Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-10
FINEST GAME ON TODAY
DAVIDSON, WASHINGTON TENNIS
PLAYER, TO DEFEND TITLE.
Exciting Events to Mark Closing Days
of the Big Tourney at
Norfolk.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, June Holiday will in
all probability mark the finest match OF all
In the Virginia lawn tennis tournament now
in progress on the courts of the Country
Club here.
John c. Davidson of the Bachelor Club,
Washington, will defend his title to the
championship of Virginia against his chal-
lenger, Harry F. Allen, of New York, who
won the southern championship from f.
Geoghegan of the Mount Pleasant Tennis
Club in the Washington tournament last
week, and defeated M. A. Agelasto yester-
day in the mems finals in singles In this
tournament
The game between Davidson and Allen is
looked forward to with the greatest posi-
BILE interest The sentiment here is all with
Davidson, if that can count for anythlng-
Not only the Washingtonians here Tor Tie
tournament but practically all Norfolk and
Virginia players, are enthusiastic for Da-
wilson.
Alien however is in the finest sort of
form and no one is yet predicting that
Davidson will defeat him. All are hoping,
though for the success of the Washington
favorite.
Fourth Days Games Exciting.
The fourth day of the tournament was
one to he remembered in the tennis life of
this vicinity for many reasons. In the first
place, Norfolks young representative M A.
Agelasto took more games from the great
Allen in the three sets he played than did
Geoghegan and DIR. Glazebrook of Wash
ington put together in their games OF
Wednesday.
This. of course, pleased the local players
and people. The contest began most au-
spiciously for Agelasto. His game was
new to Allen and worried the New Yorker
1actn
three games straight. and Allen wore p
serious face, though determination was
the background to the picture.
The game was replete with pretty plays,
and though Allen got the gauge OF his OPP
ponent in the fourth game, and kept it. he
was interested through the entire contest
Allen did not play as brilliantly as he
played Wednesday, except in one respect
and in that he surpassed his previous play,
His cross court smashes were the height
of perfection, and unfortunately for Agei-
asto he gave his opponent frequent oppor-
tunities for this style Of play.
First one side of the court and then the
other he would smash low and medium
Iobs with the precision of a rifle shot, and
a ball hit from the vantage point of
medium lob by this man is dead to the
world He has no choice to the side
of the river Styx he sends the return, but
to whichever side he sends 1t the point is
his before his opponent can catch his
breath, and 1t was In this fashion he
played and took the sets from virginia
representative.
Best Ladies' Game Of Tennis.
The best tennis ever played by ladies in
the club courts was played yesterday in a
match between Mrs. Wellington Hardy and
Miss Winner. The latter Is of the Bachelors
Club of Washington and Mrs Hardy of
the Country Club of Norfolk. The play be-
tween these two ladies became so interest
ing that 1t drew from the championship
singles of Allen and Agelasto.
1t was feared that Mrs. Hardy's lack of
practice would\ landicap her seriously, but
apparently 1t did not affect her In the least.
She played with great elaboration and
thoroughness. Her generalship was fine
1t was soon apparent to her that IL Miss
Winner was weak in any stroke 1t was the
backhand return, and to that hand she
placed her returns.
This style of play was effective. and Mrs.
Hardy pursued 1t to the end of the sets,