Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
BOYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
IL Closes Today After Some Very Good Play
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The following are the unpublished scores in
the boys tennis tournament:
Douhles-ThomPson and Clark defeated ST.
mons and Steele. g.. 2-6. g.. O.. thus winning
the slocum special racquets and the Champion
ship for the second time.
For second prize doubles simons and steele
defeated Stutz and Hills. CO. rs. The prize is
q blazer apiece.
For second prize singles Garner defeatcd
Hoyle. 6-S. 60. Clark defeated Garner. thus
winning the tennis shoes and second place
Consolation-Townsend defeatedt T.. Clhrk,
s-s SO. 81. 60. This victory gives Townsend
the Lakeside racquet.
rHE WINNERS
Francis Rarins Simous. the winner Of the
first prize singles is eighteen wears old. and
graduated from the High school this year. lie
has been playing about four years. and has
been member OF the casino" and Glen
bourn" Clubs but H. now in the ''Racheiors'
Club. He H. lcit-handcd. sud his principal
stroke is his drive 60 the bach line. IN Paving
Tor first place he defeated CLARK with the sets
2 70 and games 81. 80 love IN Clark's favor.
He resides at 1924 Corcoran STREET northwest.
Charles cleveland Clark, the winner of the
second prize. Is sixteen wears old, ANA a msIn-
Der OF the class of " 1t the Hlgh school lie
h. a member Of the "kalorama club and has
been playing about three wears. lie won the
championship VI the High School this spring
and played in the finals in the championship
tournament last year. HIS address Is 1883 Y
street northwest
Charles Clark and Norvcu THOMPSON won the
championship in doubles. both this wear and
last. Their strong points are their drives and
their most excellent team work. Moryen
Thompson Is eighteen wears cid. and has been 4
member Of Casino and kalorama Clubs, hut
Ike Simons is now member OF "BachclorS-"
He has been PLAYING four wears and was the VIM
nor OF the championship in both singles and
doubles. l156 torcoran street D. his address.
Simons and Steele are the Winners OF the sec
ond prize doubles. Morgan l.. Steele l. nine
teen years old and a member OF the ''CapItol
I'M Tub. lie Is also graduate Of
the High School lie and Simons put up
very strong game. and IL was not without
some difficulty that they were acfeated. Steele
has only been playing two seasons. Addison
[. Townsend. the winner OF the conyslAtion
prlze, was once a member OF she Clover Leaf
Tennis Club and now y secretary nf the g Street
Club. He plays good all-rouud gUue aud de-
ponds principally on his cuts and places
for hls victories Ills address l. 5lg q street
northwest. The managers Of the tournament
Jackman Herrlck and Frederick StutZ of tho
Glover Leaf Tennis Club-deserNe great credit
for making the tournament. which closes TODAY
after week OF uninterrul TED playing the
most successful of its Kind ever held here.
The Boys Tournament on Capitol MN.
The tournament for boys under sixteen.
played on the courts OF the North 4 street Ten
mis- Club, was brought 20 a finish yesterday.
Avis wins the first prize, Sears racquet. not
having lost set in any Of his matches. Sec
ond prize goes TO Grant, who won from Val
Walker, after a stubborn fight. The consola-
ton prize WAS won by Mathews.
The scores Of the entire tournament are as
follows: Preliminary round. v. Walker boat
Riotte, rs, 6-l: Howe beat Meads.6 O. "a. First
round. V. Walker beat Matthew'S. 81. CO.: Avis
beat Dodge. 6-O.6-3; Hopkins beat Ross rs. 60;
Grant beat Howe, 1865, 90. :, mn finals. Avis
beat Walker, 60. o.; Grant beat Hopkings 6-3,
60. Finals, Avis beat Grant. 6-2.6-4. oil.
For second prize Walker beat Dodge. g.. sc.
60, but succumbei TO Grant after four hard
fought sets by scores OF 6-3. 81, los. 90.
In consolation match Eiutte beat Ross, ca,
81, 6-3, and Mathews beat Meads, 6-2, 60.
Mathews won from katte, Ga, "a 6-l, gaining
the prize.