Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
KOCH is TENNIS
CHAMP OF OMAHA
Wins the Challenge Round by Defeat
ing Scribner Saturday in Hard
Match.
PLAYER IN SPLENDID FORM
Scribner Unable Successfully to De-
fend the Title Of Champion.
WINNER STRONG ON SERVE
Soon Solves the Benders of the Older
Player.
YOUNG MAN GREAT SURPRISE
Few Expected 60 see Him Win the
Tourney, Let Alone 70 Defeat
scribner IN the Challenge
ROUnd.
PLAYER IN SPLENDID FORM
Scribner Unable Successfully to De-
fend the Title Of Champion.


Harry Koch is city tennis chapion. .
He won that honor by winning ali his
games in the tournament for the city tennis
championship during the week and then
by defeating Arthur scribner in the chal-
lenge round Saturday afternoon by the
score OF 40 GA Ga ST. Sc
The battle was hard fought all the
way through and Koch upset all the dope
as he did Friday afternoon when he beat
Cub Potter in the finals OF the tourney.
Scribner won the first set and the fourth
and forced the last one to. deuce set,
but the greater activity of Koch and the
more skill in serving and In returning
scrIbner's benders finally won out and
Koch is the champion.
KOch's Triumph over Potter.
The match between Koch and Potter
Friday was swift one. Koch took
the lead at the jump and took the
first set with ease. Then he took the
second. Potter braced and evened ZIP.
Koch took the third set and Potter the
next two. Al six up. Koch got the lead OF
Potter's serve and took the next on his
own serve The second set was in Potter's
grasp, but in attempting long drives. he
lost the set Time after time he would
smash the ball but only to send II into
the net.
Potter Serves Well.
| Potter's serving was beyond criticism
and he used the twist. especially the re-
verse. with good success but after few
minutes of play, Koch got wise" and had
everything his own way. In receiving and
returning he put up the ceverest work
seen in the city this summer. His Lave
| fords were a revelation and, although Pot
ter was the favorite, the large gallery
| Id Sf,,, o~ls
all through the play. Forehand strokes
and backhand volieys we're played vita
wonderful accuracy by Koch.
In the third and last set Potter oaeFscd
up with flash of wonderful playing but
all bis serves and returns were met by
KOCH in manner which fairly dazzled
the spectators and also his opponent
Chasing from the net TO the back field.
from one side OF the court TO the other.
he met the ball with a firm and sure
stroke. Potter however, put up a game
for which he received all credit. After the
game he had mo excuses to make, saying
he had played as good as at any other time
during the tournament, and gave Koch
every credit for winning.
All play will come to end tonight,
weather permitting. The finals in the
doubles will be pulled off at o'clock this
afternoon. Potter and Scribner will play
against Koch and Webster for the the
championship doubles. The consolation
singles and doubles will also be competed
this afternoon. The semi-finals and finals
in both the consolation doubles and singles
will have to be played today. Much time
has been wasted on the consultations DUR
ing the last two days owing to the inability
} of several players to get around on
scheduled->time who were unwilling to let
,aIr b,.A afa
some Fast Doubles. ~
Two star matches were played In, the
J semi finals OF the championship doubles.
Scrbner and Potter had little trouble in
putting smyth and Bushman out OF the
running. but Koch and Webster ran up
} against Tartar in Hughes and Kohn.
The first set went into the deuces and
seesawed until, with a, squirt. and brilliant
all round playing, the former grabbed the
second set by a 81 score The second
match however was not so keenly fought
ana after tying up for the fourth match.
Koch and Webster pulled out easy. win
ners.
Summary: tsi
Finals, Championship. ~
Koch beat Potter Sc, Ca. 7-5 80
Doubles. s
SECOND ROUND.
smyth and Bushman beat swartz and
scri6ner and Potter beat kennedy and
Burns, 1913, Ga
Hughes and kohn beat Buck and cald-
Koch and Webster beat Mccord and
sEMI-FINALs.
Scrtbner and Potter beat Smyth and
Bushman, 6-2, SO.
Koch and Webster beat Hughes and
Kohn, 81. Ga.
Consolation Singles. 'fC
II SECOND ROUND.
Farrell beat Keller 90 o.. ~.
Adams beat Carrier 81. ga n
7. Harmon beat Marriott, rs, G-S. ~
Larman beat Davis. 10. 3d. "a. n
| II. Farrell beat Lippold, d-S o.
Buck beat Patton by defauit. e,
Doubles.
PRELIMINARIEs. Xxx
} Harm and Jerfreys beat Howe and
Farrell and natch beat Farrell and Dris-
coil, 0-6 SO, TO.
Harmon brothers beat stebbens and
Abbott and whittemore beat Strange
and Strange, 10, rs.
ley, "a, 81, Ga
Davis and susman beat Kelley and Nc
Conneil. 81, oil. .-
I Valuable Prize List.
That the men who have tolled through
; the various rounds OF the city tennis tour
nament during the week are to be amply
rewarded for their efforts was assured
when the list OF prizes for the event was
announced ON Friday. They are the most
elaborate that have ever been purchased
for a city tournament here.
The list follows:
Winner in singles, brass mantle clock
Runner up In singles, brass reading lamp.
Winner IN consolation singles. shaving
glass
| Runner ut In .ronsoiatio,, stngfcs. 49,,
and glass cigarette holder.
Winner in doybies will get one les IN a
New Challenge vase that must be
twice, not necessarily IN succession
Runners up In doubles, upright mirrors.
Winners In consolation doubles. silver
vest-pocket card cases