Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-02
TENNIS TOURNEY AT
CHEVY CHASE CLUB
Gilbert Grosvenor Defeats
Ralph Hills in Feature
Match of Day.

Bleak and threatening weather was re-
sponsible for a small gallery and but few
matches being played in the Chevy Chase
Clubs closed tennis tournament yester-
day afternoon, but notwithstanding this.
good progress has been made and in some
of the classes the Semi-fnalS and finals
have been reached.
In the third round of the mems singles,
Gilbert II. Grosvenor and Ralph W. Hills
furnished the feature match of the day.
the former finally winning after three
hard sets, .6-3, 6-s and rs. Grosvenor is
won it in 1908. consequently their yes
terdays meeting was of a great deal of
Importance, as 1t meant that one of the
best players would be eliminated, and
any chance he had of getting a second
leg on the trophy killed for another year.
at least.
In the opening set the winner had very
little trouble, as Hills was erratic and
could not pull himself together for any
length of time. In the last two, however,
some of the most brilliant tennis which
has been shown SO far was displayed. The
men were evenly matched. both sets be-
ing deuce ones. They played similar
from the back court line, gradually trying
to gain the net from which vantage point
it was generally easy to score by shoot
ing the ball out of reach down the side
court lines. Hills service, which has
been such a puzzler for most of his OPP
ponentS in previous matches, was just to
Grosvenor's liking yesterday. while Hills
had not little trouble in handling that
of Grosvenor. In the second set 1T looked
very much as if Hills would lose out, as
the score was to 3 against him at one
time. but by a brilliant run, in which
some exceedingly fast play was brought
out, he captured four straight games and
lie Set. in tile third ne nad his op9onen.
in the same hole, but this time Grosvenor
made the Garrison finish," taking five
out of the remaining six games, and
thereby winning the match.
Beautiful Tennis.
In what was really the closest match
of the tourney, in the semi-final round Of
the women's singles. handicap Miss
Chew won from Miss II. Downing. This
match was certainly beauty, the first
set calling for eighteen games before a
decision could be reached, While the Sec
ond. in which sixteen were necessary,
was almost as long. This match was
nip and tuck throughout, first one side
eading, then the other. Several times
during each set both play ers came within
one point of winning, but this one point
was not forthcoming. Several fast and
lengthy rallies were the features OF this
match, and when Miss Chew finally scor-
ed the victory, both payers were nearly
exhausted from their efforts. This VIC
tory puts Miss Chew in the finals with
Miss Davidson (plus 15) as her opponent.
After working their way to the semi
final rouud in the mems doubles, handi-
cap, Cassells and Moorehead lminus halt
lO met their masters in Halstead and
Davidson (pluS 15), the score being 3-6,
"a and S-6. This proved to be an in
teresting match and at times very ex-
citing.
fosters were handicapped pretty
heavily, however, and although they put
up a stiff, game fight they could not get
the decision. The last set was the best, and
after the Cassells- Moorehead combination
mad tied the score at fOO-all. it 10, keo
as If they would eventually win, but, as
the well-known adaee runs, appearances
are deceitful." and thus proved to be the
case here. the favOrites losing out after
fourteen hard games.
But two matches in the mixed doubles
handicap were decided yesterday, Mss
Merriam and D. Fuller (plus half l5) los
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Poe (plus half l0.
Ga and "a. and Mr.. and Mrs. Cassells
(scratch) winning from Miss Davidson
and Davidson (plus half 1O. Ga and 81.
Drawings for the women'S doubles.
handicap, have been made and matches