Ukrainian Tennis Club
Ukraina, August 15, 1930
The tennis club which has been recently organized, under the name of "Ukrainian Tennis Club," held its meeting, Wednesday evening, August 6th.
The administrative body is composed of the following:
Anastasia Olesko, President; - Al Mack, Secretary;-
Michael Kereluk, Treasurer.
This organization is the first of its kind, among the Ukrainians of Chicago. The purpose of the club is to promote athletics, and sports in general. Athletics, as we know, is not only an expression of skill and talent, but is also a great body and character builder. Any nation advocating sports, is assured of a good and healthy class of citizens.
Ukrainians are great sport loving people. Their success in base-ball, foot-ball, and other athletics is remarkable.
Tennis is practiced by many of our Athletes, throughout the country. Anyone becoming a member of such an organization, as the Tennis Club, or any other athletic society, is assured of many beneficial factors. In tennis as in other sports, good sportsmanship, self-sacrifice, good will, and hard labor, find expression. The promotion of national, and social feeling, as well as the out-door exercise, is 2profitable to any member of the organization.
The Club holds practice games, every Monday, and Thursday evenings, and early Sunday morning, at the Humboldt Park tennis courts.
Any sport, and outdoor lover, is invited to join in these practice games, at any time.