally. Later
a number will enter the annual tour
nament in August.
Hannah must be progressive town.
They have a tennis club with fifteen
lady members. The president sent the
names of thirty members of the Han
nah tennis club. He wrote that there
were more, but he could not at the
time. recall their names. They have
been invited repeatedly to come here
and have some practice games before
the annual tournament. They have
promised to come, but have not been
able to fix the date.
Cavalier tennis players write that
they have hesitated to enter the an
nual tournament because most of
them were inexperienced players. One
can never improve materially by play
ing the same people day after day or
year after year. The expert hits the
ball hard and places it in any part of
the court desired. When one stands
on the opposite side of the net ready
to try and return it, one sees and
learns how winning strokes are made.
The spectator on the side lines can
not learn SO we'll by watching the
play as the man with the racket in his
hand. Enter the tournament and you
will not regret it. Send your name
to ]. w. Ogren, secretary, Grand Forks,
with entrance fee of 81. for each event
you desire to enter. The committee
desire that all tennis players inter-
ested in promoting the success of the
tournament send in their names with
the fees as early as possible. The
money will be used for prizes. The
committee can make preparations
much better If they know some time
before about how many to expect.
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