The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-24
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The Most Successful Meeting Ever Held
in Washington

The open tourney under the auspices of the
National Lawn Tennis Association which was
begun at the courts of the Bachelors Tennis
Club the 10Th instant was brought to a close
Friday. The playing of the visitors proved
treat to the devotees of tennis in this city, and
has opened up new line of play among the
local enthusiasts The work of the Hall
brothers was remarkable for placing and an
absence of "smashing." Their style Of play
was particularly graceful using the "back-
hand" stroke with equal effect as the "fore
hand" and thus returning ball after ball
until the one or the other was slightly out of
position, when, with remarkable rapidity, the
ball was sent flying past the opponent, just
out of reach.
Much praise could be heard on all sides Of
the brilliant game played by Mr.. Oscar Wood
ward in the contest with Mr.. Edward l.. Hall,
in which the score was 6-S, 81.
Mr. e. L. Hall, winner of the all-comers,
and also of the Southern championship of the
N. L. 7. A., was the hero OF the hour, es-
pecially amcng the fair attendants. Mr.. Hall
is not yet twenty, and 1t is predicted that he
is the coming champion of the United States
This prediction will be verified if he continues
his present game, which consists in wonderful
judgment, quick action, and great skill. He
will enter the tournament at Newport in
August. and after defeating the veteran A. E.
Wright it is reasonable to expect that his skill
will add new laurels to his name.
The attendance during the meeting was
over six hundred, besides the contestants, and
bril- liant gatherings were daily features. The
tourney was financial as well as social sue
cess.
Following are the complete scores:
In the open tournament, singles, prelimi-
nary round, B. Kennon Peter beat r. B.
n n. N ID
Goodfellow, 6-S, Sc, rs; Merven Thompson
beat G. G. Glare, 4-6, 60, 6-1; DR.. r. Jenkins
beat N. l.. Collame, 6-2; rs; E. l.. Hall beat
I. f. Chambers, 81, 60; r. S. Chiffon, Jr.,
beat s. q. Taylor, Ga, 6-2; s. B. Sheibley beat
George Barclay by default; Fred s. Parks
Wright beat John q. Davidson, 81, 81, 9-7;
II. NJ. Billings beat H. G. Painter, 6-1, 63;
Spring Rice beat B. s. de Garmendia by de-
fault; V. G.. Hall beat M. L. Steele, 81, 6-1;
w. B. Chiffon beat w. P. Metcalf, SO; Cd; o.
First Woodward beat Peter, 81,
1913; Thompson bet Jenkins, 6-1, rs; Hall
beat Chiffon, 6-2, 6-2; Sheibley beat Parks, 60,
10-S; Wright beat Billings, SO, GA, rs; V. G.
Hall beat Spring Rice by default; G. l.. Nc
Cawley (bye) beat Metcalf, SO, 60.
Second round-T. P. Borden (bye) beat w.
G. Peter, (bye,) 6-1, 1O-s; Woodward beat Bor-
Ga; Wright beat Sheibley. 60, 6-3; V. G. Hall
beat McCawley, SO, 63, go.
Third round-E. L. Hall beat Woodward,
Sc, rs; " G. Hall beat Wright, 6-2, 3-6, GA.
Final-Edward L. Hall beat Valentine G.
Hall, GA, Ga, SO, 4-6, 6-3, thereby winning
the all comers' and taking first prize, Mr.. V.
e. Hall winning second prize.
In the match for the championship Edward
L. Hall beat A. E. Wright, 63, 6-3, rs.
In the open doubles. preliminary round,
Woodward and Borden beat Wooten and
Sheibley, 36, Ga, a; Wright and Billings
heat Metcalf and RrOWn Ga f-1
First round-Peter, brothers beat Woodward
and Borden, rs, 6-3: Hall brothers beat Chill
ton and Goodfellow, 62, Ga; McCawley and
Davidson beat Shields and Blair, 6-1. go:
Wright and Billings, 81, 49, rs.
Second round-Hall brothers beat Peter
brothers, 6-2 Ga; Wright and Billings beat
McCawley and Davidson, 6.3, 63.
Final round-Wright and Billings beat
Hall brothers, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, go, 80, thus win
ming the first prize and championship at
For the consolation prize in the singles of
the open tournament the result was as fol-
lows: Preliminary round-Chambers beat
Steele, 6-2, GA; Goodfellow beat Clark, 81,
6-1; Collamer beat Parks by default
First round-Brown beat Chambers, 80,
6-2, 6-1; Goodfellow beat Collamer, 63, 6-2.
Second round -Goodfellow beat Brown, g. A,
6-2, 6-2, thus winning the consolation prize.
In the District singles the result was as fol-
lows Preliminary round-R. s. Chiffon, Jr.,
DeaJ CnamDerS Dy DEFAULT.
First round-Chilton beat Metcalfe, 2.6, GA,
Ga. Painter beat Steele, 1913, 6.2. Thonp-
son beat Sheibley, 64 3-6, Ga. Davidson beat
Woodward, ga, 6-1.
Second round-Chilton beat Painter, SO,
SO, rs. Davidson beat Thompson, 6-2,6-3.
Third round-Davidson beat Chiffon, 6-1,
GO, 6-3, thereby winning the first prize, and
In the final contest for the District champion
ship Davidson beat McCawley, 6-3, GA, 7-5.
Non-winner, preliminary round-W B.
Chiffon beat FL. G. Painter, rs, 81, 60.
Sheibley beat Cronin, 90, 6-1.
First round-Sheibley beat Chiffon, 3-6,
Final round-Sheibley beat Peter, 36, GA,
70, "a, 6-3, thus winning the non-winner
prize.
In the District doubles, preliminary round,
Chiffon and GoodfellowN beat Metcalf and
Brown, GA, Ga.
Firstround-Peter brothers beat Chiffon and
Goodfellow, rs, GA; McCawley and David
son beat Mcpherson brothers, 6-2, 63
In the first round the Peter brothers beat
McCauley and Davidson, 6.3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2,
thereby winning the championship doubles
the runners-up, took second prize.
The most remarkable game of the tourna-
ment was that between Mr.. s. b. Sheibley and
w. G. Peter for the non-wlnner prize, in
which the former was the victor, after playing
five sets, many of which were brought to
'sdeuce" and ''vantage" time and time again
This contest proved of gr eat interest to the
spectators, and Mr., Shetbley deserves great
credit for the steady and remarkable play
which gained the victory and the prize for
him.
rangement of the tournament, Messrs. Thomas
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