Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

been trying to bring major league
team to Phoenix for spring training
with good prospects that their work
will be crowned with success in
1928 The major clubs have their
spring dates complete and there is
little likelihood of making Phoenix @
spring training camp this year.
In the valley school league the
Tempe Normal team went through
the season undefeated with the In
dian school second, Tempe high
third and Phoenix finished fourth
Mesa fifth and Glendale in the cell
lar.
ennis
During the past year interest In
tennis as a winter sport continued
unabated. The Border States cham
pionship, which is recognized as the
tennis classic of the Southwest, was
held in El Paso early in September.
Milton Coggins and Edward Mar
shall represented Phoenix in the
tournament and made an excellent
showing, although they failed tc
qualify for the finals. The mems
singles championship, however was
won by an Arizona player, Walter
Bowers of Prescott. The meeting
place for next years tournament has
not been selected, but some Arizona
city will probably be host to the
knights of the court.
The Af.zona State championship
tournament was held in Bisbee in
March. The mems singles title was
won by Ferguson of Ell Paso, >but
George Judson of Phoenix annexed
a handsome trophy as runner-up in
this event.
Mel Fickas, Milton Coggins and
Paul Bennett were among the other
Phoenix men who showed well in the
state tournament.
No tournaments OF any importance
were held in Phoenix and vicinity
during the year, although at the
various schools, clubs and private
courts much interest was manifested
in the game.
The completion of the four splen-
did courts at the new Country club
will doubtless be the occa sion for a
tournament and the stimulation OF
interest in tennis among the mem
bers of the club.
Many Good Courts
Phoenix and vicinity is particu-
larly fortunate in the number of high
class courts where the tennis players
can gather for their favorite pastime.
The four new courts at the Country
club will afford the members oppor-
tunity to enjoy themselves the year
round. At the old Country club on
North Central avenue the two con-
crete and two dirt courts continue
fN q
courts at the Y. NJ. c. A. are in use
both day and night.
The high school has two concrete
courts where the students play and
the CONGREGATIONAL church recently
completed fine concrete court for
the use OF the younger members of
the congregation.
One of the finest courts in the val
ley is the asphalt court at the c. o.
McMurtry residence formerly Jack
Barber's home) Fifth avenue and
Roosevelt. Gordon Tweed. Dwight
B. Heard and Roy Parsons have pri-
vate courts where some interesting
matches are held.
The Arizona Eastern railroad pro-
vides two fine oiled courts for the
use Of its employees; the Evans
SSHOOl near NeSd ileiS q 49, 49,
and the Normal school at Tempe and
| the San Marcos hotel at Chandler
have excellent courts that are in use
during the winter season.
Mel Fickas and Dwight B. Heard
are among the most enthusiastic fol-
lowers OF this popular sport and
matches can be arranged through
them at any time. The Border
States championship tournament
held in this city in 1920 was one of
the most successful i'm the history of
the organization due in great
measure to the untiring efforts of
Messrs. Fickas and Heard.