Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-22
GEMEAHNA FOR TENNIS MEN
Comedy Of sports Ends Second ray at
Field Club Tourney.
HUGHES SHOWS Up van wIIA cOLlISs
sanderson, the GsIesburE Crack, ana
Caldwell Of Omaha Put I'D some .
of the Interesting
Matches. D.

Cooler weather made tennis much more
pleasant for both players and gallery at
the afternoon session Of the Middle West
at the Omaha Field club Tuesday. Some
interesting matches were enjoyed by
large gallery and the evening was spent in
gymkahna exhibition which was chock full
OF sport. Two mines had been chosen. one
from out of town by Charles Peters OF
Chicago, and the other from the Omaha
tennis men by Will Chambers.
When the tennis was finished in the
afternoon all HE'D themselves to the base
ball diamond. where game was played.
The members OF the inheld were fastened
together by long rope and the pitcher
and the batsmen had to operate while
standing In barrels. Peters did the twirl-
ing for his team, while Chambers per-
formed a like function FOR the local boys.
While the game ended In a row because
the home team would not give the visitors
thar 'Ins" it was evident to the spectators
that the visitors got the most men across
the home plate. This was due In large
measure to the more daring base running
OF the outside fellows. Fred Hamilton
acted as umpire and two things kept him
from being mobbed- One was because he
was crippled and the other because he had
q loaded cane with which TO protect him
self.
sanderson and Caldwell.
One. of the Interesting matches of the
afternoon was that between Sanderson of
aalesburg and Sam Caldwell Of Omaha.
Caldwell has long been one OF the best
players OF which this city could boast, but
of late years has devoted little time to
practice. sanderson ala not play UP to his
form at the start and Caldwell made some
most clever returns and showed his usual
good Judgment in placing the ball He
played a persistent uphill game, but lack Of
speed characterized his game throughout
The game was pretty to watch. as the ball
was kept in play all the time and many
pretty rallies were made.
George A. Potter of South Omaha had
Mr.. Gilman going some in the first sot
of their match, which ran to deuce, but
lack of practice and endurance soon be-
gan to tell and the older player put him
out, but not without hard contest Pot
ter IL one OF the most brilliant players
IN Omaha. but lack of practice keeps him
from going to the fore and playing as wsll
as any of the cracks.a The Omaha tennis
men have tried all spring to get Potter
to give more time to tennis, looking TO
him to win honors, for Omaha, as he is
looked upon the most likely of the
new men at the game. 80 o.
HuRhessAsainst Collins.
The hopes of the locals were placed on
Jack Hughes in his match with Collins,
for Hughes was the last of the locals left
in the fast company. Hughes fondest
friends hardly hoped for him to make the
splendid showing, he dds Hughes started
out like a winner and won the first two
have a walkaway although his superiority
with his back hand work. was a handicep
which Hughes could not overcome. Col
Inns played the outside lines all the time
and by, this lost many points, but this
did not seem, to bothsr him. as he kept 1t
UP to the finish. Collins is surely a
graceful player and none Of his hackers
has weakened on picking him as the next
middle west champion. Ef.is f..
Herb Kohn had hard game with the
former middle west champion Fletcher of
Galesburg but did not give up the match
uptil Fletcher was convinced he had q
game on HIS hands. Kohn volleyed IN
fine form but Fletcher's accuracy on kill.
ing lobs WIS too much and won many u
point, for he could place the ball out OF
Kohn's reach. .Yf ~. t...t...
First Round of Doubles.
The first round of the championship dou.
bles will be played of this morning begin.
ming at $3.50 o'clock sharp, and all mus
be on hand. as It will be necessary to ge
through with the first round to draw fol
the consolation doubles The fourth rouuC
in the championship singles win be played
this Afternoon and several interesting
matches are scheduled. Among these ar,
Sanderson against Collins. This should b,
NJ ha 90 h.
ment. Fletcher plays Jack Hres of siou,
City. Peters plays Blatherwick. and her,
is another game worth going the distanc,
20 see. Holland plays Gilman and thes,
two should put up an interesting match
With these matches on. play will be dow
to the seIni-finals for Thursday the ANAL
for Friday and the challenge match 70
Saturday This IL the schedule which viii
be carried out unless rain interferes
Fletcher and Hfles will play at 2:so thi
afternoon; Gilman and Holland ats O'Clock
Blatherwlck and Peters at $3.50 and Collin
and sanderson at 4 o'clock
Championship, second round:
@. a. Potter beat Frank Linn. ell. s-s.
Herbert q. kohn beat Sullivan Sc. So
Third round:
sanderson beat s. 8. Caldwell, s-s. rs.
5 x SG HiTss beat beat y P sgghss "a
PeterA beat Hills 6-3, So =
Gilman beat G. A. Potter, Sc So
Fletcher beat Kohn. So, 6-3
Championship doubles, qualifying round
Hayes and Blatherwick beat oldham an
Hammer, e-i. ace.
collins and Peters beat Wood and Du
Atterbury and Sullivan beat Num- an
Rosewater by default -
Swartz and Packard beat Lamere an
Armstrong, 6-S rs
Huntington and Hlles beat Chambers an
Vancamp. 81, GO.
Gilman and Caldwell beat ]. Caldwell An
+. Potter, 6-3 20 6-2.
sheroian and Potter beat Doherty an
Mcconnell and West beat Champe an
Edmunston. rs, 40. rs.
Consolation singles:
scrlpner beat Aubrey Potter. s-s g.
Nicely beat Dr. Attsrbury, 6-3, 81
Oldham beat DR. Mum, GO, So
These drawings have been made for II
consolationsk s--l
j. H. Caldwell. bye.
IL. Baron. bye. $3.50 20
L. Van Camp. bye
A sherman. bye.
@. Armstrong plays w Chambers
r, r.. Beard plays DR. Lamere.
u. Nicely plays Dr. Atterbury.
A, Huntington plays Q, B. Perry.
F. Dufrene plays w Hills.
A 5cribner playstAubrey Potter
l. kennards plays +. Potter