Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Field club as being for the championship
OF Nebraska, Iowa. Kansas and Missouri.
The question has arisen as TO whether or
not this definite description of the pur-
view Of the tournament need necessarily
obtain rigidly. The question was put to
the national association, and It has re-
sponded that such details are entirely in
the hands and at the will OF the tennis
committee in charge Of the tournament.
The committee can do just at 1t will. can
admit anybody from anywhere, no matter
how 1t has advertised the event.
For All Corners.
In pursuance OF this information the
tennis committee held a meeting late last
week and decided to have the tournament
a free-for-all affair, an open event. This
means hat not only the players from the
states named, but those from any other
part of the country, may enter at will, and
be eligible equally with Nebraskans. This
ruling should have material effect in
widening the effectiveness of the entry
blank field, and the fact that It is to be
an open tournament will be heralded far
and wide. 50
For the managers Of the event." said
one of the committee in charge, perhaps
the most pleasing feature OF all is the fact
that we have plenty Of money to do the
thing right. So many Of us have had ex-
p~erience with our previous Journeys here
and have confronted so often the PROPOSE
tion Of how to give e hrst-class tourna-
ment on a tenth-rate hnanclal basis, that
the mere idea of having plenty OF money
lie a Joy.
1--WE we're glad to get that extra week.
I think It will mean q great Zeal to the
prizes. You may know that 1t takes a
good while to properly burnish and elab-
orately engrave a massive piece OF silver
and we wish no rush Jobs. The extra
seven days assures us that the work IN
the cups and other trophies will be of the
handsomest. Then, too. we can now put
the prizes on exhibition in Omaha a few
days, and that will be quite a feature.
That mass of silver stun will make q
striking windowful.
working for Entries Now.
I'VE are now bending. our efforts mainly
to swelling the entry lists. We have
things so far along now that we are get
ting hold Of the Individual players them
selves. We nave them located all over
the country and are conducting personal
correspondence with them. First Of all,
we are working up Nebraska. The four
good ennis towns in this state have al
ways been Omaha, Lincoln. Hastings and
Grand Island. We will canvass these
thoroughly. OF course Farnsworth will
be here from Grand Island. and there are
a lot Of old-timers down at Hastings, such
as Bernhard, Bailey, Powers and Deuer,
whom we will stir up. From Lincoln we
expect Fred Shepherd and @. A. Loveland
Of the old guard. and Isaac Raymond, r.,
Of the younger ones, besides probable 9TH
ers. Those three are crack players, all.
Omaha will not be backward with its en-
tries.
Outside the state the work is also beine
pushed. We hope to draw we'll from Sioux
City, as we have put on our tournament
In recognition Of the one there, which
begins August IL. Ernest Baker, the star
man there, writes that probably four will
come own from the Hawkeye town. In
Missouri we look mainly to Kansas City
From there we hope to get the well known
pair. Carter Wilder and F. B. Sheldon.
They make a great team in doubles, and
wilder is a star at singles. Kansas offers
a big list. There are the Eberhardt broth.
ers at salina. Frank and Fred, state
champions in doubles, while Frank is 8
listed player in singles. At Atchison there
are such fellows as w. W. Guthrie. ir.
Charles Sherwood and John Price, whom
we hope to get headed this way. FINAL,
at Arkansas City is W. @. Parker, an ole
hand at the game.
Grounds I'm Fine shape.
ION grounds we can give them all card,
and spades. The tournament will be run
In a busineselike way. There will be n,
delays for any cause. A rainstorm will
stop US only as long as II rains, for tn,
salamanders will dry the grounds in
very short time afterward. The court
will be perfectly marked with board mark
ers, insuring a solid line exactly two inche,
wide and perfectly straight.
Preparations for entertainment are no
tagging. We will make the visitors thin
the Field club is a pleasure resort. VIVA
with smokers. banquets and dances. ",
will keep them busy while they are no
playing tennis"
1t develops now that several Omaha ten
ais players will take a hand in the siou.
City AFFAIR, beginning August 10. r. ]
Hill, s. s. Caldwell and Jerome McGee al
anticipate going. The three are good pIay
ers and Hill and Caldwell were strong rival
In the city tournament OF last week. fol
lowing each other up to the semi-nnals
Besides these Earl Farnsworth and TX
Raymond will be there to win their Guns 4
singles and doubles for the last ana decisiv
time IL possible.
Kansas City Comes Next.
"And then where9" is the talk that /
already starting. meaning where will tn
players so after the Omaha tournament /
finished. The answer seems 10 be ito Kan
sas City" for a very neat little open anal
is scheduled for that place, beginnin
August 27. Kansas City has had man
such events In the past and always goo
ones. J. s. Chick, jr.. is in charge Of tn
present one and he can be found at II
Delaware street, Kansas City. II
thought that q number OF the Omaha entire
will follow on down there. and II Kansa
City does the right thing and sends som
players to Omaha the Gate City will recir
rocate In kind.
The city tournament which Just ended hs
been remarkable In more ways than on
Probably the biggest feature was that
brought out twice as many entries as an
other ever held here. This speaks vel Il
tennis, we'll for Omaha and well for sport