Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
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Moorehead Finishes Strong


In the second set Grosvenor captured
| the first two games, and 1t looked fo, a,
time as if this one was just continual
tton Of the first and that lie would run
right through the set, as he allowed his
opponent to score but three points in
these two games and appeared to be get
ing stronger About this time Moore
head pulled himself together and by
taking the next three passed him
Grosvenor tied UP in the. next, making
the score three-al, but from this point
Moorehead had his own way, taking the
| next three with comparative ease. there
by landing this set, Ga. The card for
this one and for the third, which was very
similar, is as follows:
Second set
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Third set
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1t was noticeable throughout the match
that Grosvenor's serve was almost per-
rect for accuracy, despite tho wind which
made the ball curve good deal, and in
the fourth set this proved to be an inn
portant factor In the scoring. He man
aged TO get his first ball over the net
nearly every time and with no let-down
| In speed. This, Of course, made It hard
| for Moorehead to handle and cost him
several points. In this set, with the score
| 80 in his favor. Moorehead weakened
| little. and Grosvenor was quick to take
this advantage, winning the set 6-3, after
taking four straight games. The speed
displayed in the first three sets was lack
ing in this one. both players sacrificing
speed for cautiousness, each realizing
that at this late stage Of the game every
point would count, and that one mis-
play might mean. the match and title.
Moorehead's accurate placements had
been in evidence throughout the other
he yfv
all kinds of difficult shots and keeping
Grosvenor chasing from one corner of
| the court to the other. A little thing like
this did not Worry the man who brought
the railroad presidents to terms. however.
and he proved to be the IMAM Of the
hour" covering acres of ground and re-
turning many shots which seemed almost
impossible. He was especially good with
his back-hand strokes in this set and
Mooreheads style of play gave him many
| an opportunity to use them. Grosvenor
tied the score, Fall, by winning this set,
6-3. the card for which is as follows:
Fourth set
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Grosvenor's Good Start.
In the last set Grosvenor took four out
OF the first five and things began to look
pretty bad for his opponent In these
games Moorehead slackened up in his
speed, allowing Grosvenor to take the
net, from which place ofvantage he was
able to score by shooting the ball down
the side lines just out of reach. Seeing
how things were going, he wisely chang
ed his pace and style Of play and went
back to his fast speedy game. This
change was responsible for his victory.
as from this point on he had things his
own way. finally taking the set, and with
II the match and title. The card for
this set follows:
Fifth set
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At tire conclusion of this match bot,
players were warmly congratulated for
the excellent game they put up This
victory adds Mooreheads name to that
of Hill and GrosvenOr on the navy
cup" which becomes his property for one
year. Although Grosvenor had been sick
for the last few days his play did not
show It, as he played the game OF his
life and Moorehead deserves lots of
credit for winning.
The only other matches played yester-
day were in the mems consultations. In
the best one of these. A. Fuller defeated
the final score being TO and 81. AS
may be seen by. the scores, these players
We're very evenly matched, and it was
only after the hardest kind OF play that
Fuller was able to get the decision.
Aside from the consultations, but one
more match Is on the program, that be-
tween Miss Oliver and A. Fuller tscratch)
and Mrs. McCamnon and Newbold
{scratch), in the final round Of the mixed
doubles (handicap). This match will not
DO played until tomorrow, but the con-
solutions will be continued today and
every other day until completed.
The Summaries.
The summaries for yesterday are as
follows: