Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-26
TENNIS TOURNEY TO BE HELD
NEXT WEEK; CLUB ORGANIZED
Ant MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT
flay Begins Monday; 81
Entered to Date; McElroy
Made President Of Club;
Elton IS Chairman Of Tour
na,ment Committee.

tennis tournament to be held next
week were made and the orEanixa-
tdon Of q tennis club completed at the
meeting OF tennis players Of Grand
Forks and East GRAND Forks held in
the Commercial club rooms Thurs
day night. Thirty-seven of the tennis
enthusiasts of this city and East
Grand Forks were entered in the
tournament. handicaps being arrang-
ed and drawings made at the gath
ering.
The tournament will open Monday,
play to be arranged among the vari-
GUS players at their convenience.
Other players of the city whose
names are not contained in the
drawings made last night are re-
Questei to make registration with
members of the tournament commit
tee to leave their names at the z.
H.. G. A. before Monday night.
At ~" Park.
Play will be carried out on the Uni
versfty park courts and on the courts
available at the university campus.
Each player will furnish two tennis
balls, this being the only expense
connected with the tournament, as no
registration fee is to be demanded.
Contestants will referee their own
matches and will register the scores
ON cards to be left at the courts for
that purpose.
Arrangements for the holding Of
play for women and juniors were not
made, but the tournament commit
tee requests that all women players
of this city and East Grand Forks
and all juniors (un1er 16 years Of
age) place their names in the hands
OF the committee so that plans for
play of this nature may be complet-
ed.
Il was announced at the meeting
that plans were under way for the
presentation Of a silver loving cup in
connection with the tournament, the
cup to be held one year by the win
ner of the championship each year
and to become permanent property
after being held three years by any
one player.
Club Organized.
Thomas F. McElroy was named
president of the Grand Forks tennis
club. organization of which was car
ried out at the meeting held last
night. J. w. Wilkerson was chosen
vice-president, and O.. H. Bridston,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. A tournament
committee was also chosen with Will
mer Elton to act as chairman. 9th
er members are: Richard E.. Wen
eel, Ernest D. Coon, and A. D. Kea-
tor.
The organization of a club has beer
considered in the city for some time.
Interest in tennis play was consider
ably stimulated by the recent state
tournament held here and as a result
enthusiasts gathered at the meeting
took. steps for the organization Of a
club. Officers elected will serve for
one year.
Drawings made Thursday night
with handicaps are
Bye-William Torgerson. minus g.
8 of Is; Bye-S. Caldwell, scratch;
Bye-Ralph Leigh, scratch; Wilmer
Elton, minus 3o-Bye-K. Graves,
plus 15-M. Schuyler, plus Is; R.
Graves, plus 15-E. Pierce, plus Is;
T. McElroy, plus 15; R. J. Grumil-
Ter, plus IS: R. E. Wenzel, minus IS;
%. Watt, plus IS; Art buckingham,
plus IS; A. Sesg, plus Is; r. A.
Waller, scratch; H. George, minus g.
s of Is; L. Erhardt, plus IS; D
Fisher, plus Is; R. c Cashier, minus
3-6 of 49,. G. A. Fjelstad. scratch;
-. n. BrldSon. scratch; II. Russell
scratch; w. Hobart, scratch; H. E
Doak. minus 3-6 of IS; Bye
Falkanger, plus 3-6 Of Is; Bye
". Wilkerson, minus 80; Bye. D
Coon, scratch; A. E. Brown. plus Is;
"A. d. Keator, minus Is; Earl Moul.
trie4 minus Is; F. Wyman, scratch;
- Nygaard, plus Is; J. NJ. Roller
minus Is; F. B. Bendsen, plus Is; L
Thompson, plus Is; H. Patmore, plus
10; f. Buckingham, minus Is.
Matches will be played as number.
ed. No. 1 to meet No. Q. Handicap.
are indicated by minus OF plus point.
of the handicap or advantage given
The 3-6 of fifteen means. if minus
that in every other game the player
will have a handicap of fifteen points
the remaining James to be played a
scratch; II plus, that in every othel
game he will have an advantage O.
ffteen points, the remaining game!
to be PLAYED at scratch.