Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
CHEVY CHASE TENNIS
Miss Helen Taft Again the
Center of Attraction.
WINS WITH Mr.. SPENCER
Defeat of Mr.. and Mrs. Poe in the
Mixed Doubles, Handicap, Two
Out of Three Sets.
WINS WITH Mr.. SPENCER

Miss Helen Taft was again the center
Of attraction at the closed tennis tour
ney for the championship Of the Chevy
Chase Club, when she and H. L. Spencer
met Mr.. and Mrs. Poe in the second
round of the mixed doubles, handicap,
yesterday afternoon.
In this match three hard sets were
necessary before the winner could be
decided upon, the Taft-Spencer pair
finally winning, 4-6. 10 and 6-1. In
Tuesdays match this pair was not push
ed, winning twelve straight games. and
the gallery in attendance could not get
fair idea as to just how good they
really were, but in yesterdays match
they were forced to extend themselves
and showed that they were equal to the
occasion.
After losing the opening set, 40 and
after Mr.. and Mrs. Poe had captured the
looked as If the Taft-Spencer combina-
ton had met their masters, but they
kept right at 1t. and after overhauling
them at the tenth game settled down
and by unusually steady. and at times
brilliant playing took the next two and
with them the set, Is. AS the game
progressed Miss Taft and her partner i'm
proved. while their efforts in the early
stages of the game seemed to tire the
Poes, who lost the third set, 81. By
this victory Miss Taft and Spencer
reached the semi-fnal round, which will
probably be played tomorrow.
Exciting Match.
The best and most important match Of
the day from the players standpoint was
played in the mems singles. scratch,
MoC1 "
jr., in the semi-final round, 6-1 and IS.
This match was certainly a "corker"
and had the gallery applauding most of
the time on spectacular shots made by
one player or the other. Although Nc
Chung took the opening set by a large
score. 81. this does not give a correct
line on the relative playing strength of
the men. Dom put up unusually
strong game. making some really re-
markable shots. He had all kinds of
speed land his service was working to
perfection. he generally managing to get
his first one over, he sent the next one
with just as much speed. McClung man.
aged to handle most Of them. but with
no degree Of certainty. On the other
hand, McClung used little if any speed.
playing a steady, careful game. and de-
through. He displayed good headwork.
outgeneraling Dom. catching him on
several occasions on the wrong foot or
running away from the ball. 1t was Nc
Clungs superior steadiness that gave him
the first set, as Dom frequently got
the lead in points, only to loce it through
carelessness or overanxiety.
The second set was an unusually ex-
citing one, Dom starting of with a
rush, which gave him a four-game lead
at the fifth game. to l. After that, on
any number of occasions. he was within
one or two points of the set. but could
not gel them. McClung settled down to
even more careful play. lobbing from the
back court and planning out each shot
before making 1t. Dom seemed to be
in a hurry to win, and took all kinds Of
chances. slamming the ball all over the
court in the most reckless manner. Most
of the points scored by McClung were
gifts by Dom, who finally lost cut.
to s. This victory puts McClung against
Grosvenor today for the championship,
the winner to meet the title holder. j.
Upshur Moorehead. Saturday for the title,
which carries with 1t the Navy cup. =