The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-28
SPORTS.
BURTON WINS MATCH
Local Tennis Player Is Victor in
First and Second Rounds
at Chicago.
Harry Belden Is Put Out in the
Second Round by G. H.
s. Garnett.

Two representatives of the Minnetonka
Club, Harry Belden and Ward Burtoh'
competed in the opening ROUNDS OF thS
western tennis tournament at the hehWooo
Country Club at Chicago yesterday. 6ul
ton won both his matches, defeating lruA
Emerson s-a, 60 in the first round ana
B. McKeeVer Us, 1-6, ga, IN the seco!lo'
Belden got thru the first round by ue'
fault, but in the second he was put OUT ny
C. H Garnett, the score standing 30 %,
Belden's defeat was surprise ~ io.al
PLAYERS, for he had been expected TO 20
thru the opening rounds easily, unless nc
was matched against one OF the Top"
notchers Garnett played at the nofth-
western tournament at Mlnnetohha ast
wear, and at that time was rated as d very
ordinary player ,,,.,,sd |
In the doubles, in which they should make
a fair showing. Kreigh Collins IS Hkely
Ia retain the championship this year. Tor
NO eastern men of reputation nave en-
tered. the only entrant from OUTSIDE Tue
middle west being Hunt, the Pacific coast
champion. who Is not considered IN a Grass
with Collins Judging from the results OF
the earlier tournaments, Collins OUT
classes all the men in this section. YES
terday's scores: ,
First Round, singles-E. Diehl beat B. G; EN- NJ
arson, g. "a; E. Balmer beat j. G: Nicely ell d by
xefault: B. Lamb beat B. NJ. Ashcraft by oe-
W STEPHENS BEAT pet f. f. Son Mes g.
e. G. Hunt beat P. Brooks, 60 90; J. Ham m
ond beat w. H. B1 Hs1m6 e2, g. g. 60 60 j. ".
Sn nsaaar 0s beat NJ K Morehead, Ell, e2 W. e
Burton beat Truax Emerson, 6-3, 60; j. ).
g9rs ssfaul beat ( l. Il asysr ses
So NJ Raymond S1nSt nd beat C. E. Naraq
g. aS s ~ y y Emerson hsn, V Beat P. B. corneau
81, e.4 J. r; Bailey beat W. wilkins kd9s,, g. "
Snow " b beat NJ 0e Hopkins BY default W6rsn
ner beat a. Gregory e., e-a; c. P. Patterson
's Second T. ROUND a singles-E. Dehl beat E.
Ralmer 81 81 B. Lamb beat : 'o Mnndy Ss
a. r G. T." Hunt atp beat J. A. Ryerson, 60, So; e.
s. Peters beat ]. Hammond, 81; 81; L; +.
Waidner beat NJ. h.: Morehead e,1s ts2; W. =
Fo orsH I BEAT J. j. Balmer, 60 81 A C Nc
Masters beat P. G. Beach, 6-3, 81; W; W
heat F. R. Carter, e. ga r. Wilbrenner beat
6 s.f Blake U.s. St. &C. eS si 3d. o. T. Patterson
Preliminary Round, Doubles.Colins and q, Wa Id
ner beat Farber and Beach, g. ST. 6-Z; snow
and Carter beat Hunt and Stephens, 81, e. es
Bingham and Proctor beat Jones and LlShtner
60. So ga; RyeEsen and Mundy beat Kicker aho
First Round, Doubles-D!ehl and Emerson beat
Beard and McKeever, e-S, 6-9, 49, o-o'
The annual open tennis tournament fol
The championship Of the middle west vii
be held upon the courts of the Omahs
Field Club the week of Aug. II. I'M
doubles. The winner of the singles viii
play r, r. Sanderson Of Galesburg, LII.
the holder of the title, for the mldd!
western championship. The winners o
the doubles will play the champions
Farnsworth and Raymond
The trophy known as the Field Gu
challenge cup in singles will become tn
property of any one. who may win IN
cham pionship three times mot necessary
In succession).
The trophies known as the FIELD Gu
challenge cups In doubles will become Tn
personal property OF the team "lhlll'1
them two consecutive years
In addition these cups suitable prlZe
will be awarded to the winner and runner
I'D in each event Consolation prizes
both singles and doubles, open 10 an Col
testants defeated in their first match ac
ually PLAYED, will also be given.
The privileges of the Omaha Field GU
will be extended to all contestants. Ever
effort will be made by the Omaha fle
Club to make the stay Of the visiting pla!
GERS thoroly enjoyable.
Address all entries and correspondent
regarding accommodations to S. S. Call
well 2O9 S Sixteenth street, Omaha Ne
"A big crowd gathered at the tenn
courts Of the Longwood cricket Cluo
Brookline Mass, to witness the cohciu
ing contests in the tournament Whl
started on it's second week yesterday.
tennis which was served was not the XII
which had been looked for. however,
Champion Larned and II. Ward took th'
matches in the seminal round with We
little trouble.
George Wrenn, who met Larned' prov
to be no match for the national champl(
Iarned beat Wrenn 5-4, 6-S, 6-2. III
combe Ward found an easy victim IN Be-
G, Wright. The result Of this match WI
Ward beat Wright Ga ga, 90.
These two wins in the semltnals pr
Ward and Larned together In the ma
The challenge match with Clothier Will
played on Wednesday. ~ ;,
Ward and Ware won the eastern d(
bles championship by defeating Holt
Merrill rs, ga, 6-1. This makes W.;
and Ware the eastern champions and II
win meet the western champions at Ne
mort on Aug. Is. The winner of this c.
fest will be called upon to meet the ]
herty brothers at Newport for the natio
championship.