The Washington herald., 1911-05-18
EXCITING MATCHES
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
lizard Defeats BrittOn i'm the
Singles.

Good progress was made in the Middle
Atlantic States tennis CHAMPIONSHIPS
yesterday afternoon, the semi-fina:
rounds being broken into in several
classes. Play has been started in all OF
the events, and with good tennis weather
the tournament will be brought to a close
Saturday afternoon.
The best work yesterday was between
W. B. lizard and John Britton in the third
round of the mems singles, the former
winning after three of the hardest kind
of sets had been played. The men were
just about evenly matched. lizard, who
is an ex-champion of Honolulu and a
member of the All-Washington team,
played fine game. He was there with
the speed and usually accurate, making
some of the prettiest kind of placements
throughout the match. His service was
ture and swift and he had Britton guess
ing most of the time.
On the other hand Britton, who is also
a member of the Washington team
was at his best. He volleyed with speed
and precision and showed good judgment
in both pace and direction. After win
ming the opening set with very little
trouble. 6-1. he seemed to lose himself for
while. This weakness, coupled with
the fact that lizard was gradually work.
ing up to his best game, was his undoinS
in the second set, which lizard took. 10-S.
lizard won the last one with compara-
tive ease. although at times Britton push
ed matters.
The mems singles. consultations, are at
tracing a great deal of attention, and
several good matches were decided in
this class, those between Bates and
Wood and Steele and Cake being the
best, the first named players winning in
each case. Cake played his usual good
game and he is picked as the winner OF
this event
The Doyles had little trouble in win
ming their match against Guy and Bone.
the scores being 60 and 6-3. This VIC
tory places them in the semi-final round.
But one match was played In the wom-
ems singles, Mrs. Gunner defeating Miss
cambridge. 6-3 and rs. The second set
was a close one and was rather exciting
throughout. Mrs. Gunner winning out by
taking the last three games.
The summaries:
Mems singes-second round: W. F. Hoffman
defeated 8. H. Herrck So and 6-3; r. l. James
defeated c. VI. Wood. so and 50 Third round:
II. E Cotton defeated n. Mclean. 60 and 6-2;
W. B. lizard defeated John Brittou. 10. lo-s and
50
Mems doubles-Preliminary round: Britton and
Mclean defeated Hill and Gore. so and g. First
round: Doyle and Doyle defeated Guy and Bone.
60 and 6-3i Brown and Brosean oefeated Iruin-
ball and Morgan. 6+ and 81; lizard and Hoffman
defeated Irwin and Ihllyer So and 60
Mems singles; eonsolations-First round: Hill de-
feated Chesley. g. and g. Bates defeated W. b.
Wood rs and 81: p H. 8. Cake defeated NJ L.
Steele rs and g.
women's singles-Ffrst round: Mrs. Gunner -
feated Miss cambridge. s-3 and rs
The following matches are carded for
this afternoon, play commencing at
o'clock:
Mems singles-Third round: W. F. Hoffman ".
R. L. James Semi-fnal round: W. B. lizard vs.
winner of Holtzman-James match the winner Of this
to meet c. B. Doyle in the finals
Women's sinsles-F1nt round: Miss Ethel smith
vs.. Miss NJ G. Sewell Miss F. Smith vs.. Miss X.
K. Sewell.
Mems doubles-Second round: James and Howard
vs. Brftton and Mclean. the winners to meet Doyle
and Doyle in the mi-nnals: Brown and Broeener
". lard and Hoffman.
Mems singles: consolations-Ffrst round: Wood rs
Trumball, Heath vs. Graves. Dove VS. F1ournoy.
H. &C. Mclean Va Morgan. c. A. Barnard drew a