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Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-01 | Page 14 | Busy Fall Campaign on Tap for Tennis Players

Type issue
Date 1933-09-01
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Busy Fall Campaign on Tap for Tennis Players
Type article
Date 1933-09-01
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 14
OCR Text Busy Fall Campaign on Tap for Tennis Players Rivalry Between Dave e Freed and ana Buck Dixon for forNo No 2 Ranking Spices Play in Major 1 Events E Playground Netters in ill Hot Meets leets One of ot the busiest fall taU tennis programs programs pro pro- grams since the game was was introduced here herc back jn in the Gay Nineties Nineties' awaits Utah play play- rs ers Two tournaments 4 ments remain for tor forthe forthe the big timers while a flock of minor events will keep playground campaigners on the move The ranking netters net net- er f will match wares In the Utah A tournament i which began at A Provo Friday and andSt will ivill continue until Until 1 Monday fonday Labor v lay Jay Then the thet iJ orce will vill move to Salt Lake for the Dave Freed annual O. O W. W Adams invitation tournament ment at the Salt Lake Tennis club Wednesday September 6 to Sunday September 9 9 Of interest will be Dave Breeds Breed's attempt to gain a 3 No 2 ranking in inthe inthe inthe the state this year but still Is not assured assured as as- of the No 2 post Gallacher ranked No 2 in the state and intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain region last year is virtually a cinch for top ranking this season but the battle remains between the theelder theelder elder eider Dixon and Freed for the 2 post DAVE ON TOP ONCE Freed eliminated Dixon in Inthe the state meet and downed Gallacher in Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado but then came home and lost to young Grant Evans in the intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain meet and D Don n Dixon in a Knight cup setto Fred Dixon will defend the the Adams Adams title this year ear He held the inter inter- mountain and state titles last year but has been already stripped of both this season Gallacher and Evans Evan will defend their doubles title in the Adams meet Last year saw the ranking senior youngsters in the Adams competition but whether this practice will be fol followed followed fol- fol ol lowed this time still remains a ques ques- tion Certainly Gallacher and Evans will be a tough team to beat STATE TEAM TITLE The annual Victory tournament is attracting no little attention in iii the municipal ranks A beautiful Barnett Weiss trophy will be at stake in the themen's themen's themen's mens men's singles while competition will willbe willbe willbe be divided Into women's mens men's and junior divisions with prizes for win winners I ners in all divisions Gene Eardley Eardley Eard Eard- ley Icy Spencer Young Marvin Alter and Monte Carlston are some of the favorites Then too there is the playoff for forthe forthe forthe the state amateur league honors Four teams will vill play in a round robin The clubs include the Gold Stars Select Shop De Dc Molay and Fifth Futh Avenue The competition would be bc close but the Gold Stars arc are favored Their roster Includes Clare Brown a former ranking player in the Intermountain intermountain inter Inter- mountain list Gene Eardley mainstay of the Salt Lake Pardoe cup team and Bud Raleigh who won the state junior doubles title with Eardley Salt Lake tennis stars faced a new opponent opponent Ogden Ogden ln the final linal match Fr Friday day for the Knight cup were heavy favorites to retain the laurels they won last Three singles and two doubles matches all two out of three sets were to be played at the Salt Lake Tennis club dub courts to settle the Issue This is Ogden's first year year- in the com corn petition Formerly only Provo and Salt Lake played for tor the traditional trophy but this year both Logan and Ogden entered en pIa play Ogden beat Logan and Salt Lake downed ned Provo to gain the title round I
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