The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-15
ADDITIONAL SPORTS
NEAR FINALS
IN TOURNAMENT
BAIRD AND ELTON WIN FROM
POLLARD AND JACKSON
IN DOUBLES.

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug. To-
With only two days left to play off
the remainder of the matches in the
annual tennis meet, the followers of
| the game are getting very interested
! in the outcome. AS the result of the
contest yesterday. StellWagen of Min
neapolis and Wilson both reached the
| finals in the Red river valley singles
land this contest will be one of the best
| OF the whole tournament. StellWagen
beat Baird 6-1, ga, and Wilson won
from Pollard, the count being 60, 6-S
thus making it necessary for the two
to meet to decide the championship
| The match will be played Saturday
Elton was unable to play in the Red
river valley singles yesterday, and
| Baird thus reached the semi-finals by
default.
! The only other match yesterday of
much account was the Red river dou-
bles, in which Baird and Elton won
from Pollard and Jackson. The games
j went 6-1, 6-3. Some time today the
winners of this match will meet Jayne
and, Stellwagen. This will be a con-
test well worth seeing, as the men en-
i tered are among the very best players
in the entire northwest. s. .. ~
Play was called off early yesterday
afternoon and the players were treated
, to fine auto ride about the city, and
following this an informal dinner was
served at the Hotel Frederick. Rev.
~. K. Burleson presided as toastmas-
ter. Trafford n. Jayne of Minneapo-
lis and George Russ of Bismarck, the
newly elected president of the associa-
sion, Were called upon to make ad-
dresses. Owing to the oppressive heat
the two gentlemen spoke very briefly.
The speakers talked mostly about the
interest in the annual meeting here,
and said that everything possible
should be- done to try and create in
.terest among the younger players in
the state. as they are the ones who
must do the work in the next few
years.
The results Of the playing yesterday
lollow:
r. r. Valley Singles.
Baird won from Elton by default.
Stellwagen won from Baird 6-1, Ga,
s6-3 Wilson defeated Blatherwick g.
s, and then won the rest of the match
by default. Wilson defeated Pollard
60, 6-3.
r. r. Valley Doubles.
Baird and Elton defeated Pollard
and Jackson. 6-1, 6-S.
s..s Mixed Doubles.
Miss Ethel Poupore and Nicholson
won from Miss Mildred Veitch and
Pollard. The count was 3-6. 6-1, 6-3.
Miss LinWell and StellWagen defeated
Mrs. Hughes and Russ GA, 3-6. 6-1.
Handicap Doubles.
Elton and Hoffman won from p.
Goodman and Whitconb, Ga, 86.
Handicap Singles.
Nicholson won from Campbell 6-3,
Gs3. Hoffman won from Ferguson by
default. Norman defeated Winslow.
As, 6-3. SO. This leaves Hoffman
and Nicholson to play in the semi fin
ais. w. Elton won from O'I<eefe, GA,
10. Keall won from Richey by de-
fault This puts Elton and Keall in
the semi finals.
The Following matches are schedul-
ed for today. In the N. ID. singles
Clark and BlatherWick will play and
Wilson and Baird In the handicap
singles Nicholson and Hoffman play
and w. Elton and Keall. Miss Ethel
Poupore and Miss LinWell play in the
ladies singles.
In the N. ID. doubles E!Iatherwick
and Sunberg will oppose Thompson
and Davies. In the Red river doubles