Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-31
JUNIOR TENNIS
STARS TO PLAY
FOR BOX TROPHY
State Clay-Court Tourney
Begins Saturday Twain
Have Wet Experience
AFTER ROWLAND LAURELs

The tennis players who have been drift.
Ing around the various resorts In search OF
| titles and glory gradually are drifting back
| into town and tuning up for the first an
nual tournament for the clay-court cham
| pionshlp of Pennsylvania, which gets un-
| der way next Saturday at the Cynwyd
Club simultaneously. the hrst annual
| event for the junior championship of Penn
| sylvanla will be played.
This last-named event grew out Of the
| Philadelphia clay-court championship,
which was inaugurated last summer st the
| Cynwyd Club. The Edward Box trophy
| will be put UP for the winner In singles
and suitable trophies for the doubles and
consolation events.
The Box singles cup must be won three
times not necessarily in succession, before
II becomes the absolute property of any
one. AS this event is open only to boys
who are II or under at the time the event
starts. the Box Cup virtually is a perma-
nent trophy, unless some 14-year-old young
ster startles the world with three sue
cesslve victories
The Pennsylvania clay-court senior event
Is open to all comers. Trophies are offered
for the winners in singles and doubles and
In both consolation events, Entries should
be made by mail or telephone to the Gym
wyd Club, Cynwyd. Pa.
Hist! Adventure
Two well-known Philadelphia tennis play
ers were returning from a recent out-of-
town tournament in an automobile, regu-
lar one, not peace boat" 1t was dark
and stormy night and just the night for
dark and foul deeds. the kind Of a night, so
we were taught, when hlghwaymen ply
their nefarious profession.
Our heroes, after many aimless twlstings
and turnings, lost their way. and to make
matters worse the machine finally gave up
the ghost and settled down with gentle
N afph iY1 ttrn fanf nf nd n nd
Investigation disclosed the fact that the
petrol was "all" as they say in Allentown
and envIrons Ahead a sgnpost showed
dimly through the rain and fog.
A hurried search through all pockets fol-
lowed. Horrors Only one match. Wading
through the mud and water the twain
closed in On the signpost. One braced him.
self against It and the other scrambled up
on his shoulders. The top man carefully
scratched the lonesome match, and shield
ing 1t from the wind. read the sign. The
man below grunted:
What does II say?"
And the answer came:
wet paint
Challenge for Rowland
A short time ago William P Rowland, the
versatile Belfield athlete. issued 1O-game
def to the world in general and to Norman
w. Swayne, Of Plymouth, in particular.
Another adroit gentleman has entered the
lists.
To the Sports Editor Evening Ledger:
My attention was called to an article which
appeared In recent issue OF the EyESINa
known Sportsman. had challenged the world to
billiards.. pool, golf bowling and two-handed
pinoche. have beaten Rowland often at all
these games. except pnochle. at which. I
frank to admit. he has buffaoed
With absolute confidence in my superiority,
hereby accept his challenge and my five
games select archery. croauet or rogue par
chest, 220-yard hurdle race and fye-mile run
Let him reply to this challenge II he dare.
''ALL AROUND"