Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-08

new links. but they asa not IKE the loss
q go many balls as the surroundings
necessitated. All lost from two to Ave
balls. This fault win soon be remedied-
The members Of the Omaha Rod and Gun
club are taking advantage Of their new
club house the hne street car facilities
and are enjoying the fine fishing at Cut
on lake to the fullest extent Since so
many have become members OF this club
ana are taking an interest In the fishing
tho selners have little chance, for when
the members OF the club are not around
Deputy Warden Pierson is keeping a sharp
lookout and woe unto the man who is found
SEEMING the lake and robbing the fishermen
Of their just deserts Fish Commissioner
D Brien will soon be up with another car
load OF FISH for these waters. The June
rise Of the river failed TO break into the
lake TO any great extent and the game
fish had no chance to escape had they
wanted to. More large bass have been
caught this spring than ever before, and
with the seiners kept away there will sim
be more large ones to catch.
In order to popularize the womans West
ern Golf association the association has
amended It's constitution to include asso-
clate members paying 50 dues annually. 1t
r. proposed also TO inaugurate special
scheme Of play for the sole beneht Of the
associations members whose grounds are
at distance of fifty miles or more from
| Chicago. This scheme briefly Is for the
association to offer q medal to each cluO
! to be called the association club handicap
\ medal to be played for during the season
in semi-monthly contests under the imme-
date direction of the officers OF the asso-
citation. II is believed that this plan will
| result in effective and systematic play by
large number of women and also in
| bringing to notice many players who now
put up a good game but are unknown out
side Of their own clubs AS a further re-
suit OF this proposed plan It is expected
that the entrants to the associations an
nual championship tournament will include
representatives from a goodly number Of
clubs whose women players have never
heretofore taken part in events other than
those Of a strictly local character. Finally
| in the effort OF the association to improve
the play OF western women It is proposed
that where two or more members at least
| fifty miles from Chicago, are located near
enough to each other to arrange for a
series OF home and home matches to be
| played during the season, such groups shall
| be formed and each member OF the win
| ming team Of every one of these groups to
receive an association silver group pin.
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On next Saturday, the 18th, the annual
tournament to decide the lawn tennis cham
ponship Of the city will commence on the
courts OF the Omaha Field club. Both the
single and double championships will b.
| contested for, and enthusiasm among
racquet wielders throughout the city is al
high pitch in anticipation OF this event
especially in view of the uncertainty at
tached to the probable wielders In botf
classes. OF course. the Field club mem
bers are backing their boys to carry on
the honors in both departments, pinninl
! their faith in the singles on scribner, Kohn
Hughes, Caldwell and Martin. and in the
doubles on Scribner and Martin, Young am
Kohn and Caldwell and Hughes. All Of
these players are closely matched among
themselves and, while scribner apparently
has a little the best of It by virtue OF hli
having recently won the club champion
ship, as a matter OF fact. so far during thu
season, whenever any of the above players
have met II has been toss up which
would be the victor. They are all expe
rienced in tournament play and II is OF
this account, as we'll as their general pro
ficiency at the game that one Of them Il
picked to win the tourney.
However, as in all previous tournaments
| It may be that some dark horse will CONF
TO the front and treat the wise ones to I
surprise. With the number of players anC
single events there are throughout tn
city this year, there is no possible wa!
to figure that the Field club has cincl
on the honors, and even IT, they do vii
out, 1t may not be one Of the players men
toned above, as some Of the younger o
less experienced players are showing ex
ceptionally fine form and must be reclS
oned upon Raenby, Cub Potter, VIII
Hills, Ced Potter and Rasmussen ar
numbered among these. Valuable first an,
second prizes in both singles and double
will be awarded, as we'll as first and secon
prizes in the consolation rounds. In add
, ton to first prize In singles the WHINE
will have the privilege of challenging Nj
Conrad Young for possession OF the silve
cup which Mr.. Young now holds as cit
champion. This cup, by the way, has bee
won twice by Young, and II he success
, fully defends his championship title thi
} year II will become his personal property
It is doubtful whether he will be able I
do this, as he is not In very good praC
tice not having been able TO devote niue
: time to the game this season, but eve
) judging by the game being put up by som
} OF his eliminates, he will have the figh
OF his life TO retain his cup. This tourna
\ ment is open TO all bona fide residents \
= Omaha, whether members of the Oman
r Field club or not. Entries will be receive
until Friday evening, July 10. by WilliaI
NJ. Wood care Swift and Company sout
{ Omaha, phone Douglas 72S. Entrance fe,
e 81 for singles and $3.50 per team for double.
l The seventeenth annual tournament @
Z the Canadian Lawn Tennis association wi
: be held at the courts Of the Queens Roy
p | hotel at Niagara commencin
2 Monday. July 8. at $3.50 p. m, and contlnu
2 ing on the following day. By winning III
. Canadian championship last year Beals {
n Wright OF Boston. Mass, became n
a owner Of the famous Canadian challene
n bowl, which displays the names of Tame
Avery, Mansfield, Hovey Matthew
: Larned r, d. Wrenn, Leo Ware, Whitma
and Wright three players having won
! twice, and which was up for compettio
\ fifteen consecutive years. a new sterliu
! bowl Of beautiful design is being made
replace the old and this one bids fair
become quite as famous, In addition
= the usual events the committee will,
sufficient entries are received. give a prii
a for mixed doubles. A handsome new clu