The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
PLAYING FAST TENNIS
Good Work Being Done on the Kansas
City Courts.

City Courts.
Kansas City, July 2s.-Play in the
Missouri valley championship tennis
tournament was yesterday afternoon
| transferred to the Athletic clubs
tournament will be concluded out of
doors In the morning two matches
in singles were played in Convention
! hall.
In the singles yesterday Frank E.
Sheldon, the local expert, and w. S.
Easton. of the st. Louis Triple A, both
! reached the third round. All the I'M
played matches in the first round were
disposed of and play will begin to-
day in the second round.
TWO of yesterdays matches in the
first round of the singles developed
| the prettiest tennis yet seen in the
tournament. These were the matches
between D. L. James and Carter Wild
| err, both of the Athletic club, and be-
tween Dr. ]. Q. Chambers, of the K.
c. A. c., and c. B. Forney, of Abilene,
kas.
| Wilder gave Jones a close. severe
nificent net play of the younger man
that enabled him to win out. James
took the first set, deuce, 7-5, after
Wilder had played him to a standstill
in games and needed only one point
to win the deciding battle. James took
| it, however, and his lightning work
gave him the next two games. A hard
fought duel was the second set, which
went to Wilder after sixteen games
had been played, 81. The hard play
had it's effect on both men, but Wilder
tired in the final set and was beaten,
60.
DR.. Chambers and C. H. Forney
played the closest set of the day to de-
eide their match. Forney won the
first set, 81, and the second went to
| Chambers, 81. Eighteen games were
necessary to determine the winner in
the third and decisive set, Chambers
| taking it and the match, 1913. In this
set both men. became very tired, but
their logged persistence and frequent
| ly spectacular play set the spectators
wild. Some of the prettiest returns
in the days play were made in this
match, which was very evenly con-
tested throughout.
From now on the play in both
singles and doubles will be of more
interest, as none but the crack play
ers are left in the competition. A
match which is expected to be par
ticularly exciting will be that between
T. P. Gleeson, of the st. Louis Triple
/ A. and Herbert Jones. of the Kansas
| City Athletic club, in the third round
if they both win their matches in the
second round. Jones is pitted against
G, e. Cockrill, of Pittsburg, kas,
while Gleason will meet w. S. Gilman,
of Sioux City, Iowa.
|
great form, and with Gleason. Jones,
Easton, D. L. James, Joe Chick. DR..
Senlple and one or tive others putting
up strong and consistent tennis the
finish IL the sir giles shoJl1 be the pref
test ever developed in the Missouri
valley.
Play will commence on six courts
at 10 o'clock this morning. Yester-
day results: SINGLES
First round-F- E. Sheldon, K. G. A.
G., beat H. w Jacobs, Abilene, Kan,
W. r. Clifford. Kansas City, Kan,
beat H. D. Copeland, Topeka, Kan,
J. S. Tritle. K. G. A. C., beat James
Putnam, Country club. Ga, Ga.
Herbert Jones, K. c. A. c., beat
Paul Oberndorf, Centralia, Kan. 60,
G. c. cockrill, Pittsburg, Kan. beat
Adriance Sherman, K c. A. c., 13--11,
W. S. Gilman. Sioux City. Ia. beat
N. M. semple, st. Louis Triple A.,
beat a. B. Cockrill. Pittsburg, Kan,
D. L. James, K. c. A. c., beat Garter
Wilder. K. c. A. c., 7-5, 70, 60.
w. Guthrie. Atchison, Kan. beat H
Hoffman, Kansas City. Kan, IS
]. @. Chambers, K. c. A. c., beat c
H. Forney, Abilene, Kan, 10, 81
c. S. Carey. Sioux City. Ia, beat A
D. Mccoy, Coffeyville. Kan, 81
90, GO.
Second round-F. E. Sheldon, K. c
A. c., beat w. R. Clifford. Kansas City
Kan, 60, Go.
w. s. Easton, st. Louis Triple A.
beat C. F. Stimson, *. c. A. c.. Ga
DOUBLES.
Preliminary round-Sherman and
Forney beat Jacobs and Case, Ga
6-1.
Chambers and Wilder beat Rile,
and Chandler SO, 6--1.
| Stimson and Chick won from
Hughes and Barrett by default.
Vaughan and Tritle beat Smith and
! Putnam, IS, 6-2, 60.
Cleveland and Smith beat Burk and
Frazer, 81, 6-1.
Mcbride and Copeland won from
Lynch brothers by default.
First round-Shelden and Vernon
beat TRULY and Mitchell, 81, 60.
Wilson and Mccoy beat Summer
and Ferguson, 6-3, 6-3.
; Mcbride and Copeland won from
Du'-e and Case by default.
Carey and Gilman beat Cockrill ant
Coekrill, 81. 81.
futile and Brown won from Hick
man and Brewster by default
. Second round-She eden and Vernon
: beat Wilson and Mccoy, 60, 60.
r futile and Brown beat Carey ant