Purdue debris . 268 Tennis Team of 1905 During the fall of 1904 very little was accomplished intennis. The courts were not in very good condition, beingvery dusty from much playing. However several meetingsof the Tennis Association were held and quite a little enthu-siasm was created which lasted until the next TENNIS TEAM As spring came and the days became longer, tennis oncemore came into evidence. The courts were rolled and gotteninto shape and the candidates for the team began practicing. A dual meet had been scheduled with Illinois, to be heldat Champaign on May 6th, and this gav
Purdue debris . 268 Tennis Team of 1905 During the fall of 1904 very little was accomplished intennis. The courts were not in very good condition, beingvery dusty from much playing. However several meetingsof the Tennis Association were held and quite a little enthu-siasm was created which lasted until the next TENNIS TEAM As spring came and the days became longer, tennis oncemore came into evidence. The courts were rolled and gotteninto shape and the candidates for the team began practicing. A dual meet had been scheduled with Illinois, to be heldat Champaign on May 6th, and this gave us little time to get into form. The team which represented Purdue were Ritter,Poindexter, McNair and Andrews. The singles were playedoff on Friday, Ritter playing against Yott of Illinois, McNairagainst Strong, Andrews against James and Poindexteragainst Friend. On Saturday the doubles were played,Ritter and Poindexter playing James and Strong andMcNair and Andrews playing Yott and Friend. The only other meet we participated in this year was theState Meet, which was held at DePauw on May 26th. Inthis meet each school represented is allowed only a two-manteam. Ritter and Houston represented Purdue, Ritter play-ing the singles. In the doubles Purdue played Butler first, winning fromthem by 6-0, 6-2. At the same
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