Show I I TOURNAMENT OPENS WITH FEA U I BEST MEN IN iNI WESTERN NET WORlD Doubles Between Gardner Gardner- Tyler I and Neel Teams Brin Bring Out Great Greal L Matches l Te Tennis u s Points 17 TE TENNIS devotees dc who in large I J- J numbers attended the opening c sion of the championship championship cham charn- net et tournament at nt the thc Snit Salt Lake Tennis club yesterday a were more than repaid for their visit isit Seventeen So interesting matches most of them productive of the keenest kind of competition were played rh The first i t round oC ot singles was ns just half completed and an exhibition contest conteL between some of or the cleverest artists in the tho country countr certainly in inthis inthis inthis this neck neek of or the thc woods was offered as an nn extra c attraction Although brilliant matches galore giore kept ept the court bu buss bugs s craning their necks first In one direction and then In th the other by lon long odds the best besl match of or the day and doubtless tilo tho bc best t of nr the local lIC was waged without advance nd notice when C. C tt R. Gar Gardner ner formerly rated amon among the thc theten b best J ten court masters mailers In the United Stat tats States s an and still lIIl one of the leading pla players ers In California noted as the borne of most of the nations nation's racquet artists and an and Joe Tyler several times S Pacific northwest titleholder hooked Keel cel cei time sharer of up tip with Sam I i I At and Carl Roberts i b for ri a do dozen ears cn-ears years one of ur the pins In lU Intermountain tenniS and n a do doubles of ot unusual skill In 1 a u. three set ct doubles match mutch the thc rubb rubber rub rub- b ber bCe r 8 set SL l going coln 10 S. I 1 31 generalship vicious smashing el clever eler er and 1111 accurate placing a n bit bt of or skillful lobbing and a n world of spectacular spec spec- volleying made up a a. contest content de tie Gardner tall and md rangy with the typical battling baffling California service and all nil tho the other nS assets that go SO to lo tomake tomake make up a n champion and Tyler left left- h hander bander with Ith a vicious smash that Is deadly whenever cr he has time to get set set to deliver It It made a no great team team team- hut but not nol greater than the Neel c combination Quick a as a cat eat with t tennis instinct developed eloped to lo the nth degree and un uncanny uncanny uncanny un- un canny ability to place his ILIE shots hots iain fam am X el despite the fact that he lie i is not a as young un as he h used to b bo br is 18 a n worry to toRn Rn any opponents opponent and aided and abetted h by the experienced and skilled Roberts who whose e backhand drive and volleying leave little to b be give gave the visitIng visiting visit visit- ing stars star a battle that was a feast l for forthe forthe the large gallery Until the tho older lo local local lo- lo cal cat players tired At t the end of oC tho the third act the contest was wag as 11 even en as us pOStil- pOStil bl bI- bI Scores 8 1 t. t s 4 4 B. 10 s. The Tho two teams will put on another match today at O. O It was wan hoped that Gardner Gl and Tyler would be able to play through h the thc tournament tour tour- but bUl 3 ln S calls Tyler awa away toan today and Gardner tomorrow The latter will likel likely give I c an exhibition singles les match with one of the bes best t lo local 10 cat cal a players tomorrow The appearance of the two noted performers has haS' added zest t to th the sectional affair Mi s. s Ned Garnett former Cormer Intermountain champion who took tho the title awa away from the rated highly Parker will get oct his workout today when he meets J. J Will m Knight the Provo leader Fans Fall will be lu interested to size up the form former for for- forsner m mer r champions champion's game same In Tn the matches play played d yesterday few fW w upsets occurred Bennett state champion champion cham cham- pion lon Coleman intercollegiate title title- hold r Peterson on state tate up or- or enson and and 1 all nil came caine J through h without too much trouble Alden Well along alons In his liIs pulled l out a three- three HOt bet et victory Ictor over o young T Tracy cL a-cL C x hose game Is not lot to bo ho sneezed at Bob ob cr Ea East Kust l Hl High h itar eHr chii eliminated Moye one oC O Ogden's favorites while P Peterson terson put out Cren Crea Ogden n city cha champion on Felt eliminated Hirano th the second Nipponese e player and Mac Ml Tyke e. e who performed to such excellent advantage e in the state tills fell ton victim to li l. W W. strokes but only after a a. hard Struggle le Little Galllgher East High school l lad d. d who won tho the f t Continued on following page |