Arizona republican., 1917-04-08
JOHNSON SAYS
WILL REGAIN
LOST TITLE
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SAN FRANCISCO. April William
Johnston, former national singles tennis
champion, says he will go east this year
and endeavOr to regain the title of
Which he was deprived by r. Norris
Williams.
The date of my departure from san
Francisco will be decided by the Pa
cific States Association says john
ston, and in Difference to the policy of
the National body, it will be postponed
until as late as possible
The former champion may play in the
SOUTHAMPTON, l. |. tournament, an
event held prior to the National. It is
his plan to concentrate all his ener-
gies to the titular matches.
Between forty and fifty women are
expected TO compete in the women's
annual Southern California golf cham
pionship tournament April to 10 in
elusive on the links of the San Gabriel.
(Cal) country club, under the auspices
of the Southern California Golf Asso-
ciation.
The qualifying round 0 eighteen holes
will be played Monday afternoon. April
.. the first sixteen to qualify for the
championship and the remainder in
lights of eight. Cups viii be awarded
for the best gross and net scores in the
qualifying round and for the winners
and runners-up in each light. All ex-
cept the championship flight will be
played under handicaps.
Mrs. Luther M Kennel. Coronado.
Cal, champion last year. may again en-
ter Others regarded as likely contend
ers for the championship include: Mrs
Frank Carpenter Midwick country
club; Misses Elizabeth Sherk and Mil
dred Landreth- Midwick
The Butte Anglers Club, considered
one of the Invest clubs of fishermen in
the northwest, has completed planting
10000 fry of the Quinnet salmon va
rlety in streams adjacent to Butte This
IS the irst year that salmon fry have
been distributed in large quantities in
Montana streams.
Last year the clubs membership was
1000. This year the officers hope to in
crease the membership to 5000 The
dues are 81 year the money obtained
being used to stock the fishing streams.
Far western shooters made an excel
lent showing in the recent inter-city
indoor range tournament All four of
the teams entered finished in the first
division Twenty teams participated
The shoot was won by Portland with
twenty victories and no defeats The
Olympic club of San Francisco was
second with eighteen victories and two
deeats, Spokane fifth seventeen victor
les, three defeats and Seattle sixth with
fifteen victories and five deeats The
scores given out are final but unofficial.
Followers of swimming are watching
the progress of George Shroth of Sac
ramento with considerable interest.
many believing that he viii. sooner or
later, develop into one of the Aquatic
stars of the country. ShrOth who is
only seventeen years old, weighs 20g
pounds and stands six feet three and
one-half inches. The young Sacra-
mentan only lately has begun TO learn
the fine points of the crawl and even
as a comparative novice at the stroke.
has managed to finish second to Nor
man Ross. the Olympic Club star, in a
number of recent sprint events.
The Bobcats the basketball team
of the Montana State College which
competed recently in the national
championships at Chicago is given
credit of being the undisputed cham
plons of the far west. The team has
played twenty games this season and
has met with only one deeat This
single reversal came at the hands of the
Illinois Athletic club team which wen
the national title. Among the victims
OF the Montanans were the champion
teams of the state of Iowa and Mich
igan.
Walter McCredie, manager of the
Portland club Of the Pacific coast Ia GO