Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-31
CHEVY CHASE Clubs
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Thirty-Five Matches Decided
on Opening Day Before Large
Crowd of Spectators.

Every day is Decoration day at the
II Chevy Chase Club Judging from the flow
er-bedecked hats and color schemes which
have been worn by the many members
of Washington's ''four hundred at the
recent tennis and golf tournaments which
have been held there, and yesterday
afternoon, at the beginning Of the club IS
tourney. open to members only, society
was again out In force and took the place
by storm.
In all thirty-fve matches were decided,
a great many of which were exceedingly
close and hard fought When such a
large number of matches is played, it is
hard to pick out any single one the
! feature, but there were several which are
worthy of special mention.
In the mems singles (Scratch) the first
round brought out two pretty ones, three
sets being necessary in order to decide
the winners, Calvert finally triumphing
over Halstead, 4-6. 6-3 and 6-4 and Cas-
sells getting the big end Of the score in
his match with Ham. 6-4, 3-6 and 10.
In the former both men played good
games and the final result was always in
| doubt. while in the latter the men were
just evenly matched, the last set being
a deuce one before the winner was an
| nounced. In the second round, after
having lost the first set, Davidson rather
| easily won the next two over E. Morgan,
As. g. and 81.
The best contest in the mems singles
| (handicap) was that in which Cassells
| and c. Hackett tboth men scratch) were
stacked up against each other After the
| hardest kind of play, in which long and
speedy rallies were the features, Cas-
sells landed the match, 3-6 Cd and Ga.
In Hackett he had all that he could
! handle, and at one time it looked as If
he had met his master, but he settled
down and by steady uphill work finally
got the decision.
Mrs. Cassells' Double Victory.
In the woman's singles (scratch) Mrs.
Cassells, by defeating Miss Davidson in
the first round, 81 and rs, and Miss
Oliver in the second, 60 and 6-3, has
reached the final round. She is picked BY
many to win the title in this class, as she
has been putting UP splendid game and
seems to improve with every contest To-
day she is scheduled to meet the winner
i. of the Miss H. Downing-a1rs. McCammon
match. In the womans single (handicap)
no matches were played yesterday, al
though one was lost by Miss Fry (plus 15l
to Miss Merriam plus 300 by default.
| No matches were played in the mixed
doubles (landicap), and but five were
decided in the mems doubles (handicap),
three of the latter, however, being espe-
cially good ones. Aspinwall and Dagney
(plus half-15) defeated McCammon and
Stead, who had the same handicap, after
| three hard sets, 60. So and 6-4 The
| last set was by far the best of the three,
the winners being forced to exert them
| selves to the utmost for each point. In
| the Fuller and Fuller Williams and Poe
match the great exhibition of team
work shown by the first named pair gave
| them victory, 6-3 So and G-3. The
| nj ateh in rlo hot
| In which Ham and Frailey (scratch)
| were defeated by Cassells and Moorehead
| (minus half-15), the final score being 4-6,
| g. and 60. After losing tho opening
set the winners seemed to get their
| second wind and were almost invincible,
winning as they pleased.
The Summaries.
The summaries for yesterday are as
| follows:
Mems singles (all scratch)--First round-O Nc.
Cole defeated r. B. Poe; 60. Ga: C.. Hackett
stead DE-
sf Ham = ei EssHs d asssatsa v v
sa.s aI = MoTsan 40, 90 81; j. =. Moore
soandsH s. Davidson defeated B. Fuller t 4nS
head l%n,,s half-l5. defeated Finley plus half
9spop d ess B. a css:ss
escratch> defeated 9. Haekett scratch, 80,
plus Sc ss a. ae'fsaf fer t 81 Gn
defeated Calvert lseratch), Ga. SO, 90: D.
Fuller ssrasch defeated n Stead .plS n hsS
ssisiSs defeated $: Njans ,ps. sslt !s:
!scratehl.. 50, -; Davidson (plus half.3o) de
fsated Nc Mccamm9n tPIas hslf1s,. ss 90;
Second round-Poe tscratch) defeated Frailey
A. Fuller lscratch,. 50, IS: Halstead iplus
half-lS) defeated G. Dunlop fplus half-1o', &c
Women's singles taII scratch,-First round
Miss II. Downing defeated Miss f. Chew, Ga,
Is Semi-finals-Afr. Casselis defeated Miss
Womcn's singles. MISUNDERSTANDING round
miss M Merriam r 'pIus half3o defeated Miss Fry
Mems doubles. handicap-First round-Aspin-
wall and Dabney (plus half.15, defeated Mccain
Dunlop and NewboId scratch, defeated Morgan
and Morgan lpTs ha1f19 s Go $; Fuller and
Poe tplus half-15,. 6-3 90. 60. second round
-Cassells and Moorehead minus half-15) defeat
Dom and Johnston scratch, defeated Brown and
| Hackett tscratch). CO, 10.
| Play will be continued today and
| throughout the week until the schedule
| is Inc HidtcneS are
| to be decided today:
Mems singles. all scratch. first round-F. H.
| Brook vs.. +. W. DOM.
Second round-O McCammon W. H. G. Cole;
c. Hackett vs. winner of Rrook Dom match; D.
| Cassells g. Brown; \. Fuller VS.. II. W.
Hills.
Mems singles, handicap. first round-Brook
(minus haf-15, vs.. u. Morgan (plus haif-3Ob.
| Second round-Moorehead minus half-15l
winner Of Brook Morgan match: d. +. Fuller
| tscratrh) VS.. Faust fplus haf-3O: Cole (Dlus
| half 10, Donu (scrstrh) Ham fplus half1S
| Davidson
Woman,s singles scratch semi-fnal round -
Miss II. Downing Mrs. o. McCammon-win-
ner meet Mrs. Casses In the finals
| Womans singles. handicaD-Ffrst ronnd-Miss
Davidson tpus 15l Miss v. Downing 'scratch):
Miss oliver minus 10, vs.. Miss Merriam lnlus
30,: Mrs. McCammon fplus Is, Miss Chew
fscratch,: Miss NJ. Britton (pus 30) vs.. Miss II.
Downing iscratch).
,fixed doubles. handcap-Frst. rolnd-Nfiss
Oliver and Spencer tscratchI Miss II. Down
Ing and Dom tscratch,: Miss Merriam and Hack
EFT tplus half-15) Mr.. aud Mrs. Poe (pius
half-15): Mr.. and Mrs. Cassells fscratch) vs.. Miss
Davidson and Davidson iplus haif-1h MISC Y.
Downing and Finley tscratch) vs. Mrs. Mccain
mon and Newb0Id (scratch).
| Mems doubles. handicap-First round-Hastead
and Davidson tpns 80 vs.. icon and Mcou
(plus I5,. Second round-ASpip> il and Dabney
G,lus haf-l5) winner of Ha, ead-Davidson-