The Washington times., 1937-06-16
HEARST NET JOURNEYS ATTRACT 10000 IN EIGl
Coast matches
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Activity
By JESS KRUGER

BY JESS hRUEGEh
With more than 10000 racquet
wielders competing, the opening
rounds of the Hearst Grand Ma
tional amateur tennis champion
ships are now being held in most
of the 10 participating cities
throughout the nation, including
Washington, where The Times is
staging the local phase Of the
tournament this week.
Prospective greats, potential
members of future Davis Cup
teamS-boys, girl, men and wom-
en-have demonstrated their ap-
rroval of the Inauguration of
these matches by entering in
numbers unprecedented in any
event of this character ever con-
Quoted.
Not only do the entries include
many Of the most promising play
ers in United States cities, but
hopefuls from Canada and Mex
leo will also participate, and
thereby give the tournament an
international aspect.
The tournament is being set IN
motion with local tournaments,
with a mems doubles team, mems
singles and women's singles cham
plonships to be decided. The win
ners will qualify for sectional tour
naments to be held in New York
city, Chicago, San Antonio and
Los Angeles. Winners Of the Dis
trict matches will play for the ma
tional titles at Los Angeles August
10 to Is.
1873 Trophies
Besides the trips to the sectional
and national finals, all expenses
paid, the rewards include 1873
handsome trophies for the win
ners and rumners-up. The chief
trophy will be a magnificent
Hearst perpetual trophy, standing
three feet high, upon which the
national winners names will be
engraved each year.
In the New York city district,
where play already has been
started, a total of 1880 players
are taking part. Private and pub
lie courts are being utilized
throughout the area for the
matches. Most of the local ex-
pertS, including university and
college champions, are participant
ing.
Hundreds Of Boston players have
already enrolled in Boston, the
matches to be staged on SO of Har-
wards Soldiers Field courts. Out
standing champions of New Eng
land from almost every college in
that section, as we'll as from pri-
vate and public clubs, will battle
for honors.
Other sections of the country
also reported heavy enrolment in
the player lists.
Here, hundreds Of entrants are
registered. including many from
points within a radius Of a hun
dred miles Of the city.
Albany, N. Y, reports "the |
largest entry for any event Of it's
kind ever held in this section"
Pittsburgh and Detroit each show
enrollmentS of more than 500 play
ers, with Chicago expecting from
$500 to 1000 to compete. The |
total of 500 recorded in Milwaukee |
is said to be twice that of any SINH
lar tournament ever conducted in
the State.
Due to the large number enter
ing at Omaha, two-Week elimina-
ton tournament had to be
scheduled.
Atlanta drew players from al
most every State in the South and
will hold their matches on the
Georgia Tech courts.
Well Known Players
The San Antonio matches are to |
be staged at the San Antonio Coun- !
try Club courts, said to be among
the finest In the country. Many
well-known players from Vancou
yer and Other Canadian clues will
journey to Seattle for the local
matches there and, in San Fran
cisco and Oakland, the home of |
many Of the best known players
on the West Coast, the competi-
ton promises to be particularly
keen.
At Los Angeles, where Perry,
Jones and other foremost tennis
figures Of the West Coast are Civ.
ing their able cooper alton, the
number Of Contestants may total
1900. The national finals, also to
be decided here, will lake place on |
some of the city's finest courts.
All players of Is years or over
are eligible to compete Only those
who are ranked among Americas |
first ten" or are known to be OF |
"first ten" ability, are barred.
There is no entry fee of any sort. |