Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SEND IN YOUR
TENNIS ENTRIES
Annual Tournament to Start
Monday; Handsome Prizes
to Be Given Winners

II there is to be a successful ten
mis- tournament local players must
get busy. Harrisburg always Eas
held a high reputation because OF the
interest in tennis sport. There have
been many stars developed in the 10
cal tournaments, but for some un-
known reason the tennis stars OF
Harrisburg are slow in lining up this
season. Since Saturday increased in
terest has been manifested, and the
committee is feeling more encouraS-
ed.
The entry list for the Greater Har-
risburg championship tennis tourna-
ment committee of the Harrisburg
Park Tennis Association, which, with
the cooperation Of the City Depart
ment on Parks. is supervising the
tourney.
Entries must be in the hands OF
one of the members of this commit
tee or at the Park Department Offices
4o1 Calder Building. this city. not
later than r. M, Friday, in order
to be in time for the formal draw
ings, which will be held that even
ing.
The committee also announced that
entries given to the courtkeeper Ut
Reservoir Park will be forwarded 10
the Park Department offices or given
to one of the committeeman, ana VIII
be included in the drawings.
Play Stnrts Mondny
The tournament play Will not sIart
which matches must be run off or De
faulted will be fixed on Friday when
the drawings are made.
Announcement was made last even
tW,rr t.NNN aa11Ka nj na
fee. which must in all cases be paid
prior to the start of the hrst matcn'
will be fifty cents for the hrst event
and twenty-five cents for each aooi
tional event entered.
In other words, a contestant en-
tered in mems singles, mems doubles
and mixed doubles, would pay fee
of one dollar; fifty cents as an orlsl,,
nal or tournament entry Zee ana
twenty five cents each for the two
cents for those events. Entrance in
one event will entail a fee of fifty
cents. More than one event VIII oe
twenty-five cents for each additional
event as explained above.
VIII Buy Prizes
The money derived from the re-
ceipts from entrance fees will all be
expended in the purchase of suitable
prizes for the winners and runners
up in the various events. Conse-
QuentlN, the lne ShNlS NiS
greater will be the value OF the
prizes.
While the tournament committee
made no formal announcement on the
subject last evening, members init
mated that in all probability the
wishes Of an overwhelming majority
of prospective contestants would oe
followed, and handsome gold medals
be awarded to winners with silver
medals for the runners-up.
1t is believed that challenge cups
will be donated by tennis enthusiasts
Of the city for several OF the events,
and a definite announcement alons
this line is expected daily. The chal-
lenEe cups which figured in other
tournaments have become the perma-
nent possession of their respective
winners.
While entrance fees need not neces-
sarily accompany entries, they may
he paid to the treasurer of the PARK
Tennis Association. Miss Mayre Her
bert, at the Park Department offices,
or to any member of the tennis tour
nsment committee. or the Reservoir
courtkeeper Members of the tourna-
n2nt committee are: A. S. BLACK
Charles Dasher, Clarke koons and D.
PnVa1