The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-28
ON THE TENNIS COURT.
Many Fast Matches Played at Kansas
City Tourney.

Kansas City, July 2S.-All of the pre-
liminary matches in the Missouri valley
tennis tournament were played in Con-
vention hall yesterday. Manager Keedy
Campbell hopes that the courts on the
Athletic clubs oval will be sufficiently
dry to permit play this afternoon.
The matches yesterday were for the
most part very one-sided and on that
account not always interesting. There
was considerable fast playing, however
for speed is very necessary when COM
peting indoors and on cement floors.
To many the light was a serious handi-
cap and not few complained of the air,
which was close and sultry.
r. p. Gleason of St. Louis and Her
bert Jones were the best known of the
performers in the afternoons matches
Neither had any trouble in disposing of
his opponent. Gleason played two
matches. The first was with Frank T.
Kelly and Mr.. Gleeson won in love sets.
His victory was just as decided in a
subsequent match with Keedy Camp
bell Gleason is a very 1ashy player
with a strong backhand and number
of spectacular strokes which he uses
advantageously on easy players. Wheth-
er these will be effective in later match
es is doubtful
Herbert Jones' match was with J. H.
Chandler. In the two sets the latter
won only two games. Jones was never
CUIllpGll6Q IL 0AI6Ilu himself ne Is
playing in good form and has a large
following
There was considerable interest ex-
hibited in the first appearance of w.
S. Gilman, champion of the state of
Iowa. Gilman won his match easily
from J. S. Ferguson He didn't display
anything startling but wasn't compelled
to. In the match between Bert Wilson
of Coffeyville, Kan, and G. F. Stimson,
the latter won after a hard battle, the
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an especially brilliant game. A. D.
Mccoy of Coffeyville made. rather an
impressive showing in his match with
J. S. Hughes of Richmond. Mo. Carey
has a backhand that is very strong.
Carter Wilder, one of Kansas City's
best, disposed of T. S. Mitchell with
out much difficulty and D. L. James
won his match by default. Nat Semple,
one of the three st. Louis cracks, found
in w. A. r. Summers an opponent
hardly worthy of his mettIe, winning IN
love SETS.
Two matches were played in the
tournament last night, one in singles
and one in doubles. The match in dou-
bles was between Gleason and Semple,
the crack ST. Louis team, and Orben-
dorf and Guthrie, the former of Cen
tralia, KAN and the latter of Atchison,
Kan. The st. Louis team won after a
spirited contest. Semple and Gleason
played beautiful tennis and will I'M
doubtedly be a factor.
One of the matches in singles last
night was between Easton of St. Louis
and F. K. Brown of this city. Easton
won easily. The other single match
was between ]. S. Chick, jr., and E. K.
Cleveland. Chick was much the better
of the pair. The summaries:
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
James Putnam. K. G. c. c., won from
E E, Higdon of Richmond, Mo-, Ga,
60.
US. Chick. Jr., K. C. A. c., won from
F. W. TuttIe. K. C. A c. by default.
e. K. Cleveland of Greeley, Kan, won
from Ed Mcbride of Topeka.
H. V. Jones, K. G. A. G., won from
James H. Chandler, K. c. A. c., 60
90.
Paul Obendorf, Centraiia, Kan. won
from Louis Shouse, K. c. A. c., Ga
6-5.
A. Sherman, K c. A. c., won from A
Wilson, Coffeyville. Kan, ga, rs.
| C. c. Cockrill, Pittsburg, Kan, won
from G. w. Simpson, Netherlands T
| c., SO, 81.
D. K. Campbell, K. c. A. c., wor