Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
DAVIDSON OUTPLAYED
WASHINGTON DEFEATED FOR
EVENING STAR CUP.
Mari Probable Winner in Rogue Tour
ney-Saturday' Foot Ball Battles
Base Ball Games.

The closing day of the fall tennis tourna-
ment for the championship OF the SOUTH on
the courts of the Bachelors Club Saturday.
furnished the biggest surprise that mas de-
veloped in that line OF sport for the past
decade Conrad b. Doyle. who had won the
chief honors in the weeks tournament by
defeating Geoghegan in the finals Friday.
thereby gaining the right to play John G.
Davidson for the championship. played ten
mis- of an unusually high class In his great
contest with the champion, and came OH
victorious by winning three straight SETS
The scores of each were so decisive tnat
there was DO ground left for argument as
to luck or f1ukes.
In expectation Of splendid contest the
followers of tennis crowded the Bachelors
Club grounds and watched the play with
unusual interest. Both players have hosts
Of friends and both were heartily cheered
or applauded when a particularly sooo
stroke was pulled off successfully.
The tennis championship honors have for
almost decade been won each successive
year by John c. Davidson. Before the an
nual tournament began last Monday there
was considerable discussion of the posi-
bilty of Mr.. Franklin Geoghegan winning
the championship. Mr. Doyle Friday won
the right to play Mr.. Davidson by defeating
Mr.. Geohegan, who won the southern cham
plonship in the spring, in which he defeated
Davidson on the same courts. and Saturday
clearly demonstrated his ability as an ex-
pert with the racket.
Doyle's play against Davidson revealed
the fact that the younger man has remark
able qualities, which, under certain circum-
stances and after steady play. should de-
velop into the making of a player consp1cu-
Gus in the larger tennis circuit He has the
advantage of agility combined with en-
during strength. Frequently on Saturday
the comment was heard among the specta-
tors that Doyle could not stand the pace.
But he continued his sharp. aggressive play
throughout the three sets and finished APP
parently in prime condition. He had David
son on the defensive from the start. His
remarkable accuracy and speed in serving
appeared in the first game he served, the
second of the match when he put two
strokes in succession into the rght-hand
serving court with such force and accuracy
that Davidson made no move to reach them.
His third serve into this same court in this
game was also successful, Davidson barely
reaching 1t.
Doyle showed excellent judgment in mix
ing his strokes. On Davidson's right he
would put the balls over at cannon speed
with exceptional precision. that again
and again the veteran player was unable
to reach them. On his opponents left side
Doyles strokes were characterized chiefly
by the choppy twist which held them down
close to the ground on the bound, so that
Davidson had little or no chance to get in
IL
games were won by judicious alienation
of these two strokes.
At the net Doyle proved himself easily
Davidsons superior. owing to his light
work on his feet and his quick eye in TAX
ing the volley. Repeatedly he returned
successive balls sharply driven on either
side of him while standing within
racquet's length of the net.
Doyle's admirers were gratif1ed at his
bearing throughout the match. He ap-
peared to have recognized the requirements
Of championship play and paid strict atten-
ton to his own game and to the ethics of the
sport. He and the umpire differed once or
twice, but without bad feeling and taken
altogether, the young champion appeared to
far better advantage In this department of
his play than in some of the earlier games.
When he won the deciding game he was
heartily cheered by all the spectators and
warmly congratulated by his late oppo-
nents.
The SCORES of the three sets fnllayut