The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
Stuart Billed to Meet Vernon at the
Opening Play in the Tri-
State Tennis
Tourney.
WINNER FACES SMITH
Tournament at Burlington Becomes
Interesting With Each Days
PIay-Many Watch
Progress.
IBy Will P. Green]

by Will P. Green]
| BURLINGTON, Aug. 5.-Today will
see the fastest tennis OF the present
Tri-State tournament on the Harri-
son avenue courts. Stuart of Nepon-
set is scheduled to meet Vernon OF
Wisconsin at the opening of play this
morning, and the winner of that
match will face "Doc"' Smith, the
Fayette crack, Immediately after
lunch. This means the fastest sim
giles of the week, and while number
Of matches may follow them before
the cup is definitely awarded, the
| crucial tests will be those featuring
the Stuart-Vernon-Smith trio.
Yesterdays matches left the slate
in the singles unchanged except for
the entry of Vernon into the ranks OF
dangerous contenders. With fifteen
championships to his credit, includ-
ing victory in the big match of South
England four years ago, Vernon
showed striking skill with the racquet
yesterday, and last night the close
followers of the sets figured him as
man to be seriously reckoned with in
the deciding play today
On the strength of yesterdays play,
though, there is little reason to
change the prediction made yes
terday that Smith is the most
likely candidate for cup honors.
With the failure of Edgar Musse!man
OF Quincy to appear for play yester-
day, the chances of both Smith and
Stuart went up several notches.
! Stuart is a heady, consistent player,
and those who have watched his
work during the past few years cam
not see Smith as winner. But the
Fayette man has shown such brilliant
form in the two days play that only
a serious reversal OF form can keep
him from a final victory.
catIow-TayIor Match.
Taylor also is putting up flashy
game and his match with Catlow
this morning is sure to be fast
Hanson and Murray also have
been going well, and their clash to-
day will provide good tennis for the
gallery, which is expected to be un.
brilliancy Of the contests.
In the women's singles yesterday,
Miss Hedge took the finals from Miss
Newsby, 60 and 6-2. Miss Hedge out.
classed the field in that event, and
was not pushed at any stage.
Preliminary matches in the mems
doubles were well under way when
the sets were called off for the day.
Smith and CHM Of Fayette played
true to form and had little difficulty
in defeating their fellow townsmen,
the P. and NJ. team, 6-2 and GIL Gould
and Stuart of Neponset also had an
easy time, taking the Vedders into |
camp, 6-3 and Co.
Holly Contested.
4 match that was closely contest.
ed was that in which Hungate and |
Prosser of Warsaw took on and won
over Orbin and Bailey Of Burlington. :
Last year the Warsaw pair put up a |
fast game in the doubles, but in their
singles play Monday both OF them |
were defeated and it seemed ques-
tionable whether they were in such
form as to get past the hard sets that |
are certain to come in the doubles.
Lack of practice handicapped the !
Warsawites, but their play yesterday
showed snap, although somewhat err
ratio, and matches In which they
take part today and tomorrow are
sure to be dangerous for the other
side of the court. On form yesterday
Smith and CHM of Fayette look the
best Of the field in doubles CHM is
a close student of Smiths style and
especially in the youngsters service
is the similarity of play apparent
Prosser of Warsaw is responsible
for the appearance of the Fayette
men here. In fact, Fayette is noted
among other things as the boyhood
home Of Jim" Prosser. He no long
er lives there, and the town still sur
wives, but in spite Of all that, Fayette
and Prosser are closely identified.
The Warsaw star does other things
besides playing tennis. For instance,
he is banker, an alderman. sells
bonds and Is an expert on the war
In Europe. His six feet four looms up
on the court above everything else in
sight and at the hotel he has brass h
bed SO that he can put his feet i
through the bars. Otherwise he would K
have to throw them over the dash