Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-08 | Page 15 | Freed Will be Leading Threat to City Champ

Freed Will Be Leading Leading i J J A Threat to City C Champ Cham h i. i iJ c J i By VE WENDELL DELL ASI ASHTON TON Whether or not riot Mel Gallacher de defending tie tie- lending fending champion will vilI continue to dominate pJ play y in the annual city ten tennis nis tournament is ls the qu question on Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting eating the toe local tennis public as netters netters netters' netters net- net put on the finishing practice touches before th the meet opening Sun Sun- day All of the tourney matches except the early rounds in the junior division division divi divi- sion will wilt be played on the new Salt Lake Tennis club clay courts Junior preliminaries will be conducted at Liberty park As fans are looking for or a possible ne new v champion the thc name of ot Dave DaV Freed comes first firstin in mind This nis former former former for for- l mer University of Utah ac ace has been bren improving rapidly for tor the past two years He was defeated by bl Gallacher Gallacher Gallacher Galla Galla- cher In n straight sets in the city finals last year but later gave Fred Dixon I state champion probably his toughest toughest tough tough- est battle of the season i Freed has a sound game He possesses pos pes- one of the most terrific I services services ser ser- vices in the intermountain region and employs a hard flat tint drive HIS overhead ever ever- head game is deadly His lack of experience has ins been his biggest h handicap hon han n- n OTHER THREATS SI Since it Is doubtful that any Provo star will enter the local meet other title threats will be almost solely University of Utah talent Bill Strat- Strat i sr r ford Bill Woodard and Bob Goodell T all former o me Ute captains are 1 among ong the contenders Grant Evans state i. i 1 Junior champ and Crimson titleholder A W may take tak a fling at t the senior trophy i this year Ross Sutton always a tour tour- J thre threat t. t has been weakened by a prolonged m Illness but will Evans sh should uld win the Jum junior r title with his h hands ds tied ted 1118 His play this t year T has seen cen a vast improvement and he sh should uld make things interesting interest interest- ing for the senior If It he I ent enters rs that division Miss Mis Ruth Crow will be on hand to defend her women's title again with Miss Edith von Hadeln doped ss os her strongest opposition Misses Maurine Mary Gibbs and Rozella Rosella Christenson a are ai e other strong contenders con con- tenders INTEREST IN DOUBLES t The performances of Welby Emms and Earl Peirce will be watched with i t interest in the senior singles This V. V combine which won the intermountain r tam tain honors ye years rs ago has been revived revived re- re r and Ind in early season practice is rounding into time old-time shape The Gallacher Freed team is out for its third straight doubles title kj Entries for the tour ame i must be be filed tiled before the deadline Frid at 6 p. p m. m Blanks may be obtained at The T Tribune Telegram-Tribune sports department J and local sporting houses