Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-29
HELEN BUCK WINS FAST GAME
Defeats Miss McCreary in Pretty Con-
test on the Courts.
COVERS Two.DAY PERIOD
Miss Buck and Miss HoIdrege Play
Themselves Into semi-Finals---
Mixed Doubles VIII BE
Played Next Week.


Wednesday won the most closely contested
tennis match that women have ever played
on the Field club tennis courts, playing
against Miss Lucille McCrcary. The scores
stand out, showing 1t to be q very even
match, Miss Buck winning In 17-15, OF, S6.
The match continued over two days. 1t
was begun Tuesday afternoon and the two
girls stopped by mutual agreement after
each had won fourteen games. Wednes-
day morning the two resumed and in the
end Miss Buck won the match. She is
now one of the popular choices to win the
tournament and the championship.
Little playing was done Wednesday
morning, the rain soaking the courts. Miss
Bucks victory places her In the semi
finals, as does the victory of Miss Susan
Holdrege over Miss Laura Zimmerman
e-2. Us.
Miss Zimmerman. who is the Omaha High
school champion. found the older player
too much for her. but contested every
point holly. and at one time seemed likely
to win the second set. A quick rally by
Miss Holdrege. however. brought the set to
the older woman.
Mixed Doubles Next Week.
Mixed doubles, consisting of two-person
teams OF one man and one woman player,
will be played at the Field club next week.
This announcement was made Wednesday
at the club house. and many of the fair
contestants of this weeks tourney will
be entered in the mixed double matches.
No doubles were played in the women's
tourney Wednesday, as the rain broke up
the tournament just before the hour for
playing doubles had arrived.
The defeat OF Miss McCreary by Miss
Ttun HoN In ha
championship round. The four women who
will contest for the honor OF winner of
the tournament will meet on the courts
Thursday morning. They are Miss Helen
Buck against Miss Hortence Clark and
Miss Susan Holdrege against Mrs. Dick
Stewart.
Wednesday Scores.
Miss Buck beat Miss McCreary, i7-1b.
81. SO.
CONSOLATION SINGLES.
Miss Rngwald beat Miss. williams. 60
Miss Hayes beat Miss Davis by default.
Miss Bedewell beat Miss Dumont, SO so.
Surprise is sprung.
Miss Dougherty and Mics Reed, two OF
the younger members of the tennis ex-
perts competing in the women's tennis
tournament, sprung q decided surprise
Wednesday afternoon by defeating Miss
Ringwalt and Miss Clarke. 60. 60. 6-1.
Miss Ringwah and Miss Clarke had been
picked as one of the pairs likely to COINS
right to the finishing round with no trou'
BILE at all, but the Reed-Dougherty combt
nation was much too fast for them.
| Playing in the doubles Wednesday after
noon leaves four teams competing for the
places that are left in the semi finals. Miss
Dougherty and Miss Reed play Miss Nc
Creary and Miss Bedewell and Miss Vim
sonhaler and Miss Creighton play MISS
Baum and Miss Smith. Two teams have
already won their places as semi-fi-
nalists, Miss Holdrege and Miss Chase be
| ing one team and Miss Hammer and Miss
Butler another.
Miss Carmelita Chase and Miss Susan
Holdrege appear to be the popular choice
as winners OF the doubles tourney. Bott
! are experts. and they have played the
I game enough years to use their heads
in a contest and pick the weak points Of
their opponents
wednesday afternoon. the hitherto gayly
appearing courts, had a desolate appear
ance. The rain OF the early morning had
driven the women to the shelter OF the
clubhouse and many OF them having gon'
home at noon. there were exceedingly Few
to play matches IN the afternoon A few
lonesome men essayed q practice gams Of
two. but otherwise tennis was decidedly
mil"
Following are the scores Of wednesday
| afternoon:
PRELIMINARY ROUND DOUBLES
Miss Dougherty and Miss Reed bea
| Miss Ringwalt and Miss Clarke, 60. So
ell Miss McCreary and Miss Bedewel
beat Miss Davis and Miss Creighton b!
| default
1 Miss vinsonhaler and Miss Creighton
beat Miss Nelson and Miss ppnont' Is
CONSOLATION SINGLES. FIRST
Il ROUND. rs