The Washington times., 1907-09-01
.GEOGEHAN WINNER
OF TENNIS TITLE
At CUMBERLAND
Beats Drennen and Kerr
DefaultS-LadieS'
Doubles.

( CUMBERLAND Nd. aug. a.-Geoge-
/ han. Of Washington. D. c., won the
( champions Of western Maryland in
! the tennis finals this afternoon at the
annual tourney Of the Potomac Club.
he defeated Bremen, Of Wheeling.
champion CT West Virginia; Kerr, OF
! Baltimore. who has held the cup for
I TWO years defauIted, and the ritls for
I one year went 10 GeOgehan.
ain the mems singles, Sammis, OF New
York, won the first division BY defeat
/ ing Hump hries and Cfeogehan, OF Wash
I ington, won the second division BY de-
/ feating Heintz, Of Cumberland, the pres
/ ent champion Of the Potomac Club The
match between Sammis, OF the first dlvi-
sion, and GeOgenan winner OF the sec
Ond division. was won b. the latter with
The same apparent ease that he has won
all his matches.
His great strength is IN his accurate
overhead smashing. de won every
match without apparently exerting him
4 self 10 any great extent
Mems Singles and Doubles.
( The scores in the mems singles were
+ as follows. Sammis defeated Humph-
les. 6-3. 10; Geogehan defeated
I Heintz. 81. Ell; Geogehan defeated
/ Szmmls, Go, I'll; A. Hunter Boyd de-
Z fcated Powell, 60. 81; Armstrong de-
+ leated Boyd, -, g. Drennen defeated
Fleming OF Fairmount, e-S. 4-5, o.
II the u+eI QOQDIes Armstrong anu
keedy defeated Lawler and Wimbrough,
2 "a, 81; Beall, UniOntown Pa, and
s-tauner, Reading, Pa, defauIted TO Geo
Eehan and Van Hoesen, both Of Wash
luston; Geogehan and Van Hoesen, both
u Washington. defeated Watson and
leming, both of Paramount, ". Va,
IS, 81; DTennen, Wheeling, and White,
ParkersburS, defeated Powell, Cumber-
land, former champion OF the Potomac
Club. and McLanahan. Baltimore, s.,
! -. Go, Smith and HeInz defeated
! Mickey and FitzSimon. Smith and
| Heintz defeated Gordon, Washington.
! and Henderson.
Results in Ladies Doubles.
The ladies' doubles were completed.
Miss Harlan. Of Philadelphia. and Mss
Davis. OF Baltimore. winning the event,
| defeating Miss Randall and Miss Dye.
both OF Annapolis; AID defeating Mss
Smith and Mrs kelierInans IS asnlnB- =
b ton. d. G, BY default. Tie winners OK
this event Outclassed the field and won
without eXertion.
The ladies' singles were played 10 the
finals, Miss Harlan winning the hrst
and Miss Davis winning the second d.
/ vision. The winner Of the match 70 De
PLAYED between the two named VIII hold
the championship for the year IN the
ladies' singles Both OF these players
are rated as among the best in the coun-
| try. and victory for each Is claimed Dy
! their respective friends and admirers
i
! the closest and most exciting match OF
the whole tournament H h Dicksy.
Cumberland. and Miss Harlan. PEla-
delDhia Won the first division. defeat
ing their opponents with ease. while A
Hunter Boyd and Miss Davis won the
! second dix isiOu. This left the tNO teams
10 play for the championship.
, Tn the FIRST set Mr.. Dickey and Mss
Harlan 0utplayed their OPPONENTS AMI
won By using better judgment in piar-
ing their drives. Both teams played a
b Northumberland game. IN the second
end third sets Boyd's superb FORK at
the net. backed W by Miss Davis ac-
| cUTate placing and lobbIns from the
: hack court. was TOO much for their op-
b DCBCnts who did not seem able 10 pass
Bcyd at the net. ard even when they
! did succeed IN this Miss Davis would
2 return the ball. lObbing over Mr.. Dickay
2 at the net II was anyCne's match all
the way through, and during the many
b brilliant shots made by both sides the
excitement and enthusiasm was intense