Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Scenes of the One on Court of Batche-
lors' Club.

When the tennis tournament at the courts
of the Bachelors Lawn Tennis Club COM
menced yesterday afternoon at o'clock
there was not large attendance, but as
the tournament progressed many ladies and
members of the club attended. The pre-
liminary rounds of singles for the tennis
championship of the south were played
under the auspices of the Bachelors Club
and players from New York and Norfolk
have arrived in the city to participate IN
the thirteen annual matches. These viii
continue until Saturday, when the runner
up will contest with Harry f. Allen of New
York the winner Of last years champion
shij, Davidson. Geoghegan, Paret and Lit
tie showed up well in the prelminaries and
will doubtless be the leading candidates for
the finals, though one will drop out this
afternoon when Little and Geoghegan play
their second round. This morning the sin
giles were played, and some good work
done.
Many ladies were IN attendance. and the
players seemed as though the hot, sultry
atmosphere seemed just to their liking. In
the match between Whitelaw and Sheridan
the latter won by default. Colston beat
Dom 60 and 81. The match between Paret
and Walker went 10 Paret by default,
Touchard beat Brown, Ga and 60; David
son won from CfOSNenOT, ~ I'll, j. >.
Ke-r from Smith, 6-3, 60: Paret from
Ea ger, 60, 60; Kelly from Wood, 60, 60;
T. Is from Lundy, 6-3, rs; Kelly defeated
Hills, o. 60; karr won from Kelly, 81,
S-6: Lincoln from Van Hoesen. 6-l, f-6. 6-3 /;
Swenarton from S. w. Hendrick. 6-2, Ga;
Glazebrook from Cake. 60, G-3; Ballnger
from Kenyon. GO, 6-3; Gordon from Lar
ner by default; Geoghegan from Wilson,
60, 6-1, and Little from Phillips, SO. 81.
At > o'clock this afternoon the doubles
began and some OF the best matches OF
the tournament will be played, and large
crowd will doubtless be in attendance. The
referee yesterday was Mr.. Eugene Carusi
of the local club and the committee which
is in charge consists of Messrs. j. Miller
Kenyon. Herbert Deerng. r. Eveleth Whit
ing H. c. Sheridan and Ralph w. Hills.
In the preliminaries Kelly defeated Wood
6-1, GO. and Hills, Bachelors, won from
Lundy, Capitol Hill, 6-3. -.
In the first rounds Sheridan, Baltimore,
won from Whitehead of Norfolk by de-
fault Colston, Baltimore. defeated Dom,
Bachelors, co. 81. Paret New York,
won from Walker, Washington, by default.
Touchard, Baltimore; defeated Brown
Bachelors, O., Go. Davidson, Bachelors,
defeated Grosvenor. Bachelors, 6-3 60.
Parkes Bachelors, defeated Eager. Wash
ington, Go g.
The only three set matches of the day was
that between Lincoln of Washington and
Van Hoesen of Capitol HILL the former
winning, 6-1. 4-6. 6-3. Swenarton, Bach
elors', defeated Henrick Bachelors, 60, Ga.
Glazebrook. Bachelors, defeated Cake
Bachelors, o. 6-3. Ballinger, Bachelors
defeated Kenyon. Bachelors. 90, 6-3
Geoghegan, Washington. defeated Wilson,
Bachelors, 60, 81
In the second round, played later in the
afternoon, Colston defeated Sheridan, 60
6-1; Kelly defeated Poe, 60, 90; Paret de-
feated Touchard. after a harder struggle
than the score shows, 6-2, 6-3.
In the doubles this afternoon Ballinger
and Wilson are matched to play Geoghegan
and partner.
Little and partner will play the winner of
the match between Wood and Mitchell and
Colston and Gordon. Davidson and Paret
will play the winners Of the GlaZebrook and
Larner and Touchard and partner match.
Lincoln and Carlisle will play Parkes and
Hills.
In the ladies' singles the following are
matched: Mrs. Franklin Geoghegan VS..
Miss Ethel Smith; Miss Ferguson VS.. win
ner of the Miss Harvey and Miss Spurgin
match; Miss Ethel Winner winner of
Mrs. Goldsborough and Miss Marie Winner
match; Mrs. Morrow Mrs. Walker. The
championship will be played Saturday. The
runner-up will be required to play Miss
Carrie Seeley Of Cincinnati, who now holds
the southern cup.