Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-27
HAYES WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Iowa Man Concludes Midwest Series
Victor All Along.
NEW STAR IN THE TENNIS PERMANENT
Young ColIesinn Disposes of Veterans
Throughout Tournament with
out Losing a single
Set.

Hayes OF Toledo, Ia, by his defeat Of
Fletcher OF Galesburg in the challenge
match won the title OF middle west tennis
singles champion for 1905 Saturday after.
noon In the windup Of the middle west
tournament, which has been held all week
at the Field club under the auspices of the
United States National Lawn Tennis asso-
citation.
The record OF Hayes since he has started
MS career as tennis player is one that
any player would be proud to possess
Coming from the town OF Toledo. Ia
which has turned out some noted ath-
letes. he went 20 Cornell college at Mount
vernon, Ia, where he played some tennis
Some Of the players at Toledo, thinking
that they saw championship material in
the novice. induced him 20 go to Rock
Valley to the state tournament, where he
easily won the title OF champion Of Iowa
He then went to Sioux City and entered
the tri-state tournament, which was re-
Gently held in that city. The Sioux city
boys induced him to come to Omaha. In
these three tournaments Hayes has lost
but three sets and in the middle Yves; tour
nament just completed he di1 not lose a
set, but went right through the tourna.
ment with a clean score defeating both
Snow and Peters, the cracks from tho
Kenwood club Of Chicago. Haycs is a
modest, unassuming fellow. who carries mis-
honors well, and II Is the opinion OF INST
OF the players at the tournament that
some new conner who has not al vet vim
tied Omaha will have to be found 20 wrcSt
the championship from him.
GnIesburs Pair win Doubles.
sanderson and Fletcher Of Galesburg,
ILL.,, by defeating Snow and Peters at the
Field club Saturday morning IN the hnal,
Of the tournament won the title OF cham.
pions in doubles. The Eberhardt brothers,
This years champions, did not appear to
defend their title, so the championship
went to the winners OF the tournament
Sanderson and Fletcher won by superior
overhead work and the lob game, a game
to which the Chicago cracks were not ac-
rustomed. Their style Is more of the low
9riving sort, with hard smashes.
Anderson won the contest for the tegt
serving all OF the players in the tourna-
ment being entered.
Great interest was conferred in the chal-
lenge match between Hayes and Fletcher.
The ooncensus of opinion among those who
saw Fletcher win the championship last
year was that he did not play his game
yesterday, but this does not detract from
.he splendid victory Hayes won. Fletcher
netted many balls, which is unusual for
him Hayes was also able to pass him
many times on cross-eourt shots and on the
whole played a much steadier game Both
played the back court game nearly all the
time, although Fletcher would occasi Jna lily
try the net. Hayes has a superior manner
Of placing the ball far back in the back
court, which keeps his opponent way to
the rear and then when he places the ball
from side to side the opponent has to cover
an immense amount OF territory TO get"
the ball Such were his tactics in both the
Snow and Peters matches Fletcher tried
lob game, but the wind brought .he Iobs
short. Hayes did not attempt to smash
much of the time. but rather devoted his
energy to placing where Fletcher could not
reach.
Scores Made Yesterday.