The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-02
In the World of Sport
Wilton Tournament
a Com pIete Success

Wilton, N. D., Aug. 2.--Dr. w, =
Blatherwick Of Plaza, again showed
his superiority over his opponents in
the closed event in the third annual
tournament of the Wilton Tennis as
ISOLATION for the championship of
central North Dakota. ii
The opponent Of Blatherwick in the
finals was G. Fl. Russ, jr., of Bismarck,
who was beaten in three straight
sets. .
DR.. Blatherwick has now won the
Wilton business mems cup for the
p. singles event three consecutive years
and becomes the permanent possessor
OF this trophy. The doctor has
showed that he Is n of the leading
tennis players in the country and his
modest u~nassuming manner, both on
and off the court, has made him a
most popular player.
The surprise Of the tournament
was the defeat Of Blatherwick and
Russ who have won" the cup in the
doubles event for the past two years
and were looked upon as winners
this year. A new team apparently
dark horses in the race, upset the
calculations of the w~iseacres and
brought defeat to the cup holders.
Nichols Of Bismarck and Wernli Of
hTGEn IuTtlGu ZIG AiShr nLlSA "
and exciting match.
The weather was anything but ideal
for tennis; the opening day being
extremely hot and Wednesday was
very windy. Notwithstanding these
unfavorable conditions some fast ten
mis- was played by a number OF the
experts present.
The entry list included players from
Krern, Stanton, Bismarck. Washburn'
Plaza, Regain, Wing and Wilton.
The Mercer county boys came Ave
strong and were in the game every
minute. They made the best show
ing as a team of any OF the otner
towns represented.
In the prelfminaries, mems singles,
closed event, Stocker, Glarum, Marcel
lus, Blatherwick, Thompson, olson,
Gammons, Harrnsen n Nichols drew
Byes which placed them in the nrst
round. Wernli, Krem, beat Pitzer,
Wilton, Ga, Ell; Stewart, Wilton, beat
Eastman, Krern, 6-2. 81; Gray, Will
ton, beat Milhaupt, stanton, 60, SIS;
Mrs. e. A. Hughes, Bismarck. won
from Garnes, Regan, 7-5, 60; Baker
Bismarck. won from Jefferys. WASH
burn, by default; Russ. Bismarck,
won from Reinstad, Stanton by de
fault; HubbelI, Wing. won from
Wacker, Washburn. by default.
In the FIRST round Stocker; Wash+
burn, won from Glarums Plaza, by
default.
~BIatherwick, Plaza. won from Mar
cellus, Regan, by default,
Thompson. Wilton, defeated Baker,
Bismarck, 6-2, Ell; Wernli, Krem, de-
feated Stewart, Wilton, Cd, ga; Russ,
Bismarck, defeated Gray, Wilton, 6-4.
go; Hubbell, Wing, defeated Mrs. e.
A. Hughes. Bismarck, Ga, ga.
Olson. Stanton, won from Gammons,
Bismarck, GA, 7-5; Harnsen, krem.
defeated Nichols, Bismarck, 6-1, 6-S..
In the second round Blatherwick,
Plaza, won from Stocker, Washburn,
60, ca; Olson, Stanton, defaulted to
Harmsen, .Krern.
Semi Observation-Disclosures defeated
Thompson, 60, So; Russ defeated
Harmsen, ell. 60.
Blatherwick and Russ then met in
the finals for the championship OF CEN
trail North Dakota, Blatherwick win
ming, SO, SO, 81, thereby retaining
the cup offered by the Wilton business
men, having been the cup holder for
the past two years.
In the mems doubles, closed event.,
first round, Nichols and Ganmons,
Bismarck, beat Milhaupt and Marcel
lus, Ell, 6-1, the other contestants be-
Ing put in the second round through
byes.
In the second round Thompson and
wi beat Mrs. Hughes and Baker,