Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

NOW FOR Md. WEST TENNIS
Eighth Annual Tournament This
Month at Field Club.
MANY CRACKS WILL BE THERE
General Invitation IL Issued for Play
ers from Smaller Towns ia
Come to This Mig
Meeting.

The time for the tournament for the
eighth annual middle west tennis cham
pionship lie near at hand, the dates being
the week Of August II at the Omaha Field
club. where this event has been a fixture
since the championship was inaugurated.
The committee in charge is hustling to
make the event the largest Of its kind ever
held in the west and indications are that
the hopes of the committee will be carried
out.
This tournament carries with 1t the title
Of middle west champions In both singles
and doubles and has a national reputation.
The winner OF the singles will be called
upon to play the present middle west cham
-pion. Walter T. Hayes Of Chicago, and the
winners OF the doubles In the tournament
will play Walter T. Hayes and Charles s.
Peters. both of Chicago, present cham
pions. The tournament will be under the
auspices and rules of the United States
National Lawn Tennis association.
Field Club Challenge Club.
The trophy, known as the Field club
challenge cup in singles. having been won
three times by Walter T. Hayes, has
passed into his permanent possession and
a new trophy will be hung up this year.
The history Of this cup since It was put
UP in 1901 and the winners follows:
le)1-N. A. Webster. Omaha.
i@2-F. r. sanderson. GalesburE. III.
I9O3-F. l.. Eberhardt, Salina, Kan.
lsO4-R: b. Fletcher, Gaiesburg. Ill.
1go5-W. I. Hayes, Toledo, la.
1906-W. 4. Hayes, Toledo. Ia.
19G7-W. T. Hayes, Chicago.
The new cup will be contested for under
the same rules as the old. becoming the
property Of anyone winning It three times.
The trophies known' as the Field club
challenge cups in doubles have been won
as follows and will become the personal
property OF the team winning two years in
guccession:
1eO1-C. H. Young n s. s. Caldwell,
iO0S-E. Farnsworth and /. Raymond. LIN
ioos-H. M. Holland and F. r. sanderson.
.iSSt-Frsnk ana Fred Eberhardt, salina.
Kan.
isO6-R. B.. Fletcher and f. r. sanderson.
isOs-Kreigh Collins and c. S. Peters.
isT%Walter Hayes and C. s. Peters, Chi
cage.
While the tournament is held under the
auspices Of the Omaha Field club. that
club issues a general invitation to all ten
mis- players to enter and IL especially
,solicitous that players from the towns of
the state should attend the tournament.
Many players in the smaller towns seem
to feel they would have no chance In the
tournament against the cracks from
abroad. but they should Danish this
thought. The smaller towns often produce
the best tennis players and no better ex-
ample Of this could be given than in the
case OF Hayes. the present champion. He
came to Omaha from a little town In Iowa,
having previously attended but one tourna-
ment. He had wonderful getting ability,
but his strokes were crude and these he
improved upon by contact with the better
players. The consequence was that when
he combined his natural ability with what
he was able to pick up in the way OF
strokes he became almost invincible and
the cracks Of the east and west had TO
give way before his prowess. /