Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
Champions of All the NeighbOring
States to Appear.
COURTS ARE IN FINE SHAPE
Field Club Clay Courts Up to Stand
ard Claimed for Them.
WEEK OF ENTERTAINMENT
Something Has deem Planned for
Each Evening of the Week for
the Pleasure of Visiting
Tennis Men.

Omaha assumes position as world fac
tor In the tennis world Monday when the
first ball is served over the courts of the
Omaha Field club in the opening OF the
National Clay Court Championship tourna-
ment. Men prominent In tennis history OF
the United States and some OF International
reputation will be on hand to pertake IN the
tourney and one of the closest contests that
was ever seen here will DO held for the
cups in the championship doubles and
singles
The great majority OF the entries viii be
from the middle west section OF tennis
players, but players from the important
clubs OF both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts will be on hand when the playing
starts. State champions from all the states
in the Immediate vicinity OF Nebraska win
play and some from far east as New
Jersey, Rhode Islsnd and Pennsylvania will
probably be here
Besides the men who play on clay courts
being present, several of the tennis en-
thuslasts who have been nOtsd in the great
grass court Journeys OF the country are
interested and many OF them will try their
luck In the more unfamiliar style of the
sport. Although still uncertain there are
hopes that Long OF California and Beals
Wright of Massachusetts, both state chGm-
pions and a couple OF the best In this
country, may compete. 1t 10 possible that
w. T. Hayes and Ray Branson, who met
in Omaha last year in the Middle West
| championship contest, will meet for the
second time here in the coming event. as
both are fine players and have expressed
their intention OF entering.
At the annual meeting Of the United
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February 4 at the Waldorf Astoria In New
York the question of having a national clay
court event was proposed and after some
discussion 1t was agreed that It should be
| tried once. Butler Lamb OF North Dakota
| and ]. 7. Bailey of Oklahoma boosted for
the Omaha Field club for the event and OBJ
/ tanned it,. DR., p. b. Hawk, champion OF
| Connecticut and on the executive commit
tee of the association. was appointed az
referee of the event and the date set for
August l.
Plans Are Complete.
Preparations have been going on by the
| committee of the Omaha Field club for
some weeks so as to insure a successful
tournament and it is certain nothing that
could be done for the comfort and oon-
venience Of the guests and the proper man
agement of the tournament has been left
out. Several automobiles have been in use
to meet the players at the station and con-
vey them around since Saturday under the
direction OF Robert Howe and Jack Webster
Of the entertainment committee. Quite a
program OF events other than tennis is lined
up for the week also
The committee in charge of the tourna-
ment is Conrad Young, chairman; S. s.
Caldwell F. NJ Bhsh. VIII NJ. Wood Ralph
Rainey, Harry Koch, A. H. Scribner and
Cuthbert Potter.
Every evening OF the week Of the tourna-
ment has been filled with some pleasurea-
BILE entertainment for the visiting players.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben will entertain
and hold an initiation the first night Tues
day the Country club will have an enter
tainment at its club house, with q band
and lengthy program. The Field club has
them at it's mid-week dance wednesday.
and Thursday a mock trial and other funny
stunts will be held at the same club for
their benefit. Friday the annual banquet
, for the players of the tournament at the
club will be held at the Field club. satur-
day the regular dance and the awarding
Of the tournament trophies will be held.
Prizes Are Valuable.
The list of prizes Is one OF the finest
that the tennis players ever contested for.
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First prize in singles is a silver cup, thir-
teen inches high, and for the runner-up
comes a two-piece punch bowl In the
} consolation singles a silver and cut glass
whisky set and chased cigarette case
arc the trophies. In doubles the champion
ship prize Is a pair Of loving cups and
two Gorham travelling bags for the run
ners-up. Consolation prizes consist OF two
sets OF umbrellas and canes for first, and
two scarf pins for second places.
Among the prominent state players and
champions who Will take part are. Fred
Bradley OF Des Molnes champion OF Iowa;
A. Armstrong OF st. Paul, champion OF
Minnesota; Ray Branson, champion OF
North Dakota; John Barton. champion OF
South Dakota; ]. T. Bailey, champion OF
Oklahoma; w. T. Hayes. champion OF I'LL
nols and tri-state champion; Roland Hoer,
intercollegiate champion OF the United
states; f. G. Anderson, eighth player OF
the United states in 1906. and olln J. Sweet
champion OF Des Moines.