Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-07
START IN TENNIS DOUBLES
Five Matches IN First Round Of the Kew
City Tournament
YOUNesTLRs AeAIN coME 10 TAL HON
Yousg and CaIawsn the Only O1d
Familiar Names Left a the Pray
After asst Nights
work.

With six games Of doubles in progress.
five of them tournament games, the tennis
courts Of Omaha Field club presented a
busy appearance yesterday evening. The
occasion was the opening Of the city
championship tournament IN doubles. The
event had been gotten up on rather short
notice. as a sequel to the singles champion
ship, which was settled last Saturday. and
sixteen pairs were found to enter. Among
the thirty-two names are about a half
dozen which did not appear In the entry
list for the singles tournament.
Much interest attaches to the pairing.
Almost without exception the teams are
new Young and Caldwell being the only
familiar combination In the list. Most Of
the others are together almost for the
nrst tImo. and Il is hardly TO be expected.
therefore, that the tournament will bring
out any very excellent team work.
OF yesterdays results, the defeat Of
George Mcintyre and Frank Haskell, by
]. w. Battin and J. w. Towie, was the
biggest surprise and II was poor team
work that caused Il. Haskell has not had
the practice lately that made his play 20
successful In local tournaments q few years
ago. and It was almost the nrst time this
season that he and Mcintyre had been IN
the court together. Nevertheless, they
were expected to prove one Of the strong
est teams OF the bunch, and their defeat
has upset calculations considerably.
More Promisine Youngsters.
Battin and Towle. who defeated them by
the score Of 60. 2-e. Ga. will this evening
go against r. b. Sunderland and Fred
Dufrene. This pair yesterday overthrow
F. NJ. Blish and H. d. A~ilee-another case
Of the veterans-giving way before the
newcomers. Sunderland and Dufrene have
q similar method Of play. both Of them
relying largely on their activity in the
court and they certainly kept well together
and helped each ether as far aa II was
possible for them to do. Blish had only
returned a few days before from his Ak
Sar-Ben outing, m he was a little out Of
practice, this being especially noticeable in
bis service. which was wild and weak. The
score Of 90, e~s. s-1. shows how the match
went.
Young and Caldwell had an easy time
with Lynn Sherwood and II. Doorby, who
seemed to feel defeat hanging over them
and hardly attempted 10 win.
Hill and Collect had a stu easier VIC
tory over o. II. Erwin and A. Moore, and
II they keep up the same form, should
probably get through to meet Young and
caldwell in the final. They have a hard
match or two between them and victory.
however, and may fala by the wayside.
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OF the city and Power and Martin were
given q walk-oyer. The other matches
were postponed until tonight on account
Of the absence of one or more players.
Summarizes, rs
A. Potter and G. Martin beat d. Pollard
and A. Scribner, by default.
G. o.. Young ana s. 8. Caldwell beat Lynn
Sherwood and II. Doorby, ga. Ell.
Fred Hamilton and O. Pritchett beat B.
f. Colley and r. Sherwood, 81 81.
]. w. Battin and j W.. Towle beat
George G.. Mcintyre ard Prank Haskell.
= 4. D. sunderland andsFred Dufrene beat
r, NJ. Rlish and II. ID. Alice, 6-12, 6-as ell.
r. J. Hill and A. Collett beat o. l.. Err
win and A. Moore, 6sls 81.
Flax This EveninE.
For this evening. at $3.50. the program is;
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