Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-29
DISTRICT TENNIS TOURNEY.
Sixteenth Annual Tourney Starts on
the Bachelor Clubs Courts.

The opening Of the sixteenth annual
tournament for the lawn tennis champion
ship of the District took place yesterday
afternoon on the courts of the Bachelors
Lawn Tennis Club, at 1874 M street north
west. and a large number of local Wielders
of the racket participated IN the prenm mn,
Interesting and many spectators were no
ticed on the side benches around the
courts 1t is predicted from the play Of
yesterday that there VIII be warm con-
test for honors in the finals at the close of
the week when the matches will be mar
rowed down to the best players In the city.
The winter of the tournament will play MT
]. c. Davidson. who won the championship
last year.
The play started at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and continued until after U
O. o'clock with two of the matches unfinished.
Playing in the singles began at o'clock
today, and will continue until 4 O'Clock,
when the first rounds in the doubles VIII De
played. Thirteen teams had entered In the
doubles last night when the pairing was
made.
One of the most interesting matches yes
terday was that between P. H. s. Cake and
E. s. Gee. Cake led off with splendid
stroke, and placed the balls with good 1udg-
ment He won the first set, to 2, and
started the second set by winning the
straight games. Gee then took brace and
began smashing the balls over the net in
an effective manner: Cake played steady
stood to in his favor, with but one point
to make to win the match. By skillful work
Gee won the game and set by the score of
Z to s. Gee won the last set. . 10 ..
Considerable interest attached to the pre-
lmjnary match between DR.. L. w. Glaze
brook and Capt e. B. Babbitt, both old
PLAYERS Capt. Rabbits cut-stroke proved
rather disconcerting to his opponent for
few games but Dr. Glazebrook's swift re-
turns were equally effective. In the first
set with the score standing 3 to 3, Capt
Rabbit had the misfortune to turn his
ankle He resumed play, however. but 1t
was thought the slight accident interfered
| somewhat with his agility. Dr. Glazebrook
| got into his stroke and won both sets and
| the match by to 8. 1t is predicted that the
| doctor will show I'D In the finals after the
| less expert players nave talien py the way
| side.
The contest between r. w. Hills and
| Spencer Gordon. a sixteen-year-old lad,
| ELECTED considerable applause from the
| SPECTATORS Gordon's lobbing was particu-
larly brilliant and he showed great ability
to cover ground. Hills played steady
game, but In the latter part OF the first set
seemed to lose his nerve The first set was
| won by Gordon by Z to g. and the second by
| Hills, 6 to 4. The young men were unable
| to finish the match on account OF darkness,
and stopped after having played three
| games on the third set. two of which were
won by Gordon.
The afternoons playing resulted as fol-
| lows:
e. 8. Gee defeated r. II. 3. Cake, 26,
Is. 6-S.
Franklin Geoghegan defeated F M. Van
| Hoesen. 60. 60.
W. Don Lundy defeated ]. P. Story, IT.,
tt. 63
W. ". Bennett defeated H. C. Sheridan.
Sc. SO.
c. c. Clark defeated w. H. Swenerton,
60. CT
G. w. Kelly defeated B. c. Flourney, 6-1,
Ga.
c. H. Karr defeated F. B. Poe. 60. Ga.
c. B. Doyle won from W. P. Hall by de-
fault.
DR. L. w. Glazebrook defeated e. B. Bah
bitt. 6-3. Ca
c. 9. Heylmun defeated Griffin Halstead.
60. 8-6 60.
Spencer Carbon won one set, rs, from