Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-15
SPORT FOR LAZY AUGUST DAYS
Full Information Anent the Coming Inter
state Tennis Tournament.
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this week. On Tuesday afternoon the an
nual interstate tournament opens on the
courts of the Omaha Tennis club on west
Harney street, and from that time on until
the finals are played the most brilliant ten,
mis- ever seen upon these grounds will be the
order of afternoon and evening. The en-
tries already received would indicate bat
tie royal, indeed, but the committee does not
stop at this. for they anticipate a large ac-
cession to the candidates for competitive hon
ors yet before the time limit has expired,
which 1t will on tomorrow evening, when
the drawings will also be made. or course
the chief interest will focus in the Chicago
players who will be on hand to wage inter-
necine war for the possession of the superb
sterling silver cup which will go to the
winner of the tournament. Bond, the man
with the cannon ball service, and whose ad-
mrers in this city are legion, has notified
the committee that he has relnqulshed the
idea OF going to Newport to compete in the
National championship games, and will
surely be here. He will endeavor to secure
Myers for a partner in the doubles. Bond
has made an enviable record in the ten
mis- world this year. ranking second in
round-robin tournament held under the
auspices of the Chicago Lawn Tennis
club week before last. and was
runner-up in the Western cham
pionship tournament at West Superior.
Wis. He defeated Bethel of West
Point n. Y, who only last week won the
championship of the northwest at Lake
Minnetonka. MINI. C. B. Ripley and part
ner, two other crackajacks OF the Windy
City, who reside in Hinsdale, residential
suburb, have also signified their intention
of entering the lists, as have also Condee
cd
Country club In addition to these there
will be Bowersock and partner from Kan
sas City and the winners of the state meet
at Emporia and probably teams from Lee
mars, Ia, and several Nebraska cities.
The local players will enter to a man,
but they rely on Roy Austin and C. S. Cul-
linSham to defend the cup against the
visitors. These two veteran players a:e
piacticing daily, and are, it is pleasing to
note, putting up the game of their lives
his placing the little sphere down the eide
lines being something little short of the
marvellous Cullinghams defense is stronger
than at any time this year, and it is safe to
predict warm time for any pair whom
they may be called upon to face. The other
players OF prominence who will assist in
wedding out the distinguished enemy from
abroad are Caldwell, Morsman, Lake
Haverstick and the Young brothers OF the
Omaha club assisted by several entries from
Council Bluffs clubs. Gordon, the New
York West Pointer, now visiting here, and
who will take part in the war of the
racquets, is putting up some beautiful ten
mis- these evenings. His work in doubles
with Con Young as partner, is especially
good. In practice game Thursday evening
Gordon and Young defeated Austin ana
Cullingham in two straight sets, Sc, 81, but
| 1t took the most brilliant and energetic ten
mis- TO do it, however. In all the practice
pp m in l1rin aal-
might add, there has been a marked i'm
provement in all-round work in all the teams
and their harmonious work would indicate
l am bold to say, that the strong visiting
teams will have no walkaway this year. Club
| members are now on the streets with season
tickets for the tournament and it would be
| the nice thing for business men and lovers
| of outdoor pleasures generally to patronize
| them literally. The Omaha club has gone to
! no inconsiderabe expense in this enterprise
| and as it will rebound favorably to the inter
| ests of the whole city, generous recogni-
! tion of this fact can be demonstrated in no
| more effective way than by patronizing these
season ticket sellers. On all the famous east
| ern and western courts this summer the ten
| mis- tournaments have been brilliant society
| affairs, drawing out tremendous concouTses
| of people and furnishing the most capital
| sport imaginable Here is a circular that
| has been issued by the tournament commit
| tee:
The four'h annual interstate tournament,
| open to all comers for the championship of
| Iowa. Kansas. Missouri and Nebraska will
be held on the courts of the Omaha Lawn
| Tennis club at Omaha, Neb., commencing
Tuesday, August II, 1897 The tournament
| will open with doubles, and the singles will
| be worked in as soon as consistent with
| good play. Rules of the National Lawn
| Tennis association will govern all play.
Matches will be the best two out of three
sets, except in the semi-fnal and final
! rounds, which will be the best three out
| OF five. Valuable prizes are offered in both
events. The first prize in singles is a ster-
| ling silver cup valued at 5000; second
prize in singles, a gold scarf pin In
doubles, the first prizes are Premo cameras
| (5xD; second prizes, steel fishing rods. En-
| trance fees: Singles, 81; doubles, 81 per
team. Entries should be sent to the chair
man, Mr.. S. S. Caldwell, care of United
States National bank not later than Mon
day evening, August l6, at which time
| drawings will take place. S. S. Caldwell
| De Roy Austin, Fred Lake, R. R. Young and
| George E. Hsversiick, committee.
There may be some Old, gray-headed men
who took some interest in athletics in their
younger days; who remember time when
| the physical department of the Omaha Young
| Mems Christian association took some inter
| est in athletics. That was long time ago,
| and for several years past real athletes have
| given the Young Mems Christian association
| VIDE Defln, ONlhS W lut pD44Cy Vi tue ut-
| partment concerning competitions in track
| work foot ball playing and gymnasium suits.
| 1t is hardly to be supposed that an associa-
| tion which stated In its official paper Mem
! that public exhibitions were to be simply Of
| an exhibitory character and that the spirit
| OF competition was TO be discouraged, could
| keep in its ranks many good athletes.
| Apparently, however, the time has come
| when the chief qualification of a physical
| director shall not be that he can lead q
| prayer meeting, but that he knows something
| of athletic and gymnasium work. The man
who has been conducting the Young Mems
| Christian association gymnasium for three
| years past has resigned and Mr.. Willis. the
| new secretary who, by the way, is few of
| an old war-horse himself in the athletic line,
says that new director will be obtained be-
fore the end OF September and that he will
| be a man.
1t is not announced yet who this new man
| will be, but several candidates are under con-
| sderation, all of whom are Thoroughbred
athletes, and from these the new director
/ will be chosen.
| The fact is that II good man is placed
| in charge OF the Young Mems Christian as
| ISOLATION gymnasium a crack athletic team
| could be formed here. With the old col
| lege men and the material developed in
| the High school from year to year the
| standard could be placed very high. With
such material to chose from as Dan Bald
| in M,Lg all Ina