The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
DEIS IN The TENNIS FINALS
Defeats George Parkes in Middle
Atlantic Tournament.
GeoEheEan Takes His Set from Lin
cOln-BriIIiant Play Feature of
Day an Bachelor Club Courts.

The mems singles in the Middle Atlantic
tennis tournament narrowed down p
the finals yesterday, when Deis defeated
George Parkes, the New Yorker. who. IN
the early stages Of the tournament, was
looked on as the probable winner.
The match was the fastest played 50
far in the tournament. The two men
played much the same style game. a net
game and using "a choppy stroke Deis
was especially good IN handling Parkes'
cross-cut drive. Parkes did not plIy
quite up 20 his usual standard, seeming
tired. and playing on the defensive
throughout. For the first two sets the
match was close. Deis won the first n
deuce set. by the hardest kind of work.
but in the second, after he had Parkes
three love. I'm games, the latter rallied
and beat Deis out for that set, Ga In
the next Parkes went 10 pieces and al
lowed his younger opponent % take a
love set from him.
Ge5ghegan. who has been looked upon
as the most likely winner Of the tourna-
rent. took his match from Lincoln in
easy style. Sco~e, %. g. Lincoln. up
10 yesterday. had been playing excellent
tennis but a slight injury TO his knee
handicapped him, and ne went down
before the expert placing Of Ge0ghegan.
Lincoln won the first two games of the
opening set, but was unable % get
farther The match was marked by sew
eral brilliant rallies in which Geoghegan
generally came on with the first honors.
rHt-F-.
the finals On the tournament and, all
though the former is a hot fayorite. "A
fast match is expected. The winner Of
the match will play Conrad 3 Doyle the
present holder Of the title. for the cham
pionship Of the Middle Atlantic Associa-
tlon
Before his match With Parkes. Deis
played q hard match with Hackett.
HaCkett played IN splendid form. and I'm
the third set after Deis had him 80. he
managed 90 deuce the set. first five ALL"
and later six all Il was a struggle for
the net throughout the match and Deis'
fine serve stood him in good stead
Miss Evans and Miss Winner will meet
to-day for the championship in the ladies
singles Miss Evans won the champion
ship Of the tournament. and now has TO
play Miss Winner the present holder OF
the Middle Atlantic title.
The semi-fnals for the mems doubles
will also be played off tomorrow. The
mems doubles tournament is for two
handsome solid silver cups the hand
soonest tennis prizes ever presented this
side Of New York The cups are the gifts
Of J. Thilman Hendrick. and go one %
each one Of the winning pair
Summaries:
Semi-Ana. round. mems siuglez-Deis beat Hack
ttt IS So SIS; Psrkes beat Hevman, 81,
IS, Geoghsgan heat Balleuser 60, 81
Seminal round mems singles -Geog5eEan beat
Lincoln GO. 80, Deis heat parkes IS, SO, So
First round ladies' singles Miss Evans beat Miss
Sadie o Doolittle. 6-3. So: Miss J. +. Doottle
wen from Miss DOYLE by default
Second round; ladies' singles-Miss Evans beat
Miss J r Doolittle. e. s..
Preliminary round cUus0ati0ns-Fl0umoy Won
from Barnard by default Wiley won from Smith by
default. George won from a. y. Lcrch. 81, 6-3.
HauiS eon from Kelly hy default.
First round consolation-Hyatt won from Gr0s
rcner bv default Hendrick won from Lerch by de-
fault. Cake won from Hill hv default; Wiley won
from Foumoy hy default: George won from Harm
hy default: Dom won from Warner by default;
Nhitlocs beat koudachef, So, 90; Wood won
from Thompson hy default.
Second round. c0nsolations-Hyatt beat Hendrick
6-3. So. Cake beat Wiley. 81. 81; George beat
DOM C-l. G-;; Whtloc5 beat Wood. 6-2 -. 81
Third round; consolations-Cake heat HYATT g.
6-l. Whitlock beat George 90. -. 6-3.
First round: mems doubles d 'Adhcmar and Berns-
dorf heat CasserIs ard Malone. s. 60: Hills and
partes beat Carlisle and Lincoln. 6-3. 81
Preliminary round mixed dcubles-Miss DOYLE and
e.. Doylc won from Miss Chase and Mr. Malone hy
default; Miss Winner ard Nh Baengcr beat Miss
Evans and Mr. Whitl0ck GO. 81
First round. mixed douhes-AlIs. Newh0ld and nr.
GlazebTook beat Miss Brewster aud Mr.. CasseHs
G. SIS; Miss Lincoln and Mr.. Lincoln beat Miss
Oliver and Mr.. Carlisle as - g, Miss DOYLE
and e. Doyle beat Miss Sanger and SIR. Hsckett
IS, 4-6. CO; Miss Winner and MI Baenger beat
Miss McClay and Mr. Hills. As IS. e.