Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-14 | Page 15 | Court Proceedings

Court COUl Proceedings MISSED IN SINGLES One of the disappointments of ot the Salt Lake City net meet has been the decision of Harvey Hansen University Urn Uni of Utah netter to forego play Ilay in Jn the singles The blond driver was the sensation of last years year's city meet reaching the semifinals by defeating defeating de de- de- de eating Bill Stratford and Dave Freed in his campaign and taking one set rom from Champion Mel Gallacher before belore be- be ore lore losing Hansen is entered in inthe inthe inthe the doubles with Harry Guss another another an an- other University of U Utah h star VARIETY OF STROKES All types of tennis are being displayed displayed dis dis- dis played in the city meet Mel Gallacher Gal- Gal acher lacher features a slap shot and Dave Freed has a flat drive which Is hard to o beat Ross Sutton is one of the best men at volleying and Harry Gu Guss Gussis s sis is is the best ping rarely hitting the ball hard Bob Goodell is isIan isIan isan Ian an exponent of the chop stroke NO CLAY COURTS This is the first time in irs years that Salt Lake has been without a clay court for public use Last year two clay sections remained at Victory park but they were coated with concrete concrete con con- crete last fall faU The Salt Lake Tennis club plans on building some clay courts early next spring One more court will cater to at the University of Utah soon Work rork began Monday on the new court just south of ol the I gymnasium The court is the annual annual annual an an- nual gift of the Crimson graduating graduating graduating ing class NO McELVENNY Ralph McElvenny Utah product who once shared the national intercollegiate intercollegiate intercollegiate inter inter- collegiate doubles title will likely not perform here this summer Ralph Ralphis Ralphs is s now holding down a position in inthe inthe the he le legal al department of a large New NewYork NewYork York bank and is playing tennis more for recreation than anything else OLD OID GUARD SCARCE Mel Gallacher is the only member of the old guard still playing tournament tournament tour tour- tennis in Salt Lake Mel tel is holding the colors against a dangerous field of ot youngsters Veterans such as Earl W. W Peirce Chick Blevins Lund Johnson and Jack Irvine who played last year are not appearing this season Gallacher has been scintillating scintillating in local net meets since 1920 POPULAR WITH JUNIORS The fact that tennis is growing rowin in popularity in Utah is evidenced in inthe inthe inthe the entry list of ot the city junior singles singles sin sin- meet which is being held for forthe forthe the thc first time Approximately 50 youngsters entered the competition which includes entrants from Provo 1 American Fork Sandy and Salt Lake THEY'RE STRONG TOO I The strength of f these rising netters net net- lets was displayed in the first round when Ray Hust state junior champ forced Bill Woodard University of oi Utah captain to the limit Hust's court generalship ranks with the best o oi of them and as soon as his strokes get geta a little more polish he is bound to tobe tobe tobe be among the top in the state