The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15
TENNIS SKED At
v. & J. CHANGED.
GROVE CITY AND PENN STATE
CALL OPP SCHEDULED NET
rOURNAHNrS
Were Booked Away Prom Home schs-
dule VIII now Need be Rearrangsd

Washington. Pa. April lt.-Cancolla-
ton of two tournaments by Grove cry
college and one by Penn state. mas
forced the rcmaking of Washington q
Jetrerson's tennis schedule for the COM
ing season. Two Of the matches called
OF By these schools were booked for
proposed trip the only one or the card
Grove City was scheduled 10 meet tho
Presidents at Grove City on May Is with
n return engagement in Washington on
Nay 81. IT develops that the Northern
ers have decided not TO maintain ten
mis- team after arranging schedule ana
have called of their entire schedule.
Manager Curry was fortunate in book
Ing another attraction in place OF the
Crimson. Thiel college agreeing To take
on the Presidents both at Grecnville and
Washington. 1t will he the first time
Wash JEFF. has ever met Th!cl in tennis
although the Thicl baseball team has
been played by Wash. -JcfT.
Wash JEFF was scheduled to meet
Penn State at State College on May II
with A third tournament with Allegheny
at Mcadville filling out the three-daN
trim. Manager Curry is now endcavor-
Ing TO book another team for the vacant
Penn State date but thus far has been
unsuccessful. The matches with Allie
cheny and Thiel. however. make the
trip n certainty even should the third
engagement not be secured
Open April II
wash.-Jefr opens its season on Thurs
day. April - with Lehigh's veteran
team which will be on western trip.
The contest Is the first ever arranged
In tennis between these institutions and
since the Bethlehem aggregation Is re-
gardcd as one Of the best In the East
Il Is expected to provide some estimate
Of the strength OF the Presidents.
The first definite step IN preparation
for the tennis season was taken last
night when Coach D!ckie called a meet
Ing Of all the candidates for III" team.
Tcrty-two men reported and this number
is expectcd to he increa sed before next
week. or the big squad. but two are
veterans. Captain W. II. Alexander. re-
garded as one OF the most brillian play
ers the Fed and Black ever developed
and Knoepp. who also performed salts
factorly last year A majority OF tho
ne when who have come out for the
team are Freshmen. but there is a
sprinkling of upper claSsmen who did
not try for places last sea son.
Coach pickie announces that he will
empty the challenge system in selecting
the varsity players. -Four tentative
VARSITY regulars will hc picked Hnd each
one Of these will BE- subject to challenge
under proper conditions by any aspir-
ant for a place. Should challenger de-
feat one OF these four he will he en-
titled TO The lattcr's varsity place. Can.
tain Alexander and Knoepr will hc two
NJ the men chosen but Coach nickie was
not certain today who the others would
be.
Five doubles courts and ono for single
only are now ready for use and tho
active r~aCtice will start immediately
giving the coach less than two weeks to
get his men in shape for the Lehigh en-.
gagement. Coach Dickie has only a cur
sory knowledge OF the worth OF his new
men. but he believes that the Presidents
have exceptionally good prospects.