The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-27
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THREE STATES
TENNIS TOURNEY
Mems Singles Staged Yesterday Aft
ernoon in Tournament
Being Held at Bur-
ilnaton.
KEoKUK PLAYERS WIN
Joy, Merriam and Osborn Are Sue
eessfuI in Their Matches
Several Sur
prIses.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 81
Play in the inois-Missouri-Iowa ten
mis- tournament commenced yester-
day Afternoon at one-thirty, the mems
singles being started on the courts
of the local Tennis club and the wom-
ems singles being begun on the COLI
club courts. Only the first round
was played by the laiies, while on
the Harrison avenue courts play was
put on in perfect form and two
rounds were finished. Generally
speaking. play in the mems singles
was exceedingly fast. this being es-
pecially the case in the second round
where winner w;.s pitted against win.
ner. Dr. Yant of this city, took a
fast match from Wilson in the first
round. but fell victim to Osborn OF
Keokuk, in the second round. after
hard fight. In the second round, DR..
Smith of Fayette, Mo-, playing In the
same kind of form that won for him
at the tournament last year, defeated
Ray Smith Musselman OF Quincy
did not have much trouble with Tenn
.ple and the match which Is going TO
prove one of the big attractions to-
day will be between Mr.. Musselman
and DR.. Smith There should be a
big crowd present to witness this
match as well as the many other
good ones stated to take place either
in the morning or afternoon. Mr.. Yer
non, a veteran player. and a man
who knows the game from TO u,
will bear close attention as he is no
doubt saving himself for the doubles
and mixed doubles. He will part1cf-
pate in the consolation matches this
morning.
Osborn and Merriam OF Keokuk
put up good matches and Obear OF ST.
Louis, Inskeep of Ottumwa, and JOY
of Keokuk, had an easy time in their
games.
The players who have now sur
vived the first and second rounds
have hard play before them as the
hotly contested Every man is in fit
condition and equal to the task OF
putting up his best game.
Following are the results Of the
first and second rounds in the mems
singles -and Of the pairing for the
doubles.
Results Of Second Round (Men's
singIes.)
Stuart atlow-Stuart (Neponsit,
I'D 6-3; 6-1.
Osborn-Dr. Yant-Osborn, (Keokuk
Iowa. 4-6; 6-3; go.
DISQUALIFICATION, (Keo-
kuk, Iowa) 81; ga.
Prosser-F1eming- WAR
saw, I'D 81, go.
Observation-Disclosures, Est. Louis,
MOI 81, 81.
Oettiny-Duncan-Oe Getting, Golden.
Ill.) by default.
F. F. Leopold-Vedder, Ola
Harpe, ILL by default.
Inskeep-Ellsworth- cot
tumwa. Iowa9 6-2, 6-1.
Joy-Erwin-Joy, (Keokuk) 60, SO.
DIR. Smith-Rays Smith-Dr. Smith,
(Fayette, MOI 81, CD.
MusseIman-Temp1e Mussellman.
Quincy, IIl.) so, 81.
Kaiser-M. Dadant-Kaiser, Ola
Harpe. ILL 81, 6-2.
]. Kiedaisch-J. Vernon. Kie-
daisch, (Burlington) s-2, 81.
es-Scholte-Keables, Cd, 6-2.
Neal vedder-Gilbert-Neal Vedder.
ia Harpe, ILL., 6-2, s-1.
Results Of the First Round.
McHullin-Green-M 81, 3-6,
3-3.
sampson-H. Dadant-sampson, e.2,
! rs.
|. Catlow-Deihl-Cat 60, 81.
Stuart-Swenson-S by default.
Yant-Wtlson-Yant, Ga, 6-3.
Osborn--Bye.
seerley-Brenner-S s-2. s-3.
am-wiIley-Merriam, 6-3. go:
! F1emtng-T homas-F1emin by de.
| fault.
| er.Orbin-Prosser by default.
| Obear.Lindauer-O by default
schrei-Davenport No. 2-Schrei by
| default.
! Duncau-Bye.
Oetting-Davenport No. Getting
! by default
/ Leopold-Bye.
! F. F. yedder-Bye.
y-Inskeep-Inskeep. SO, 6-I
Ellsworth. Enthusiastically, g..
g.
Joy-Russell-Joy, 81, 60. 81.
in-Gooder-Erwin by defaun.
DR.. Smith-Bye. 49,,
Ray smith-Dayenport-Ray Smitf
by default. -
sseIlman-Davenport No. Mus
sellman by default.
Kaiser-Chittend b-l, t.z
NJ. Dadant- Mayor-M. Dadant D.
default.
Vernon-Bye. 80.
i ]. Kiedaisch -vanderpioig-J. Kie
I daisch. 6-2. 81
b ScEolte-gye.
Keables-M. Kiedaisch -keables t-S