Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-15

getting larger delegatlon from hdnsas
City than in former years. To this end
some OF the tennis men expect TO go 20
Kansas City for a short trip They will
take their rackets along TO try out the
courts and for a general good time.
The interstate tennis tournaments In
the western circuits are about to start,
the frst being at Kansas City July 80
where the championship Of the Missouri
valley will be held. The Iowa state cham
pionship will follow at Des Moines Au-
gust Z. The Tri-State will follow at Sioux
City August 1s and the Middle West at
the Omaha Field club August 20. The
Omaha meet is about the end for the sea-
son in the western country. Conrad
Young, chairman Of the Field club tennis
committee, is urging the tennis players
to go to the Kansas City meet and is re-
ceiving many assurances. Kansas City
has done well by Omaha in the past and
the Omaha players feel they should re-
ciprocate this year at the NTH annual open
tournament at which the championship
of the Missouri valley will be decided.
The Kansas City announcement reads:
The ffth annual open tournament fo-
: the championship of the Missouri valley
Will be held the courts of the Kansas
City Athletic club on Monday, July. 30,
be held under the auspices of the United
States National Lawn Tennis association.
The events will be mems singles and
doubles. Suitable cups and prizes will
be awarded winners, runners up ana con-
solutions, the latter to be competed for
by contestants defeated in their nrst
The winner of the singles will be re-
CURED 10 play Mr.: o. V. Vernon, the pres
ney g Ware trophy is the prize in this
event, the cup to be won three times, not
necessarily consecutive to become the
property Of any one player
The winners Of the doubles will be re-
quired to play Messrs. James and Jones,
! the present doubles champions. The Kan
sas City Athletic club trophies in rlis
event are to become the property OF the
| team winning the championship twice
All matches will be best two out or
three, except the finals, which Will be
O An entTance fee Of 81 will be charged
| in singles and 81 per team In doubles.
Our new $4,000 club house, which Is
| being built for the Kansas City Athletic
club, will be ready July !. The offe sei'
| lizard rooms are finely finished in mahog-
any and oak The gymnasium is one OF the
largest in the country ; III The The eI nest ana
The beautiful grounds and large cool
verandas OF the club house of the Kan
sas city Athletic club oval. delightfully."-
! situated at Forty-slxth and Lydia streets,
! will be at your disposal. All the priv
| ileges of both our club houses will be
|
| Additions have been made to our locker
rooms and shower baths, and the six Dirt
courts have been resurfaced and Kept In
/ mittee has planned a dance at the club
! and automobile rides over our parks ana
boulevards during the week ana intehas
| tertainment OF all the visiting players
| In our tournament just held TOT me
championship OF Greater kShsSo IISve sne
| and in the Missouri valley tournament We
| confidently expect the largest entry list
All entries must be made before 8
o'clock Saturday, July 2s, to James e.
Gibson. 1900 Grand avenue
The nineteenth annual tennis tournament
for the championship of the west will be
held In singles and doubles and mixed
doubles for men and women on the turf
courts of the Kenwood Country club be-
ginning Saturday, July a, and continuing
through the following week. First, second
and consolation prizes will be given I'm both
| singles and doubles. The winners OF the
| first place In mems doubles will be the
western champions and will be called upon
to play the winners of the eastern doubles
a. Newport on August p, and the winners
| Of that event become challengers 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 will be best two in three advantage
sets. The winner for mems singles will
be called upon to play Mr.. Kreigh Collins,
present holder, for the western champion
ship The winner of women's singles will
be called upon TO play Miss Myrtle Nc
Ateer, present holder. for the western cham
pionship As the entry list is always large,
players must report on the opening day OF
they will be defaulted unless previously
arranged. Play will commence at o'clock
each day and matches will also be sched-
uled In the morning when necessary. The
entrance fee will be 81 for each person
in one event and 81 for each additional
event played in and should accompany entry
or be paid at the grounds on opening day.
Entries close July 10 at noon. The rules
Of the United States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation will govern the play. Mr.. ]. w.
Brooks. jr.. will act as official referee.
The annual golf tournament Of the Glen
view club will be played July 1874. Mem
bers Of clubs identified. associated or al
lied with the Western Golf association OF
the Upited States Golf association are cor
daily invited to compete. The prizes will
be the Glenview cup, the winners Of which
have been: 1901, William Holabird, jr,
Glenviewi 1902, Walter T, Egan, Lake
Geneva; 1893, Louis N. James Glenview
1904 Knowlton l.. Ames, Glenview; 1905
Walter E. Egan, Exmoor. The Directors
cup and the Lear cup and the North Branch
trophy.
The annual midsummer meet OF the Cen
trail Whist association will be held at the
: Grand hotel at Council Bluffs Friday and
Saturday, August 3 and l. The contest Is
Tor pairs and will consist of three plays
Friday afternoon at g Friday evening at 1
and Saturday afternoon at 2, to be followed
Saturday evening by a free-for-all. Tro-
phies will be given to the winners In each
contest.
The prospectus says; This contest is
, open TO both men and women and all
. lovers OF whist are cordially invited to
participate. Ample opportunity will be
given for players to enjoy a trip to Lake
r Manawa and the many other summer re-
sorts and parks surrounding Council BLUFFS
} and Omaha. No more enjoyable outing
can be had. The Grand hotel has shown
! the greatest courtesy 10 this association
at its annual meetings in the past and car
furnish unexcelled accommodations for al
, players. The Council BLUFFS Whist club
T mas welcomed the association each v,a1