Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-11
DISTRICT TENNIS
As Result of Yesterdays Play
Tourney Ends Tomorrow.
WARM DOUBLE CONTESTS
Dove and Morgan Defeat Barnard
and Hume-Holtzman and Brit
ton Alse Winners.

Although not on the schedule, play in
the District championship tennis tourna-
meut was continued yesterday afternoon,
most of the less important matches being
gotten out of the way Ideal tennis
weather prevailed and the courts were in
splendid condition and this combination
proved to be too much of a temptation
for the players to withstand. and after
much telephoning and hurrying and sour
rying around the contestants were gotten
together and play begun, Notwithstanding
| the fact that the matches had been post
poned until today. AS result of yes.
terday's playing, the tournament will
probably come to a close tomorrow, as the
| finals In the mems singles have been
reached, and the semi-finals in the mems
| singles. consolation and mems doubles
The most interesting match Of yesterday
was that In which J. Maury Dove, jr :.
and Thomas p. Morgan, jr., defeated c.
A. Barnard and r. s. Hume winning two
out OF the three sets which were neces-
| the scores being 81, 40 and GO, The
winners had little or no trouble in taking
me me-, opening set. playing rings around
| their opponents. They were everywhere
makIng an KINDS OF returns. and turning
everything that came their way into
points.
Their service was fast and true and
their opponents could do nothing with it.
me Barnard Hume combination seemed
to find itself in the second round, how
ever. and redeemed itself. playing a
much better game, displaying good team
work and starring in individual play.
The result was that Dove and Morgan
| could do nothing with it, and finally lost
this set. 40 This loss seemed to spur
them on to greater efforts In the third,
and they managed to capture this one.
| and with 1T the match. In this set the
men were much more evenly matched
than the score would indicate. each point
and game being a hard-fought one. and
fast and exciting rallies were much in
evidence throughout. Had the losers
played bit more carefully they might
have won. but they tried many unnec-
essarily difficult plays and generally fail
ed TO pull them off.
Another match which drew a large
share of attention was the first round of
the mems doubles. when F. Hoffman
and John Britton met H. Stidham and ].
Baird, the former winning. 81 and 6-4.
This match was unusually interesting,
and the play was fast throughout. The
Holtzman-Britton combine owes its VIC
tory to its superior teamwork, as the
losers were its equals in individual play
and made many spectacular shots dur
ing the match, which repeatedly brought
the gallery to its feet. After losing the
first set, the men settled down for
| battle royal in the next set, both sides
playing as if their lives depended upon
the result.
The losers showed steady Improvement
and on several occasions it looked as if
they would take the set. Baird
played a splendid net game. so good.
in fact, that his opponents tried their
After tying the score at four-all. Holtz-
man and Britton managed to annex the
ninth and tenth games, which gave them
the match. This afternoon they meet w.
Ina I'D nv tn q 4I-
and q good match should result.
The feature Of the mems singles, con-
solutions. was the good work of II. F.
Lerch. who is making game fight
Yesterday he met and defeated J. H.
Parmalee in the first round, 6-3 and 60,
and A. NJ Chesley In the second round,
Ga and 6-3 In his match with Parma
lee he had but little trouble, allowing
his opponent but three games in the whole
match, but in Chesley Ell found a Tartar.
Chesley met him at all stages OF the
game and forced him to the limit. His
managed to handle it. although with no
| great degree of certainty. At ground COW
| ering both seemed to be about equal, but
| luck favored Lerch, and he finally won
out.
One match in the semi-finals Of the con-
solutions was decided, b. F. Schenck WIN
| ming rather easily from G. L. Alsburg,
60 and 60. This puts Schenck in the
nnalS, ms opponent OelnS the winner OF
| the Gore-Lerch match.
| The summaries for yesterday are:
Mems doubles. first round-J. Maury Dove jr..
| and Thomas p. Morgan. jr.. defeated C. A.
| Barnard aud Robert $. Hume. 81. IS and
GO; +. Hoffman and John Brtton defeated II.
Stdham and j. Baird. 6-2 and 81.
Mems singles, cOnsola tiOns; first rOund-H. T.
Lercb defeated J. H. Parmalee, Ga and 60.
Se4ond round-H. F. Lerch defeated A. NJ.
Chesley. 6-4 and 6-3.
Semi anal ronnd-B F. schenck defeated c.
| L. Alsburg, 60 and 60.
This afternoon will show the best tennis
of the tournament, as the finals of the
mems singles, the semi-finalS and finals
of the mems singles, consolation. and the
semi-finals of the mems doubles will be
decided. In the mems singles. Albert w.
Howard and w. B. lizard will clash. the
winner to meet the present champion.
Louis l. Doyle. for the title. In the con-
solutions. III. F. Lerch will meet A. J.
Gore and the winner will stack up against
B. F.. Schenck in the finals of that class
and In the mems doubles J. Maury Dove,
jr., and T. p. Morgan will meet ]. U
Moorehead and II. f. Cotton and +. Holtz-
man and ]. Brtton will meet W. E. lizard
and A. ]. Gore, the winners of these two
mn tcb RI in no finals