Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04
STATE TENNIS TOURNEY TALK
Effort Being Made to Have Event at
Some State Town.
OMAHA PLAYERS TO ATTEND
Local Raeauet wieiders Do Not
Want the Event In Omaha, bat
Will Help Some City
that wants II.

Plans for q state tennis tournsmsnt to
be confined exclusively to Nebraska
racquet wieiders are now being formed
by several Omaha tennis sharps. with
the hearty cooperation OF other lovers
Of the game throughout the state, and
II Is expected that final arrangements
will be completed within the next few
days. when representatives from various
parts Of the state viii be called together
in a meeting here.
The instigator Of this movement Is Sam
Caldwell, the well known Omaha tennis
player. He has received letters from
tennis players out In the state asking him
to do what he can 10 make this move
ment a success. lie Is backed by most
OF the better tennis players In Omaha and
should the tournament become an estab-
lished fact. which It In all probability
will. the Omaha players say they will
attend the meeting and give It their
strongest support.
The tournament will not be held In
Omaha and the most logical place for 1t
to be held. according to the Omaha play
ers. is Lincoln. and queries have been
sent 20 the various tennis clubs and
summer clubs in Lincoln asking them II
they will hold the tournament there II
enough entries are sent In TO warrant Il
being held thsre. There Ia little doubt
but what Lincoln will take the meeting.
as they have several good courts there,
which could hold a large tournament.
such as this one would be. Lincoln 10
also well located to draw . larger number
Of players than Omaha would. The
nlaI.a players say they do not want
this year. The city tournament and the
Midwest tournament will be about all
that the Omaha clubs can support In one
year.
Koch Favor. Move.
Harry Koch. the city tennis champion.
says he Is heartily IN favor Of the move
ment for state tennis tournament. A
state tournament at one time was well
established organization and was yearly
event II was looked forward to by al
most every prominent racquet wieider In
the state. For some unknown reason the
affair died out and for the last four or
five years there has not been an exclusive
state tourney. Usually the winner Of the
city tournament In Omaha has been
heraided as the champion tennis player
OF the state. Sam Caldwell is now writ
ing to the various tennis clubs and play
ers in the state In an attempt to enliyen
interest In q state tennis tournament and
says he Is sure that It win be a success
He says there are several tennis players
In different parts Of the state who are
among the top notchers, but cannot give
demonstration Of their ability. He
says they are urging such move in the
smaller towns throughout Nebraska and
he asserts that the entry list win be far
in excess Of all expectations II state
tournament is held.
Last year at the Tri-state tennis
tournament held in Sioux City there were
about twenty-five entrants from the state
Of Nebraska and similar number at q
tournament held in Des holnes. The
Omaha clubs each say they will send at
least three or four representatives from
Omaha and with the smaller towns send
ing In their representatives Il IL expected
that the state tournament could be made
the largest tennis event In the state.