Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

PETERS At LAST WINS CUP
Beats His Partner, Hayes, in the
Challenge Round.
TEAM GUARDS TITLE IN DOUBLES
L. Drummond Jones Of 81. Louis and
Arthur scrIbner of Omaha For
uidsble Combine-Tennis
Tourney Bis Success.

winners Of the Tournament.
0hampionshlp stnglos-Charles 5 Pc
tiers. Chicago; runner-up. DR.. Blstherwtck,
Rock Valley. Ia. Challenge round. Peters
JssmpionsSip D6sbissEc Drummond
jones. st. Louis. and Arthur scribner.
Omaha Tunnsrs-up Dr. BlatRssH 1S5
Mitchell. s y. Challenge round, walter
7. Hayes and Charles $. Peters, Chicago.
Joseph; runner-up. J. H Cravens. Kansas
CITY
NJ. A. swartz Omaha; runners-up, Herbert
Kohn and Cedric Porter. Omaha.
Metz Cup for state Plsysrs--Non by
6. A. McMichaeh Hastings; runner-up X.
C Wcaverling. Beatrice.
For the first time in all his Years Of fine
tennis PLAYING at the Midwest tennis tourna-
ments. Charles S. Peters Of Chicago won
the challenge round and gets his name on
the new cup. He has been in the finals
before, winning them last year. nut that is
as far az he ever got. He beat Walter T..
HAYES. also Of the Kenwood club, Chicago,
IN four sets. 6-1. 60. is. SIS.
A gallery Of several hundred had gathered
Yesterday At the Field club TO see a fine
display Of tennis and there was no disap-
pointment.
DuIlL& NV lie wv eO
Tar the better game, taking difficult chances
with accuracy and fighting every point.
HAYES was decidedly UP IN the air al the
start. smashing the volleys into the net and
frequently going Wild. BY calming down IN
the third and fourth sets ne was able to
take one and Peters had no easy time Of IL.
lie was tired out at the end Of the fourth
and If Hayes had not made a few poor shots
in the last net he might have won It and
taken the match IN endurance.
The gallery WIS partial in its praises Of
Peters. as Hayes had won this trophy three
times now and It seemed 10 be Peters turn.
Hayes was complaining Of trouble with his
feet. to which ne attributed his poor form
and defeat.
This is the third time Peters has ever
beaten his partner. He beat him once at
the Illinois state tournament. once at Ken
wood and Saturday afternoon.
The challenge round Of the championship
doubles was won by Hayes and Peters in
four sets, So, Sc, Ga. SO. Scribner and
Jones. winners in the finals, played a re-
marksbly fine game ana were steady and
cool. q surprising fact considering the
smashing tactics of the men they were up
against. but the champions were too much
for them. Hayes was not as good at win
NM nOlnIE IN ilt up1bAtE DC hH % AAiNA
He was Wild and smashed a good many
balls into the net. q fault which he re-
peated later when he was playing the
challenge round CT the singles against
Peters. Peters played the steadier game of
the two. as did Jones Of the losing team.
Scribner. however, made up in speed what
he lest in steadiness. When Hayes finally
became able to control mis- smash It proved
the most effective stroke he had against
the slow. careful game Of the c~hallengers.
1t was a finely contested match and Jones
and scribner have every reason to be
satisfied with their showing.
The mornings event was the finals in
championship doubles played between Jones
and scribner. st. Louis ard Omaha, and
BlstherWick and Branson, Rock Valley, Ia,
and Mitchell. S. D.. II was expected that
the experience Of thu latter team would
prove too much for the younger players.
hut they surprised the gallery by taking
the first set. The first one went 81 and
that advance raised considerably the dope
in favor OF Jones and scribner. The two
play z very wen matched game, as Jones
supplies the steadiness, while Scribner
makes the daring strokes that win in tight
places. The second set stood ~ for Jones
and Scribner At noon.
Jones and scribner finally won in five
FIRST SET.
III slO / As
Blstherwick and Branson-
4 4 3 4 4 j 4 4 l-SO-b-4
SECOND SET.
Jones and Scribner-
4445i45 90
BlatherWick and Branson-
THIRD SET.
4444 4-S
Blstherwick and Branson-
FOURTH SET,
Is44ss2 s-s2
Blatherwick and Branson-
FIFTH SET
Jones and scribner-
Blsthsrwick and Branson-
2O4 1-l4-s-0
games nSssis s5i po Biathe S3hei ana f RSTTatRnssosn6. ia
The challenge round was PLAYED with
Hayes and Peters Letter IN the afternoon.
In consolation doubles last honors went
10 Koch end swartz Of Omaha. They beat
Moore and Ewins OF 81. Joseph in the
ssmi-finals early In the DAY snd Kohn and
Ced Potter. who were 20 play against them
in the finals defaulted the match. Against
Moore and Ewing their score was So, 6-L
Court Gessap.
r. T. ST Clair OF Toledo. Ia. who was
entered IN he singles ana was put OUT
by sam Caldwell, has returned 10 watch
tne challenge round. He was called 10
Malvern, Ia. by the illness OF his wife's
mother. Mrs. ST Clair accompanied hum
hen he returned.
IN Kansas City Crsvens is usually con-
sidered a better man than sherman. but
m the midwest Cravens was put out by Or.
RIatherWiA in the first round. while Shsr-
man defeated Scribnsr. Warneld ana
Brsnson being finally beaten IN me semi
finals by Peters
Butler Lamb Of Grand Forks is the
champion story teller and the champiou
hettor OF the tournament He has made
more hits with ms hunting yarns and Wou
more money on good gueEses than am
other tennis man.
TENNIS MEN GO TO HASTINGS