Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
EXHIBIT FINE PLAYING
WASHINGTON TENNIS PLAYERS
FINE WORK AT NORFOLK
Geoghegan Out Of Contest After Hard
Fight-Allen and Glazebrook's
Great Game
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


NORFOLK. Va, June 9-Thourh r
Geoghegan fought hard to win i'm the mems
singles In the Virginia tennis championshIp
tournament on the grounds of the Country
Club here so that he might have the op-
portunlty of meeting John c. Davidson Of
the Bachelors Club. Washington In the
final round tomorrow for the "two-year'
virginia championship, the Mount Pleasant
player Icing in bad form lost sgain to
Harry +. Allen. who won from him the
southern championship In the Washington
tournament last week. and Gcoghegan Is
now out of the Virginia tournament in so
fsr as tie contest for singles is concerned.
The game in the third days contest play
co between Harry Allen and DIR. L. W.
Glazebrook of Washington was by far the
best game of tennis ever witnessed In this
part OF the country between any players
How the tennis put up by Allen can be
beaten is hard to realize. He is as cool as
en- iceberg He is as deliberate and calcu-
lating as school boy at his deviltry and as
willow as an eel That combination ought
to beat almost anything in tennis court
and II cid beat anything that came into tho
courts against him yesterday afternoon.
A Splendid Game.
DIR. tiiazebrook of Washington played a
splendid game of tennis against him and
yet this fair-skinned youth took straight
sets to tie tune of 6-1. 6-1. to the amsze-
ment of the large crowd. The first point of
the match was the most bitterly fought out
point, each of the players having many
geese AZ the ball. probably 10 each.
All kinds of strokes were used by the
players. First they would be using beauti-
full, accurate back-handed cross-court
drives; then as Allen would have a partic-
ularly hard return to master he would
calmly and with a most skilful back-hand
the air for full deep-court lob.
Allen would slip to the net to receive the
doctors return drive from way back of the
court, but instead of getting what he ex-
pected he would find ii necessary to a,
some pretty back stepping for a return lob
OF beautiful proportions. Then he would
smash to the doctors left for a pass; but
the Washingtonian knew something of the
back-hand action himself. and a perfect
low back-hand sweep would send the ball
with pretty speed just over the net to Al
lens far left-hand corner Then, as If 10
give himself plenty of time to consider how
ne would go at the next return, he would
send the ball fifty feet into the air for the
prettiest lobbing anybody ever did
The Decisive Stroke.
The stroke that ended this first hard
fought point was executed when Dr. Glaze
brook volleyed a high lob with exceeding
accuracy to the extreme right side of the
court and then Allen, with a full. sweep
ing forearm stroke sent the ball back to
the doctors right with such daring speed
and perfect line accuracy that no one could
nave returned 1t The point was his after
the most beautiful tennis ever seen in these
parts or probably anywhere else
AT the northern courts doubles were be-
ing played between Glazebrook and David
son OF washington against Lyons and Bar
ron. The youngsters put up very nice
game against the vets. and the crowd were
enjoying 1t. but when Allen and Geoghegan
appeared at the southern court for the
match the crowd hocked down to that
court and the doubles had to take second
place. ~
TT The crowd was disappointed in this con-
test, as Geoghegan was entirely or, h;s
game. and with Allen in magnificent form
the game was one sided Allen had the
same Keen Judgment and accuracy of
with Dr. Glazbrook. Geoghegan has made
lots of friends here and they were sorry
that he could not play his usual skillful
game but he couldn't and the sympathy
could not win the game and IL conse-
quently went to Allen. 60 60.
Other Contests.
M. A. Agelasto defeated j. Saunders Tay-
lor and Geogkegan before his defeat by
Allen having defeated McAnister of tho
Bachelors Club Washington. by q score Of
4-6. CO. Ga
NJ A. Agelasto goes in today with Allen
to decide which shall meet Davidson to-
morrow. 1t Is conceded that Allen will be
an easy winner. In the mems CHAMPION
ship doubles Allen and Smith beat Meal
lister and partner.
]. S. Taylor and H. G. Whitehead beat
f. Geoghegan and partner. Van Raman
and Hammond beat Armstrong and Bisett
w. H. Taylor and r. w. Tomlin beat c. NJ
and w. b. Meridth. Holt and Bagley beat
Clarence A Neff and Charles NJ. Tunstall.
Davidson and Glazebrook beat Lyon and
Barron. Read and DIR. Smith VS.. M. A.
Agelasto and A. M. Agelasto, jr. tun-
Finished.
In the second round Van Baman and
Hammond beat w. II. Taylor and Tomlin.
The following are the drawings for the
mixed doubles which will be begun today:
A. M. Agelasto. jr.. and Miss Jeanette
CAN'T (bye and play the winner of the
Miss Nelly and Allen VS.. Mrs. Hardy and
]. S. Taylor MATCH. Miss Winner and
Davidson (bye and play Miss c. Evans
and DIR. Lyon.
This afternoon Mrs w. Hardy plays Miss
Winner and Miss Evans plays Miss Nicely.