Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-01
some Good TENNIS SHOWN
Closing Matches in Second Round Of City
Tourney Are Warm.
GAMES WELL UP TO SCHEDULE NOW
Third Round and semi-Finals Will
Ne Played To-day and finals
VIII Come on fer
TonOrrow.
GAMES WELL UP TO SCHEDULE NO

There is now every prospect that the
city championship tennis tournament Will
be brought to a conclusion within the
week. All depends upon the question OF
rain or no rain. Yesterday evening the
rain held of and the second round was
completed, according to program. Eight
players only, out Of the original forty-one'
remain in the competition. The four matches
in the third round are down for decision
tonight, leaving the two semi-hnals and
the hnal for Saturday afternoon and even"
ing.
The hot sun had dried out the courts
from the downpour Of Wednesday night
and they we're in excellent condition when
the players entered them last night. One
Of the earliest games to was
that between George Mcintyre aud A.
scribner, which was stopped by the storm
when each had scored seven games on
wednesday evening. The old score was
abandoned and they started over again at
love-all. Scribner was playing q plucky
game, but Mcintyre kept him chasing the
balls, which he placed to good advantage
and always with plenty Of ginger In them
and finally wore him down. The score OF
rs, go, tells the tale.
Pollard Plays q Pair.
d. Pollard, who had been kept back by
the absence Of his opponent on the nrst
day of the tournament, was given the task
OF playing two matches In one evening IN
/ order to catch up. He won from hughes
without great dihiculty and started in
again with only a few minutes rest against
Aubrey Potter. The hrst was Pollards
by 6 to 8, but Potter by this time was
developing a strong and telling game re-
| turning everything that came to him ana
making few mistakes. His balls were
carefully placed and his volleys and lobs
were accurate and full Of vim. He cap
tured the second set, 8 to 6, and then had
the match won. It was getting dark and
Pollard, who was clearly fatigued. was
only able to score two games in the de-
Gliding set.
r. ]. Hill had an easy time with Dutrene,
who hardly displayed the form he had
done in his earlier games, and the other
contests we're also mostly one-sided.
Il The full scores follow:
D. Pollard beat J. W. Hughes. s-s, Ga.
seG III Young beat A.. couett, SO. ell
George Mcintyre beat A; ScTiopeT, go; ~
4. FoHttssTr beat ? 2. B BS1EIsSS; 81 "a. 81 q. 81.
s. s. Caldwell beat II. IS: Alice, e,s, 81.
4 w. Il. SHERWOOD pehb W. n" ONOSAN -
: w. Matches for This Evening.
i rhss evening the program consists Of
s four matches, any one of which Will be In
teresting. The players will be paired a
1 follows:
. G. H. Young against George Mcintyre.
r. e. Sunderland against A. Potter.
2 F. J. Hill against II. Martin.
6. 8. Caldwell against w. q. Sherwood.
It is the general Impression that sew
II eral close contests will occur before tn
championship Is won, and 1t is certain
that both tonight and tomorrow will wit
ness some frst-class tennis-if only tn
rain permits.
The committee Is feeling much encour
aged over the prospects for the interstat
tournament on August IS. The nationa
l association has not only sanctioned tn
3 change OF date, but has notified the com
mittee that all arrangements are left en-
5 tirely to local management. This infor
0 nation was wired in response to a CUES
re- ton whether the ofncial designation @
championship OF Nebraska, Iowa, Kansa
and Missouri would bar entries fror
! other states. II had been the intention I
8 make the entries open to all comers an
9 the telegram from the secretary Of tn
national association leaves the commit
tee free to act as II wishes.
8 Inquiries from Players.
An inquiry about the tournament fro
rs W. g.. Parker Of Arkansas City was ali
received yesterday, as we'll as q lett
/ from Earl FarnBworth, who Is expectiI
to bring several men down from MINI
tonka. Great efforts are being made to 4
duce George X. Belden Of Minneapolis
take part, It 10 pointed out that after
vs. defeat of Farnsworth on the Minneton
courts a match between the two on t
I'm Omaha courts would be necessary to ful
determine the real merits Of the tw
Some Of the Nebraskans are also anxio
to see young Raymond Of Lincoln pitt
against Belden.