Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-02
TENNIS TOURNEY OPENS
Everything Fine for the Clay Court
Championship.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS PERFECT
some Fast Matches Are Seen from
the Very Opening OF the Meet,
which Arouse Much En-
thusiasna.

which Arouse Much En-
thusiasn.
Play during the day of the national claS
court tennis tournament at the Field clut
was both fast and snappy. good manv
of the matches being finished in the pre-
liminary round. Several sensational games
were seen during the day. as some OF thc
stars got matched together in the early
stages OF tho contest.
Everything was in readiness at O'Clock
when the players began to arrive on the
scene, and the first matches started soor
after. Practically everyone entered In tho
tournament will play his matches up &c
date very few having defsulted. Conrad
Young, who, because Of sprained ankle
and on account Of his many duties as the
manager Of the tournament was obliged
to withdraw, and Paul Gardner, who viii
be playing in the national doubles matches
IN Chicago this week. was unable to b'
on hand.
The fastest and most interesting games
OF Monday we're those between Harry
Koch OF Omaha and Drummond Jones Of
his Omaha opponent and went out In two
sets, Ga, ST. He plays a very steady
baine, serving a fairly swift ball, with just
enough twist to 1t to make II hard to re-
turn. In returning the ball he uses al
most full Loffard, playing from the ex-
tremc rear Of the court. He found Koch's
serve q puzslsr for the first few times, but
finally settled the matter by receiving 9
few yards in the rear Of the back line.
western Champion.
Melville Long. the western champion
was on the field early playing l.. s. Me
connell OF Omaha Mcconnell put up
very good game. but Long was much toe
fast for him. The match ended with Nc
Council winning one game out OF eaci
set. Long is not playing up to mis- usua
form this season, but he says rnat h,
expects to be able to pick up some b.
the middle of the week. In a few weeks
Long plays Bundy, the winner of tn,
western tourney, and he win find an op
pohent Of some weight there. Speaking
OF the great playing Mclaughlin is doini
at Norfolk. Long said that he though
the high school lad was the best of thu
land His work in the recent Longwoo'
championship matches shows what h,
viii become in a few years as he de
velops.
Others OF the big players were on tn,
grounds Monday, but all of them did no
play J. T. Bailey OF Albion Okl., wol
over Herbert Kohn Of Omaha in his match
and DR.. Hawk OF Urbana won his mattel
against Jack Webster of Omaha, 6-S, Ga
w. T. Hayes, the middlewest champion
and Ray Branson, the South Dakota win
ner, spent the morning in Distressing tn
relative ability OF each others playing 70
the benefit OF the newspaper men and tn
crowd around Neither seemed TO thin
that. they would ibe able 10 get into ath
ssmisfinais. Hayes has bsen playing fairl
well this year and no says that he neve
felt better In his life. According to Haye
the recent tennis meet in Chicago was con
siderably Of failure II good playing is t
be considered, as the finals and the semi
finals, in his mind, were very poor and onl
a few Of the other matches were fast.
Local Play Fast.
The match between Cub Potter and Buz
Coipetzer. both OF Omaha. was the ionges
one of the day. The match ended 11-S. l4-I
In Potter's favor, making total OF forty
six games for the two sets. The player
| were well matched and rast set of game
was seen many OF them deuce ones. Whe
the match began 1t was shortly befor
noon. and soon the audience faded away
leaving the players to finish It out alon
except for few enthusiasts, who decide
that tennis a. seen was not to be missed
The tennis committee of the club enter
| tAined the entire entry list OF players Q
noon at dinner At the Field club Monda
az q starter Of the tournament,
Lnte Arrivals.
Several men who had sent in their name
last week had been omitted in the list Q
entries and their names were placed in
few vacant places. The new entries are
L. w. Weber, Il. J. Van VIE OF Mitchell
8. D.; L. s. F'unkhouser Of Lincoln and
| 8. Rithey of Lincoln.
DR.. p. b. Hawk. the referee, was on han
and was greatly pleased by the progress
made and the large entry list. After III
first day or two he will take charge OF tn
management OF the larger matches. !
everything else except the scarcity (
referees the tournament is going finel!
Conrad Young is making q plea for mol
autos to carry the players around the cit
and asks all who have cars and would loa
them for this purpose to hand their name
to Jack Webster at the Field club.
Z. The youngest player seen in the tourns
ment was Joe Adams OF Omaha, IS yea
old. He lost his first match against w. I
clifford Of Chicago. but he plays a iii
game for so young player and expects
make a good showing in the consolidate
events.
p. j. Van VIE OF Mitchell. s. D., al
nounces that he came down just TO sho
hard working tennis players that lots
fun can be got out OF tournament and !
is taking his vacation here. He amused
crowd by his classy playing when C. ]
shasfer OF North Platte beat him in SO. g.
Morning Play.
The results Of the morning playing is
follows;
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
w, w. Hall, New YORK, Beat o.
! Throckmorton. Wichita, kan, 6-S, So
W. s. Gilman, Sioux city, beat Clarl
Powell, Omaha by default.
b. Lynn, Helena Mont, beat w.
Schnorr, Council Bluffs, by default.
| a N williams. Alliance. Neb.. beat