Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-21

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time and was the envy OF all the players
because OF the attention he attracted by his
watch fob an1 the peculiar cut Of those
Galesburg trousers. These boys are tennis
players from TIVE drop OF the hat and the
west will have 20 pull for some Of these TO
put out Kreigh Collins. the Chicago crack.
who is picked by tSe gallery as the winner.
Prise List one OF the BEST
The prize list for this tournament IL
one Of the best ever hung up in the west.
over $500 in real money having been spent
| by the tournament committee to get some
prizes worth playing for. This tourna-
ment has become such an established in
stitution the Field club IL not at all mig
gardly in hanging up some good and
valuable prizes. 4 These will be on ex-
hibition in Browning Kings window until
Saturday morning, when they will be
brought to the Field club for distribution
Saturday night.
The entertainment Of the visitors IL one
of the real features Of the tournament.
Last night they were taken to the Den and
| allowed to drink at the fountain of youth
and to ride the goat and shoot the chutes.
In fact, nothing was withheld from these
visitors from all parts Of the country and
they were given the times Of their young
lives. They will have something to tell
about besides defeats at tennis when they
return to their own fireside.
some Social Events.
For Tuesday night the real sport has been
prepared in the shape of a gymkahna. All
the players are supposed to go into these
events, which viii furnish all sorts Of fun
for the participants as well as for the
visitors. Last year a bail game was played
with the players all roped together and
the pitcher and batsman confined by bar
rels. What the COMMITTEES has in. store for
this year only the future will show. For
Wednesday night a dance has been ar
ranged, or rather It will be the regular
semi weekly dance. at the Field club with
special attention paid TO the visitors all OF
whom are invited to GOMEZ Thee young
women will take this opportunity to be rice
to the visitors and make them forget for the
time the dear hearts at home Thursday
night will be given over to an automobile
ride around the city, which will also include
the Country club. A banquet will be given
to the visitors at the Field club Friday
night. at which time some well known
speakers will spout few lines. Saturday
night will be given over to jolly good
time at the Field club, when the prizes will
be distributed and the regular weekly dance
Will De nelu. lneBe SplenulO
are half of the fun for many of the boys
who have come to look upon the Middle
West as Just the right place to spend
their vacations
One of the Veterans.
One Of the most enthusiastic players from
out of the city is R. r. Beard a banker of
Pella Ia. Although over 90 years old. Mr..
Beard is entered in the tournament, being
70
He will start in the consultations. Mr..
Beard has some young players of excel
ent calibre with him who he hopes will be
able to pick up some good points during the
week. These courts are certainly fine"
said Mr.. Beard. "and are kept in nice
shape. 1 have three courts in my garden
at home which are always open to the
young people OF our town. They seem to
dry off much quicker than these. They
are occupied a good deal of the time,
| although / can never play until after 4
| o'clock. think will have to offer a good
| prize for next year for all players over 45.
That ought to attract some of these old
| fellows of Omaha who think they can
| play tennis. think Fletcher has improved
wonderfully in his game since his last
visit here and should be heard before this
| tournament is over.
| Charles -. PETERS comes as the partner
of Kreigh, Collins in, the doubles and is
! well known to followers OF tennis in the
west as the runner up at the last tourna.
ment of the Middle West. He and Waid-
ner won the Illinois state championships
doubles this year. All remember the happy
smile of Peters face last year as he. the
| finished player went down before the fine
all around work Of Hayes, the farmer boy
| from Iowa. Peters has everything q tennis
| player should have, except the. ability to
| get over the ground. Here is where Hayes
excelIed him and put him out. His dis
tinotive stroke is his back hand sweeping
drive. He has no weak point to his play
and volleying both low and overhead Is
an opponent worthy of the best 6f them.
He and Collins both serve with the cut
stroke overhead which makes. the ball
bound most deceptively. according to the
| cut.
i DIR. BIatherwick f. Here.
DR.. Blatherwick, the ambidextrous, is
again on hand. He comes with many
new laurels since his last appearance in
Omaha At Chicago he made a splen-
did showing and at Minneapolis was the
runner up. Last week he won the tour
nament which gave him the privilege of
playing against W.. T. Hayes. the holder
I Oh the CndlnplOnSHp III the
association. the same as he is In the Mid
die West. No more tantalizing player
enters the courts than this same doctor
When Fletcher first played against him
he was up in the air all the time, for the
good doctor has several peculiarities. He
always has several balls stored away In
his pockets, but his ability to return te
ball equally we'll with either hand is his
real strength A player thinks he has
placed the ball out of his reach but the
doctor simply takes his racket in the
other hand and makes the return.
SUMMARY of the start.
First round;
f. r. Sanderson of Galesburg beat ]. H.
! Caldwell of Concord, N. H, 60, 60.
l.. Van Camp of Omaha beat J, Epeneter
by default
Kreigh Collins of Chicago beat A. sher-
man of Kansas City, 81, 81.
c. Armstrong of Omaha beat A. collett
Of Omaha by default.
j. w, Hughes OF Omaha beat r u.
Beard OF Pella. Ia, 81, '6-1
mer of Sioux city by default
w. Hills of Omaha beat r. RaiAey Of
Omaha, CO. so.
- Arthur Scribner Of Omaha beat O.
Rasmussen OF Omaha by defeat.