The Washington herald., 1910-05-18

With true championship weather, YES
terday afternoon. on the courts OF the
Chevy Chase Club, saw the real ability
OF the contestants in the third annual in
vitation tennis tournament revealed. The
preliminaries of Monday served to loosen
up the muscles OF the racket wielders
and get them accustomed to the courts.
Snappy. close sets were the order of the
day, and good progress was made toward
the semi-fnals in all classes. In singles.
Gordon's contest with Grant was the fea-
ture event. Much improved in form over
Monday. Gordon slipped in his side and
cross-court strokes with telling effect
After the first set, which he lost. IS,
Grant rallied and took the second In easy
style at 6-3, but weakened badly and let
the last go 60
In the mems doubles. Touchard and
Connell, OF New York, met as their first
opponents Grant and Davis and the re-
suiting contest was the leading feature
OF the day. The first set came rather
easily, Touchard and Connell allowing
only one game to get by them In the
second, however Touchard developed a
seeming careless spirit, sent over several
outside returns, and the set was finally
lost Sc. 1t proved TO be that he was
merely loa1ng, for in the deciding event
ne came back with accurate serves and
low close net strokes. and with the time
ly support Of his partner the set was
won, 60. Grant gave the two New
Workers something to think about in his
reverse trist stroke, OF which there was
more than one. which made the games
longer, with duece and vantage.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, in their match
with James-Wiley. nearly met their Wa
terloo. Two long-drawn-out and well con-
tested sets were required TO decide the
honors, but they finally went TO the two
hrst-named gentlemen with scores OF is.
rs.
Another interesting contest in the doubles
was that of Wood-Cole with Fraily-Ham
Wood and Cole took the first set with
comparative ease, but entirely lost their
grip In the second. and had hard shedding
to get the deciding factor in rs.
But one match was played of in the
mixed doubles. Miss Winner and Mr.. HIN
taking their contest with Miss Bodlev
and Mr. Cotton in two straight sets. In
the ladies' singles all OF the first round
pairings were gotten out of the way
Three Of the six went by default, and
although none Of the other three were
marked by close scores, stu the MAY
was not so tame as some Of the onlook-
ers had expected. Summaries follow:
Mems siugles-First round remaindcry. JobnsoD
defeated Cake. 81 6-3: Dom defeated Ham. as
VI; Mahan defeated Brooke. 81 6-l
Mems singes-SeCOnd round remainder. Nc
Chung defeated Bates 6-3 6-3. johnson defeated
Dom. 81 60: james defeated Grosvenor 0G. ~
- 6-5; Hin defea-ed Buckingham. 60. 60: Cor.
don defeated Grant. -. 6-3 Go.
Mems snsles-ThEd round: Touchard defeated
Mclean. 81 60.
Mems d0ubles-First round. Mclean ard Co.,
defeated Hackett and Morehead, ca. 60; Mahsn
ana johnson defeated Gordon and Dies. 81. e-l. /
Wood and Cole defeated Frailey and Ham g. /
10. -; G. Brown and Train defeated FINLEY and I
Partner BY default; Brown and Train defeated 4
bladgen and Partner by default: Touchari and Con
nell defeated Grant and Davis 81. Sc SO. C;ro.-
venor and GrosTenor defeated Hill and Dom. g /
- James and Wiley defeated Hackett and Brooke.
IS. o.
Mems doube-Second round Toucbard and Co,-
mel defeated Brown and Tain. g. So: Groerenor
and Groeevnor defeated James and Wiley. IS IS
Mixed doubes-Flrst round: Miss Winner and
Nir. Hin defeated Miss Bodley and Mr.. Cotton.
80 g.
Ladies sinsies-First round: Miss Winner defeated
Miss Hinckley. 60. 81. Miss Mary Chew de-
eaied Mrs. Manage b. default Miss Schroeder de- \
eated Miss Bryan. 6-3. SIS; Miss Krug defeated
Mise Oliver By default Miss Meredith defeated
Miss Downing. 6-3 so: Miss Turtle defeated Nfiss
woodward by default; Miss KING defeated NJ.
0assels (byel, IS *