Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
SENATORS IN CLASH ARE NEARING FINALS
Best Players Only Remain in
Chevy Chase Tourney.
GORDON LOSES TO JOHNSON
Local Players Will Not Cut Figure
in Final Play-Touchard and
Johnson Picked to Win.

| Yesterday saw the third day of the an
nual Chevy Chase tennis tournament, and
the play was faster than either of the two
previous ones. The tourney Is now near
| ing close. and most of the poorer play
ers have been eliminated, leaving only the
best. President Taft was again spec
| tator.
! In the mems singles the semi-flnal
rounds have been reached, and they will
| be decided today, the Toachard-Mahan
match starting at 3 o'clock ard that be-
| tween Wallace johnson and r. L. James
at A. Ralph W. Hills was the last of
the local contingent left in the singles,
the two remaining pairs being from New
York and Philadelphia, respectively.
These matches should both be hummers
and worth going a long ways to see.
| While all of the players left are good
ones, most of the tennis followers look
| for Touchard and Johnson to be the VIC
| tors In any event, the finals will be de-
cided tomorrow afternoon and the chal-
! lenge rounds Saturday.
| The committee wants 70 make tomor-
row the gala day of the tournament, and
with this idea in view will have sec
| tion of the Marine Band on hand to
| liven things up. The finals of the other
events will also be decided then
/
/ will be no challenge round in the mixed
! doubles event. as Mr.. Palmer. who. with
Miss Turtle. won the event last year, will
be unable to defend his title this year
on accountNOf serious illness in his fam
| lily. Consequently the winners OF the
| finals in this class will also get the title.
Miss Turtle is coupled with Wallace John
son in this tourney, and this pair is look
| ed upon as the probable winners.
! The feature match on yesterdays
schedule was that in the fourth round of
/ the mems singles, when Wallace john
son of the Merton Cricket Club of Phila-
| delphia and Spencer Gordon of the Bach
elors' Club of this city got together. This
match was nip and tuck throughout, and,
| judging from the enthusiasm displayed,
vas the best of the tournament.
| Gordon Wins First.
Gordon started out by winning the
| first game. but lost the next six. The
| third game of this set was the longest
| that has yet been played, twenty five
! points being necessary. The score went
to deuce ten different times before either
| player was able to score consecutively.
Johnson finally winning. With the score
2-1 against him In the next set Gordon
/ took a brace and by an exhibition or
splendid tennis won seven straight games
/ the remaining five in that set and the
! first two in the third. This put him even
with the Pennsylvania in sets and gave
keep up the pace, and finally lest out,
| G-;.
| This pair played very similar games.
both playing safe at all times and being
willing to play lobbing game. gradually
working toward the net and then speed
! ing the ball out of reach. Johnson had
! reverse stroke serve which was very
puzzling and as Gordon had difficulty in
| handling it it netted him many points.
Ciordon's placement was fine. and he kept
the champion on his toes throughout.
The card for this match follows:
FIRST SET.
7 SSs1sSn .... ] : II II -
SECOND SET.
5 3:s9',sn ......:::..: 5sfiaa : 4 4-s
THIRD SET.
Gordon .... 4 1 4 z ] 2-3
Two other good matches in the mems
! singles were those between Lee McClung
/ of the Chevy Chase Club and l.. f. Ma
han of the West Side Tennis Club Of
New York city, and Ralph w. Hills Of
this city and +. L. James of the Belmont
/ Cricket Club of Philadelphia. In these
matches the local men were defeated. In
the former Mahan had very little trouble
! as McClung was completely outclassed
| Meetings. principal fault was his service.
which was off color, he making many dou-
bles, and those falls that he did get over
lacked speed.
In the Hills-James match the loser put
up good game. and many thought he
should have won. He covered lots Of
ground, and had good service, but weak
| ened at critical points, and this, coupled
| with little hard luck, is responsible for
his defeat.
Was a Good Match.
The best match in the woman's sin
giles was when Miss Turtle defeated Miss
Meredith, SO, SO and 81. Before the
match Miss Turtle was looked upon as an
easy winner, but Miss Meredith played to
fine form, and at one time'it looked as if
she would land the match. She~played a
strong, steady game. and the first two
| sets were replete with plays of the hair
raising variety. These two sets seemed
to tire her. and Miss Turtle had little
trouble in taking the last one. The second
| round was completed yesterday, and the
| semi-finals will be played this afternoon
| Mclean and Gore won again yesterday,
defeating Cassels and Newbold, SO. 60
| This puts them in the semi-finals. which
will be played today, Mahan and john
exhibition. in the mems doubles. was that
| between Cassells and Newbold. and Green
and w. Doyle, the former winning after
two interesting sets. Ga and 60
| In the mixed doubles, the two best
maches were those in which Miss Bryan
and James defeated Miss Siebert and
Dies, 81, so and 6-3. and Miss Winner
| and Hills triumphed over Miss Bodley
| and Cotton. Both of these matches were
| fast and exceedingly interesting, and
good play was I'm order throughout. The
| second round will be completed this aft
| ernoon, and the third round started
But three matches were played in the
| mems singles, consolation, the other
matches running over until today
The summaries for yesterday are as
| follows:
Mems singles. third round-L. McClun. defeat
| ed +. j. Bates. 6-3 and 6-3. Fourth round
| l.. r. Mahan defeated L. McCIung CO and
| e; Wallace johnson defeated Spencer Gordon
| 6-l. &c and 6-3; X. l.. James defeated Il. W.
| Hills. Ga and GO.
| Woman's singles second ro4pi-Mss Winner
defeated Miss II. Chew g. and SO: Mis-,
| Bryan defeated Miss McCook 60 and G-i;
! Mis- Turtle defeated Miss Meredith, Sc So
| and G-1
| Mems doubles. first round-J. D. Cassells and
| F. Newbold defeated B. Il. Green and w T..
| Boyle Ga and 6-3. Second round-W N Nc
| Lean and A. j. Gore defeated ]. d. Casselis and
| z. Ncwbold, GO and Go: L. r.. Mahan and
| W. Johnson defeated w. b. Wood and H. q.
Cole, 81 and Go.
| Mixed doubles, FIRST round-Miss Meredith and
l W. Hackett defeated Miss McCook and Dunlop,
| defeated Miss Chew and Harrison. 81, 60, 63:
| Miss +. Chew and Connel defeated Mrs Cas-.
! sells and Mahan. 6-4 and O.; Miss Winner aud
| Hills defeated Miss Bodey and Cotton O-3
| and CO. Miss Bryan and James defeated Miss
/ Siebert and Dies. 81, Go aud IS second
| round-Miss Downing AMI Touchard defeated
| Mr. and Mrs Sadler. 6-l and IS
| Mems singles. consultations; preliminary roun,
y w Iiackett defeated Harrison. 60 aud Go
| First round-R. Z. Davis defeated H. Stead ir