Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-10
BRILLIANT TENNIS GAMES.

BRILLIANT TENNIS GAMES.
Progress OF the Tournament for the
| District Championship.
|
Each day the District tennis tournament has
continued the hot weather has increased in
intensity. Yesterday was the second day in the
tournament and the hottest. It seems, how
ever, as the mercury ascends that the quality
Of the playing improves. The sweltering group
OF spectators who witnessed the games yester-
day saw some fine tennis playing. Their de-
light and appreciation was evinced by frequent
outbursts of applause, and the perspiring play
| ers were moved to greater excellence.
ONE OF THE BEST EXHIBITIONS OF PLAYING
given during the day was the game played by
| Mr.. Boag in the contest with Mr.. Chas. Nc
Cawley. Boag played magnificent game. He
| was steady and vigorous in his strokes and COW
| cred his court with care and precision. On the
other hand Mr.. McCawley. who was effected by
the intense heat, played q rather Indifferent,
| not to say poor, game. As compared with
the average game which the holder of the
| championship of the Southern lawn tennis as
ISOLATION plays his playing yesterday was
weak. The game, however, was above the
average, and 1t was necessary to play three
sets before the contest was decided in favor Of
MIR. Boag.
| ANOTHER INTERESTING GAME,
also prolonged through three sets, was the one
between Mr. Throckmorton and Mr. Britton
The former plays steady, even game. with no
specially brilliant features He, however,
plays to score. Mr.. Britton is more brilliant
player. He has long reach and covers the
court in fine style, making difficult and what
appear to be impossible plays. He display
great GOODNESS and judgment in placing and
4 rnft min hall ia.
q hard fight.
| MR.. MENOCAL DEFEATS MR.. CRAM.
The game that perhaps attracted as much at
tention as any other was the one between Memo
cal and Cram. Both played a strong game.
The feature of the game was the constant volley-
ing. which kept the ball flying over the net, and
this style OF playing was not interrupted by
the smashing which is usually introduced
Mr.. Cram places the ball with good Judgment,
and both he and Mr.. Menocal seem to rely more
/ on accuracy in striking the ball than on the
use OF force or strategy in driving and plac-
| ing. 1t was very pretty tennis, and Mr.. Memo
cal won after playing three sets.
Byrnes and Woodward were able to play one
| set before dark. Byrnes played a strong
game, using the Lansdoune stroke with good
| effect, and winning the sett
The final rounds will be played to-day. Boag
will play Throckmorton. and Menocal either
| Byrnes or Woodward. The winners will then
play the nnals.
| THE SCORES YESTERDAY
were as follows:
Second rouDd-Menocal beat Stearns 60, 81.
Thockmorton beat Chambers 60, g. c.
Byrnes beat Peter rs, 60. Woodward beat
Chiffon 60, SO, having previously beat Park
| GO, 6-3.
Third Observation-Disclosures beat Britton 4-6,
81. rs. Boag beat McCawley rs, 2-6, rs.
Menocal beat Cram SO, 81, 60. Byrnes beat
| Woodward Ca
THE DRAWINGS FOR THE DOUBLES,
which will be played this afternoon, resulted
as follows:
First round-Ames and Barclay vs.. Boag and
Byrnes; Ward and Odds VS.. Chiffon and Good
| fellow; Butterworth and Cilley VS.. Peter and
| Peter; Wooten and Sheibley vs. Barnard and
! McCawley; Britton and Parks VS.. Brown and
Cram; Seeley and Lane VS.. Willoughby and
| Willoughby; Throckmorton and Trail vs.. Bor-
den and Lewis; McCawley and Woodward vs..
! Borden and Cram
MIR. j. Mex. Borden, who entered in the
/ tournament, has been prevented from playing
/ by sickness. His friends are disappointed that
| he was unable to play, as they expected that he
| would stand a good chance for one of the
prizes.
The Boys Tournament.
In the tennis tournament for the champion
ship OF the boys of this city the following en-
tries have been received: For singles, A. Y.
Bradley, s. T.'Davis jr., NJ. Thompson, E. B.
Clark, G. G. Clark, R. Smart, r. Hatton, C.
Harris. J. Raymond. A. Winner, c. Hodge,;
doubles, Davis and Thompson, Bradley and C.
| Clark, E. Clark and partner.
The following prizes have been donated by
merchants: Messrs. Barber & Ross, an associa-
ton racquet; Boston Variety store, two rae
| quets; Saks Il Co., silk blazer The grounds
are on 2lst between Q and X streets.
The Horses in Hot Weather.
1.-THE horses in this city are keeping up bet
ter this summer under the heat than they ever
have before" said Agent Key to a STAR re-
porter this morning. "They are doing so well
because they are in better condition than for
merly and being cared for. Yesterday was a
bad day for horses, but only two or three of
them fell under the heat The fact that there
are so many drinking fountains throughout the
| city Is a great help to dumb brutes. Horses
that are watered frequently will keep up and
work better than the animals that are seldom
watered. In my travels yesterday found that
the horses drawing the bob-tail cars suffered
more than any other class of horses"
HORSES SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY wATERED
Agent Key found horse near the Peace
monument that was nearly overcome by the
heat. There were two sores on the animals
! back and the horse nearly dead with CLAN
ders. Agent Key took charge of the animal
and had 1t driven to the experimental station
on the Benning road, where it was killed by Vet
Urinary Surgeon kilbourne. On the way to the
station the animal was watered four or five
| times. which. Agent Key said, had bracing
effect, showing concusively that frequent
watering in hot weather is an excellent thing
| for horses. The horse killed belonged to a
man named Sullivan and was worked to a
brick cart.
Fined for Keeping an Unlicensed Bar.
James A. Owens, who keeps a grocery and
liquor store at 18th and / streets southeast
was placed on trial in the Police Court this
morning, charged with keeping an unlicensed
bar, it being alleged that he sold whisky in
quantities less than pint. The court, af-
| ter hearing the testimony, gave judgment
against the defendant in the sum of SOS. Ap-
peal noted.
A Husbands Bill for Divorce.
VIM. B. Moberly, by Mr. Campbell Caring
ton, to-day filed bill for divorce from Marga-
ret r. Moberly. He states that defendant is a
resident Of this city; that they were married in
Georgia November a. 1868, and lived together
till October IL, 1884, when she deserted him
and is now living with one Frank Oxley, by
whom she has a child. and that the five chill