The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-25
TWGRty-Eight Entries Report
ed By The Committee
Challenge ROUND ON
COUNTRY CLUB COURTS
Allen D. sapp Will Defend His Title
As Champion OF Knox County
Mems Singles Pairings To
Be Drawn At Y. M. C.
A. Friday Night

A sufficient number of entries had
been secured by the committee in
charge of boosting the sixth annual
Knox county tennis tournament when
1t assembled for meeting at the Y. NJ.
c. A. Wednesday night to assure the
success and continuation Of this pleas
ant summer athletic event.
The committee set 20 entries as the
minimum requirement. 1t was re-
ported that 2S had been obtained so
plans were Immediately formulated
for the tournament.
Saturday afternoon of the present
week will mark the opening play.
Two o'clock is set as the time for
starting the initial match and the
Round Hill court will he utilized for
this, through the kind courtesy of the
owners.
The pairings for the first round of
mems singles will be drawn at the
Y. M. G. A. Friday night and it is nee
essary that all entries for this event
be in by that time. The time limit
for entries in the ladies' singles has
been extended until Saturday night in
order to secure greater number than
was reported to the committee.
The majority Of the matches in the
tourney will be played on the Round
Hill court, although it is probable
that the Y. M. G. A. courts will be uti-
lized to some extent, as well as the
Maplehurst court on the east side.
Plans are now that the challenge
round at least and possibly the finals
in the mems singles will be played on
the courts of the Mt. Vernon country
club. 1t is thought that the tourna-
ment, with fair weather, can be
brought up to the finals by Saturday,
Sept. 2, the challenge round to be
played on Labor Day.
The country club will hold a big
picnic on Labor Day and it is argued
that there would be monster at
tendance, if the challenge round were
played there at that time. The out
door sports committee of the country
club Is very anxious to see this done
and will extend all the courtesies and
privileges of the club to the contest
ants and interested spectators.
The present holder Of the tile in
mems singles Is Allen D. Sapp. He
will be called upon in the challenge
round to defend the trophy cup, which
Is in his possession. This will be the
award to the winner Of the mems
even. For the ladies', new cup will
be purchased, as Miss Helen Thomp-
son OF Gambler, by three consecutive
victories over all competitors for the
last three years, gained the right of
permanent possession of the trophy.
The runner-up prize in the mems
singles will be an So racquet, while
there will also be an award for the
winner OF the consolation round. 1t
has not yet been determined whether
or not to award an additional prize in
the ladies' singles.
The doubles cups are still available
as awards for the winners of this
years event. j. Il. Foote and Allen
d. Sapp were victorious in 1914 and
the challenge round of 1915, which
they started to play with Robert Wal
ton and Frederick Weida of Gambler
was never finished, the intention al
the time being to complete it this
year. The death of Robert WaltoI
prevents this, so the cups will go tt
the winners of this years tourna
ment, with no challenge round includ
ed in the play.
Season tickets will be sold, as hal
been the case for the past five years
the price of the same to remain at q
cents.
The following are entered in tn,
mems singles:
Harry Hayes, Howard Blair, Rus
sell Eastman, Allen d. Sapp, M. A
Mitchell, R. H. Kinney, Royal Buchel
Harold Ackerman, Carroll Greer
Donald H. Harper, Evan Shipley, Dor
aid Dowds, Dale Porter, Neil Ward
Howard Wills, Fletcher M. Devir
Robert Rimer, Clyde Michael. Marcu
H. Rosenthall, Ned w. Ilger, Da
Houck, Francis Oborne, Francis We
ker, L. w. Morrison, Russell Level
ing, Walter sapp, Charles West, G. F
Tiebout.
Those who have entered in tn
ladies' singles are:
| Claire Sweeney, Margaret Glen
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