Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-19
POLO AT THE FIELD CLUB
Great International Match Will Be
Played Today.
CUB POTTER IN SEMI-FINALS
Omaha Player Gets Among the HiRh
Ones Again by steady work
Good start Made on
Doubles.
UB POTTER IN sEMI-FTNALS

Today Is the DAY lot lue great '''''
polo match at the Field club. The
program begins promptly at , o'clock ana
there will be everything from a band OF
trained ponies. led by Ben Cotton, to a
real bull fight. The wild animals and the
rest of the stationary exhibits Will be on
the base ball field, and the polo contests
will be played just south Of the tennis
courts. The public is expected to be there.
Polo is not a well known game IN Omaha
and the Field club is doing It's best 10
make the introduction suspicious and OF
public interest. Herb Kohn, as chairman
Of the tennis committee, is being assisted
in this part Of the entertainment by VIII
lam Wood and Samuel Caldwell. They
will check up any anachronisms in the
costumes Of the players and Keep the
crowd away from the lion cages. The ten
mis- players will not appear on the courts
after IL o'clock.
oubIe Are Begun.
The tennis experts at the Field CLUB
turned their attention from singles 10
doubles Wednesday. The third day started
out with the most favorable weather that
has been granted, and rivals who have
been hammering at each other for two
days went into double harness and worked
in pairs. The most dangerous combination
that appeared as far as the dope can be
figured out was Hayes and Gardner IF
Chicago. Hayes has been definitely noti-
fled that his friend, c. 5. Peters, will not
be able to get here to defend his own title
in singles or to help Gravy hold down
the doubles title. With Peters no challenge
round can be played in either singles or
doubles, and the winners of the tournment
will hold the titles for the year.
Herb KOhn, chairman of the committee,
and j.. IL. Cravens, the omnipresent ref
cree, nave pushed the matches along with
such dispach that today can be given
over almost entirely to the great interna-
tional polo match, which will be enough
work for one day. On Friday will come the
semi-finals, and the finals Saturday.
State Players Are Shy.
Unfortunately the state players have en-
tered in such small numbers that no
trophies will be offered for a state event.
They will have a chance at the Updike-
Cavers cup, which will be offered for the
losers in the first three ounds This cup,
which is the gift Of j. A. Cavers and
Nelson Updike Of Omaha, is valued at $50,
and is open to all visitors who were put
out before Wednesday.
The other prizes, as announced by the
committee, are: Championship singles
first, a filagree cordial set; second. a tray
cling case. Championship doubles, first
set of coral cuff buttons and pins tc
match; second, fobs. Consolation singles
first, humidor; second, racquet case. Con
ISOLATION singles, first, cuff buttons; second
sealskin wallets.
Wednesday Morning Singles.
Hayes started the singles Wednesday by
beating Gilman of Sioux City-6-L, 6-3. This
makes Hayes one of the four for the
semi-finals.
Paul Gardner ran against a tough match
in Jack Armstrong. In the first set Tho
st. Paul man kept close to the net AND
didn't seem to be much worried by Gard
ner's vicious serve. The second set Gard
ner kept him back in the court and wa!
able to place them outside of his reach
The main strength of the st. Paul maj
was in his returning ability, but he WASH
able to worry out a victory. Gardner ii
working up to form that ought to put hin
into the finals. The score w~as-S-G, SO.
Cub Potter and Billy Warfield of Chi
cage had a battle that was anybody
match up to the last point. Cub was play
ing brilliantly, but not quite careful.
enough to make the most of every poin
and Warfield has plenty OF strength an,
gets over the ground with surprising swift
ness. Warfield took the first set, wit
six games TO Cubs four, and Cub re
versed the score on the second. The thirt
set brought great tennis from both men
Cub winning finally with a score of At
Ga, Ga.
A long-drawn-out cruel tussle took plac
between Drummond Jones of st. Louis an
Ray Branson of Mitchell, S. u. Branso
took the first set, rs, and had the secon
set, 40, before Jones began to pup uT
But when he did pull up he showed tn
sort of staying power that counts. II
never plays a smashing game, but keep
up a continual, sure, steady placing tina
wears out his opponent Both men wer
tired before the end Of the second set, bu
were playing great tennis, fighting ever
point to the last possible advantage. TIL
final result was for Branson, 10, o..
wednesday Afternoon Doubles.
The afternoon saw the beginning of tn
doubles in earnest and the first rounds q
the Updike-Cavers cup contest.
In the doubles several good matche
kept the gallery interested. Funk an
s%cudder, the two state players from Don
phan, were beaten by the Oklahoma pail
Spiece and Bailey, in two sets, 6-3. g.
sherman and Welhener of Kansas Cit
got through with Gill and Armstrong {
Minneapolis and st. Paul, but were nc
able to beat Hayes and Gardner Of Oh
cago, losing to them, 6-3, 81.
The gallery was just beginning to &,
it's evening crowd when Billy Warfield Z
D Chicago and Cub Potter of Omaha, hay
y ing settled the hostilities Of the morning
joined to meet Bradley and Lynde Of Dc
Q MONIES, Bradley and Lynde had the az
vantage Of experience together EVIDENT.
. and they were too much for Cub and h
Chicago partner, winning, rs, 3-6, SO.
they can keep up that pace against II
best OF the double teams they will con
y close to the finals.
There are a number OF fast players el
= tered for the Updike-Cavers cup, and Il
, trophy ought TO bring out some good n
suits. Some OF the out-of-town cracks wi
are entered are: Myer, Peru Verno.
Kansas City; Sheldon, Kansas City, ar
Smith, Lexington.
= scores.
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