The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
INVADER TAKES
STRAIGHT SETS
FROM TULSA LAD
Cook Was Off Stride
When He Went Into
Final Battle

laurels in the annual Arkansas NW-
Icy tonnIs tournament staged hy ian
y. ~ q. A. Tennis club whom N.
defeated Emery Cook in t.r4IEui
se's C.2. Ca, 60. Tho now HIuHius
champion showed tho lurr' gallery
that no is q racquet star uf 300 mean
ability ana la q strouc. du"Iur uI'E'.
with q brilliant dI.hIu. t'yi'
Luther holds the 1929 e.urlp" ana
doubles city champion nIp Of FOR
Worth and woH also runner -up Do
tho Texas state ruHl.a meet iuIA
year Previous To- playing iu the Ar
kansas valley mri i.Ilh,r ana
Charles Spri,o doubled together Iu
the Missouri state meet hold Ht The
Rookhlll Tennis club. kansas city
Mo. aud the strong combination
went through that meet ana cowo
out with the douhlos championships
Luthcr's record for the 1922 season
would indicate. as was shown Iu h'H
play today, that he is an adept ui
tho net gnmo. Luther WIS very rec
luctnnt about giving any information
concerning his past aud prcs'n.
record on the clay courts but when
asked az 10 whether or not he would
return TO Tulsa for the 1923 valley
meet, he was enthusiastic and said
that he will he hero 10 defend hlH
singles challenge round cup.
Got Running tSnrt.
Jupiter Pluvlus early yesterday
morning showed signs Of flooding
out the contestants OF singles honors
but evidently relentcd and at the
scheduled hour OF 4 yesterday after
noon Luther ana Cook took the
courts. In the first set Luther ran
out the first three games In easy
fashion before Cook could find him
self. In the fourth game OF the first
set Cook took Luther's serve for hH
first game, However. Luther came
right back ana took Emcrys service
tor n love game. Cook taking heart !
from the fourth game OF this set
again took Luthcr's service but was
unable TO keep up to the pace ana |
dropped the next two games To |
Luther which gave him tho set o.. |
In the first set Emery Cook was dc |
cidedly on the defensive and was |
unable TO get at the other end of the |
game and return Luthcr's speedy /
shots 90 any advantage.
Cook was decidedly or ana many |
of his shots fell short. going into the |
net In the opening round of tha |
fiye-set match Luther was alive tn
every opportunity and opening and |
he took advantage of these with HIS
accurate placements.
Cook Takes Lead.
Tn the opening game of the sccondd
Bet Cook came back strong and |
after making several brilliant returns ,
took the first game In handy FASH |
ion. Luther, however, was not con-
tent to let Cook stay In the lead nnd |
a
failed 20 place his shots within the |
lines. Cook again took the fourth |
game of the set as he did In the |
first set and Luther came back IN
The flfth game making his service
good and games were 3-2 Luther
Fans AZ this stage IN the
game had great hopes that Emery |
Cook would como through with a
winning streak and when Emery
took tho next game evening the
score In games making 1t thrcc-all |
they were sure that Cook would |
continue ana take the second set.
Fame however, did not reckon with !
tho Fort Worth star as Luther took
The nex. three games n which his
serving was an important factor.
The score OF the second set was G-3.
AsNin the first set Cook was on the |
defensive and at the opening OF the |
third set was fighting an uphill game. |
Emery Cook took the fourth and /
sixth genes of the third set, Luther |
taking the other six games Of the /
nlght-game set. Luther had won |
the match ca, 6-3, So and the COW |
eted singlcs honOrs of the Arkansas |
Valley Tennis tourney Cook was |
decidedly Off his regular game and.
Luther was playing a stellar game |
which resulted in the limo OF scores /
up In the finals match.
OlCOit Beats Miller,
An an hnticlimaX to the hlg |
match OF the day hin Miller, a local |
tennis fayorite. met l., T.. Olcott aud |
was defeated in the straight scts IN |
the consolation singles matches of /
;ho valley meet. IN ihc first sct /
OlCott was going fine and only al |
lowed BIN Mllor tho second and |
third games of the set while he took |
the succeeding five games ana set |
GO. In 'ho second set Bill Miller |
staged comeback and had the |
Kingfisher star 81 ana 30 love when |
Olcott, from the town that Charles |
It. Speice put on the map came I
through with five straight gamo5 |
winning the get and match CO, rs. !
Both Olcott and Miller were play
ing good. Olcott is contemplating
attending the University Of Tulsa
and II he decides TO locate In tulsa
there viii be additional talent added |
10 our tennis ranks.
with the Arkansas valley tourney
over and the hatchet buried for
another year, plans are already be- |
ing made for tho 1928 valley meet
according 20 Information given ont |
by Don Trestrail physical director AZ /
the y. Emery Cook. chairman of /
the executive committee OF they. NJ. .
c. A. Tennis club has somu new /.
ideas that he is going 10 incorporate /.
into the coming Arkansas Valley |
tourney and plans no douhJ will be I.
ft~f bCpTnluu mn anrIv FYFa