Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-28
SOME BRILLIANT TENNIS.
Contest Between Wylie Grant and
Semp Russ.

Those who attended the second days play
ing in the southern lawn tennis champion
ship yesterday on the courts of the Bach
elor Club On NJ street between Connecticut
avenue and 18th street were rewarded by
seeing some brilliant tennis. Interest, per-
haps, centered in the contest between Wylie
Grant Of New York and Semp Russ of San
Antonio Texas. The latter is not a well
known name in tennis circles, while Grant
is looked upon as one of the rising men.
After a sharp game. characterized by a
number of fine plays, Russ came out the
winner.
The other event was the game between
Miss Marie Winner and Miss Bessie Moore
in the ladies' singles. The latter holds the
ladies' national championship, while Miss
Winner, with her sister, formerly held the
International championship in doubles. The
contest was a brilliant one, and victory
finally came to Miss Moore
The score Of yesterdays games follow:
Mems singles, second round: II. S. Smith
beat F. H. Rowland. 90 81; G. G. Cresson
gan beat N. T. Wilson. Ga, 90, 81; c. r.
Wilson beat R. w. Hills, go, Cd; Semp
Russ beat Wylie c. Grant, 81, 10 Ss6; w.
r. White will play winner of Davidson and
Grant, 90. 6-3 81; M; A. Agelasto beat
Baron Franckenstein, 6-3. 6-3
Mems doubles-First round: Agelasto and
AgeldStO peat w nlteneau anu MelcdlI, o-S,
60: Davidson and Glazebrook beat Wilson
and Wilson. 81, GO, 81.
Ladies' singles-Miss Bessie Moore beat
Miss Marie Winner, 49, Sc. IS; Miss Steele
beat Miss Mitchell. 81, as, 6-3.
The games scheduled for today are:
Mixed doubles.
Byes, upper half. will play Miss Moore
and DIR. GlaZebrook.
Preiminaries-Miss Marie Winner and
Mr. Paret will play Miss Steele and Baron
Franckenstein.
Miss Banks and Mr.. Davidson will play
Miss Mitchell and Mr. c. r. Wilson.
Miss Ethel Winner and Mr.. M. A. AgelastO
will play byes of lower half.
Mems singles. first round-J. G. Davidson
and ]. Parmly Paret.
Third round. mems singles-C. c. Cresson
and f. Geoghegan.
C. r. Wilson and Semp Russ.
White will play winner of Davidson and
Paret round.
NJ. l.. Steel and Herbert S. Smith.
Double preliminaries-Cutler and Johnson,
byes, upper half.
Ballinger and White against Wood and
Kenyon.
Geoghegan and Clark against Cresson and
Russ.
F'ranckenstein and Whiting against wylie
c. Grant and partner probably Parm1y c.
Paret. n
Theobold and Smith and Grant and Nc
Cannon, byes lower half.
Winner of Ballinger and White and Wood
and Kenyon set will play Cutler and John
Ladies singles, preliminaries-Miss Ffoulke
and Miss Hunt.
Miss Ethel Winner and Miss Banks
Consolation doubles-A new class was
added to the list yesterday in the shape of
mems consolation doubles, open to players
who lost in first half
The drawing for these yesterday resulted
as follows:
w. B. Wood and bye, upper half, and
Whitehead and Metcalf
Il. r. Johnson and f. E. Whiting will
play A. M. Agelasto and J. c. Davidson or
J. P. Paret.
M. L. Steel or W. c. Grant and F. H.
HoWland will play DR.. Glazebrook and J.
II. Ballinger.
II the playing of the other events permits
the consolation doubles and handicap sin
giles will be started today with the other
events at O'Clock.
Friday morning, Decoration day, pIay
will begin at 10 O'Clock and will continue all
day.