Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-13

ably due to the challenge cups, but this
should not interfere in any way because
the consolation prizes are better than
those usually offered at tennis tourna-
ments in the west. The entry list has
been growing daily, and the members Of
| the committee, who have served on pre-
vious committees, are astonished at this
early swelling of the entry list and say
that 1t augurs well for the tourney, and
assures the success Of this years middle
west tournament
The tournament is in charge of a COM
mittee composed of VIII NJ. Wood, chair
man; Austin Collett. Herbert c. Kohn,
DR.. Schneider. John Hughes, Frederick Du-
| irene and DIR. Lee Van Camp. Visitors
| will be looked after from the moment that
| they reach the city. They will be met at
| the depots their luggage cared for, hustled
! to quarters, taken to lunch and then es-
| corted to the club. Each outsider will be
| the especial charge of two assigned mem
bers of the club appointed to look after
| their welfare. The changes made on the
| Field club courts will at once strike the
visitor great Improvement and
| Groundsman Flaverty has rounded into
shape six of the fastest courts in the
| country.
Tho trophy known as the Field club
challenge cup in singles has been won as
| follows 1901, n. A. Webster; 1902. F. r.
| Sandorson; 1903, F. l. Eberhardt, and 1901.
r. B. Fletcher. This becomes the per
sonal property of anyone who may win it
! three times not necessarily in succession.
The trophies known tho Field club
challenge cups in doubles will become the
| property of the team winning two con-
secutive years. For the evening enter
| tainments il Is planned to take the visitors
| to the den to the initiation of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben Monday night. 10 give an
| athletic carnival Tuesday night, TO have
a dance at the club Wednesday night an
automobile ride Thursday night, a smoker
Friday night and to end the week with a
dance at the club Saturday night. Prizes
| will be given to the winner In singles, run
! ner up in singles, winner in consolation
! singles. runner up in consolation singles.
/ winner in doubles. runner up in doubles,
! winner In consolation doubles and the
runners up in the consolation doubles
Next Monday the Tri-state tournament
will commence at Sioux city and num-
her Of Omaha men are expecting to go
up for the event If nothing happens to
prevent. The following will enter; Fred
Dufrene, John Hughes Arthur Scribner,
Conrad Young and Sam Caldwell. w. s.
| Gilman OF Sioux City is managing the Tri-
State tourney. The meet always attracts
some very good players from the three
states-Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
A New York writer says: Here in
the east il is believed that when the pres
! ent base ball season is ended there will
/ he some changes In the makeup or man
| agement Of the National league. Indefinite
/ and diversified as the various rumors are,
and, although they have been magnified
beyond recognition, even by their orig
inators, the reason Of their origin has I'M
| doubtedly foundations on the numerous
little discords which imagination has
stretched into league feuds. Particularly
has the trouble which has arisen between
| Dreyfuss and Pulllam over the McGraw-
Hey Barney incident been fruitful of
| rumors Of coming dissension. Chief
rumor. child OF this parent is the report
that Pittsburg intends TO jump to the
| American league. This is undoubtedly a
perennial idea that blossoms forth every
time there is a paucity Of base ball news,
! and. taken In connection with the agree