The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-16
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4 ANNUAL MEETING OF
SOUTHWESTERN AssO-
TlON II BIG EVENT.

III W 6sSB Inn ASS(b-
TlON II BIG EVENT.
southwestern District Tennis
Dent will be held on the
y the Dallas Lawn Tennis
July gath and week follow
will be the third. annual
since the Southwestern Dis
y authorized by the United
RATIONAL Lawn Tennis Asso-
Ind this tournament has be-
y classic meet Of the South
he District comprises thet
! Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tex
ona and New Mexico and Is
ten districts into which the
United States is divided.
Ms year each district will
i annual tournament and the
1bles teams who are the win
their respective sections will
Ia in Chicago to play off for
1Silege of challenging the Ma
champions. This year the old
- under which the United
vas divided into only four
ron4 is still in force. This ne
lGed teams wishing to CON-
the Southern championship
Atlanta each year and the
1layers are very much graft
" the prospect OF bringing their
{1 championship nearer
acc the Southwestern Tour
will soon be of national i'm
De the Dallas Lawn Tennis |
elgpect a large representation
" the states in the district /
I'VE been putting their courts
pink of condition and max !
provements in their club I
Tor the comfort of their
This club has the unique !
Ion of being one of the few |
I'LL the South devoted ex-
III to tennis. 1t was organic |
1905 and in 1908 was incor-
and purchased and improv |
eresent location. The club !
I'D by eighty members, they !
commodious club house and .
solght clay courts are said to be /
z to none IN the United States. !
T. coming event will provide !
I'M pionship and consolation |
q In doubles and singles. AL
is probable that another
twill be played to be partici- /
k by those put out in the sec
Ilatch actually played. This !
~ was tried out at the recent |
meet at Fort Worth and at
n much interest and produced !
hfgh class play. 1t also helps |
ioglre TO every player attending
M0et plenty of tennis play no
~ what class he falls into and |
J the tournament from being
Ipolized by the crack players. /,
|1ome prizes are being provided !
n winners and runners-up in 4
Uunds and the winner of the !
~ will have possession for one |
~ the handsome trophy cup |
~ by Mr. Elmer Scott, presi- !
az the Texas Lawn Tennis As |
ton. This cup will belong I
&nentiy to the player winning
roe times-not necessarily In /
lG9ion--and at present is held
n. Roland Hoerr of St Louis, /
has won two legs on the same. I
Hoer is expected to be on hand |
|eond his title which he won last I
md at the same time win the
~ coupled with William Hor- |
81 Arizona.
ii best players of Texas and !
homa, Semp Russ, the present
4 champion, and his partner !
]. g. Cresson, both of San An
/; Bradley Ii. Hogue OF Dallas, |
konner-up in the recent State
anment, j. b. Adoue and X. +. |
IN of Dallas, at present play /
lot the Southern Championship
tMnta, Darraugh and Monnett,
Mons of Oklahoma, will be on
Ind are all said to be at top
III game while the form shown
NY by such young players as
o3ligson Bros, who have just
IkE returned from Yale; Stacey
l1Stin, Collins OF Fort Worth
road OF Paris, and Wise OF
1Sille, will make it hard to pick
m0er. Mr.. Elmer Scott will be
8cial referee and reports that
~ players need not be in Dali
It'll Monday, July 26th, pro-