Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-05
HALL AND LONG vlCTORS
New York and San Francisco Experts
Enter Finals.
MEYER OF PERU WINS TROPHY
winners in Thursday Matches Put Up
n Class of Play that Won the
Admiration of the
Gallery.

Merrill Hall Of New York sprung the sur
prise of the tournament in the national
clay court singles when he defeated Walter
T. Hayes in the semi finals OF tho consola-
ton singles The match went for four sets
and was one of the most spectacular and
exciting matches of the meet. Hall won
his games more by his classy headwork
and his careful placing of the ball than
by any especially brilliant playing
Melville Long, the San Francisco wonder,
reproduced the winning streak which he
has had every day and defeated Drummond
Jones of St Louis in some fast sets.
Earl Meyer of Peru took the final hon
ors in the state tournament by defeating
G. IL. williams of Alliance after sharp
struggle. The match shows that the idea
ia state tourney to encourage the local
tennis men wa sa good one, as there GER
tainly are coming players in both Myers
and Williams.
A number OF matches In the doubles first
round were finished, as were also the pre-
limlnary and first round of the consola-
ton singles and in the state tourney. For
the honors of that state cup there are only
the seml-finals left in which Earl Meyer
of Peru plays c. L. Meyer of Lincoln and
G. II. Williams Of Alliance plays c. F.
Shafer of North Platte. g. II. Williams
is picked as the winner as he plays the
fastest game Of the four and yet is very
steady. His cuts on low balls are things
that a national player would be proud Of
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
c. A. Meyer OF Lincoln beat E. L.
Shackeford of Allen. by default
| FIRST ROUND.
Earl Meyer of Peru beat r.. q. Funk
| houser of Lincoln, by default.
| q. fl. Williams OF Alliance beat E. T.
Robinson of Waterloo, by default.
| c. A Meyer Ut Lincoln beat L. r. Rob-
| inson of Waterloo, by default.
| c. F.. Shaffer of North Platte beat J. l..
Rlchey of Lincoln, by default.
| h. l.. Meyer of Peru beat &. A. Meyer of
@. H. Williams OF ARliance beat C. r.
Shaffer of North Platte, 6-1, So
FINALS.
| T. L. Meyer, Peru, beat G. II. Williams,
Alliance, 6-2, Ga, 10.
Consolation Singles.
FIRST ROUND.
j. r. Webster Omaha, beat A. Sternberg,
| Wichita, by default
| r. H. Dosh, stuart, Ia, beat r. Swartz,
| Omaha, 81, 6-1.
f. L. stebbins. Omaha. beat e. Hatch,
Omaha, rs, 20 GA.
SECOND ROUND.
| j. Webster Omaha, beat l.. Mcconnell,
/ Omaha, 7-5, rs. '.. 49, |-.
r. Ii. Desh, Stuart, Ia, best II. r.
Rainey, Omaha, 81, 6-2,
Third HOOND.
H, a. KOCH Omaha, beat Joe Adams,
Omaha, rs, 60.
Championship Doubles.
SECOND ROUND.
Anderson and Hayes beat Hoerr and
| Jones, 2-6, 6-3, 60. .
| Long and Scribner beat Throckmorton
| and Sternberg, 6-l, SO.
Hawk and Hall beat. Funkhouser and c.
A. Meyer, 6-3. 60.
Clifford, TO 60
Potter and Koch beat Sweet and Dosh
| 6-3, 2-6. 7-5.
Mcconnell, 60, 6-l.
Webster and Buck beat Kennedy and
| Burns, 10, GA.
. Championship SInEles.
! sEMI-FINALS. '-.1
1 W. NJ Hall, New YORK, beat w. t.
Hayes, Chicago, 4-6, 6-s, ga, SO. ~ =.
| Melville Long, San Francisco, beat Drum
mond Jones, st. Louis, GA, ga, 6-S.
Championship Doubles.
| FIRST ROUND.
! Branson and Barton beat Smythe and
| Farrell by default.
Colpetzer ana Mcconnell beat McMichaels
and partner by default.
Funkhouser and Meyer beat Howe and
Hawk and Han beat o'Keefe and Taylor,
6-1, 81.
Hoerr and Jones beat Rainey and swart
6-2, 6-3. 49,. l....
Drawings for consolation doubles:
| Burlinger and Shakelford play Doherty
! and Doherty.
Whitmer and whtmer play Rainey and
Swartz.
Taylor and Kun play Price and Bender.
O'Keefe and Taylor play Caldwell and
| Rasmussen.
Dickinson and Potter play Reynolds and
| Dunning.
Howe and Stebbins play Gilmore and
Hicks. -.4
Lake and Thompson play Gardner and
| Mckenzie.
COipetzer and Mcconnell play Dufrene
and McCuen.