The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-06
I ADDITIONAL SPORT
Baird of Fargo
Is Tennis Champ.

Bismarck, N. D., July 6.--R. p. Baird
of Fargo won the western North pa
kota tennis championship singles last
night in holly contested final match
with Nichols of Bismarck Baird Is
auditor Of the Independent Telephone
20. and was former holder of the Min
neapolis city tennis championshtp.
The finals for the Missouri s1one
tennis championship. scheduled "a he
played off last evening were postnonad
because of the illness of one Of the
contestants.
Inc tennis tournament was one of
tue most successful that has ever
Deeh held In the western part Of the
state ana there were a number Of
prominent players present from vari-
ous parts of the state.
Wilton was well represented in the
tournament, Messrs. Stewart and
thompson winning the doubles cham
plonsnlp, Mr.. Stewart playing in the
seml-nnals of the western North Da-
kota championship singles, and Stew
art and Thompson playing in the
nnals OF the western North Dakota
championship doubles.
Eddie Davis of jamestown. was all
SO in attendance at the tournament.
and was in the send-finals in the
western North Dakota championship
singles.
Mr.. Baird of Fargo played a splen-
uld game, being in the finals of the
western North Dakota championship
singles, and was one of the team which
won the western North Dakota cham
pionship doubles.
There were four championship titles
being played for. They resulted as
follows:
Missouri slope championship dou-
Ables, won by Stewart and Thompson
of Wilton.
Western North Dakota championship
doubles. won by Baird and Russ.
The weather for the tournament
was ideal and there was a good at
tendance at many of the games. The
Capital City Tennis club received
many words of commentator for the
capable and efficient manner in which
1t conducted the tournament.
The scores in detail for the various
events follow:
Missouri Slope Championship Singles.
First Round
Cahill won from Macellus by default.
stewart won from Peterson, 7-5 60.
Russ won from Shepard by default.
Garnes won from Harmsen by default.
Nichols won from B. Baker, sd; SO.
Larson won from Will, Us: lie; 6-2.
Thompson won from jeffrey by de-
fault
F. Baker won from Gray by default.
Second Round
Stewart won from Cahill, 6-3; 6-2.
Russ Won from Garnes, Ga; rs.
Nichols won from Larson, ga: 6-2.
Thompson won from f. Baker, 60;
60.
Semi-finals-
Russ won from Stewart, 6-2; 60.
Nichols won from Thompson. 81;
3-6; Cd.
Missouri Slope Championship Doubles.
First Round
Cahill and Garnes defeated Peterson
and Larson, Ga: 3d.
Stewart and Thompson won from GRAY
and Marcellus by default.
Baker and VIII won their game by
default.
Nichols and Russ won from Shepard |
and F. Baker by default.
Stewart and Thompson won from Ca |
hill and Garnes by default
Nichols and Russ won from B. Baker
and Will.
Finals
Stewart and Thompson won from
Nichols and Russ, ga; 6-4; al.
Western NJ. .. Championship Singles.
First Round
Shepard won from Cahill, 6-3; 1-6; 7-5. |
Stewart won from f. Baker, 6-s; 60. I
Branson won from jeffrey.
Baird won from McMullen.
Harmsen won from Gray.
Thompson won from Muir.
Second Round
Larson won from Peterson, 6-2; 4-s;
default
Nichols won from Will, ga; Ga.
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