Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28
BYiORD IN MIDWEST TENNIS
Man Slated for Coming Champion win Be
Here in August,
MANY OTHER ToP-NOTcHERs ON LIST
Field Club Has Large Number OF
Men at work Putting Its
Courts I'm shape for
Season

Heath Byford is coming to the Middle
West tennis tournament which is to no
held in Omaha in August. This inforna-
ton ives received by Conrad Young. chair
man Of the tennis committee Of the Omaha
Field club, on whose courts this annual
fixture Is held. Byford is said to be the
coming tennis player Of the west and I'm
letter TO a friend in Omaha Kreigh
collins confdentially tipped on the in
FORMATION that he probably would be the
winner OF the tournament Each year he
mas been going faster and faster. until
now ne Is looked upon as about the best
the west can produce. This tournament
Is bringing higher classes Of mon TO
Omaha each year and is being recognized
all over the country as one Of the leading
events OF the year.
The committee has had force OF mon
at work all week at the Field club puttins
the courts in shape. building a new fence
TO the west and south Of the courts and
rolling the courts with hand rollers and
atterward with a steam roller. The courts
We're placed in such splendid permanent
condition last spring that little work was
needed this spring TO make them almost
perfect, They were n matter Of pride to
club members last year when the tourna-
ment was held.
Several CrrcIz Players.
Several crack players have Joined the
club within the year and these will add
/ strength to the tennis contingent The de-
cision Of the Country club TO devote more
attention TO tennis is meeting with the
/ hearty cooperation Of the tennis men Of
| the city, for It gives one more high class
place where tennis will be PLAYED and
where the courts will always be kept in
! condition. Robert Burns, as chairman of
! the tennis committee, has been active pre-
/ pairing for the new courts. The expert who
was to fit up the courts disappointed the
committee and a new man is being sought
to put the courts in as good condition as
possible.
The tennis committee at the Field club
consists of Conrad Young, chairman; S. S.
Caldwell, Gail Martin and Herbert Kohp.
This committee has arranged for several
tennis exhibitions to be played next satur-
, day, the day Of the Field club opening.
Prizes will be offered and several inter
esting matches have been planned between
champions and ex-champions.
Local tennis men are considerably in.
l terested in the contest for the honor o,
; holding the Western championship thi.
, year. Two clubs, the Kenwood and tn,
ontwentsia, are striving for the honor, anC
, at a meeting held last week eight club,
I were represented and the vote resulted II
3 a tie, each club receiving four votes TIL,
! matter will be finally decided during tn,
a coming week.
w. Y. Hayes VIII Play.
h w. Y. Hayes present holder of the Mid
die West championship, is now a residen
OF Chicago and will play during the com
ing year. Collins is playing again thi
year and will defend his titles in tn
D western and northwestern championships
D but it is not certain whether he can com
. to Omaha Charles Peters has regaine
q his health and will play tennis this yea
0 more than ever waidner will play, wit
y Emerson a partner, and probably wi
3 come to the Omaha tournament Collin
0 and Byford seem to think they will tie u
= for doubles this year.
o Much interest is being taken in the Ems
o lsh visit of Jay Could who sailed fror
New York late in March to make a secon
: EFFORT to capture the English court tenn
championship. II will be recalled that la.
II year he was invincible until he mt
Eustace II. Miles, the English champion
and that the latter won only after a haI
y struggle in which experience carried II
q day.
q Before Gould sailed Miles had announce
II that he would stand down, so the bait
!, royal that was looked for when he m
Gould will not occur. Gould, who is b,
3 II years old. has improved his game mi
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