The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-15
'BLElCKNER CAPTURES
s".' u TITLE FROM BARKER
Tennis Tournament Ends After
Three Weeks Playing;
-" Is Contestants

Three weeks ago the Bemidji Ten
mis- club of over SO enthusiastic men,
bers began tournament to settle the
title to the city championship.
Twenty members entered the
tournament, and; after elimination
games, the finals were between Bert
Barker, who has held the title of city
champion, won last year, and Ed.
Bleickner, who has been a strong
player all through the season, and
who held out to the last in the elm
ination games.
Sunday was chosen as the time to
play off the, finals and a fair crowd
witnessed six exciting sets before
Barker was willing to concede the
title to Bleickner., The score for the
six sets was as follows: 3-6, 81, 6-1,
SO and CO.
The score tells something of the
hard fought battle: and it is the plan
of the club to award suitable trophy
to the winner, before the courts are
closed TOR the season..
There will be considerable playing
yet this season as the doubles tour
nament will be played off as soon as
the draws are completed.
The club has maintained three fine
courts this season, with a good light
system for night playing, which has
been we'll patronzed since the sea-
son opened. They expect to enroll
membership of at least 100 for next
season, in which case additional
courts will be needed. The club con-
tains plenty of tennis talent and con-
templates entering the tri-city tour
nament next year, also the Red River
Valley tournament, where there is a
chance to pull down higher honors as
well as prizes.
The names Of those who took part
in the city tournament and the scores
in the elimination games down to the
finals were as follows:
Highly, Barker, Diedrich, McGee,
Henderson, Budahl, Bartholomae,
Balk, s. s. Wilson, Murphy, Geo. Ora
hau. .lSimons, raanusery Orlander,
Riggs, Greguson, Bleickner, Sylvester,
Noon, Dahl, Howe, Plummer, Welle
and Condor all drew bye.
In the first round, Crothers defeat
ed Hines, Ga, G-1; Denu defeated
Hosselton, 6-1, Go; Conger defeat
ed Brown, Ga, G-1; Ascham default
ed to B. l.. Johnson; Hovey Lord de-
featcd VIM. Ables, 6-2, 81; Feir de-
feated Bagbv, 6-1, rs; Berglund de-
faulted to. Worth; Smith defeated N.
Given, G-1, 6-1. .1i.
In. the second round Of play, Hibgy
defeated Crothers, 60. 81; Diedrich
defaulted to Barker; MCGEE defeat
ed Henderson, Ga, 6-1; Bartholomae
defeated Budahl, 81, 6-2; Balk de-
faulted to Denu; Wilson defeated
Brown, 6-1, 60; Murphy defeated
johnson, 6-3, SO; Simons defeated
Grahm, Ga, 81 ;, lord defeated Dan
user, 1-6, 6-2, rs; Olander defaulted
to Fcir; Worth defaulted to Riggs
Bleickner defeated Greguson, 60,
60; Sylvester defeated Noon, GO,
60; Dahl defeated Howe, 4-6, Ga,
6-3; Plummer defeated Welle, 81
6-3; Smith defeated Condor, 60, 6-2.
| In the third round of play, Barker
defeated Highly, 6-3, G-1; Bartholo-
mae defeated McGee, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3;
Wilson defaulted to Denu; Simons
defeated Murphy, Ga, Cd; Feir de-
feated Lord, 6-1, 60; Bleickner de-
feated Riggs, 6-1, 60; Sylvester de-
faulted to Dahl; Smith defeated
Plummer, 1910, CD.
In the fourth round of play, Bar
ker defeated Bartholomew, Ga, ga
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