The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-27
Tennis FANS
HEAR OF CLUB
ACTIVITIES

lake county tennis fans were much
Interested in the following letter
a hjch they found in their mail today
Dear Tennis Fan:
The Gary Tennis Club was formed
9set season to foster tennis in Gary
aud put US on the map among the ten
MS players OF the country. You are
m doubt aware Of the interest created
taroughout the season by our Per
ne;uaI Challenge tournament. the
North west Indiana Championship
~ Lake County Doubles Tournamen.
ana cur inter-city matches.
whether you are shark" or
dub" or ind yourself anywhere along
me Line between the two. you whl
want to be a member Of the Gary
Tonnis Club and not only enjoy fhc
privileges OF the club for yourself but
also boost the club TO your friends
and get ths mplaying the game
last year We charged no MEMBER
shiD Zee whatever. giving everyone
nance 70 get Into the club as a char
-er member, and We 'ranked' ms
+brty most active players * Gary.
This season We are charging the small
membership Zee OF one dollar. and glv-
ing out membership cards.
All those in the thirty ranking Of
las+ wear will be asked to send n
faelr dollar to the club secretary on
or before April goth. or be dropped
from their ranking and have TO climb
up again from the bottom Of the list,
anyone not ranked in the list last
vear may take their initial ranking
from the time they pay their fee
Ne hope to have at least 100 mem
oers BY July l.
We VIII keep the entire member
snip in a ranking tournament
The rules are simple. Yay your dol
lar at once. and take your number.
rnen YOU may challenge any or the
rbroe PLAYERS Immediately above your
ranking number. and II you win the
match. (best two out OF three sets)
y7u take the losers number, and SO
on 10 TO the place you belong. Thus
.os can see that no matter where you
start at hrst the better player you
become the higher you viii auto
maucauy climb and II you are a
0oorer player. will thus SIT down
until such time as you improve and
START up again
You will be surprised to see how
yon- game win improve when every
match is "for biood"-you viii find
yourself a much better player than
y3u thought you were when you were
lusr playing FOR fun"
Al challenges must be played with
ia me week from the time OF notihcE-
On OF tho challenge or forfeited. a
match agreed upon by both parties
cannot be sat aside unless by mutual
agreement, but must be forfeited 20
tRe one appearing at the appointed
me and place. You can readily see
nat this viii eliminate all semblance
- stallinE" and IL a match must be
forfeited for business reasons, then
~ loser only drops a few notchcs
and within a week ne ought TO be back
u his place.
Players in any city in Lake county
ar invited TO join tho Gary Tennis
C14o
within the hrst ten. challenges may
&c ruled once per week. Below the
ST ten, a player challenging and los
may not again challenge the same
member until one or the other OF the
tv2 players has changed position.
Emerson and Froebel, as we'll az
Jackson Park courts are available at
81 times for challenge matches, cx-
osTting when out OF town team
matches are arranged. and these viii
81 advertised before hand
On July 4th the Northern Indiana
Championship will be played this
taurnameRt having been awarded 10
ely for thi swear. 1t has been held
formerly at Fl. Wayne. but they have
the state tournament this year.
On Labor Day viii be held the Lake
county closed doubles tournament.
opea only to residents OF Lake county.
FtIther announcement Of our annual
tournaments will be given at later
Gaze
This year a Junior division Of the
Gary Tennis Club has been formed
open to boys who are in school. or 81
rot n school, under their seventeenth
birthday. The membership IN the
5uaior Tennis Club is nifty cents for
tao season.
Homer J Carr. Jr. is the secretary.
and Will conduct tho perpetual chat
lenEo round. the same as in the senior
DIVISION.
TIA frat week in June will be held
junior tournament. and the winner
an runner up. in addition 70 receiving
mtdalA will be promoted into the
sen'or club.
Homer Cars telephone IL ia
This thing before us now IL are vou
favor OF first class TENN. IL cav
MS season. and in the future7 ~ ,,oI,
are. then don't delay-send in vour
dolar to the secretary ana recet,.a
your membership and rank
Challenges open SATURDAY. Apri, "a
but are not compulsory. CoD,n,,1.o-,,
eaallenses open May 1. and all Nom
herships are due and pavabla bes,ro
that time
Yours for the good OF toDnts .rs ~
good tennis.
GARY TENNIS CLUB.
H T. Orsborn. secy.-Treas
So Tyler St or F'roebel schooI. pboDo
$50.