Show SALT LAkE tS IS H Center For Por AU All Intermountain Tennis Tournaments NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED WLL CONTROL SPORT IN SUR SURROUNDING SURROUNDING ROUNDING STATES Probably man many citizens of S Salt Lake CIty are Of C the re ot of the Intermountain Lawn Tennis for the promotion ot o othe the outdoor sport of tennis and for forthe forthe the increasing of interest in thi rand game Jame iJ now no clubs in this vl vi have been members of the Na National Lawn Tennis and the members of such clubs not play pIa In tournaments conduct conducted ed under th the ot of the national association All the more Important tournaments ar are played under national asso and nd said rules fo forbid bd lit lit under their au auspIces going to those not mem hers or of dubs or us associations of clubs which are In tho national salt alt Lake City has some good players and It was not right that a champion champlon championship fh ship hardly should not carry with it the tho real due the winner On this members of the various city It dubs clubs and or of the Fort Douglas Tennis club during the winter have agitated the matter with the result rosult that n a meeting ot of clubs was called and our of this grew the association above abot tamed named Four Foul States Included The Intermountain Lawn Tennis as Is formed to Include clubs club in inthe inthe the four states Utah Colorado Idaho and Wyoming r oming and has been granted permission to hold bold a tournament an annually for the champi championship of these states s Under the rules of the national assocIation no other assocIation can se seure secure cure ure a similar privilege within the urn Um its of the states named which Insures to this thiR elt city the bringing together of aU aIr tennis champions at the an annual a nual tournament the date dat for which will be set later and hl h will probably ably be about the latter part of August There are n a number or of courts in and around the city and ami the added interest the nt new association will create will lead I Ito to their Improvement and no doubt In Inman Inmany man many daes ases to the building of new courts and to a substantial increase in inthe inthe the membership of oC the various clubs hat Is needed most for Cor the accommodation dation of members and visitors to ou our tournaments Is a set of courts an all care carefully fUlly laid out and graded and kept in condition This requires some expenditure but the cost is not relatively large At present Fort Douglas has two court I last season and which ha have e since the end of last seasons pIa play been recovered with cIa clay preparatory to be I Ing put In the best or of condition when spring opens In addition the advantages cr f the e courts are now due u to the organization of the officers mess Tw United Stat States s In antry which organization is now nov re aUng and preparing for their occupancy pancy the rooms in the old club build building buildIng ing at the fort and which is adjacent t 3 th tha tennis courts Dressing rooms with sets of lockers are being con 1 shower baths installed and thE mess itself While entirely separate from from the tennis club as an organization I fosters such sport to the extent of cf Its a ability and state of Its finances This mess or in civilian parlance club will willbe willbe be opened within a month and already It a number or of applications have been re rc Cind from civilian frIends of at the post for membershIp I As soon as the mess is opened It is ex expected there will be a considerable ad addition to the associate membership class Jass only onh officers of the regiment be being beIng ing eligible as regular members A AlOSE Alose lOSE feeling of comradeship exists be between tween th the of the cit city and the officers at the tho post who are tennis p pay a tors rs and doubtless many ot of the former will vill appreciate the opportunity of the advantages at the post At present the association Includes as members the clubs of the city ity Country Countr club B street courts Third South courts Fort Douglas Ten Tennis IHS nis club and t the e Miller courts Its 0 of ar are F J Morrow lorrow president E EM M 1 Garntt vicE president Dorsey Ash secretary and treasurer All clubs throughout Us its territory have been written to for the purpose or of gettIng their cooperation and member membership membership ship and It Is expected that b by the opening ot of the season the asso I elation laUon will include clubs of Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs Boise Boie Logan and man many other oth r cities warmer weather tennis will take quite a boom and It Is to be earn earnt earnestly t HUy estly hoped that many new players will orne to the front and practice for we wm need ove every good bood man available Ir if we are to hold the honors with Den Denver ver oer In the field |