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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
6
The Alliance Tennis Club adopts a 20 player ranking by challenge system with numbers 1 to 20. Bicknell defeats Kerr 6 0 6 4 to swap positions, rules require matches within three days, and a movable board will track standings at the Ford garage.
Alliance toppled Minatare 14 to 1 as Fenning yielded three hits while ten Minatare batters struck out. Slattery led Alliance with three of four at the plate, Fagan added three hits, and Leafgreen doubled for Minatare. Griffis Garvin and Fenning each had three base hits, with V Youmans pitching for Minatare.
Carl Belk's airplane-motorized racing car, rushed to Bridgeport with little time for crucial motor adjustments, failed to win money due to carburetor trouble and a punctured air pressure tank. Designer Ed Slaughter expects 140 horsepower to push the car over 100 mph and aims for North Platte races on July 4 with significant prize funds.
Four acts of snappy vaudeville entertain Rialto patrons Friday afternoon. Admission ten cents with proceeds to Benalla Campfire Girls.
The second Alliance Antioch tennis contest ended with Alliance winning two matches and losing one. Fowler and Bicknell defeated Litteras and Chilcote 8-6 1-6 6-4 in a tight doubles battle. Chilcote beat Orrow 6-4 6-1, Burr beat Litteras 6-1, while Miller did not play.
Ellsworth fans traveled to Whitman where the local squad suffered its first loss of the season. Pitcher E W Black was delayed by his sick child, James Burton of Bingham relieved in the third inning and pitched well. Ellsworths shortstop E J Lehonard missed the trip due to a family sickness requiring lineup changes.
A high error game due to a deformed diamond gave Ellsworth a two run lead in the first game but Whitman rallied. Ellsworth edged Whitman 2 to 4 in the late innings as eight errors aided the scoring, with King Carpenter Hill Miller tallying two base hits. The two clubs plan rematches including a Fourth of July event and dates with Ashby and Bingham seek open dates.
Snake Creek defeated Pleasant Hill 41 to 3 marking the league’s highest scoring game so far. Schwaderer pitched a two hitter through nine innings while Young struggled in the middle innings. Snake Creek’s defense limited errors to two as they dominated the matchup.
A large group of local tennis players plans to enter the western Nebraska tournament at Scottsbluff near the end of July. Earl Meyer, a two time state champion, may compete and should be in good shape with little practice. The article notes this could be the largest event yet in the region and considers combining efforts for the next year at Alliance clubs to add four courts and a junior boys tournament for those under nineteen as of March 1.
Init the age set at fifteen years this move would stir interest in junior tennis and develop strong candidates for future honors.
Berea defeated the Red Sox 15 to 2 at the county league game drawing one of the largest crowds of the season. Berea outslugged their foe while pitchers limited runs and the win keeps Berea in first place as the league leaders.
Berea remains unbeaten as other league teams suffer losses. B Mundt pitched well allowing five hits, while McDonald led Berea at the plate with four hits in six appearances. The Tanlac Laboratories in Dayton occupy sixty thousand square feet of floor space. F. E. Holsten notes Herald Want Ads are read.
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