Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-03
FOR THIS AFTERNOON
Tennis Players Will Probably Reach
These in Championship Play.
TWO MORE REACH sEMI-F1NALs
Misses Potter, MOores, KinsIer and
Mrs. Dodge VIII Contest ON the
Courts This Morning In
semi-Finals.

Miss Faith Potter, Miss Kate Moores,
Miss Kinsler and Mrs. n. p. Dodge have
reached the semi-finals in the woman's
tennis tournament for the championship
of the city, at the Omaha Field club. and
the semi-finals probably will be played
this morning with the finals this afternoon.
Miss Potter was the winner last year and
holds the championship title and Mrs.
Dodge was the runner up. Miss Potter is
to play Miss Moores this morning and Mrs.
Dodge lie to play Miss Kinsler.
Two fast matches were played Friday
morning. Miss Potter won from Miss
Helen Cudahy by steadier playing, and
Miss Kate Moores beat Mrs. Joseph
Cudahy in a hard match, which was really
closer than the score indicates.
In the afternoon. Friday, Miss Menie
Davis, who has been playing a steady
game, defauted to Mrs. Dodge and then
Mrs. Dodge won from Miss Hall, which
put her into the finals.
Some close matches we're played in the
consultations. One Of the hard fought
battles was between Miss Elizabeth Nc
Connell and Miss Sweet, which the latter
won, Ga, 4-6, Ga.
Miss Ruth Hammer and Mrs. Fred Teal
also had a battle royal with about the
same scores as in the McConnell-Sweet
match. Miss Hammer won the first, 6-S,
and then lost the second set by the same
score. She took a strong brace in the
third and won by the same score, SO.
The scores:
AFTERNOON PLAY.
Mrs N; P Dodge, jr', beat Miss Menie
Miss Kinsier beat Miss Hortense Clarke,
SO, 60.
Third Round.
Mrs N. p. Dodge, jr, beat Miss Hall,
Miss Kinsler beat Mrs. Doorley. GO. go
CONSULTATIONS.
Miss Ruth Hammer beat Miss R. Clarke,
Miss ]. Hall beat Miss Helen Rayly.
Miss G. Mcconnell beat Miss Dermont,
Miss Sweet beat Miss E. Mcconnell. Ga,
4-6, Ga
Miss Buck beat Miss Peters. Ga. 6-1.
First Round.
Miss Ruth Hammer beat Mrs. F.. Teal,
SO, 3-6, 6-3.
Miss sweet beat Miss Buck. s-1. 60.
A score of matches was played Frida
morning in the blazing sun which poured
al its fury onto the clay courts and put
them into the finest of condition.
Miss Hortense Clarke won from Miss
Helen Rayly, who was playing her first
tournament match and showed consider
able skill. Mrs. Harry Doorly won a three
set match from Miss Elizabeth Sweet. Mrs.
Doorly won the first set quite handfly by
the score of 6 to /, but Miss Sweet braced
and won the second set by the same score.
The third set was fought to deuce games
and was finally won by Mrs. Doorly by the
score of 9 to I.
The result of the morning play:
First Round.
Miss Mary Richardson beat Miss RATHER
inc GIable, 60, go.
Miss Menie Davis beat Miss Helen Buck,
6-3, TO.
Miss Hortense Clarke beat Miss Helen
Miss Coles beat Miss May Mahoney, W.. d.
Mrs: II. Doorly beat Miss Elizabeth
Sweet. 6-l. lie. 81.
Second Round.
Miss Faith Potter beat Miss Ruth Ham
Mrs. Joseph Cudahy beat Miss Hadra,
Miss Kate Moores beat Miss Mary Rich
Miss Dorothy. Hall beat Miss Marie
Miss Kinsler beat Miss Hortense Clarke.
Mrs. Harry Doorly beat Miss Coles, w.. d.
Third Round
Miss Faith Potter beat Miss Helen
Miss Kate Moores beat Mrs. Joseph Cud-
any, 6-L, GO.
In the consultations, Miss r. Clark PLAYS
Miss Ruth Hammer, Miss Rayley plays
Miss j. Hail, Miss Dumont plays Miss G..
Mcconnell, Miss E. Mcconnell. plays Miss
Sweet, Miss Peters plays Miss Buck in the
preilmlnar1es. and Miss Aycrigg plays Miss