Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-25
AUSTIN WINS THE SILVER CUP
Final of the Singles in the Interstate
Tennis Tournament.
CLOSING MATCH A DISAPPOINTING ONE
Condce Fails Even 10 Make n Fight
and Surprises His Friends by the
ListIcssncss and Weak
ness of His Game.

The Interstate tennis tournament, which
has been occupying the courts of the Omaha
club for week past came to an abrupt ter
mination yesterday, and the trophy will re-
main in this city. Roy Austin has shown
himself to be superior to all newcomers aod
to the local cracks
The playing of the finals yesterday between
Ralph w. Condee OF Chicago and Roy Austin
OF Omaha was in many ways a dsappoint-
ment to the lovers of the game. 1t was an
nounced by the management upon the even
ing preceding that the struggle for the silver
mug would come off promptly at 945. Judge
OF the chagrin of the many patrons of the
game when upon arriving upon the grounds
yesterday at the time specified they learned
that the contest was already over. While
the time for pulling off the match had been
agreed upon between the two men the pre-
vious evening, at noon yesterday Condee
called upon Manager Sam Caldwell and told
him that it was absolutely necessary that he
should return to his home in Chicago upon
the early evening train. On this account the
game was called at 3 o'clock and was con-
cluded about $40. 1t was finished almost
before it was begun.
1t must be said in justice to Condee that
in the sample OF tennis he dished out yes
terday to the few people who occupied the
beachers lis work bore no resemblance to
the exhibition upon the day before in his
match with Cullingham. An earnest desire
to get through in the most expeditions man
nsr possible, in order that he might catch
his train. appeared to be the principle en-
ployed. The contest as a consequence was
devoid of skilful tactics or neat plays.
In the start out Condee played carefully,
and as a result the first game was brought up
TO deuce. II went. however, to Austin with
-ln .
for the local man, and the third was bagged
by him with still another point shaved off.
Tho evident ease with which the Omaha
man did as he wished disconnected the out
of-town player, and from this stage of the
match he played wildly and recklessly. The
next game was a straightaway for Austin, and
the last two comparatively easy at 5-3 and
A. The set went to Austins credit with
games standing 60.
In the second set again the little Chicagoan
fell down completely. The returns, though
occasionally landed with considerable force
in his opponents court, were not well placed
and were handled easily by the Omaha player
The serving was weak, and not on par at
any time with that used in the Condee-Cul-
lingham games The first game went to Aus
tin at the same figures as the first game in
the first set-5-3 The next Al. In the third
Condee pulled himself together and bagged
the only game during the set that went TO his
credit. The score was AZ. In the fifth, sixth
and seventh games the score was 4-2 for Aus
tin and the concluding one or the set went to
him as a love token The score in games
wac 6-1.
The third set was played by both men in
worse shape than in the two former. Having a
walkaway Austin did not play with his usual
neatness. and Condee hardly seemed to have
any interest in the outcome. The first game
went to love for Austin. The next with
points 4-2 to Condee. The Chicagoan took the
third one also but this was the last whack
he was afforded at the silver trophy. The
concluding games resulted in scores of 40,
GA, rs. Al ana Al for Austin. The score of
games in the sets was 60, 6-1 and 62 for the
Omaha man. He was accordingly declared
champion.
Condee has failed to come up to eXpecta-
tions at any time during the tournament, but
this last exhibition was a sore disappointment
to his clubmates who were watching the play.
1t was, moreover, surprise to every one, as
it had been expected that the contest would
furnish a keen struggle for the possession of
the trophy and that the local man would GER
tainly not win without considerable Of a
fight