The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-07
DARKNESS ENDS
TlTULAR MATCH
IN TENNIS PLAY
Western North Dakota Singles
Championship Left Unde-
cided Last Night
HARMSEN SLOPE VICTOR
Hazen Man is Victor in Missouri
Slope Singles Tennis
Matches

The Western North Dakota singles
championship in tennis was left unde
cided today, darkness having stopped
the final contest being played las,
evening. The tournament committee
has not yet announced its action in de.
termining the championship. Wernli
of Hazen, and Lewis, of New Leipzig
were playing the final match when
darkness stopped the match, Wernli
had won a match, 6-1, and Lewis a
match, 6-2.
Play in the tennis tournaments-the
Missouri Slope, Western North Dakota
and city championship-continued
over period of four days. 1t was
the largest, western North Dakota ten
mis- meeting ever held. More than 80
out-of-town players were entered and
play was almost continuous during
daylight, the courts being occupied
during meal hours. The city cham
pionship contests will continue dur
ing the week. Players were here from
Marmarth, Amidon, New Leipzig,
Washburn, Mandan, Wilton, James
town. "
In the Missouri Slope singles
matches, with 20 entries, R. M. Harm
sen, sOf Hazen, beat 0. D. Sprecher, of
New Leipzig, in the finals, Ga, 2-6,
Ga .
Some Close Matches
Among the best matches in this
tournament were those in which Phil
pot, of Marmarth, beat J. J. Heinz, of
New, Leipzig, Ga, As, Ga, and Sprech-
er. OF New Leipzig. beat Bond, of Mar
marth, Co. 4-6, 8-6. The Bismarck
entries in this tournament were G. H.
Russ. Jr, C. L. Robertson, w. H.
King, F. l.. Page, c. S. Haines.
In the Western North Dakota singles
one of the best matches was that in
which DR.. Thompson, Of Wilton, de-
feated Morris Murphy u jamestown,
G-2. rs.
The longest match of the tourna-
ments was that of A. H. Peterson, of
Mandan, and c. P. Brownlee, of Amid
on, in the Missouri Slope singles.
They were on the court two hours. and
30 minutes. Peterson won, 1913, 3-6,
8-6.
In the Missouri Slope doubles Heinz
and .Sprecher. of New Leipzig, won
the 1921 championship by defeating
Harmsen and Wernli, of Hazen, in
the finals, 81, 7-5 The Bismarck pair
entered, Killing and Robertson, made a
good showing, going to the semi-fin-
ais, losing to Heinz and Sprecher
rs, 6-2.
Marmarth men win
The Western North Dakota doubles
championship was won by Bond and
Philpot, of Marmarth, defeating Heinz
and Sprecher, of New Leipzig, 6-2, Sc,
G-3, in one of the best doubles matches
Of the four-days play.
Owing to the fact that the courts
were occupied longer than was expect
ed in the mems events. the women's
matches were not played. Seven
ladies, all of Bismarck, entered and
matches will be played this week.
Those to play are: Florence Homan,
Mrs. F. L. Page, Mrs. C. L. Robertson,
Mrs. H. L. Wheeler, Mrs. J. H. Killing,
Miss Rose Hanlon. !
In the only match in the city ten
mis-; tournament played Morris defeat
ed< Wallace. '..''.
1.-THE tournaments were arranged by
sther Bismarck Country club tennis
committee, composed Of G. H. Russ
Jr, chairman, Mrs. W. E. Cole, Julia
Weber and Gordon Cox. The commit
3 tee was especially pleased with the
entry list. There was no outstanding
figure in the tournament. dozen or
more players being equally matched,
which added to the interest in the
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