The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
TENNIS TOURNEY CLOSED
Beautiful Play Marked the c.
A. c. Games.
RESULTS FOR THE WEEK
O'Leary's Work Was the Feature.
His Strong Driving Game Was Too
Much for His Opponents In the
Finals-Resuit In the Doubles and
Singles.

Commencing last Monday afternoon tn,
Columbia Athletic Club inaugurated their
annual tennis tourna ment, the committee
having the matter in charge being com
posed OF B. C. Taliarerro. W. F. Morrow,
and q. II. Powell, chairman.
Three sets constitu ted q series, the
winner OF two being declared victor in
that series Opponents for the prclin-
inaries were chosen BY lot. and thereafter
the winner in each series pla yed the
winner or the other series. This resulted
in the folio wing scores In class A: Davis
beat Cushman, rs. So, SO; Pomeroy
beat Clemons. 81, 81; OLeary defeated
Campbell, So, 60, and Taiiaferro beat
In class b, Morrow defeated Wood, SO
81; Maize beat Callahan, SO, So; Powell
defeated Wheaton, 81, 81, and Brown
beat Goodale, 4r6, Ga, 6-S.
THE SEMI FINALS.
In the n.ifinais, class Il, Taliaferro
won frorl Davis, 3-6, SO. 6-3: O'Leary
defeated Pon.eroy, Cd, Ga. In class B,
OF the semifinals. Morrow beat Powell,
So, SO; Brown beat Maize, 60, so.
Ia the preliminary doubles, Pomeroy
and Clemens Won from Hooker and Brown,
So. 6-3; O'Lsary and Holbrook won from
Davis and Van Dyke, 81, SO; Campbell
and Tal:aferro won from Cushman and
Edwards. 6-3, 81, and in the semi-finals
defeated Pomerey and Clesnons, As, ga,
Ga
The finals were played on Friday after
noon, in class A, foe the club champion
ship in singles, between 0Tsary' and>
Taliaferro. The first set was entirely In
favor OF O'Leary, who played, as usual,
from the base line, using tae-.se.2asxford,.
stroke very effectively. Taliaferro played
from the center of the court 20 the net, but
O'Leary either lobbed or placed the balls
on the side lines so that the Virginian was
unable to return them. The set closed
in favor OF O'Leary, 6-1.
COULD NOT STOP 'oLEARY. s s.
In the second set TaIiafexxo apparently
struck his gate and gave promise Of max
ing some interesting work for his opponents,
but Mixes driving game was too much for
him. He made strong Effort with the
odds against him, but QrLeary still re-
manned the champion. Score, So.
In class B, the game betveep. Brown and
Morrow, while interesting, was without
notable plays on either sfde, the -frmer
winning, 6-2, 6-3.
The final game of the afternoon was
the one in which the most interest GEN.
tered. This was the doubles between
O'Leary and Holbrook on Tie one side and
Campbell and Taliaferro ON the other.
O'Leary won the toss and chose serve,
winning the game in spite of the rapid
playing of his opponents. O'Leary and
Holbrook won the second game. In the.
Dext, on Holbrook's serve, Campbell and
hand at the serve, but in spite of its swift
ness, O'Leary's "Lawford' retu rned It
every time. winning tie game. They also
captured the fifth game.
CAMPBELL's PICKUP.
With the score Al against them, Taiia-
ferro won on his serve and HoIbrook lost
on his. Campbeil's serve now had its ef-
feet and the score stood -four ALL" In
the next game Campbell made a remarkable
back handed pickup, almost falling to the
ground in the effort, but their adyersaries
won the game Taliaferro then came to
the rescue and made the score deuce
games" O'Leary and Hoibrcok won the
next two games. Score for the SET "a.
The second set opened in favor OF OLeary
and Holbrook. when their opponents won
three games In succession. The last Of
these games was noted for its lobbing,
both sides seeming to do nothing else
O'Leary won the next game. making the
score g. Gin favorof his opponents ,OLeary
and Holbrook won the next game, when
the score alternated, each side winning
their own serve, until the score was deuce
games" when Holbrook hst on his serve.
HIS opponents were quick to take advan-
tage Of this and closed the set, TO.
THE LAST SET.
Honors were even when 0'Leary opened
the game On the last set His side won the
game. In the next game Taliafefno made
several back-hauded retsrns. which were
worthy Of note. HiSside won. Games alter
mated from this point uutil the score stood
"fouf ALL" when for the first time. o Weary
lost on his serve. giving bis opponents the