The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-03
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TENNIS TOURNEY
IS OPENED TO-DAY
Net Stars From iowa, Illinois and
Missouri Invade Burlington
In Tournament
Today.
LOCAL STARS ENTERED
Miss Anna Wolfe, II. T. Osborne,
and Bernard Merriam Are En-
tered From This
City.
LOCAL STARS ENTERED

| BURLINGTON, Iowa, August B.
! The sharp exclamation serve. fol
! lowed by the treacherous delivery OF
some championship aspirant will set
a tennis ball in motion on the Harri.
son avenue courts, this after
noon at / p. M, inaugurating the
fourth annual tournament for the
lawn tennis championships Of Illinois,
! Missouri and Iowa. By dusk the less
expert players will be among the dis
cards and the largest field ever en-
tered in three states tourney will
be reduced to a narrower working
basis.
! With the completion Of work on the
courts yesterday, the caretakers re-
ports them in perfect condition for
fast play A grandstand has been
erected directly south OF the courts,
where gallery can watch the game
free for that part OF the week neces-
| sary to play off the entire tourney.
The entrance list, closed at ten
o'clock today, contains the names of
those prominent in western end ma
tional tennis circles. Unless sad re-
verses of form are experienced by T.
e. Musselman, of Quincy, Saunder-
son and Hollander of Galesburg,
Stuart, Taylor and Vernon, their
names should figure prominently
among the closing matches. All Of
tie above have been conspicuous by
! successes in central Illinois, western
and Wisconsin net circles. and their
from here will be watched with much
| interest.
Burlington offers strong material
for title honors in all Of the contests.
resting its hopes mainly on the game
Of her lady entrants.
Handsome prize cups will be award.
ed to the winners of the four events,
and the runners up in each. The
events are mems singles, mems dou-
bles, women's singles, mixed doubles.
Matches will be best two in three
sets, excepting the mems finals,
which necessitate three wins In five.
Rules Of the U. s. N. L. T. A. viii!
govern all play, with the foot fault
rule being rigidly enforced.
entertainment and tournament have
been appointed to make pleasant the
visit of entrants.
| Mr.. R. C. Lounsberry will serve as
official referee.
| Among the players coming from
distant points are several Of national
repute George Stuart Of Neponset,
H., and C. 0. Taylor, who were strong
rivals In the 1913 tournament. are
| 1o rd f0,1 cl,f
match between these players is one
Of the many good contests anticipat-
| ed. Over forty entries from out of
town players have been received by
the tournament committee and it is
expected that the total entries will
pass the one hundred mark before 10
a. m Monday. when the drawings are
made.
| A partial list Of visiting players
who will compete for the champion
ships Of the three states Is:
j. w. Jordan, Ottumwa.
Ben Ellsworth, Ottumwa.
James Prosser, Warsaw.
| L. T. Corey, Birmingham. o.
| T. G. Mumpower, Fayette, Mo.
| e. P. Pickett, Fayette, Mo.
| W. B. Kaiser, La Harpe, Ill.
j, C. Mayor, La Harpe. Ill.
Bernard Merriam, Keokuk, Iowa
Charles Parkes, Chicago, Ill.
DR.. j. Roy Brown, Quincy, III.
| J. Vernon, Prairie Du Chen, Wis.
| Edw. Benson, Prairie Du Chem,
Wis.
| Miss Anna Wolfe, Keokuk.
Fl. T. Osborne, Keokuk.
| DR.. Samson, Birmingham.
| George Stuart, Neponset, Ill.
| w. II. Gould, Neponset, III.
| T. E. Mussellman, Quincy.
| J. NJ. Hungate, Warsaw.
| Oliver Murray, Davenport.
Harold Lusk, Davenport.
| DR.. NJ. N. Smith, Fayette, Mo.
! Nelson CHM, Fayette, Mo.
/ c. o. Taylor, Ottumwa.
| T. J. Inskeep, Ottumwa.
! ]. L. Hansen, Davenport
| w. Kelley, Davenport
| DR.. D. N. Vetter, Carrollton. Mo.
| DR. R & Vetter Nevada Mo-