The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

special to The Washington Head
Baltimore. Md. July Is.-The Baltimore
team OF the Interclty Tennis Association
won its second match Of the season from
Washington. this afternoon. on the courts
of the Baltimore Country Club, capturing
ten out Of twelve matches played
The locals won six out OF the eight
matches in the singles. and made a clean
sweep In the doubles. capturing ali four
Of the matches.
This Is much better than they were sbIe
70 do IN the last match, which was PLAYED
between the two teams on the course OF
the Chevy Chase Club In Washington, for
they were only able TO make an even
break IN the singles, while they Won all
Of the doubles
The victory to-day gives the local team
undisputed possession OF second place IN
the association, with two matches won
and one lost Philadelphia stands first.
having won all three OF the matches
played. while Washington brings I'd the
rear. with three straight defeats. one OF
the largest galleries ever seen al a tennis
match IN this city was present. and took
a lively interest IN the events, heartily
S-fcS4AAs NlAe Winning payers
Doyle Defeats COIst0n.
The top Individual honors Of the day
went 70 the star member OF the washing
ton team. Conrad B. Doyle. who defeated
Frederick c Colston. the best OF the local
players, Pa, 81. 81
Doyle beat Colston in the match -s-
Gently played IN Washington. and besides
this victory has beaten ". c. Clothier.
the former national champion; ?. B.
Dewhurst. the veIl-known PHILADELPHIA.
expert. who IS the present holder OF the
CatonSville challenge cup. and Wallace
Johnson, another PPhnadelphia PLAYER
with national reputation. DOYLE has
the distinction OF not having lost q match
this year. and Is. undoubtedly. the best
player in the South. He wiII 70 70 Long
wood. Mass. early in August 70 coupsfA
in the tournament OF the Eastern cham
pionships- II he maintains his present
form. he VIII, undoubtedly. be heard from
n that tourney.
Match Proves Exciting.
The match between these two cracks
wss exciting in the extreme. Co!stoa
played brilliantly during the first set and
won easily. 81 After that however. h
fell down badly. allowing MS opponent
repeatedly to pass him in the net. and
was defeated. 81. 81
Doyle shows remarkable speed and u-e-
cision in playing. His service is eSpe-
cially fine. the second ball being fully as
hard as the first. The play that fooled
Colston the most was q tricky cut bah
that bounded nearly into the net making
successful return almost Impossible
All Of the matches in the singles were
closely contested, the Washington players
making the local men work hard for each
victory In an especially good contest
Campbell COlstcn defeated Harold E.
Doyle IN three sets, So. %. 6-5 Cur
ran ". Harvey, OF the Mount washing
Ton Club. also won q weIl-pIsyed match
from G. c. Lincoln. I2-14 -
Lose All Double Matches
In the doubles the local men won
everything n sight The feature match
went TO Fred Colston and Campbell Col
stoa, who defeated the Doyle brothers
in straight sets. 60 6-L The match
probably next n interest was that IN
which John S. Kerr and Charles G
Brooke defeated J. II. Carlisle and c.
G. Lincoln. -. +5 s. After plav
the visitors were entertained at dinner
in the clubhouse John Ensor. presi-
dent OF the Baltimore Lawn Tennis As
sociatiOn. presided
ne DalAAEulEe NEdl4A SLL4A a good
chance 10 even Up matters with the
crack Philadelphians. for the two teams
Will meet in the final match Of the sea-
son at Philadelphia on September j.
IN the match recently played in Phila-
delpfia between the Quakers and the
Washington team. the former won only
nine matches out OF twelve. Yesterday
the local men beat this performance by
winning ten out OF twelve matches The
Baltimore and Washington teams viii
probably meet ir an informal match
some time in August.
The Summaries.
Sinsies-C- 3. Doyle defeated F. F. Colstoa, -.
81. 81. J. A. C. Colstou defeated H E D1vle
sS. -. -; Spencer Gordon defeated Basil Waz-
ner. 50 e7, 6-5; Cu-Tzr Harvey defeated G. q.
Lincoln, E-b rs: A. y. Atkinson defeated L
Doyls - -is ". v. Svuing-oa. =. defeated q.
R. Collier. 80 IS; = " Hiu defeated J. II
Carlisle. Ia. SO; c G Brooke defeated E h.
Brooke. e-S. -
Doubies-Coiston and Cols-on defeated D5yie sni
Doyle. 80, -; SyIizEzou and Harvey defeated
Collier ard Brooke. 90. 6-Is Atkinson and B1Eie
defeated Gordon ard L. Doyie. - 80 50: Ksrr
and Brooke defeated Ltncola and Carlisle, - -
80