Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
$4,000 TENNIS
COURT PLANNED
IN CALF ORNIA
Republican a. P. Leased wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 81
With a view toward recognition of the
men who have starred for California
on the tennis courts and brought the
state into both national and interna-
tional prominence, plans have nearly
been completed for the installation of
one OF the finest tennis plants in the
country as the permanent home of the
California Lawn Tennis association.
A handsome property in the foothills
OF Berkeley where the Claremont hotel
now stands, has been acquired and
bids will close shortly for the work
Plans and specifications call for an up
to-date club house, a grandstand with
seating accommodations for 1900 and
ten courts The estimated cost will be
between $4,000 and $4,000. Officials
of the association are anxious to have
everything in readiness for the Califor-
MIA state championship in September.
1t is the intention of the officials of
the association to have a plant which
will be on par with the famous
grounds of the Forest Hill club on
Long Island n. Y, where the national
championships are being held, and to
make the Berkeley courts the site of
future big tennis events held on the
Pacific coast, the Forest Hills of the
far west as it were.
Pacific. coast high school and uni
versity athletes have been invited to
participate in two indoor meets in Ore
gon next month, the annual indoor re-
lay carnival at the Oregon Agricultural
college, Corvallis, April and the CO.
lunbia University track and fields
meet at Portlanq April IA The Co
lumbia University also has included
the coast clubs in its invitation.
Several California institutions. Lee
land Stanford. Jr, University, Uni
versity of California and University of
Southern California are said to be
planning to send teams to the Cor
wallis meeting. and attempts will be
made 10 have the visitors remain in
Oregon to participate in the Portland
meet on the following Saturday.
According to recent enactment of
the legislature, the Idaho state game
warden is given the power to close
any comfy in the state on petition of
the majority of the taxpayers when it
is reasonably certain any species of
came or fish are about to become .ex-
tinct.
To throw further protection about
its Wild game the cost of a non-resi-
dent fishing license has been raised
from 81 to s.. Nonresident hunts
men also must obtain license to carry
a gun. For upland birds the license
will cost $3.50 and for big game an
outlay of $500 is called for.
The open season for grouse has
been shortened thirty days, and the
bag limit reduced from u TO 6. The
following additional bag limits have
been made: duck, q to II, geese, 4 to
2; snipe, IS to g. elk one of either sex
instead of bull; deer, one of either
sex instead of two bulls. 1t is unlawful
to have in ones possession more than
the limit at any time.
]. c. Nelson, principal of the Salem
Oregon. high school has been elected.
president Of the recently organized
Willamette Valley High School Ath-
letic league which includes Salem, Al
bany, Eugene, Corvallis, Newberg and
McMinnville. The other officers are
w. b. Young, secretary and S. w.
Amey, Newberg, treasurer The
schedules of the league will become
affective in the fall of 1917 and will
cover football, track, baseball and
basketball