Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-30
District Ten mis- Tourney
Working Down toSemi- Finals
BIG CROWDS ATTEN D
GOOD PLAYING FOR SOUTHERN
ROGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Mrs. Fox Leads Women Golfers at Chi
cago - American League Closed
Season-Races at Morris Park.

The splendid weather of yesterday after
noon and the promise of several gooo
( matches served to attract large crowd to
the grounds of the Bachelors Club on NJ
street where the tennis experts of the Dis
tr!ct are PLAYING for the local champion
ship. The benches running around the
courts were all occupied and many persons
standing were observed. Yesterday after
Moons play was a continuation of the
''weedIng" process, the weaker players be-
ing rushed to the wall, while the players
of known ability continued their climbing
toward the semi-final and final rounds. Ten
MS Is different from a great many other
sports as regards picking the winners of
the matches, as condition counts for every
thing, and when the experts are right the
newcomers must be phenomenal to win
victory.
One of the humorous things of the tour
ney is to listen to the ladies betting on the
different matches, about four out of five in
sisting on taking the best known player
and then refusing to give odds. Boxes of
gloves and candy were recklessly wagered
yesterday afternoon, DR.. GlaZebrook and
Mr.. Kelly being the favorites.
While the winners of the different matches
yesterday were picked beforehand, several
of the contests were close enough to be
exciting, and a great deal of high class
playing was in evidence almost continually
on the different courts.
About the most exciting match in the sin
giles yesterday afternoon that between
r. ". Hubs and Spencer Gordon, which
was left over from Monday on account of
darkness, the score then standing one set
apiece and the third set to l In favor of
Gordon. At the start off Gordon played
we'll and easily maintained the lead of the
night before. but toward the end the fast
work began to tell on him and he dropped
behind, experience of Mr.. Hibbs landing
him Il winner. The match between Kelly
and Karr was good exhibition to look at,
as both players are on the verge of first
class company, the former especially. being
picked to work down with DR.. Glazebrook
in the seni-finals. Karr pushed Kelly hard
at times but the latter was very accurate
in serving and his good eye IN this respect
landed him an easy winner in the end.
The matches for doubles We're not quite
so interesting as the singles on account of
being one-sided in q majority of cases, but
they served to bring out the local champion,
Mr.. Davidson, and, of course his work was
watched with interest by the onlookers.
Mr.. Davidson was paired with DIR. Glaze
brook and they made a runaway race of
their match with Messrs. Heylmun and
Pomeroy. The only exception to the one
sided play was the match between Flournoy
and Flournoy VS.. Bradley and Whiting
This contest was interrupted by darkness
with the score to and will be resumed
Following is a summary of yesterdays
play:
Hubs defeated Gordon. 81, e3, IS.
Hibbs defeated Flournoy, co, Go.
GeOghegan defeated Lundy. 81, 6-1.
Clark defeated Bennett 60, 3-6 60.
Kelly defeated Kari 6-3. Ga.
Riddleberger defeated Belts. Sc, &C. ca
Doyle defeated Riddleberger, Go, Go.
Glazebrook defeated Heylmun, 6(3, 6|.
In doubles:
Doyle and Doyle defeated Story and Cor
don. 60. Go
Lincoln and Poe defeated Clayton and
Newbold Ga, 6-1.
3 Davidson and Glazebrook defeated Heyl.
nun and PomerOy, g. GO.
Rabbit and Bennett and Riddleberger
and Belts postponed the match on account
OF Babbitt spraining his ankle Monday.
This is the way they play today In the
singles Gee and Hibbs, Geoghegan and
Clark, Kelly and Doyle. In the doubles,
Hendricks and Halstead, with Doyle and
Doyle; Babbitt and Bennett. with Riddle
berger and Belts. the winners of the pre-
cedng match, with Lincoln and Poe; Brad
ley and Whiting, with Flournoy and Flour
noy; the winners of the preceding match
with Davidson and GlazebrOok; Hibbs and
Geoghegan with Karr and Gee.
In the consolation match provided time Is
secured: Sheridan will play r. w. Flour
noy; Story, Van Hoesen; Belts Rabbit,
and Gordon B. c. FlournOy On the Sec
ond day of this contest Poe will play Cake,
and Swenarton, Halstead.