Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-18
OMAHA PLAYERS co DOWN
Cub Potter Only Field Club Player
Left in Lists.
HAYES BEATS OKLAHOMA CHAMP
of south Dakota Tuts Art
SCribner out of Running and Ced
Potter IL Victim Of
Hayes.

otANE " ANtlW ~
Hayes.
Threats Of rain delayed the beginning Of
the second day Of the Middle West tennis
tournament, but after the clouds had
cleared the unexpected GOODNESS of the air
made the playing faster and added mate
rally to the comfort of the players.
The afternoon playing Tuesday was all
in the third round OF the singles and eight
exciting matches were finished. 1t is CN-
pected that Wednesday will be given over
entirely to doubles in the championship
events and the singles in consultations will
go on with the preliminary and first rounds.
The committee and Mr.. Cravens are getting
the matches pulled off with a p~romptness
that gives plenty Of leeway for the special
events that are to come at the end of the
week.
Gravy Hayes started the day by put
ting out Ced Potter in two straight sets, 6-l,
SO. Some players on the courts say that
Hayes plays a more expert but not so
energetic a game as he did in the old
days when he came in from Rock Valley,
Ia. and plowed up the would-be city
champions. There is just a possibility that
these critics are right, but certain it is
that Hayes has lost nothing by playing in
fast Chicago company, and he has plenty
of energy left to hold his own with the
best that are here. Wolf stories don't hurt
his standing nor make him any the less
formidable to the people who have to meet
him.
Herb Kohn, another Omaha player, put
up a good fight, but found Scudder Of
Doniphan too much for him. The showing
made by Scudder augurs well for the con-
tests for the state prizes.
Spiece of Kingfisher, Okl.. went down
before Sweet of Des Moines, after two of
the most stubborn sets that have been
played. The score of the first one was
97 and the second looked easier for Sweet
at 6-3.
A. T. Sherman of Kansas City, who was
last year, is back again and played two
matches in the morning. The first one was
with David Rankin of Lexington, whom
he beat, 6-1, so. He went into the lists
with Drummond Jones next and they were
still at it when the dinner bell rang, After
lunch Jones won the match.
The Third Round.
Cub Potter is the only Omaha man left to
hold up the glory of the Field club against
the invaders. He went against Olin Sweet
Of Des Moines, who plays a game that gets
results, but pulled away from him after
three hard-fought sets. With Scribner put
out in the same round and all the other
local experts gone, Cub will be loaded with
the responsibility of making good for the
whole bunch. Hhe showed a little wildness
in playing against as experienced a man as
Sweet, but he made a score of GA, 3-6, 81.
In the last set he had it all his own way.
The seven other matches in the third
round were finished up and were all of
the classiest sort. The spectators were
with too much to look at like a
boy at a three-rins circus, and any one
OF the contests would have entertained a
gallery if it had been given a clear field.
Hoerr of st. Louis, who put Harry
out of the tournament, was a victim
of Jack Armstrong of st. Paul. Each one
took an easy set at 81, and then Arm
strong took the last GA. Armstrong;
youth took with the gallery and his work
was applauded.
Paul Gardner of Chicago gave some
promise of what he may be able to do If
pushed when he defeated DR.. Sheldon Of
Kansas City in straight sets, Ga, 60.
has a serve that resembles Harry
Koch's as much as that Of any player on
courts, and he uses 1t with con-
execution. He is not bothered
at all by getting himself well twisted up,
can reach the net by the time his
opponent is ready to send the ball back.
His chief asset is speed. 1t runs into
wildness sometimes, but it wins for him
a man who plays an easy-going
Art Scribner of Omaha put up a gallant
fight against Ray Branson of Mitchell,
D., but he finally had to haul down
his colors, for Ray Branson is a crack
The second set was a surprise
all around. as Scribner took it easily, O-6,
and the Omaha gallery began to be hope
full for a victory. Branson took the third
set, however, with the same score as the
first, GA. Branson is champion of South
Dakota, and plays a game that wins
against the best, as he has beaten even
Peters in practice.
Billy Warfield of Chicago played a beau
tiful match with Vernon of Kansas City
and earned his victory in two straight
sets, ga, 60. Vernon plays a strong game,
but he lacked the ground covering ability
of the Chicago man.
The champion of Oklahoma went off the
list because he happened to get too well
acquainted with Mr.. Hayes of Chicago
That person showed him how the effete
east plays tennis at the rate Of 60, SO.