Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-11 | Page 13 | Nocturnal Play Will Not be Required in City Tennis Tourney

NOCTURNAL tUNAL NA p PLAY y WILL NOT BE REQUIRED IR IN I CITY T TENNIS TENNI NN TOURNEY EY RECORD SIZED FIELD LIKELY FOR COURT MEET THIS YEAR Entry List Already Including 30 Expected to Swell to 50 by Deadline By Ih Wendell Ashton I No night te tennis matches match will be I required in the city tournament at Liberty park June 20 13 it was de decided de- de Wednesday evening at a meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing of the tourney committee In case both parties agree however however however how how- I ever preliminary matches may be staged under lights but will not be required by the tennis officials A record entry list is expected as I names are now pouring In to local net officials Wednesday evening there were nearly 30 entrants signed for mens men's play The list should swell to nearly 50 before the entrance deadline deadline deadline dead dead- I line Friday at 6 p. p m. m Entry blanks from the following have been received by Secretary Ray Bay Hust of the association Singles- Singles Morris Guss HarI Harry Guss Milton Muton Cowan Art Crawford Mel Gallacher Dave Freed Jack Irvine Ray Hust Ralph McBroom Paul Freeze Grant I Evans Ross Roos Sutton Button Bill Woodard I Doubles entries Mel entries Mel Gallacher Gallacher- Dave Freed Earl Jack Peirce-Jack I Chick Lund Blevins-Lund Johnson Grant Evans-Bud Evans Bennion Spencer Young- Young Walter Crawford Is an aviator from California California Cali Call fornia who will seek the local net title As yet no entries have come In for th the women's tourney but several latt- latt t- t minute enlistments arc expected Drawings for the city meet will be made at a meeting Friday evening evenin at p. p rn m. at the Tribune Tele gram library Charles Chick Blevins Ble former kingpin of Utah college netters seventh ranking netter In the state will not play in the singles of the city net tourney he lie announced this morning It Is likely Blevins said that will also forego singles play for the city Joust Johnson and Blevins will vie Inthe in inthe inthe the doubles Johnson former net ace at Utah State Agricultural college college col ml- lege and fifth ranking netter In the state has been In California during the past week but Is expected to re return return return re- re turn in time for play In the doubles Blevins was considered the outstanding outstanding out standing threat to dethrone Mel Gallacher Gallacher Gal Gal- lacher lecher as city net king He defeated Gallacher In the quarterfinals of the state meet last summer Johnson and Blevins will be one of the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing combinations combinations' for the doubles honors at Houston Texas are arc having difficulty collecting enough from rom spectators to pa pay the umpire I The ump draws 5