Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-23
SLNDERSON BEATS COLLINS
galsshurx ksn Defeats the Chicago Crack
Tennis champion Of Northwest.
aIsUl1 IS SURPRISE OF THE TOURNAMENT
Gftnsn wins from Holland and
Blatherviek from Peters, which
AIso Gives Cause for
90 wonder TO Many.

Burprises were the order Of the day
Wednesday at the third days play Of the
Middle West tennis. tournament at the
Omaha Field club. OF course the greatest
surprise was the defeat OF Collins, the
great Chicago champion, by Sanderson of
Galesburg. Gilman also took an unexpected
victory from Holland and Blatherwick beat
Peters.
The putting out OF the two Chicago cracks
was entirely unlocked for Both these
players wtre looked upon as being the most
likely men for the. semi-finals, and their
defeat was a complete reversal Of the dope
book. Collins has. the finest form in tennis
OF anyone who has appeared on these
courts for many years, but that alone will
not count, as was shown last year. when
Hayes beat Peters. Peters was playing in
perfect FORM but Hayes had more ability
10 get over the ground. The Chicago boys
are used to grass courts. and on these the
cuts are most proficient but they are OF
little use on the fast clay courts of the
Field club. on the grass courts the ball
VIII respond to the cuts they give II, while
n the: clay courts IL keeps on its way. Their
game IL most beautiful to watch and their
strokes are perfect, but when an athlete
with ability to cover the ground as Hayes
and Blatherwick have. como along, the
grass court men are at disadvantages,
for in a long game they seem to wear out
and succumb before the more athletic fell
low. Another instance Of this was when
Frank Eberhardt beat Hunt here several
years ago. 90
rt Collins n Thoroughbred.
Collins showed himself thorough sports
man in,.his match with sanderson when he
refused to take decision Of the umpire
which he did not think was right, and
served a double fault into the net to even
up matters. ~ Sa% s. s.a.,
The two matches I'm the Semi finals will be
played OF. this evening, beginning at 4S0
The matches will be between Sanderson and
Fletcher both Of GaIesburg, and Blather-
wick Of Rock Valley, tfas and r. B.. Gil
man of Sioux City.Jr sr-.''-/
The victory of .sanderson over Collins
in the fourth round was the surprise of the
week Collins had been generally picked
as the winner of the Tournament and many
thought after seeing him play. that he
would have little difficulty In defeating
Hayes. the present holder, All were sur
prised when sanderson Jumped out and
won the first three games of the first set.
Collins seemed to lack the life which
usually charaeterizes his play and could
do nothing with Sanderson's high lobs.
Sanderson seemed to excel at this style
Of play and won the first set, Ga.
Collins braced in the second set and won
fast. Here he played all around Sander
son and passed him continually, keeping
the ball nearer the ground than had been
the case in the hrst set. He was full of
ginger and showed something OF his real
fornr The fast work of this set seemed
TO tire. Collins. who. seems TO be not much
OF an athlete, and, the hot rays of the sun
wore him down, so fthe last set was easy
for sanderspn and the gallery wondered
IL 1t, was really Kreigh Collins who had
not lost .tournament for fifteen years
outside Of the National; =
, a" i. Collins hin - All In. Am. ~,
At the end Of the, last,set, Collins was all
in and the- doctor declared he had barely
escaped suffering a sunstrokeg Score: