Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-05
DISTRICT TENNIS
Second Roundof Tourney Com
pIeted and Third Started.
SEVERAL GOOD MATCHES
Hoffman Springs Surprise by Beat
ing Gould-Cake Has Little Trou-
bic Defeating Fischer.

Play was continued yesterday afternoon
in the District championship tennis tour
namert which is being decided at the
Bachelors tennis courts. and a largo
gallery was on hand. The second round
was completed and the third started
in the mems singles. and drawings were
made 10 the mems doubles and mems
consultations, one match being decided
in the former.
Several interesting matches were on
card, the two attracting the
most attention being those between Gould
and Hoffman, and Cake and Fischer.
In the former. much to every ones sur
prise. Hoffman came out on top after
three hard sets. Gould has been putting
up an unusually classy article OF tennis
and many looked for him to reach the
nnai brackets. but Hoffman proved to
De more than match for him. his
victory being clean cut and one due 10
superior playing. Gould started of well.
ahhexing the first set, and getting a
good start in the second. but Hoffman
finally hit his stride and by fast hut
careful play managed to overtake and
nnaiiy pass him. In this set and In
the third his play could not have been
improved upon. He seemed to have per-
rect control of both pace and direction
ard his service was unusually strong
and accurate. He won the third set. CD.
In rather easy fashion. This victory puts
him In the third round, and his match
this afternoon with Alfred w. Howard,
member Of the all Washington team,
will be watched with interest
In the Cake-Fischer match the former
had but little trouble in coming ont
ahead. lie played his usual strong game
covering lois OF ground and being un-
usually accurate In his placements Al
thouSh Fischer at times showed splendid
form. he was outclassed by the veteran,
who outplayed him at every stage of the
game. Cake is unusually strong Oh his
oackhand stroke. ana his clever use of II
gave him many points In yesterdays
present form there is no doubt but that
he will be seen in the finals. He is one
OF the most popular entrants in the tour
nament. and his victories have been wach-
ed with interest
Another good match was that in the
second round when w. b. lizard defeated
b. X. Green, 6-3 and Ga. lizard has
just recently returned from the Philip
pines and Hawaii. where he has been
playing a fine game, having held the
championship Of Honolulu at one time
lie Is just getting his land legs and has
been improving with every match since
his arrival In yesterdays match he
was very steady at critical points. and A.
was to his superior steadiness that he
owes his victory. Green PLAYED well and
showed very good form, but he could not
handle Izard's speedy returns with any
degree Of certainty and he played a some
what erratic game throughout
But one match was decided In the
doubles. J. L. Moorehead and Cotton de-
feating y. w. Mclean and Alfred w.
Howard, 10 and Ga. As the doubles AL
ways take well with the gallery, this
match was the center Of attraction The
winners were looked upon as such before
play was started, as Moorehead has de-
veloped into one Of the best of the local
contingent and Cotton is also considered
a good one. The losers played a fine
game and at one time II looked as il they
would land the match. In the first set
after losing two games, they settled
was the best they could do. however, as
the -Moorehead combination took
the next two, and the set. The second set
was by no means a walkover, and on
younger players had a good chance to
win, but the careful play OF their oppo-
nents, prevented them from taking advan-
tage Of these chances and they finally lost
the second. and with 1t the match.
The Doyles are not entered in the
doubles event, as Conrad B. cannot spare
the necessary time.
The summaries for yesterday are as
follows:
Mems sinsles-Flrst round-N W. Mclean de-
ltdteu I>eetn, ID. OeIdult. n GOrmAu
defeated j. Maury Dove. jr., by default; John
Britton defeated II. r. Lereh. Ga. 6-2. Second
ronnd-F. Holt1man defeated Ezra Gould. 4-6.
63, 3: w. Is. lizard defeated r. Il. Green.
IS, 81: John Britton defeated r. j. Bates.
60. 81; p. II. $. Cake defeated Louis A.
Fischer, 60. 81: G. A. Barnard defeated II. 4.
Mclean. "a, rs and then by default. Third
ronnd-N. w. Mclean defeated +. NJ. Willis jr..
81. e..
Mems doubles First round Moorehead and
Cotton defeated y. W. Mclean and Howard,
IS, Ga.
AS the mems singles event progresses
and the finals are being neared much
more interest Is being displayed. 1t
is expected that today will witness the
conclusion Of the third round. and the
beginning Of the fourth. or semi-fnaL
round The matches on the card for
today are:
Mems singes-Second round-w. n. Mclean vs..
J. J.. Mayfeid. Third round-A. W. Howard VS..
+. Hoffman: A. German vs.. e. A. barnard: j..
II. s. Cake winner Of Mclean Mayheld ma tch.
Mems doubles-First round-Dove and Morgan
VS.. BARNARD and Hume; lizard and Gore VS..
Willis and Lerch.
Mems consoiations-First round-R. Iansburgh
VS.. W. +. Boyles: c. L. Alsburg VS.. Mclean: II.
II. Schrench VS.. b. c. Flournoy: A. NJ Chesley
VS.. John Bridget; J. II. Parmalee Vs. II. Lerch:
c. l.. Neibel VS.. A. German; II. b. Gregory VI.
A. j. Gore.