Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-06
HARDF0UGHT TENNIS
lizard Defeats Britton in Ex-
citing Matches for Local Title.
HOWARD BEATS HOFFMAN
Third Round of District Tourney Al.
most Completed and Fourth
Broken Into.

most Completed and Fourth
Broken Into.
With the exception Of one match, the
third round of the mems singles was CON-
pleted yesterday afternoon at the twenty
sixth annual District tennis tournament
which is being held this week at the
Bachelors tennis courts, and the men
singles, consolation and mems douoies
were broken into. Excellent progress Is
being made, and it is just possible the
tournament will be concluded by FRIDAY
night. In case it is net concILie1, pa!
will be postponed for Saturday afternoon,
owing to the fact that the al!-Washinston
team. of which most of the better players
are members, is scheduled to meet tne an
Norfolk team in the last Of the 1n!ercity
matches at Norfolk Va TIE persoi'. .e
of this team will be announced III W
morrow'S Star.
The third round furnished most OF the
excitement yesterday afternoon, two ex.
ceedingly hard-fought and URINARY
matches being decided. OF these TWO; me
most interesting was that IN WnicH
lizard defeated John Britton, 80, 10 ana
81. The other courts were deserted dur.
ing this match. the large GALAXY almost
surrounding the court. Britt ~ at onS ..
became the aggressor and LOCK the nrst
set before lizard knew what was happei.-
ing His forceful tactics carried the eX
champion If Honolulu completei! Oh VI
his feet and he won four out OF the nrst
five games. In the meantime, lzaro Mas
finding himself and as the game pios'eSs
ed his play improved.
He lost the opener, but came back
strong in the next two. The loss OF the
first seemed to spur him on to greater .
efforts. and in the second and thlro Dr.
ton was buried under an avalanche OIL
drives and smashes which were too much
for him, and although he played gooa,
hard game, lizard came out the V!ctor III
both. thereby gaining the decision LOT
the match. N,
The other feature match was the A. w.
Howard-F. Hoffman one. the 1orae.
winning after three hard sets. 80, %
and g. This match was equaAy as ~
teresting as that between lzard ana Din
ton: After losing the f,rs ..1 ses the NEXT
two, although each point was naro-
fought one, Towards superior steaolness
generally landing 1t. The Wlnne[ Mao
much more reserve power IMAM noltL
man, who seemed to nave useu ii'iioe''
up in the first set.
The only other match In the tnlrd rouno
was between Cake and W. D. Mclean
the veteran winning, Go ana u. NC
Lean was so used up after tne open ing
he was unable to finish the second SET,
Cake getting it by default. Cake meets
w, B. lizard in the semi-tinals today, ana
should come out victorious ne stahos
splendid chance of winning the toui n"
ment.
But one match was decided in the men $
doubles Yesterday, w. B. lizard and A. y.
Gore defeating E. NJ. Willis, Jr. ano n. r:
Lerch, 6-1 and 6-3. This matcn was niuCI
closer than the score would indicate, al
though it could be readily seen that tne
hest pair won. At times the play was fast
and furious, and long rallies OF rapid pay
we're in order throughout. BON sues
played lobbing game. occaslona,'y e;nt.
were earned by well delivered snots
through any opnings that happened 10
exist The winners played muGn ! ~
ter game as team, but the lnuiViuua.
play of both sides seemed 10 p .h.4 the
equal 1t is generally conceded that t.ie
winners of the doubles will be either the
Izard-Gore combination or that mace NY
by Moorehead and Cotton. l..
w. F. Boyles defeated H. Lansou on1sn ~
the opening match of the mems conso-
Iations, 81, % and ga. These men were
inst about evenly matched, and there was
hardly ever more than game separating
them throughout the entire match.
After Boyles had won the first set, -
Ianshnre took the first two games of the
second. Boyles soon overlook MN, nov now,
ever and it was not until the tWentI
game that Lansburg was declared ..iv
winner The third and last set was very
similar to the first. Win tne SUI the nert
all Boyles managed to annex the next
two games, thereby gaining the decision
for the match. Both men covered iots oI
ground and numerous spectacular shots
were pulled off by either one or the
other. s
One of the surprises Of the day was
tho easv victory of a. NJ. Chesley over
John Bridgett in the consultations. Bird
gett, who is the present local inter
Scholastic champion was lookeo upon a al
to TOW with him throughout the match
making points at will and allowing MIN
but three games in the entire match;
In the singles. the third round WIN De
this afternoon The first round of the
mems doubles will probably be completed
and the second broken into. and the
mems consultations will be rushed rapioY
toward completion. The summary Ior
yesterday is as follows:
Mems singles. second round-C. A. Barnard
defeated A. German. 6-1. 81 and 6-3: W. "a.
Mclean dc feated J. p. Mayfeld. Ga and St
Third round-Alfred W. Howard defeated F.
h tsotsd 1o,n B1,tton ana - and "a H.
s. Cake defeated w. n. Mclean. 60 and 81
Mems singles. consultations: first round-W r:
81; B. II. schcnck defeated B. G. Flournoy,
ga and b--3; \. NJ. Chesley defeated John
Bridget. G-l and 60: =. ). Gore defeated n
Mems doubles. first round-W. b. lizard and
A. J. Gore defeated f. NJ. Willis, jr., and II.
F. Lerch, Cd and 6-".
The card for today is as follows:
Mems singles. third round-N ". Mclean vs.
c. A. Barnard
Semi-fnal rounds-A. ". Howard winner
of McI.eanB Barnard match; w B. lizard vs.. Z.
H. S. Cake.
Mems singles. consolation: first round-C. L.
Alsburg VS.. II. c. Mclean. tr.: r. G. Tracy Vi.
A German: ]. II. Parmalee VS.. II. Lerch; c. l..
NeiheI VS.. F.. kidney
Mems doubles. preliminary round-F Holtz-
NAM and J. Britton ys. l.. A. Fischer and B.
r. Green; H. c. and w. D. Mclean vs. Baird
and Stratham.
First round-J. Maury Dove, jr., and Morgan
vs. c. A. Barnard and Hume.