Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
Good PLAY IN DOUBLE TENNIS
Psin in City Tourney Harrow Down {,
Final Match.
ONE sIMI-FlNAL STANDS ADJOURNED
Hiu and COIIett Against Battin and
TowIe showed set-Au when
Darkness stopped Play
Last Evening.

city tennis tournament yesterday and the
contest for the local championship in
doubles wal carried one stage nearer to
completion. Except for an unfinished match.
only the final round remains for this aft
ernoon, when Young and Caldwell will
meet either Hill and Collett or BattIn and
Towle.
F. J. Hill and A. collett after finishing
their postponed tie with j. Hughes and DIT.
Schneider. went up against J. w Battin and
J. w. Towle and by q singular coincidence
had again reached the score Of zone set ALL
when arkness came on. The score BY
games was the SAM as on the previous
evening, except that Hill and Collett took
the FIRST set instead Of the second.
Hughes and Schneider were not as sue
~cessful last night as they had been on
Thursday. Neither OF them showed the
energy and determination which had gained
them the drst set Of the match and came
near winning them a second. They al
lowed their opponents to get a good lead
on them before they warmed up to the
game and almost before anyone knew what
was going on the score was s TO 1 in favor
of Hill and Collett Collett was showing
much agility on the back line and HiI
made some winning strokes at the net,
while the other team merely returned tho
balls as they came to them without any
serious effort 20 score.
Strong match Of Tourney.
Battin and Towle, who had already
knocked out Mcintyre and Haskell and also
Sunderland and Dufrene, were expected to
make at least q strong fight against Hill
and Collett, and they are certainly doing
1t, 1t was only after two most strenuous
sets that the match was postponed. Hill
and Collett captured the first at z to 8. by
hard work. Hill was very successful with
his service, and at the net he found plenty
OF easy balls, which he volleyed with lust
enough placing to make them diffcult to
reach. When playing a forward game Hill
stands very close to the net, sometimes
rather too close, and ar vthing that comes
at him two or three feet above the net
band IL Al invitation for a killing volley,
whether by speed or direction, which he
seldom failed to avail himself of. Battin,
from his base line. usually tried to lob over
Hill. and then Collect had a chance to
shine, and 1t was wonderful how much
ground no could cover in chasing the balls
at the back of the court. Collects re-
turns we're usually simple aud easy to play,
but Hill found him q useful partner In that
he saved many a point which would other
Wise have gone against them.
Battin did most Of the work on his side
Of the net. As q general, he made the most
ee evarv chance. His directions to his
partner to leave a ball that was going
out, or TO run for q bail which was falling
inside the line. were frequently the means
Of saving a point, and the. match was one
in which every point was valuable. Battin
was not 30 successful as usual with his
sideline drives, or perhaps It should rather
be said he had fewer opportunities for such
plays. II he had been able to get some
fast low balls down the, side OF the court
It Is doubtful whether HtIps network would
have counted for so much. .Towie sup
ported his partner vita Same rather clever
voileying. but he found5it dificult to get the
balls away from Hill At the net and did
not seem to have the same chances for
brilliant plays that he has had In former
matches. ! , .4c
AnOther Good Match.
Young and Caldwell had by no means an
easy time Of It with Brown and Rogers,
though the score Of ga e-2 does not In
dictate anything very close. The losers had
the games I to / in their favor In the hrst
set Ind were putting many balls down the
center OF the court, where neither Young
nor Caldwell was able to reach them.
They both hit the balls with considerable
skill and there were many pretty passes
to and fro. Although outclassed, they
made a good stand.
Second round:
r. j. Hill and A. Collect beat ]. Hughes
n Dr. Schneider. sd SO, 81.
G. II. Young and s. {. Caldwell beat ]. 8.
+. ]. Hill and A. Coilett against J. W.
Battln and J. W, Towle, 10 SIS. Gun
Isaac Raymond, the Lincoln boy who will
be Earl Farnsworth's partner In the inter-
state tournament on the 18th. was on the
Field club courts yesterday. and tool part
in q practice game. His fast style of play
attracted considerable attention. Raymond
says that Loveland and Shepherd, another
Lincoln pair who have entered their names
for the interstate, are In constant prac-
tice n viii give a good account Of them
selves.
Among the spectators Of the matches Of
this week and last there has been consid-
cradle comment over the earelessness OF
the players In the matter Of foot faults.
It seems a. II many OF them did not know
the rule which declares that both feet
shall be behind the line when serving.
Everyone kncws how easy II is to encroach
q few inches beyond the limit. but II Is an
unfair advantage which ought 70 be guarded
against carefully. II is a matter IN which
members Of the Omaha club can set a coed
example to the visitors, who will be here
the week after next II they will watch
themselves.