Arizona republican., 1913-06-04
CRACKS
 BRING TROPHIES
Holrell Elected Director for Next Year nm Important Session of the Associa- tion for Phoenix in the Spring of 1914

Bringing practically every trophy awarded in the late Douglas meet of the Southwestern Tennis club. W. A Horrcll. Irwin Miller, Jack AinsWorth and Charles McArthur yesterday morning made their triumphant re- turn to Phoenix, whence they were dispatched a week ago by the Coun- try club to clean up in the tourna- ment. In addition the Phoenix dele gation brought back the next meet ing of the club for this city about the latter part ef April or in May.
 Out of the seventy-five or eighty contestants from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, the four Phoenicians showed up spIendidly. Horrel's work was as brilliant as when he dazzled the racquctecrs of Southern CalifOr- mia clubs a season ago. He was with AinsWorth winner of the doubles cup. and was in the middle of a thrilling finish fight with Ferguson of the Fl PasO Country club for the singles trophy when the heat and the con tinuous playing kecled him over on the court in dead faint. It is a striking testimonial to the sporting blood of the contestants that they decided not to default the match on account of Horrells collapse but to make it a feature of the next tour nament Consequently one of the most interesting parts Of the Phoenix program will be the match between Horrell and Ferguson for the singles championship of the southwest. finish ing up the encounter that ended so suddenly on the Douglas court Sunday afternoon.
 The deciding game in the doubles championship came after long period of play. during which the Phoenix cracks were at the lower end of the see-saW most of the time. With the sets two each. Ainsworth and Horreu entered the fifth match against Christie and Ferguson of Fl Paso, and dropped as low three love in games before they began to climb. Then with VOlleys of swift and accurate servings and returns in kind the Phoenicians began to worry their opponents. gained their ground. waVered at q deuce score for a time and won the fifth set and the cup in the score of 6-4.
 The cups and watch fob trophies were all brought to Phoenix by the returning cracks except those left in the hands of the engravers
 Horrell was elected a director of the Southwestern Tennis association at the meeting. while the tournament was in progress. InasmuCh as he is on the ground of the next tOurna- ment he will be able to do a lot of good boosting for the association prior to it's coming here for the next meet. The importance of the visit of the association can hardly be eX aggerated. because it will bring recog milton in tennis superiority both in courts and players from highly desira ble SOurCe-the entire south west over hundred players will enter the tournament, and there will be many more merely wis itors to swell the crowds that will assemble here.
 An interesting match on the next program will be the S. NJ. French | competition for a handsome cup. open only to men over 40 years of age. 1 MT French is manager of the Copper Queen and a hot tennis enthusiast 1 The match will be called the Grand old Mans Match"
 The Country club at Douglas was host to the visiting tennis players at a number of pleasant functions, in cluding a late-in-the-e evening dance that was part of the undoing of Hor- rell.