New Britain herald., 1916-07-12
Competition Keen in Lawn Clubs
 Tennis Tournament FINAL MATCH ON AUGUST 31
First Matches Must Be Played by
 Saturday-NIany Entries Received Child Found Eating Poison-No Date for Caucuses--The Chautauqua

cups offered by President $. S. Gwil- | linn and J. H. Trumbull Is growing ] keener with every game The tourna- ment has served to create Consid era ble 1 enthusiasm among the tennis players | of the town and tho entries received by tho clubs social committee have | been numerous.
 The tournament is to be an elimi- | nation cOlHest and will end on August ! o1 when the two leaders will play for possession of the trophies. Mir, Gwil- i lim's cup will come into the perma- nent possession Of the first player who | wins it for three years in succession, The trophy is to be known as the Presidents cup and the names of the | winners will be engraved on 1t each | year. The cup donated by Mir. Trum- | bull is for the runner up aud the player losing in the final game wilt | be entitled to possess it.
 During the tournament each player | must win two out Of three sets from each opponent until there are but two l remaining undefoated, This pair will | play for the tennis championship of l the town and the cups offered as prizes
 The social committee. Whtoh ron- sists of Ralph |" SeNmoNr Peter x, ] Prior and Charles k, Sherman has 1 matched the following to piaN before 1 next Saturday, forfeiture by default l resulting if they tatl to hold their matches: Miss Georgtana Booth and Miss Ruth Ryder; Miss Ines Baldwin and Miss Ruby Gladwtn; C, r. kfeoker and Edward Judson: John Crowley and Eugene Forrest: A. A. Macleod and William Hird; R, l.. Seymour and Robert llird: Pierce Clark and Charles Phelps; A. K. Sutherland and Roger Castle; Rev. w. r. kilcoyne and t w. Jones; Gage Kent and w. kavanaugh; r. T. Wheeler and S S. Gwilltms ! II. Trumhuu and Cecil Bedford: Henry Trumhull and Peter x. Prior; r. l.. Eenzon and Harold Corning: D. q. Clark and Ralph Newell; Edwin Hills and koger Freeman; Raymond Kel- | loss and Charles R. Sherman.
 All the players are mum bered and l the winners of the first matches will | know their opponents for the next sets without arranging new schedule.
 The a wn club has grown consider ably during the past year and if now has a large active membcrHhip. It is expected that the tennis tournament l T'il increase the interest and by next l year the prospects If su bsta ntial | growth are considered very bright. | syn ,.iogT
 AsryDInne Repaired
 Aviator Thompson has completed repairs on his biplane which was badly damaged in rc mt wind storm and he has resumed practice flights at 1ylsfs field, The machine was torn from it's no1Fings by the storm and was lifted into a tree nearby. The planes we're badly damaged and the owner spent consjd erable time get ting the machine in shape
 Richard @%Tsren. another New Britain a}fnJao. ha.s a machine at the field and he Is also practicing almost daily.
 Both snen have made numerous 1lghfs and while they have not 1 |eaeheG any high attitudes each has JeHDn*trate6 the practica bilitv of his u}sch1ne and has also proved his own aa pa bil1ties.
 The men intend to eventually be- a"fh@ professional fiiers Nygren has o@@n on tours with Aviator Nelson and las mace q number of exhibition 1jghts. He has had considera ble ex- Jef}@nHs in the air and is regarded as l HHf7Ha hler Thompson built his i '"n ffia~h'ne. He has much mechani- [ 'hl ability and his machine is con- $ ]dsfe0 perfect in every detail. (
 No Date for Caucuses.
 Members of both the republican and I 7 srhocrahc town committees have not I $ yet been advised of the date for i ne chhcuses which will select dele < htss fo the state, congressional and q shhfotihl conventions. They expect, f however. that they will be held early " ext month.
 There Is considerable interest in the :. ehhtofihl convention, which is to be I cid ha usual in Plainvile, because !, f the report that A. H. Condeu will gain be a candidate to represent the fth district in the legislature. AL | toat every place in the district has [ least one candidate and at this me the G. O. P. leaders admit that hey have no idea as to who will be amed. r
 Plainville has not had the senatorial u omination for long time and 1t is d dmitted throughout the district that S
 is entitled to it. The town has a q ealthy republican vote and it's re- urns on election day have a consid- rable bearing on the result in the t; istrict. q Southington appears to have st trong candidate in Elijah Rogers and 1t ere the opinion prevails that he will l J ct the honor if the delegates decide ] . ) again ignore this town.
 E. T. Carter has been mentioned in onnection with the nomination but 1t
 understood that he is unwilling to ] nter into any contest with MT. Con- ell. c. H. Calor's friends are also rging him to get ineo the fight but ke the others he has not committed < imself MT. Calor would admittedly