The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-27
LAWN TENNIS.
State Tournament to Be He'd in
Madison, July 8
to ID.

f. G. Netcallf of this city, secretary
of the South Dakota Tennis association,
has issued circulars giving information
of the state tournament to be held al
the Madison chautauqua grounds July
to IA.
The officers of the state association
are:
Ray Smith, president, Mitchell.
F. M. Enright, first vice president,
Elkton.
Geo. e. Jones, second vice president,
Hot Springs.
F. C. Matcalf, secretary and treasur-
er, Madison.
Since the state tournament Is to be
held in Madison, we give the officers OF
the local tennis club and tournament
committees, as follows:
F. L. Burnett, president,
q. L. McCallister, vice president.
Martin Berther, secretary and treas
uIer.
Grounds committee-C. w. Nichols,
chairman; II. FL. Holdridge, d. F.
Mackay.
Tournament committee-F. G. Met
calf, chairman; J. L. Jones, G. }. Por-
ter, NJ H. Colgrove, John Blewitt,
Mrs. G. l.. McCallister, Mrs. H. II.
Holdridge, Mrs Geo. r. Farmer, Mrs.
F. d. Fits.
In his circular letter to tennis clubs
and tennis players of the state, Sec y
Metcalf says:
You and your friends are cordially
invited to attend the fifth annual tour
nament of the South Dakota Tennis as
sociation to be held On the grounds OF
the Madison Tennis club at Chautau-
qua grounds at Lake Madison, on July
Sth and following days.
The events will consist of gentlemen S
singles and doubles, with consolation
matches open to all contestants defeat
ed in their first match actually played.
ALI matches will be best two out OF
three sets, except in the final and
championship rounds which will be
best three out of FIVE. Vantage sets
will be played in all matches.
The regular Wright & Ditson cham
pionship ball will be used throughout
the tournament.
An entrance fee of S1.00 will bt
charged in the singles and 81. 90 pei
team in the doubles. An additional
fee of 81 90 will also be charged each
contestant in the tournament to provide
for the South Dakota championship
cups, one of which will become the
personal property of anyone winning
the state championship in singles three
times, and two of which will become
the personal property of the team win
ming the state championship in doubles
three times In addition to these cups
prizes aggregating 500 In value viii
be awarded to the winner and runner
up in each event, including the conso
lations.
The following amendment to the
constitution of the South Dakota Ten
mis- association was adopted at the last
annual meeting: THAT the tennis
clubs in each town or any individua
player may join the state association by
remitting to the secretary of the state
association the sum of twenty live
cents (25c) for each member belonging
to said local club as membership fet
and thereupon each club or individual
becomes member of the state associa
tion and entitled to be represented al
the annual tournament and meeting
a club or individual.
Those who were at Sioux Falls last
year were unanimous in their praise OF
the grounds and the umpiring. We
shall do our best to equal both this
year.
All entries together WITH the neces
sary fees must be in the hands of the
chairman of the tournament committee
before 10 o'clock, noon, on Monday
July sth.
Play will begin at a. IN. and l:3t
/ p. m., each day during the tournament
All kinds of fine entertainment after
noon and evening in the chautauqua
auditorium in addition to the best and
biggest tennis matches ever held IN
South Dakota.
Make your plans accordingly. Bring
your wife and family. Tents can be
secured on the grounds for those who
wish to camp. Good hotel and restau.
rant recommendations on the grounds.
Take your annual vacation ut Lake