Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
BEST TENNIS OF THE WEEK
semi-Finals in Doubles Brings Out Some
Excellent Play.
TWO CHICAGO TEAMS ARE THE WINNERS
Brilliant NoIIcying and Smashing In
wnidncr-Carvcr
Contest-Condcc and Hardy
In u LObbinE Match.

matches in the interstate tourney were
played. two doubles and two singles, and
in them appeared the cracks OF the tourna-
ment. The six Chicago men were all In the
games and against three of them were ar
rayed about as good tennis material as
Omaha can produce. Omaha talent went
down in the contest. but ii was only through
hard playing that it was defeated,
The matches were witnessed by one of the
best and biggest audiences that has ever
surrounded the Harvey street courts. The
attendance included a considerable number
of fair devotees who move in Omaha's higher
social circles. That they as well as their
male companions appreciated the excellent
play that was presented before them was
evidenced by the frequent applause that
greeted brilliant plays. Unfortunately
there were among the crowd some individ-
uals un~sportsmanlike enough to boot when
m!splays were made by the visitors, es-
pecially when Waidner failed in his terrific
smashes.
Interest was pretty evenly divided between
the matches, but possibly the greatest atten-
tion was paid to the doubles match between
Haskell and Young and Carver and Waidner.
The easy defeat of Austin and Cullingham,
looked upon as Omaha's crack team, by the
latter pair, tended to inspire the local dew
otees with a desire to see Omaha make a
better showing. The wish was in a sense
Iulllltu, " II lOldl pan Ntlldlulg pun up
a stronger game than the other couple that
had met the Chicagoans.
AS in the other game the visitors won
largely through their team work. Each knew
where the other was throughout the match
and each was confident that the other
would hold up his end properly. 1t was
different with the local men. There were
times in the match when both Young and
Haskell allowed balls to pass which one
expected the other to take and as a con-
rttRN tho ntp ,,ar loo TItn attN
with altogether too much frequency.
There was another element that tended to
defeat and that was brought out by the
play of not only Carver and Waidner, but
Of the other Chicago players. The local
men do not play enough of an aggressive
game. A feature of all the Chicago mems
play Is their smashing, whenever oppor-
tunity offers. Balls which local men would
sent gently over the net the Chicagoans
invariably drive with all their force and
with success.
WAIDNER AT HIS BEST.
Waidner put up the excellent game that
he has shown since his coming, His net
work was of a brilliant order, particularly
his smashes. He drove the ball with a
force that made a return almost impossible.
Moreover, his placing at all times was good.
He sent fewer balls into the net and out
of court than his partner, who, however,
was also most excellent in his placing.
This individual play was rounded out by
their team work and head work. They
skillfully varied their returns, making them
slow, or hard or swift, in a way that sur
prised their opponents frequently.
Individually, the local men We're not far
distanced by the visitors. Their yolleys
We're good and their placing excellent. hut
they failed to use brains enough. The Chi
cagoans seemed to know where the ball
was coming. Then, too, the Omaha pair
lobbed from too near the net, and such balls
were eaten up with Gusto, especially ty
Waidner. Their lack of combination IS due
to the fact that they have played little
together.
All in all, however, the local pair put UP
n better game than Austin ard CIllingham.
They lost the first set easily, bit for a
time it appeared as if they would capture
the second. The set was at one time 80
in their favor. Then the Chicagoans got a
game, and then the Omaha pair one. From
that point the visitors se't.el down to
work and won out in five straight ga'ues.
The third set was also a rather close che.
The score of the match is as follows.
First set:
waidner and Carver ....2Id554t-M
Second set:
YoaSg ana spf Hs GarEf' =. ,.fS5si552iiiSS--s@s !
Third set:
Yoaag an ah' H TaiSSf II 1$f2546s-- ss55 !
CONDEE AND HARDY LOB.
The other doubles match was between two
Chicago pairs. Condee and Anderson and
Bond and Hardy. and was a pretty con-
test. The first team made 1t interesting
for their older and more experienced OPP
ponents. That the score was as close as
1t was is ascribed to the fact that both
Anderson and Condee played Hardy more
than they did Bond, the latter being con-
sidered the stronger man of the team. How
ever that may be. Hardy certainly main
tanned his end of the game throughout,
The contest was replete with rallies Of high
lobbing, principally between Condee and
Hardy. Bond was enabled to come in
once I'm awhile and he responded with some
OF his fierce strokes. The team work OF
both teams was at times rather loose, and
In this regard Condee and Anderson seemed
to have the best of 1t. The match was
replete with brilliant rallies. Hardy and
Bond finally won by a score of 1-6, 6-3, Ga,
6-3. Both teams are members OF the
mighty Kenwood Country club OF Chicago,
Condee Is but II year of age, and his partner
is only a few years older. The lobbing
game, with the aim of firing out their OPP
ponents, was probably the only chance the
losers had of making IA really good show
ing,
The singles matches did not attract as
much attention. possibly, as the doubles.
In these also cracks were arrayed against
cracks. Cullingham and Hopkins, two OF
the best local men. were up against Bond
and Carver, who are looked upon as being
lophulNHtIS III IhlCdSO' II must De COLI
fessed that the showing the Omaha men
made Was something disappointing.
Carver played most excellent tennis, II is
true, and his game was particularly marked
by his nice placing, but for all that 1t seemed
as IL Hopkins should have reached some OF
the balls. lie made no effort frequently
where there was a good chance for a return.
Altogether his play was far more careless
than he had shown before In the tourna-
ment. In the second set he seemed to take
a brace and played with more vim. II was
his opportunity, for Carver was evidently
becoming fatigued and his balls began Ia
drop into the net and go outside. The score
was once Sail; but Carver again played
with force and Hopkins again seemed to
become discouraged, In fact the latter's
play throughout appeared to be that OF q
mau who did not expect to win. The score
of the match was as follows:
First set:
HopkiNs ...".""...,.. DO
Second set:
H HopEins """,.,".,. ii$995di- $
CuLLINGHAM ouTCLAsSED.
Culliugham also failed to put up as good
n game as was expected against Bond
The latter played "a game that was evidently
IA surprise to the local men. He had beer
In the habit Of running up against mer
whom he did not need TO lob against. Al
u consequence he had gained the
custom OF staying by the mel
because he felt confident OF pre-.
venting masses on account Of the Slow,