Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-27
TENNIS FANS
MAY ERECT REC A /.
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Lincoln Park is the Tenta-
tive Site For the
Structure.
Committee Appointed t
Meet With Park Board
Is Make Plans.

Members OF the Grand Forks
Tennis association are working on
plans tor the buildingt6f.a club house
at ithe Lincoln Park courts this spring.
AT present there is no Mace for the
players to dress Tor games, nor Is
there a place where the spectators
ear watch the play. The small club
house that was used blythe tennis
players has been moved to the other
end Of the-park for the use of the golf
club: The tennis players hope to he
able to secure sufficient funds to put
up d building down close to the courts,
tee with the park board at its next
session another gathering OF the play
erss will be held.
To Meet With Board.
The tennis: committeet which will
meet with the park board, and which
is made up Of T. B. Elton,3sArt Cole
man and T. p. McElroy, will also take
up the matter Of securing the Lincoln
Park courts for the exclusive use of
the club members. The tennis club
believes there are enough courts over
the city to take care Of all those who
do not belong. to the organization, and
will holdN'out to the park board al an
tnducement to have it reserved I'm
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spring and keep lthem in condition
during the summer, relieving the
board Of the expense.
In \order to- do this the association
will have to increase its membership
considerably andswith that In mind an
aggressive campaign will be started
shortly with the aim of getting every
tennis player in the city into. the Or
~ganization.
Look For Big Season.
T. p McElroy, president of the
Grand Forks club, is looking for the
best tennis season In Grand Forks
next summer that the game has had
and expects to be able to start things
going--very early this spring. The
Northwestern Tennis tournament will
be held in the city some time during
July and representatives from Fargo,
and Rugby will be here to compete,
larger than it ever has been and some
keen competition. is looked for. II
always has been easy to get large
entry lists to Grand Forks tournu.
ments on account Of the splendid
courts at Lincoln Park. They are
considered by experts as being the
clay courts in the northwest. Severa,
trophies will be hung up in this
tournament. IN @
Different Grading. 3.
A different method OF grading play.
ers In the city will be used this ycal
and one which is expected to create
considerable: interest in club play a.
It will allow them to improve 'theil
grade during tho year. Beginning
with Wilmer Elton. state champion
as number one; J.NW. Wilkerson
r%unner-up, number two. the member!
will be graded down the line in &C
cordance with their ability. However
it. is proposed to allow any player tt
challenge another above him up tt
five places and il he wins over the ont
he has challenged he displaces him il
grade. A player who has q grade o.
fifty could force any one from forty
nine to 'forty-five, inclusive, to pla!
him and by winning the loser would
SO to fifty and ting winnerto the place
LOT the one beaten!
While this system would not b
used in the handicap city tournamen
which will be held during the sun.
mer, because a player will mot b.
forced to keep the same rating al
summer the handicapS can be figure.
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