Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-09

tary; John p johnson, treasurer. and Dr.
ID. l. Diamond, captain. The initial club
run will be made TO Willard and return
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All unat-
tached motor cyclists or wheelinen desiring
to participate in club runs are cordially in
vited.
The annual tennis tournament for the
championship Of the west will be played
on the turf courts OF the Kenwood coun-
try club, Chicago, beginning Saturday.
July Is, and continuing for the following
week. There will be both singles and
doubles and mixed doubles for men and
women. First, second and consolation
prizes will be given in both singles and
doubles. The winners OF the first place
in mems doubles will be the western cham
pions, and will be called upon to play the
winners Of the eastern doubles az New
port on August %, and the winners Of
that event will play at Newport for the
championship Of the United States All
matches in singles for men will be best
two in three, except the semi-hnals, finals
and championship round, which, with all
double matches, will be the best three in
five advantage sets. All matches for women
The winner of mems singles will be called
upon to play Mr. Kriegh Collins. present
holder for the western championship The
winner OF women's singles will be called
upon to play Miss May Sutton, present
holder for the western championship. AS
the entry list is always large, players
must report on the opening day or they
will be defaulted. Play will commence at
~ l.
be scheduled In the morning when neces-
sary. The entrance fee will be 81 for each
person in one event and 81 for each addi-
tional event played in and should accom-
pany entry or be paid at the grounds on
opening day. Entries will close July 10 at
noon, and the rules Of United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association will gov
ern the play. Mr.. ]. w. Brooks will act
as official referee. All events will be man
aged by the following committee: Kriegh
Collins. John c. Nicely, jr., L. H. waidner,
Charles N. Beard, ]. NJ Elliot George T.
Briggs and Thomas G. Vent Address all
communications to L. H. waidner. ROYAL
Insurance building. 10 Quincy street, Chi
cago. Ill.
The program of the annual national ANA
teur golf championship has just been is
sued by the United States Golf associa-
ton. 1t is in no important respect diff
ferent from those of last year The clause
providing that foreigners" who are visit
ing this country may be invited by the
executive committee has been retained. but
1t has not been widened. The chief details
follow:
The competition for the amateur golf
cnamplonship of the United States, open
belonging Ia xpb
members of the United States Golf asso.
ftbt5isio n ana to those foreigners visiting
the executive committee of the association.
VIII be played on the course OF the Chi,
TT%so S0t Siub, wheaton. Ill, commencing
cup ana four medals will be competed for
under the rules of the United States Coli
The, winner Of the competition shall bo
the champion anna teur golfer for the year
ana the cup shall be held for that year
Dy the club from which the winner shall
nave entered. The winner shall receive a
goa medal; the runner up, a silver medal;
tne other semi -finalists, bronze medals. The
player making the lowest score in the
qualifying round thirty-six holes) shall
receive a special prize.
The competition is to be played as fol-
lows The contestants shall first compete
az thirty-six holes, medal play, eighteen
on the following day. The thirty-two play
ers making the lowest scores on the thirty
six holes, medal play. shall then compete
finals. which shall be played at thirty-siS
holes, match play. In the event of a tie
play qualifying round the contestants Sc
tied shall continue to play until one OF
the ether shall have gained a lead by
strokes at any hole or holes to be played
out
Competitors shall enter for the cham.
pionship through the secretaries of thell
respective clubs. An entrance fee of 81
must accompany each entry and must be
received by the secretary of the associa.
All entries are subject to the app pro al
Of the executive committee of this associa.
ton and any entry may be rejected by the
committee. All disputes shall be settled
by the executive committee of the associa.
tion, whose decision shall be final.
Any player who fails to appear at the
is called to play by the COMMITTEES shall
be disqualified, unless reasons satisfactory
to the officials of the tournament be given
Any person paying his entrance money
shall be considered thereby to have sub.
mitted himself TO the rules OF the assocla.
ton, both as to restrictions enjoined anc
alone he is entitled to enjoy ali Of the
privileges and advantages Of the associa'
All score cards in the medal play round.
must be kept in strict accordance with
rule 4. special rules for medal play. Com
petitoTs failing to comply with the require
ments OF this rule will be disqualified.
The privileges of the club house and
grounds are extended to all competitors
to the tournament.
The program follows:
Tuesday, August 5, a. m.-Medal play
round as holes).
Wednesday, August g. a. m.-Medal play
round continued as holes).
Thursday, August 10. $3.50 a. m.-First
match play round as holesp; 2 p. M, second
match play round as holes).
Friday, August H. 10 a m,-Third match
play round (lS holes); 1880 D. m, fourth
match play round QS holesl.
Saturday, August H. 1890 a, m.-Final
match play (hrst round IS holes); 2:30 p. m
Anal match play round (second round Il
holes).
1t is now assured that the automobile
week in the White mountains. July Is to 90
(the star feature OF which will be a clint
to the clouds, is an assured success and
will possibly be one OF the great automo.
bile events of the year, combining as 4
does the first annual tour for the SEQ
Glidden trophy with the tours in the noun.
tains and general conclave Of AUTOMOBILE
lists at Breton Woods. The entries foI
the "climb to the clouds" promise to be
large, and will also be notable because OF
the specially built machines for the class
that will be entered. The record for the
eight-mile climb Will surely be broken, as
II must be remembered that Harry Hark.
ness made his record up the mountains
last July during the first ''climb to the
clouds" not having seen the roadway be.
fore, as he dashed at II Immediately on
his arrival over the roads from New York
Good judgers think that a machine thai