Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
tourney
HAS JUST ENDED
Bismarck Tennis Tournament
Started July 3rd Delayed
by Rains
Russ is Again Champion-~.
Many Star Plays by Mrs.
{. 4. Hughes

Inc tennis tournament WHICH Colii-
menced July 8 was not finished until
last Saturday owing to the frequent
rains which have prevented playing.
The frequent delays played havoc
with the out.of-town players and the
double matches which were played
after the singles were confined en-
tirely to the local entrants. While
several of the best Out~-of.the-city en-.
thusiasts were prevented from COM
peting on account of the rain there
were many exciting matches played
ar the tournaments were a success.
Mrs. e. "A. Hughes entered the
tournament playing as a man and
neither asked nor received any fav.
ors at the hands of her male oppon:
ents. Her playing vas most credit.
able throughout. She Is probably the
best woman player in the state to-
day.~~-- "'"+
The, Bismarck players will go to
Wilton next week to take part in the
Central North Dakota championships
and several Of them including Mrs.
Hughes will go to Grand Forks on
August 1lth' to have a try at the state
titles which are always played for in
that city.
The winners of the tournaments
we're:
Missouri Slope singles champion
shir, G.. H. Russ, Jr., Missouri Slope
doubles championship, Mrs. E. A.
Hughes and G. II. Russ, Jr.
Western North Dakota champion.
ship, singles-John Gammons; doub.
les, Benton Baker and G. II. Russ, Jr.
The summaries are as follows:
Missouri Slope Championship
Singles.
First Round-Gammons defeated
Hartman, 60, 60; Mrs. HHgbes de-
feated Mcclellan. go, SO: VI. Har-
ris defeated II. W. Gray. 6:0,- 81; G.
w. Nichols defeated C.I0DHarris, g.,
6-3; Johnson defeated Il. c. Thomp-
son by defeaut; G. II. Russ defeated
G. w. Stewart, 6.2, 6.3; b. Baker de-
icated c. G. Watam, CT, 60; i. L.
Shepard defeated Fraync Baker by
defeault.
Second Round.
Gammons defeated Hughes. G-2,
Sd; Nichols defeated Harris, G-2, Gil:
Russ defeated Johnson CT, Ga; Il.
Baker defeated Shepard by default.
Semi Final Round.
Russ defeated Nichols, 6-2, GO, ca;
and became the Missouri Slope cham.
pion for the fourth consecutive year.
Missouri Slope Championship
Doubles.
Semi Final !Round-Mfaa Z. A.
Hughes and G! H.ilRuss, r.y,idefeated
B. Baker and F. Baker, GG$SA e.; Mich
OILS and Johnson defeated Gammons
and Tillotson, 81, 81.
Final ROund-Mrs. Hughes and Russ
defeated Nichols and Johnson, G-2, l-G.
81, G.3, Cd. '.'. "
Western North Dakota Singles.
First Round-Mrs. Hughes defeated
TjllOtson, 81, 90; Gammons defeated
Johnson, 7-5, 4-G, 1913; B. Baker de-
feated Russ, Cd, 2-G. Cd; Nicholas de-
feated +. Baker, GO, 60.
Semi Trial Round-Gammons dc.
feated Mrs. Hughes, 6.3, 3.6, Ga; Mich.
OILS defeated B. Baker, 81, 6-1.,
Final Round-Gammons defeated
Nichols in one of the closest and best
played matches ever seen in Bismarck
6.5%, 6:33,- So, SO, -.
Westerni North Dakota Doubles.
n, Semi Final Round-Johnson and
Nichols defeated Gammons and Tillot-
son, 60, GO; B. Baker and Russ de-
feated F. Baker and Mrs. ughes. Ga.
6-l.
Final Round--B. Baker and Russ
defeated Nichols and Johnson. Sc, 6-1.
SO.