Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-01 | Page 10 | Greater Mass Participation is Highlight of Utah Net Season

v Greater Mass Participation Is Highlight of Utah Net Season f Many Players Compete in Municipal Tourneys Mel v Gallacher Rules Intermountain Roost RoostS T r s 's S Greater Geater mass participation featured Utah's 1933 tennis season r r I which saw the rise of Mel Gallacher to supreme heights in the intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain tournament for r the first time despite the fact that he h has hasS S been a l leading ding net figure in the Rocky mountain region for the past ut S-S S Gallacher's sensational play netted him the rank ranking ng No 1 position in both 55 the state nate and intermountain ratings for tingles ingles and doublet doubles D Dave a v w wu j S n r X'S partner in m doubles Gallacher campaign cam eam- 1 in the intermountain intermountain inter inter- im Ji mountain tournament fi F rs t h ment meat was wu the feature fea fea- J fp g ture tore of the years year's W play Play Play- He rose i iI I J from a field which i rom 3 included such stars 5 s Frank West West- S mIth th former ormer Los 4 i 1 S Angeles geles champion j 44 and ind Leonard PatS Pat Pat- Pati i S high rankIng rank- rank 1 l Ing coast coast netter i. i t a Jj Gallacher won won the finale from Fred Prod Dave Freed Dixon former fonner state champion Gallacher also captured the Salt Lake City singles championship Gallacher Gallacher Gal GalS lacher lather aD Freed won the state intermountain intermountain inter inter- mountain and cit city doubles titles S Mel Me Dranga of Seattle invaded Utah long Jong enough to capture the state title with a flossy display of stroking He Hewon Hewon S won over Fr Freed td in the finals after th the latter latter had bad upset the 1932 1032 chainS cham chain champion champion S pion pica Fred Dixon of Provo Prove Utah's Utah delegation to Colorado made madean I. I an excellent showing reed Freed lost to Jack No 11 n nat national ranking tar star in the sem semifinals of the Colorado S. S open after forcing him to an an a 8 6 score in the final set Grant Evans Evam was in a class of lila his own In the state junior div division winning winning win win- ning the tate state I end city titles He also alao reached the semifinals of the intermountain interS intermountain intermountain inter inter- I mountain meet which attracted th th S fastest field ot of the Utah season In the intercity Knight cup competition corn com petition Salt Lake Lak won the honors S In both the senior and junior cornS corn com S petition Ogden and Logan joined the Ution for the first firs time 5 t Miss Edith Von was wu ranked first among Utah women She captured the state title and was wu was run- run to Rosella Roselia Christensen n in the city meet Ruth Crow former Beehive Bee Bee- hive tennis queen was in inthe the east at atthe atthe atthe the time of the state tate and city meets meet Anacin of California walked off oU with the intermountain women's women title and nd a ne newcomer Grayce Norris Nards created a sensation by winning the Y W W. C. C A. A honors There was always a tournament of some sort being conducted in the city with thousands participating in the various municipal tournaments The state league in its second year grew to a league four setup with the Gold Stars from Liberty park walking off with first honors