The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-08-29
THE TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
(From the Murdo Coyote)

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The annual tournament of the
, Makoseca Tennis Association, which
B is composed of clubs from the towns
/ west OF the Missouri river, was held
I in Murdo Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Although an unfortunate combi-
, nation Of circumstances prevented
; many OF the towns from having
! players here, those who were pres
l ent enjoyed the games. The Presho
. carnival prev snted the attendance
|, of the Presho boys and some of the
Kennebec boys (who were playing
, on the ball team a government
b official was at the Lower Brule ag-
. ency and required the time of the
. players from there and some OF the
other players who had planned on be-
ing here were unable to come Even
y j. c. Pease, OF Kadoka was not here
) because the railroad company did
! not send out relief agent. This
is the first year since the organiza-
tion of the association that Mr..
Pease has not participated in the
tournaments and his absence was re-
gretted by all who have known the
, interest he has taken in the tourna-
ments and the welfare OF the asso-
citation. Bro. f. =. Nellor OF the
Kadoka Press, is another player who
had planned on coming but could
not be here.
A banquet supper was served at
! VOLTS hotel Thursday evening and
, that hostelry certainly did itself
proud in the sumptuous bill of fare
presented. After the banquet the
annual business meeting of the as
soeiation was held and besides trans
acting the usual business officers
| were elected for the ensuing year.
j. G.. Pease, of Kad Okla, was elsctcd
!. president; T.. T. Nellor. of Kadoka,
vice-president; +. NJ. Kratz, Murdo,
secretary; DR.. S. A. Mcclellan. Ken
; nebec, treasurer.
! Murdo Gets Championship
In the tournament, Murdo won
most OF the prizes, VIM. Lange win
ming the championship In singles
and he and Chas Miller in doubles.
In the consolation matches, Joe
Hrochovec. OF Kadoka, won In sing
. les and F. M. Kratz and C.. Z. LanCs
of Murdo in the doubles. The re-
suits of the different matches were
as follows:
Championship Singles
First Round.-M. c. Burnham
, won from c. b. Harold 6-3, SC
f. NJ. Kratz won from S. A. Nc.
Clellan CA, 6-2.
Fred Gossard won from o. A.
Kimble 6-1, 60.
VIM. Lange won from Carl Lange
! 6-3, Sc.
! Second Round.-Burnham won
from Kratz 6-3, 6-8, Ga.
: L. b. Townsend won from e. M.
Young 6-3, 6-2.
, w. Lange won from Gossard 6-1,
! &C.
. Chas, Miller won from Jos. Hroc-
. hoyec 46, 6-2, Ga
-FiIals.-Bunham won from
Townsend 6-3, 6-3.
, w. Lange won from Miller GA,
b Ga.
! Finals.-W. Lange won from Burn
! ham 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, GA.
Championship Doubles.
Hrochovec and Gossard won from
: Kraz and c. Lange Ga, 6-2.
; w. Lange and Miller won from
! Parker and Burnham G-3, 6-3.
I Lange and Miller won from Hroch
. oyec and Gossard 6-2, 6-3, &c, Ga.
Consolation Singles.
First Round
; Hrochovec won from KimbIe 6-2.
/ 60.
! Harold won from Mcclellan s-3,
e-2.
Semi Finals:
!. Hrochoyec won from Lange ga,
Ga.
> Young won from Harold by d.
fault.
, Finals:
Hrochovec won from Young &c,
> 6-2, 6-3.
Consolation Doubles
Kratz and Lange won from Park
er and Burnham 3-6, 4-6, Go, 81,
:. Ga.
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