Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-17
NEW ERA OPENS IN TENNIS
Clay Court Championship at Field
Club Big Affair.
GREATEST TOURNAMENT HELD
Tennis Players of Note frona All over
Country VIII Take Part in the
Finest Event An History
Of the Came.

new era in the tennis history OF the
United States opens at the Omaha Field
club August /. when the playing for the
Clay Court championship of the United
States begins. Present at the event will be
all the greatest tennis players of the coun-
try, both of lawn and clay court fame
and when the signal for the opening is
given by DR.. P. B. Hawk, who will be
referee. Omaha will have started the great
est tournament OF tennis since the sport
was started in America.
The tournament will consist OF gentle
mems singles and doubles with consolation
series attached to each one, all matches
in championship events to be played three
out Of five sets, and in consolation to be
two out of three sets. Rules Of the National
Lawn Tennis association will govern all
playing, and spaulding's Championship ten
mis- balls will be used in playing The tourna-
ment has been declared open to all amat-
eur tennis players, but the committee in
charge reserves the right to pass upon the
eligibility OF all entries.
Entries CIOce July 80.
All entries to the tournament must be In
the hands of william M. Wood. OF the
Field club, before Saturday noon, July
90. An entrance fee OF 81 viii be charged
In the singles and a fee of IS for each
team in the doubles. Almost seventy-five
entries are already In. but the committee
in charge expects at least 15o before the
date of closing
Hadsome trophies. which are to be the
personal property of the winners are
offered by the Omaha Field club for the
winners OF the championship singles and
doubles. Other prizes are offered for the
runners-up in the championship series and
for winners and runners-up in the consola-
ton evets.
A number OF entertainments besides the
privileges OF the Field club have been ar
ranged by the committee in charge to make
the visit enjoyable for out-of-the-city play
ers. The accommodations Of the club are
very large. but they will be hardly ade-
quate for the big crowd Of spectators which
will be on hand every day TO see the play
ing. The matches start at 10 o'clock each
morning. tho playing to continue through
out the entire day II the heat Is not too
great The committee in charge OF the
events and the tournament consists OF Con-
rad Young, chairman; s. S. Caldwell, T.
Nj. Blish. win NJ. Wood, Ralph Rainey
Harry Koch. A. II. scrlbner and cuthbert
Potter all tennis players OF Omaha.
Many Already Entered
Many prominent players are already en-
tered In the tournament. Among there are
some OF the state champions OF the western
states. Fred Bradley OF Dcs Moines. cham
pion OF Iowa; A. Armstrong OF ST. Paul,
champion Of Minnesota; Drummond Jones,
champion of the central section OF the
United States: Ray Branson, champion OF
North Dakota; John Barton. champion of
south Dakota; J. T. Bailey. champion of
Oklahoma; Hayes champion OF Illinois, and
Roland Hoer. intercollegiate champion OF
the United states. DR.. Hawk, the official
referee. is champion OF the state OF Con-
necticut.
on their recent trip 10 ST. Louis. Conrad
Young and Art scribner mace many aquain-
tances among tennis men and received
promises that the st. Louis clubs would
send at least dozen men to represent their
city.