The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-02

60, ell; Harmsen and Olson beat
Nichols and Gammons Ga, 7-5: Pitzer
and Gray~beat Stocker and Garnes,
60. 81; Nichols and Wernlf beat
Semi finals--Harmsen and Olson
beat Thompson and Stewart, rs, Ia,
ga; Nichols. and Wernli beat Filter
and Gray. SO. ga. .2.s*"1
On account of the Krem and Stan
ton men being obliged to leave on the
afternoon train Thursday, the finals in
the doubles, closed event was not
played, but will be contested possibly
at Bismarck at some future date.
In the mems singles, open event, Oh
son defeated Mrs. Hughes, SO, 6-3;
Marcellus defaulted to Thompson;
Stewart beat Nichols, Ga, 6-3; Glar-
UNI defaulted to Wernli; Gammons
beat Milhaupt, So, Ell; Blatherwick
beat Harmsen, 60, G-1.
son, Ga, 3-6, 1910; Russ, defaulted to
Gammons defaulted to Blatherwick.
Semi finals-Olson beat Stewart,
6-3. .6-3; Blatherwick beat Wernli,
60, 60. Finals-Blatherwick beat Oh
son, 60, so, 60. -... TX. .- -"
In the mems doubles, open event.
first round, Pitzer and Gray beat Mil
haupt n Hubbell, 60, Ga; Blather-
wick. and Glarum beat Harmsen and
Olson, 6-3, 6-3; Wernli and Nichols
beat Mrs. Hughes and Baker, s3-6, 6-2,
6-1. -..-.>.-
Second round-Blatherwick n
Glarum beat Pitzer and Gray, 60. so;
Wernli and Nichols beat Thompson
and Stewart, 60, &.0-6,e, Ell.
Observation-Disclosures and Glarum
beat Nichols and Wernli, Ga, 60, Ell.
The following well known tennis
players in central North Dakota are
taking part in the tournament:
Oh. w. E. Blatherwick. Plaza.
champion of central North Dakota
and also m Of the present cup hold
ers in the state championships; G. II.
Russ 5r. Missouri slope champion;
Benton Baker, Mrs. e, A. Hughes,
all of Bismarck; w. A. Olson and A.
A Millhaupt. Stanton; r.. N. Harm
ser, DR.. L. G. Eastman, and T. P.
Wernli, Krem; A. L. Garnes and A.
V. Marcellus, Regain; Grant %I1ubbell,
Wing E. G. Stoker, Washburn. M. l..
Glarurn. Plaza; Dr.. r. c. Thompson,
II. w. Gray, J. A. Pitzer and q. w.
Stewart, Wilton. n.-5. ~
Wednesday evening after the play
ing was over a smoker was given the
Visiting racquet wielders by the local
association. The evening was spent
informally but all seemed to enjoy the
AFFAIR.
One feature in connection with the
tournament was the ,gentleInanly
bearing Of all the contestants Who
played the game. all the way through
for the love of the sport and those
VINO lost their matches took defeat
gracefully.
P. J. cahill who has been the Of
hcial referee for two years, acted in
like capacity at the present tourna-
ment and much of the success Of the
games was due to his management.
DR.. r. G. Thompson and H. w. Gray,
membe OF the tennis committee were
on the courts most of the time and
saw that nothing was overlooked for
the welfare of the players.
Each evening of the tournament
9 large gallery of spectators from
Bismarck, Washburn and Wilton
witnessed h games. Many interested
persons stayed most of the day.
The local association feel gratified
over the success of the tournament
ana it Is certain the affair next year
will be even better.
a new cup for the singles, closed
event, for the championship of central
North Dakota will be offered next
year. The cups for the mems doubles
and wornen's singles have not been
Won three consecutive years by the
same players and. will be contested for
next year as usual.
There was no contest in the
womer's singles as Miss Ethel Will
son of Wilton, who won the cup last
year, defaulted to Mrs. e. A. Hughes,
Bismarck, there hsing no other en-
tries from among the fair sex. MRS.
Hughes Won the cup two years ago.
but was lii Europe at the time Of last
years tournament.