Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-07
TENNIS PLAYERS
DRAW FOR PLACES
Play Opens in the State
Tournament on the Asso-
citation Courts.

the auspices of the Y. NJ c. A and Y.
w. C. A, opened this morning at the
courts of both associations located be-
tween Bannock and Jefferson streets
and Ninth and Tenth streets. Draw
ings in both singles and doubles took
place this morning at the association
building and were posted for the con-
venience of players. The drawings
show surprisingly small number of
players registered for participation In
the tournament This Is especially true
of the mems doubles. 1t should there
fore not take long to play the tourna-
ment off as most of the preliminary
matches will be cleared out Of the way
today.
Mems Doubles.
In the mems doubles the drawings
pair teams as follows:
McBirney brothers, a bye.
Sheppard Martin versus Smullen and
partner.
Peterson Snow versus Coffin wy
man.
Adams Pettingill versus Scott and
partner.
Eastman and partner versus Welday-
Tucker.
-Boardman versus Graham
Lawson.
Coffin Ailshie versus Blaine Senger,
bye.
Mems Singles.
7. r. Scott, R H. Peterson and
Senger, byes.
Frank Wyman versus H. c. Nc
Birney.
w. II. Beach versus w. Tucker.
c. Welday versus K. Boardman.
II. c. Coffin versus Craig Coffin.
C. F. Adams versus H. r. Mckinney
L. f. Elan versus ]. Ailshie.
s. E. Blaine versus B. Eastman.
C. Prouty versus P. Martin.
C. E. Beymer versus B. Sheppard.
X Smullen versus l.. Clinton.
Harry Hawley vehsus Edwin Snow.
j. Peterson versus A. B. Eaton.
Play opened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing with many players and a large
number of spectators in attendance.
Boardman Defeats WeIday
Opening play in the Idaho state ten
mis- tournament was featured this
morning by the match between Ken
meth Boardman and Chester A. Welday
which was won by Boardman in two
straight sets, 6-3 and 11-9. AS the
matches are OF the eliminatlve order
Welday is put out of the running ir
the singles and Boardman is given ar
opportunity to meet the winner of the
r. C. Coffin and Craig Coffin match
A number of other matches were play
ed off, including the Blaine Eastman
r.f l.
len Eastman. Paris Martin looks like a
certain probability to qualify for the
semi-flnals
There was general interest among a
large number of spectators present
over the Boardman- Welday match ow-
ing to the length of the second set
Boardman took the first set with ease
Welday came back strong in the Sec
ond set and ran the score up to 6-2 II
his favor. On the sixth game he need
ed to take the set he had a score OF
40-15. but Boardman made a remark
] able rally, tied up the count on the
game and took It, He then ran the Sc
/ into a deuce and after hard figh
pulled out with 1t, 11-9.
The results of other matches played
off up to a late hour today are as fol
lows;
Blaine versus Eastman, won b,
Blaine. go, So.
Martin versus Prouty, won by Mar
tin, GO. 6-1.
Beymer versus Sheppard, won b,
Sheppard by default.
Blaine versus Martin, won by Mar
tin. Ga. 61.
Smullen versus Eastman, won by
! Eastman, 2-6, 7-5, Ga
Clinton versus Sheppard won by
Clinton, 6-1, CO.
One match was played in the dou
bles early today. or that of Welday'
Tucker versus Eastman Dannemiller
It was won by Welday-Tucker II
straight sets. SO. 6-S. A number o
matches in the doubles are in prog
ress this afternoon. A strong wint
blowing up the dust from the courts
made playing somewhat difficult.