Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

AA.Phiiadelphia Team Defeats
Locals 8 Matches to 4.
PRESIDENT TAFT LOOKS ON
Contest Hard Fought-Doyle Broth
ers Win Three of Washington's
Four Games.


Before an unusually large and enthusi-
astic gallery the alI-Philadelphla tennis
team scored a decisive victory over the
local racquet wielders in the first or the
in,ercity matches at the Chevy Chase
courts Yesterday afternoon. taking eight
GU, of the twelve which were played
Prominent among the notables who were
arresent were President Taft, Capt Archl-
ha1d Rutt Secretary of War Dickinson,
Admiral Steed, Rear Admiral Dillingham;,
Tho Siamese minister the German am
'bassador. the first secretaries of the Brit
i,h and Japanese legations, Justice Ga
haugh and many others prominent III
diplomatic and society circles
If il was not for the Doyle family this
CITY would certainly be In a bad way for
good tennis material Three out OF the
four local victories were won by them.
Conrad B. and Harold f. each landing
his match in the singles and the two
winning in the doubles.
Notwithstanding the fact that the men
from the City of Brotherly Love won the
tournament. the matches were all hara-
fought ones, it being necessary 10 pay
the third set In half of those played De-
fore the winners could be decided upon
Probably the most interesting match IN
the singles was that IN when a; w
Howard defeated r. p. Brown or the
visiting team Sc, 6-3 and l3-11. In
this match good tennis was shown
throughout. Brown got flying start by
winning the first set and taking the TWO
opening games in the second Howard
settled down at this point and, playing a
steady. uphill game. took six out Of the
next seven games. thereby winning that
set In the third and las. both men
played as If their lives depended on the
result each making brilliant plays one
after the other With the score four-all
and knowing that one misplay might
prove fatal, both began playing safe. be-
Ing afraid to take any chances. Long
rallies of brilliant play resulted. and
when the local man finally won. after
twenty-four hard games. he was cheered
to the echo.
The only other matches in the singles in
which the locals came out victorious were
those in which Connie Doyle defeated
]. r. Carpenter. 6-1 and "a. and in
which his brother. Harold E.. triumphed
over III. G. Townsend. jr.. 81 and ~
In the former Connie, playing to the
same form and displaying the same bril-
liant flashes of court generalship which
have dazzled the tennis followers OF this
locality for the past few years, won
handily. never being in danger and having
things his own way from beginning to
end.
In the latter Harold put up his usual
star game, his ability to pull off the
Willie Keller stunt of placing it where
they amt standing him in good stead
and giving him an easy victory.
Played Hard Game.
In his match with H. NJ. Tilden. Spencer
Gordon played hard game and he de-
served to win. He kept his opponent
hustl.ng all the time, and at several
stages things looked like they might
point his way. After being defeated in
the first set, he showed a complete re-
versal Of form and easily took the second
In the third every game was splritediy
contested, and in most OF them IT was not
until the last point was scored that the
winner was decided. Gordon finally lost
out, 81. Id and 6-3.
The G. H. Grosvenor-H. B. Register
match furnished some good sport, the
second set being of unusual interest. ff-
teen games being necessary to decide the
winner. The local man took this after
having lost the first In the third ne
weakened badly toward the end ana was
defeated. The scores for this match were
63, 10 and 81.
In the first match in the doubles event
the local team. ]. Homer Deis and Spencer
Gordon. met defeat at the hands of r. l..
James and H. L. Tllden. g. and 81. In
this enc the visitors completely outclassed
the locals, and this fact could be plainly
seen soon after play was started. win
better teamwork Gordon and DelS would
put up good hight against any one, but
II yesterdays match, while they played
good games. their work was more In the
nature Of individual play, they having
run-ins several times. and just as many
times both being at the same place and
watching the ball land somewhere else.
Although James has the reputation or
being the better player, consensus OF
opinion says that Tilden put UP the better
game This is not taking away any OF
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displayed excellent tennis. Tllden had an
exceedingly speedy serve, which ne gener-
ally managed to get over the nrst time
This and the great speed shown by both
was largely responsible for their easy VIC
tory.
With the same ease that Tilden and
James defeated Gordon and DeiS In the
first match, Doyle and Doyle won from
T. r. Carpenter and H. b. Register in
the second. For the first time this
season the Doyle brothers displayed their
old-time form, and IL did their many
followers goou to see them win with their
clock like regularity. They started In
by taking the nrst game. and were never
headed. losing but one game in the next
six and winning, 81. They were every
where, and nothing escaped them. Con-
ME sent the ball over SO fast that the
PhiIadelpnIans could not see 1t. Harold
had his old time accuracy. and displayed
considerable speed, while Connie had his
noted speed, and was unusually good
celient net game. and seemed to take de-
light slamming the ball back so hard
that it bounced clear out of the court.
10th sides made numerous recoveries
of what looked to be impossible shots
Register had a rather peculiar serve,
which was effective at times, and sew
sral lines the Doyles slipped up on 1t.
Exciting Match.
Going on the principle that the best
comes last, in the most exciting match
of the tournament Howard and Gore
were defeated by r. D. Brown and H. c.
Townsend, 6-S, 10-i: and Ga. This
match was certainly a hummer" and
had the gallery applauding most of the
time on spectacular shots or recoveries
made by one side or the other. In the
early part of this set the locals looked
as II they might be the winners, having
the PhiIadelphians al at time The
visitors got together, however, and after
. beautiful exhibition OF tennis. which
was replete with plays OF the hair
raising variety, they captured five
straight games, which gave them the
frs, set, 6-3. In the second, twenty-five
fast games were played, the score re-
verting to deuce In games six different
times before the locals were able to take
two successive games. The third set was
Q thriller. darkness coming on before il
was completed. The players were just
as excited as the gallery. and several