Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
GALLERY SEES FAST TENNIS
Bland Hoerr of St. Louis Wins from
the Veteran Anderson.
bRUMMOND JONES IS PUT OUT
Spike Kennedy of Local Fame Gives
Jack Cannon of kansas City
Hard Run for His Moncy,
but Loses.


were witnessed by the gallery in the ma
tional clay court tournament Tuesday
morning and early afternoon. The rain at
noon Tuesday did not delay the players
VI a few moments. the clay courts drying
Quickly after the shower
' Because Of the late start only single
matches we're played up TO the middle Of
the afternoon. but il was planned to start
the doubles late this evening
Roland Hoerr OF St Louis. playing a
brilliantly executed game. defeated F. 6.
Anderson Of Reading. Pa, in three gruell-
ing sets. ending SO, &C. So, for Hoerr.
The st Louis man won the first set by
a wonderful exhibition OF speedy tennis,
sending the ball with terrific speed into
Anderson's territory. and playing great
net game.
In the second set Anderson got into his
, stride and by means Of clever work with /
his racquet won n-s-4 He PLAYED far
back in the court, shooting the ball low /
over the net and using chiefly back
hand stroke. Hoerr found It too much for
him and really surrendered the set after
the fifth game. Up to that time he fought /
hard. winning two straight when Ander- |
son had him-4-l
Hoerr took the final set, IS. playing the |
best game he had ever played His serve
picked up appreciaby and q variety OF
strokes and positions in covering his court /
made the game too fast for the older
player.
Drummond Jones Loses.
w H winston Of Norfolk, Va, put
Drumuond Jones, another of the st. Louis
players, out in 2-s, 81 60 Winston started
out slow and the first set Jones had the
contest all his way. His clever lobs were
unsolvable for the virginian, but in the
second set winston got down 20 business
and won II with ease in s-l Jones was still
fighting all through the last set but the
fastener was too much for him and out
played him easily all the set Winston's
peculiar hook impaired 20 the ball when
he was playing at the net, sending IT to
almost any part of the court was mat
ter for much wonderment by the spectat-
\ ors.
Mt F. Kennedy Of Omaha gave Jack
Cannon, the Kansas City expert, the first
trouble he has had the entire tournament,
Cannon only winning the set after the
sets had gone 81. 81. This is the first
match that Cannon has played that he
has lost a game. Kennedy played well,
but the superior skill Of the visitor was
TOO much for the local racqueter.
Iowa Champ Loses.
Joe Armstrong. the youthful wonder Of
g.. Paul and holder of the Minnesota state
\ title, wallopped Fred Bradley. champion Of
Iowa, in 81. 81 Armstrong played a won
l derfui game, markedly improved since his
visit last year TO the national clay court.
Armstrong; serve was too much for the
Iowa lad the bound taking it far out of
the court and the Minnesota champ makes
good his opportunity when his opponent
leaves the opposite of the court unguarded
TO get the serve. Bradley took brace IN
each of the two sets played. winning one
game before Armstrong could settle down
and start his winning streak again
Joe AdamA the Creighton college boy.
fell before oin Sweet Of Des Moines
Tuesday-6-L -
tracks, was trimmed by Harvey Nc
puston. the noted player from the Texas
ranch. McQuiston took two straights.
winning o. 81.
SECOND ROUND.
Armstrong. St. Paul. beat Bradley, Des
Macouiston, Van Week, Tex. beat R.
Sweet. Des 4oinsG. beat Adams. Omaha
49,. 81
-. H S 3, RAPssn. P,ttssurs. beat W. HAD
John Barton, Sioux FailA- beat John
Madden, omAha--s-s 81.
derson. Reading. Pa--s-2 "a "a
lack Cannon, Kansas city. beat 7. y.
A a. scribner. Omaha, beat Sam Burma.
OInAhA-SA Ga
Percy sIysrd, PtttssurE. beat Frank Pol
W, II winston, Norfolk, va, beat Drum
mond Jones. ST. LOuis-2-s, 81 "a
W. c Brodt1 81 Louis. beat W. F1Shsr.
wsltsr HSys. GniessO; Seas nay
H Mckay, Omaha beat SID ovsrAn. st.
Many Matches Monday.
Sevmty-two matches were played IN the
preliminary and first round Monday at
the Omaha Field club. many Of the events
being close enough and productive Of good
enough tennis for nnal matches.
out-of-town men were almost universal
winners in their matches against the
Omaha players entered in the tournament,
although several of the best players Of
the city are still IN thu running. Many
of the matches of the local msn were
defaulted-they finding out after they had
entered that they would be unable TO play
and this made the preliminary so fast for
q short time.
webster Plays Jones.
- One OF the best OF the matches Of the
afternoon was the 90 between Jack
Webster OF Omaha. the Michigan university
expert. and Drummond Jones OF ST. Louis
Jones started out letting Webster have q
few points. thinking he had the match
easily. but In the second set the Omaha
man developed power and ran away from
the Mound City player. winning Il. So In
the third set the skill OF the older man
combined by his skilltul headwork won
him the match. he winning the match.
g.. s-S "a
Harry A Koch Of Omaha won his match
against Il. Bloodgood OF New York In two
hard fought sets the New Yorker fighting
every point Koch played a brilliant game
winning the first set, Sc. after a long
struggle but firing out the visitor in the
second SET took II, 81.
Walter Hayes of Chicago, one OF the
best known tennis figures, picked up what
he considered unknown in the nrst
round J. r whitmer Of Sioux City.
whitmer was the victim Of the first set
IN 81 but took brace in the second series
and fought Hayes. making the clever Chi
cago player take IL in rs
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
w. II. Palmer OF Omaha beat c. NJ.
Denney Of Redfield, s. D.. 81, 81.
II. A. Koch OF Omaha beat L. Bloodgood