The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-05
CRIST DEFEATED
AFTER WINNING
FIRST SET | TO 6
Winner Battles Close To
Net To Overcome E x
cellent Defense

After taking a fast and furious
frs tset from the younger Civitan,
Jimmie Sloan, Rotarian A. S. Grist
lost the municipal Civic singles ten
mis- tournament, sponsored by the
City Recreation department, yes
terday 1-6, 60 and 81.
Sloan got off to bad start, bat
ting Crisis out-ranking perform
ance, but gradually with excellent
placement shots and net playing,
he overcame CRISIS defensive.
The municipal champion advanc-
ed to the finals by defeating the
Rev. Mortimer Glover, of the Ro-
tary club, 81 and 60.
Rotarian Grist advanced to the
singles finals by beating the Rev.
Walter Freed, OF the Kiwanis club,
Ga, Ga.
Sloan won the state singles
championship at Chapel Hill for
two years straight, 1886 and 1887,
while he was a member of the
New Hanover High school tennis
team.
He played varsity tennis at
Chapel Hill for the University Of
North Carolina Tor 1889 and 1910.
Final doubles matches will be
played at $3.50 pm. Saturday at
Robert Strange park, and the Civ
itan team of Sloan and Fred Rippy
will meet the Rev. Freed and ].
Q. LeGrand of the Kiwanis club.
The Civitan team advanced to
the finals by defeating Grist and
Glover, of the Rotary club, SO, 4-6
and Ga in the semi-finals.
1t was pointed out that interest
devoted TO the civic tennis tourna-
ment would probably promote a
city-wide tournament, which would
also be sponsored by the City Rec
reation department.
The Recreation Department an
nounced yesterday city-wide ten
mis- tournament, to begin Monday,
October 16. This tournament is
scheduled for everyone in the vi
entity of Wilmington, and to assure
more even competition, it will be
sub-divided according to age in the
mems division.
All boys II years and under will
come in~the Junior department and
will compete against boys in their
age group. The next age group
consists of men from 10 through %.
Men 80 and over will be barred
from competition in any other age
group. In the girls tournament all
ages will come in the same brack-
cts.
Anyone in the vicinity of Will
mington is eligible to enter and
may do so by contracting the Rec
reation office by October IL and
give name, age and address, and
if still attending school, give the
name of the school.
AS means of information to all
those attending school, the recrea-
ton department will announce the
tournament through the schools,
giving complete information on the
tournament.
To be sure of entering the tourn-
ament, it is advisable to be prompt
in sending in the entries with COM
plete information. Entries may be
call the recreation office.
sent by mail or by telephone to H.
Vance Chadwick, director of ath-
letics, City Recreation Department,
223 Princess ST.. telephone 2-8997.
October II, 600 pm. is the dead
line for tournament entries pair
ings for the tournament will be
made October 10 and posted in the
window of the Recreation office,
223 Princess Street; at Robert
Strange tennis courts, 9th and Ann;
at the Lake Forest Housing Auth
GRITTY; and some of the schools. If
it is not convenient for any per-
son to find this information he may