Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-09 | Page 10 | Nearly 100 Tennis Aces Expected in City Meet

Nearly Tennis Aces Expected in City Meet Record Field to Seek Mel l Gallacher's Singles Crown I. I Woodard Wilding-Woodard Dangerous Danger Danger- ous OilS in Doubles Juniors Compete B By WENDELL ASHTON A record entry list of ot nearly s loomed toda today as final preparations were made for the annual Salt SaIl Lake City tournament tournament tournament ment beginning at Liberty park Sat Sat- June 11 11 and l W concluding Sun Sun- Sun W tt r X a P day June 19 r j V t E Entries t r e s were i pouring in 10 to tour n Y v off x vu y w- w A for fr nil all five t W t 7 of ot t the e big N meet including the J i-J 1 J 4 women women's SlOg 1 es t J mens men's singles andy and 4 doubles and the t. t junior singles and j- j doubles Ray Forsberg Forsberg Fors- Fors berg Davis high w coach and md former fornier fJ University Uni of U Utah h varsity star will Ba Ray Forsberg- Forsberg act as tournament manager He managed the Intermountain Inter Inter- mountain tournament here last year Deadline for entrance will be Friday at 6 p. p m. m Officials of the Salt Lake Tennis association will vIlI make malte the draw at that time A field that is not only large but also strong will attempt to dethrone Mel Gallacher as champion Gallacher Gallacher Galla Galla- cher has won the city singles four times in 30 31 and nd has been beena a member of ot the winning doubles team for the past six years cars pairing with five different partners He has combined with Ralph McElvenny Earle Peirce twice Chick Blevins Frank McRae of Arizona and Dave Freed with whom he will defend the honors this year car Gallacher has won von two legs on the Lorenzo N. N Stohl tro tro- phy Gallacher will receive most o of his opposition from collegians Freed captain caplain of ot the University of ot Utah net team Learn last year Bill Woodard Ross Sutton Harvey Hansen Harry Guss and Jim Wilding will be among the threats Some of the older veterans including Jack Irvine Bob Goodell and possibly Chick Blevins may upset upset upset up up- set calculations Blevins finalist last year may not enter this season If Nebo Chasseur of or California enters he will be a decided men menace Freed and Gallacher are ore favorites to retain their doubles tro tro- phy Most l of ot their troubles will come from Earle Peirce and partner and the Woodard Woodard-Wilding and Sut- Sut ton ton-Goodell combines Peirce former former for for- mer state slate singles kingpin may forego play in the city meet because of ot ill illness illness ill ill- ness l although h he hopes to compete Miss Ruth Crow will be seeking her fourth consecutive women's singles crown She will be pushed by Miss Maurine a chop stroke artist Miss Rosella Christensen semifinalist semifinalist semi semi- finalist last year and Miss Agnes Norris Nor- Nor ris sensation of ot last years year's tourneys tournes Miss Edith Von Hadeln Intermountain tam tain ma may not participate because because because be be- cause of an injured hand A brilliant field will wm pursue the junior title which is being posted for tor forthe forthe the first time in the city tournament Grant Eva Evans ns Intermountain junior champ and Gorm Gorill Butler of ot California Califor nia will likely be seeded one