Show Denver I-Denver- Denver N Net f Ace ce R Returns ti n to Kingdom ey I Griffey Links L Regions on s 's S n. n I Vet Puts Puts' G Game In on iM Map p in Colorado ColoradoS S By y Cl Clark rk Stohl I H Ic He's Hes the king of oC D Den r r Xh That t go goes s for tor E Ei E. L. L Griffey pres- pres dent o the of of the Denver Tennis tion w who l I-ft I f Salt Lake Ak Saturday p. p l t s for home lome at 0 Ur ter Ah directing the thc th 1 X f j Centennial lal state 1 1 1 r I In lh- int t d t tour tour- t c J iL wh l i jUst ib ori at atthe v t i th the c courts courts' of r tle Salt Lake t tennis V I club S 'S Jg- Jg S f G Gt r If ftc t c y who who'S k turn Gt 4 f w Vas yil t the c cog cogIn a 7 In securing com competition com 4 com r 4 i 1 petition n Ig 11 11 C ol 01 o 0 rad ra 9 ani f t J Itah th in the n net t k i tt sp sport spork rt Traveling a t tb to Salt Sa Like Lake for Griffey many ye years years' rs- rs Selling tailor tailor- goods Griff as as s ho he I Is called by y those who who- know v him made a Do link Ihk between the a states l on 11 biO tho c t west side of the In 1924 a a. Utah dele dele- gation composed 2 of Mel Gallacher Rall Ralph l McElvenny and I Earbe Eli Je Invaded Denver and competed in in- in intIle tIle Ule regional meet Dixon annexed the ln singles honors honor d fe J K of bf Denver r In In- iv IL gru gruelling match McElvenny surprised dy In Whining dou and a ll trip t to t 1 Boston Bosten This This- duo duo- trimmed duo trimmed e e. e nid Dixon in I the l c finals finals' 8 after fter fter- fter the h latter latter- team Iha match h three times Z S 'S SPLAYS PL PLAYS VS WELL T Tab TOO t Griffey's gr gr Interest In the ra racquet sport Is Ji natural tural tural be because o othe oS- oS the thc tact fact that lie he is isa a player of abilIty abil- abil Ity himself It He He b baa bs captured titles ties on his his' own account l one of whicH was was' was ivas' In the th Den Denver er city eity doubles t tournament n In 19 1921 li H T still pI plays s 's a first clasS clas game ame Jh n the tho recent t tourney urn fack Jack Irvine put him out ut o of Jb the r running 63 6 3 6 84 Probably his most daring enterprise of late wa walto was wal to lo erit I In Ini the ther Col Colorado state doubles meet Jn last week e k pal paired paired- ed Sam Sam SamI I another Den Den- Tho pair played Berkeley Berkel f and Bobby Sellers ace nce in In the first round contest Griffey's the match Is Is' Isa a 3 narra Its tOld just told in the same lurid mani manner mannet man man- net ner i er as aho ho speaks in ordinary co coo coo- The Tho construction of ot th Denver Ven ie Tennis nI cl cub club b is a r monument to E. E L Griffey's hard work This This' haven havo for tot the u net t sport p rt consists of 13 fine clay courts corts co and a a. a. a club ho house sO sOo I. I o. o all completed within the past ast two years This Is 15 Tem remarkable tk In face of the f fact t that the club was fin financed by by members members' solely and ond not by donation I believe c that every every- tub every tub should and tand on on Its own o bottom Grit Griffey fey said The manner lit which Griffey got money mone for fOI the er erection n. n of or the tennis plant la Is strictly Is bu businesslike 1 Meni Meni- rii were wera sold flOO at-flOO With In Interest Iii terest on on their t 6 per Ier cent cent- players who who- had had invested invested- were ero eroc c charged only ony 14 U fee tee p per r. r year tear w whereas those who had not In invested in- in ve vested ted wore assessed 20 0 per persons persons' stock Close tp p paid ld fees s this thI year ye ADM ADMITS ITS iT UTAH'S STR STRENGTH E Even ri though 1 pr Griffey ley has given glyen Denver K I commanding lend lead lendover over Utah as tar as' lar i jl tIne Ine courts are arc con con- concerned he lie is not afraid to to admit Be Beehive state Beehive state players ov overshadow overshadow over over- r- r shadow shadow- the Color Asked If ft t cr y Yer re any good lookin looking pros prospects P blooming forth Griffey y re re- re e- e can candid Jid said th there thOre rc were none noita nore that lie Ho see on n out outside teri tennis is affairs af- af fairs ho Denver nyel racquet head heads stated s ted that Berkeley BerkelO Bell who ho recently ro re re- re c copped d the h Colorado o open ope tourney could g gb 0 on tio courts CO with Tild Tilden n today oi and give Big Biga Bill a a. terrific t battle Bell Bell Is bs on ont t top p e of everything whipping the e ball with slices and drives over Jho the court c t iJa before his his' opponent nt even oven g gets ts h liLs rn so I The Denver r Country Coun y cI club a dif dlf- organization from froni tho the DenVel Den t fer rent ferent nt r pen ver Vel Tennis club pays VOs nearly 1000 In b bringing J all alt tho the r famed med racquet et stars of tho nation to compete InUs' InUs in its its' annual Griffey continued The organization doesn't dot lose money either cither as crowds flock out see there ther theres Is s exhibit their wares Then Thenh the h Centennial state stale net czar czar left to umpire one of the J at lit the th local co courts He's Hes Just Juit a as decisivo in that as 8 b he lie is Js In other activities too |