Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP,

| The Tennis Tournament Does Not Attract a
| Great Amount of Interest
There were several interesting contests in the
opening series of games Of the lawn tennis
tournament for the championship of the Dis
| trict, which was held yesterday on the courts of
| the Bachelor Club
Although the general public did not evince
enough interest in the tournament to come out
and witness the playing the players did not
seem to feel their absence. There were practi-
cally no spectators, and the benches that line
| the sides of the court were vacant except when
the players sat there during their unoccupied
moments.
! In addition two or three Indies, and perhaps
| an equal number of men, wandered in and
watched the playing However, the players
seem to get along very well without the stimu-
lus which a crowd is supposed to communicate.
| They were playing for records and as a rule
they did the best work they were capable of.
Perhaps the most interesting game was the
| one between ". e. Peter and Morven Thomp-
son. The former is a well-known player and
occupies high position, which he has gained
by careful and conscientious work. In con-
nection with his brother KENYON he holds the
District championship in doubles and last
spring the Peter brothers nearly carried off the
southern championship. Thompson il younger
! player and his style does not show the flush
that Peter has acquired. In the first set
thompson showed good deal of unsteadiness
In his returns and rather ineffective service.
Peter played a hstless game and seemed to be
dlsinchned to run UP, and in this way lost
good many points. He, however, easily won
the first set. In the next two sets Thompsons
style OF playing improved and it is not too
much 10 say that he played the best game of
ms ilfe. His service was strong and his returns
| swift and accurate.
peter did NOT i'm, nroya b;s ,>1ouo,J - oo,.su
could make no Roadway against the brilliant
| strokes OF his adversary. The result was that
thompson won the next two sets and the match,
victory which he had fully earned. While it
may be said that Peter did not play bis usual
game still that statement does not detract from
| the merit OF Thompson's game, which was
strong and at times brilliant. He needs. how
ever, good deal Of practice before he can
hope to take high rank as player.
The score was as follows: Thompson beat
Peter 90 Ga rs.
One of the new players was c. NJ Mast of
Georgetown College, who showed in his game
with Freeiand Peter skill of rather a high
order. He beat Peter, who is q young player,
easily by a score Of 6-3, o.
prolonged contest was necessary to deter
mine the game between j. r. Goodfellow and
W. l.. Mcpherson. 1t was finally won by the
former. the score being ST, rs, o.
Oscar Woodward played easy game with
{. L. Howser, winning by two love SETS
The playing in the singles was continued this
afternoon. The preliminary games in the
doubles were also played. The entries are
Oscar Woodward and J. c. Davidson. champions
OF the south; Peter brothers, champions Of the
District of Columbia; w. P Metcaif aud part
ner, W. l.. and d. P. Mcpherson and the Hon.
N. II. Herbert and Mr.. Ralph Paget of the
British legation.
The play will be continued through Monday
and Tuesday OF next week, and the winner Of
the mems singles will meet Mr.. Davidson the
present holder OF the championship trophy.