Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-24
TENNIS TOURNEY CLOSES
NOTABLES ON HAND FOR CHEVY
CHASE EVENT.
President Taft Presents Prizes to
Winners-Johnson and Mahan
Beat Doyle Brothers.

| To the accompaniment of the Marine
Band the remaining important rounds
Of the third annual tennis tournament
were played yesterday. afternoon at the
Chevy Chase Club, a large and enthusi-
astic gallery, including the President
Gen. Edwards. Capt. Butt. Mrs Robert
Roosevelt of New York the Britin-
Browns. Rear Admiral Dillingham;,
Count de Chambrun of the French en-
bassy and any number of the other
notables being on hand
Chairman E. p. Grosvenor and his CO.
workers, Messrs. Hills. Cassells and
Dom, are receiving congratula tions
from all sides for the good manage
ment displayed in running off this most
successful of tournaments. Since its
inception. three years ago, it has made
rapid strides toward the top, and has,
in fact, almost reached it. In the tour
nament just completed four of the ten
ranking players of the country were
among the entrants. and another would
have been had it not been for illness
in his family. 1t has long been the
ambition of the Chevy Chase tennis
committee-and. in fact, of the whole
club-to make this affair the big spring
event in the tennis world. and from
present Indications it looks as if this
ambition will be realized before many
years have rolled by.
The winners yesterday were Wallace F..
Johnson Of the Merton Cricket Club of
Philadelphia, coupled with l.. f. Mahan
of the West Side Tennis Club Of New
York, In the challenge round Of the mems
doubles; Miss Hildegard Turtle of Brook
lyn. N. y. with Mr. johnson as a part
rer in the finals of the mixed doubles,
md Mo
giles. consultations. The other winners in
the tournament were George F. Touchard
of the New \ ork Lawn Tennis Club. n
the finals and challenge round of &c
mems singles, and Miss Marie Winner in
the finals OF the wOmens singles.
President Honors Touchard.
President Taft in short congratulate
tory speech presented the prizes in each
case, thus making a fitting ending for so
successful tournament. Mr.. Touchard
was taken down with tonsilitis yesterday,
as result of getting caught in the rain
while out automobiling on the previous
day, ard was too Ill to be out. necessitat-
ing the forfeiting of the match which
was scheduled between him and Miss
Downing and Mr.. Hills and Miss Winner
In the semi-finals of the mixed double
event. He did not lose out of the presen-
tations. however. as President Taft went
to his room in the bungalow of the club
ana gave him his prize there.
The feature match of yesterday after
Moons sport was the challenge round of
the men $ doubles, when, much to every
ones surprise, Conrad 3. and Harold E.
Doyle, the title holders, were decisive!y
defeated. g., Ga and 6-:, by Mahan
and Johnson. Harold, with his accurate
placements, and Connie with his ter
rife speed made a combination which is
hard to beat and which mas won so mucn
n nfn ,s,r1fr hat ho0
to be a habit with them, but Yesterday
they were up against the real thing, and
although they put up stiff. hard fight. IL
was to little no avail, they being on
the small side of the score card i'll three
straight sets e., 81: and 6-4.
Manan and Johnson got lying start In
the opening set, taking the first two
games. The Doyles got busy and took
very stubpornly contested. The only other
Doyle victory in this, set was in the
seventh game, which was also exciting
liz this one some clever tennis was
shown, exceedingly long rallies being in
order.
Second Set the Best.
The second set was the best OF the
three, and although the winners were
ahead all OF the time, the losers at one
stage OF the game were within two
points o. tying them up The feature
of the match was Mahans pretty work,
the eX-collegiate champion putting up the
best game he has yet shown here, being
unusually speedy in his serve and ex-
| ceedingly strong at overhead play. Many
thought he put up better game than
did Johnson who played well, showing
bursts of his od-.ime speed which had
his opponents going throughout. On the
other hand, the Doyle brothers did not
show their best form. at times playing
like a couple of schOO5oys. The prob
able reason is simply this: Tennis is
one of the few games i'm which prac-
tce. unless with better players. does lit
tie or no good. and as there are no bet
ter men in the District for them to prac-
tice with, they have gotten little stale.
They played in hard luck several times
or they might have taken this set Con
ME- had his sneed with him, but he was
erratic in spots, while Harold's place
ments were not working we'll, he knock
| ing the ball any place but in the court.
Both weakened at critical points. The
score for this set was Ca.
In the third and last set the champions
| tried hard enough. but were simply out
classed, their opponents getting every
thing on their side and then returning
| the ball so fast that the Doyles couldn't
SOC II Al times the match was interest