Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
CRACKS GRADUALLY FAILING
New Champions Are Coming to Light
in Tennis Tourney.
B1ArHERw1CK BEATS ST. CLAIR
Latter Makes Hard Fight Ia Ftrs'
Matrh, bot toes 60 Pieces In
second ana Loses BY
Low score.

one bv one CRACKS IN the eightn annual
tennis tournament are being put cut BY
other cracks and the Geld IS being mar
roved down TO the best the tournament has.
The gallery is watching the play close and
figuring on the probable winners but. Of
eourSe. eevn the dope 81 the gallery is oft
times upset one upset was given 10 the
dope Wednesday mornins. Whea Blather-
wick Of Rock VALLEY, la, beat ST. Clair Of
Toieda. Ia, By the score q - 80 The
Toledo lad fought hard for the first set
and drove Tie match 20 a deuce but in the
second he went 70 pieces and was beaten
BY q love score.
The principal match Of the afternoon wul
be that between Charlie Peters Of Chicago
and Drummond Jones Of 81 Louis. This
match is looked upon as ore Of the best
Of the toUrnament
Warfeid q Chicago and Sherman Of
Kansas City played a match ~begfnnins a
little after noon. They were evenly
matched. although warfield had the ad-
vantage in reputation, at least Sherman
raised the stock on his oSn favor when
he beat S~cribner, and he may taks the
measure Of the Chicago boy. Sherman won
finally. -. "a
The playing IN doubles hasn't reached
an Interesting stage as Jet. but some good
matches will probably be played during
the afternoon and evening before Wednes-
days scores are All in. Potter and Martin
Of Omaha had a little dispute with Beaton
and McCuIly Of Omaha Wednesday morn
ing and took the first two sets al 81, Sd
scores.
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
ThiId Round-Dr. BlatberwiCk OF Rock
Valley. Ia, beat F T. St Clair OF Toledo,
Ia. IS. 60.
Cub Potter. beat Cor rad Young by de-
CONSOLATION SINGLES
NJ. Buck Of Omaha beat r Mcconnell Of
CHAMPION DoUBLEsg
Gaylord Martin and Cub Potter OF Omaha
beat McCulley and P1uf Beat0n OF Omaha
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Gossip of the Soa-ts.
Ray Bransor Of MitchsiE SO IL sup
posed 10 be a protsge Of Champion waiter
The Rev. Mr.. Tyner DOTTED his clerical
hat 10 Branson and gave up nope at -.
g. Branson PlaEs much the same sort
uckled as a small boy every upe he
makes a point His serve Is copied very
closely after the serve that makes points
/ for Hayes. In Wednesdays play he was
matched with the winner Of the Sherman
Warfield match.
George Shirley Of Omaha has been help
/. ing the committee very materially in
! their work on the Olympic games 0y
lending the use OF his car Tor carrying
the players into town and back again
to get measured for masquerade cos
tunes.
Moore OF stJoseph is the heart smasher
OF the courts. He says he thinks the
girls Of the Nebraska type are ali right.
but some times a little impulsfve- It's
a shame 10 take a man when mes help
less.
Con Young. Omaha champion. took the
last crimp out OF Omaha's nope begging
Gale Martins PARDON by withdrawing
Wednesday morn.ng. This leaves In Cub
Potter and Martin. and both play a top
form game, but they won't go as far as.
probably, as Young would have gone. The
press Of work and the business
OF refereeing the whole tournament IL
getting 10 be too much for Con and ne
can't be bothered with such little things
as winning championships.
Another telegram for Paul Gardner was
posted up On the bulletin board Wednes-
day morning. but il read very laconically,
You must come home at once" A man
can't expect 20 play tennis al sumner II
his father says no
A Zine new bulletin board. set up on the
north Of the club house on the lawn. Is
Lnrusttng the tennis scores into the faces oil
everyone who comes 10 the club and shows
off TO fine advantage.
Great preparations are on for Wednes.
day nights dance. The tennis men are
Of winning the loving cup for the sake OF
what Il signifies
". 2. Gilman Of Sioux City. champion
OF Iowa. arrived Wednesday morning anC
viii enter the doubles with Howell OF
Sioux City. il was hoped al first that Gil
man might be able to enter the singles
but he was delayed in getting here.