Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-09-08
ORTONVILLE WINS
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Wins Both Singles and Doubles in
West Central Tennis AssoCi-
alton Classic.

of Sunday and Labor Day, during
which the players suffered severely,
the West Central Tennis Association
held their annual tournament at Or
tonvilIe. Wayne Ross of that city
repeated his success of last year and
won the singles championship, while
in the doubles, Ortonville also came
out ahead.
/ With only five days of practice,
the Morris players found they were
under a great handicap against well
seasoned men, The heat made con-
tinued hard playing almost impossi-
BILE and especially for those whose
work for the most part is inside. Two
Morris players. symons and Muir
head went into the semi-finals in
singles and the latter moved up into
the finals against the title holder of
last year, winning the first set 6-2
but losing the remaining two sets
6-1, 6-3.
Considerable interest was shown
in the struggle by the people of Or
) tonville and Big Stone City as it
lay between the two cities which
should win the doubles. Also quite
: number were on hand to witness
the closing round of the singles
match.
Those making the trip from Nor
ris were: Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Siverts,
EMr and Mrs. M. M. Reeve, r. G.
Teslow, Henry Symons and r. A.
Muirhead.
Only one court is available in Or
} tonville and this made -progres slow
= in clearing the first two rounds of
Eplayers in both singles and doubles.
= The condition of the court itself was
not of the best, the surface being of
, black dirt which ground up under
! the many hurrying feet and caused
! many bad and erratic bounces of the
, ball. In serving one player looked
, squarely into the sun until about two
|, O'Clock and this increased the dis
! tressof the players.
Officers for the Association were
chosen Sunday night after dinner at
: the Columbian hotel. M. e. Kalton
: of Glenwood, was chosen president,
3 and George Geier of ortonville, was
J elected secretary-treasurer.
J It was voted to accept the invita-
tipn. of the men from Glenwood and
! hold the tournament at that place
; the coming year. A smaller cup for
! the singles was ordered, to remain
, the property of the player winning
) the. championship two years in sue
} cession. BY rising vote, the Asso-
; citation thanked their Ortonville
! hosts -
. Singles: First Round: MacMur-
! phey defeated Gowan As, Us, 6-3.
: Kalton defeated r. Ross TO, 6-3,
Ga. Wayne Ross drew bye. ST.
j. verts drew bye. Muirhead defeated
Teslow 6-3, 6-1. PIonty defeated
Barsness 6-2, 6-1. Symons drew a
bye. Reeve defeated Harrison Us,
60.
Second Round in Singles: Mac
! Murphey defeated Kalton 6-1, 6-2.
w. Ross defeated Siverts 6-3, So.
! Muirhead defeated Plonty 6-1, 7-5.
Symons defeated Reeve 1913, GA.
Semi-fnals in singles: w. Ross
: defeated MacMurphey 6-3, 6-3.
Muirhead defeated Symons 6-3, 6-1.
, Finals in singles: w. Ross de-
feated Muirhead 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles First Round: Ross and
/, MacMurphey defeated Plonty and
Howe 6-1, 7-2. Gowan and Geier de-
feated Ross and Harrison ga, 6-1.
Gold and Clark defeated Siverts and
Reeve Ga, 6-3 Muirhead and Sy-
mons defeated Kalton and Barsness
y 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Semi-fin in doubtless: Ross and
t MacMurphey defeated Gowan and
: Geier 3-6, 6-3, GA. Gold and Clarke
S defeated sMuirhead and symons ga,
= 6-3.
Finals in doubles: Ross and Mac
/ Murphey defeated Gold and Clarke
: ga, ga.
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