Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-18
MIDWEST TENNIS WAR IS on
Eighth Annual Championship Tourney
Opens at Field Club.
sEvENTY.EIGHT ENTRIES FILED
Paul Gardner OF Chicago starts Oct
by Taking In Paul Beaton In
the First Match OF the
Tournament.

For the eighth time the midwest tennis
players are gathered At the Field club for
the championship tournament. The first
white ball went tipping across the net at
3 o'clock Monday morning. With seventy
eight entries, including men nom adjacent
states and several wen known cracks from
Chicago, things are properly lined up for a
battle royal.
One. Of the men who have been welcomed
as contestants worth looking 10 Paul Gard
ner Of Chicago. He Is western interschol-
astic champion. He took Paul Beaton OF
Omaha into the fold rather easily in his
first match at 81, 6-3. His form is as in
teresting both to his opponent and to the
gallery as any Of the men Of whom great
things are expected.
Another OF the mornings matches which
took more than ordinary attention was be-
tween William Warfield. also OF Chicago,
and Robert Dining OF Omaha. Dining
has always played a good game, but War
field is the one who beat Gilman. champion
Of Iowa. recently, and although ne Is evil
IDENTIFY a very young player he will show
up strongly against some OF the older men
who have won their honors here before.
Z. Drummond Jones, the Yale champion
from 81. Louis. took few chances with NJ.
J. Swartz, and when the playing in that
ulaltu sAdIAtu the kdiItE1 was y hANlt lie
appointed with his form. It proved to be
largely an excess OF cautlousness, however,
as before the match was over he was show
ing up as a possibility IN large type. The
playing Of Swartz was a little hampered
by stage fright. ,
Morning scores.
Preliminary Round-Cari Stiger. Toledo,
Ia, beat +. Mcconnell. Omaha, 81, 60.
Frances Potter. Omaha, beat George shir-
. aE NNn4ha- So -
f. Dufrene. Omaha, beat W. W. Baught.
Pilger. rs. Ga
Caldwell. Omaha, by default
NJ. J. swsrtz. Omaha, beat Jack Cannon,
Kansas City, by default
w. J. Deidrich, Chicago, beat Harold
Hodge, Kansas City, by default.
First ~ound-Geor Rasmussen, Omaha,
beat Ray Smith, Mitchell, s. D., by de-
fault.
William worfield. Chicago. beat R. ].
Dining. Omaha, SO, SO
Ray Branson. Mitchell, S. D.. beat r. r.
Beard, PeilR, Ia, by default.
c. D. Jones. St. Louis, beat NJ. J. swartz,
paul Gardner. Chicago, beat Paul BeatOn,
A. II. scribner. Omaha. beat T. ]. Har-
gave, Wymore, 60, 6-5.
Rev. F. D. Tyner, Omaha beat R d.
Birge, North Platte. So. 10
Gossip of the Courts.
In the absence Of F.. J. Hill, official
} referee. Con Young acted In that capacity
A1OnudF morning
Art Scribner Is improving even on his
old good form. Con Young. his old friend
and old enemy, is willing TO admit that
1 Art Is getting into fine shape.
Jack Cannon and Harold Hodge, the Kan
= sas City stars. have both been unable e
, enter, although they had sent in theii
names and expected to be here.
, w. S. Gilman OF Sioux city, who wal
, expected TO show up as the champion Of
: Iowa, has been unable 10 come. and al.
though he Will be a spectator he cannoI
enter. ~
The hot sun Of the last few days ha,
! baked the clay OF the courts into beautiful
Z shape. They have never been in any better
{; condition as they are frequently too dusty
. and when not TOO dusty are usually too
q soft.
! The noon hour at the club was made elac
l by the sweet and harmonious strains o.
Summertime" and all the others or th'
: same kind given by the quartet, Pau
Q Gardner, Cub Potter, Jack Hiles and Bill
Warfield.
l. whittemore, the man who lost out unex
pectedly in the city tournament, has beel
unable to enter, and his loss Is felt by tn
Omaha men, as he was one OF those ex
pected to uphold the proves Of the F1el
E club.
Butler Lamo, runner up for the Tfi-stat
tournament at Sioux City, IL entered an
was scheduled TO begin his work by play
ing Sammy Burns OF Omaha. He Is froT
> likely man for the last round.
y DR.. Blatherwick. the two-armed wonde
from Iowa, is expected and will probabl
arrive in time 10 make his first mattel
It The doctor was a great attraction at las
> years meet, not only because OF his ski
and sieight of hand performances with III
:, raCuuet.