Evening star., 1911-06-02

Holmes puts up q good game, DUt Sne
weakened at critical stages. either send
ing the ball In the net or driving it clear
out of the court on several occasions
when she needed points the worst kind OF
way. Mrs. Gunner and Miss Edith Rotcn
will meet this afternoon IN the finals. the
winner to play Miss Marie Winner for the
title tomorrow. 1t looks very much as II
Miss Winner will lose this title also. as
her opponent Of tomorrow will be either
Mrs. Gunner. who took the Middle Attain
tic States championship from her about
three weeks ago, or Miss Rotch. three
time national semi-f1nalist, and the pres
ent national champion In the doubles with
Miss Hazel Hotchldss.
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The mixed doubles brought out some
good play, the match between Miss Rotch
and ConneD and Mrs. Gunner and Nc
former pair winning by taking two close
and exciting sets, Ga and Ga. These
pairs seemed to be about evenly matched.
and a battle royal resulted. The second
set was of unusual interest, the winners
having the score Al at one time, but
Mrs. Gunner and her partner by timely
rally managed to take the next three
games and tie things up. Their efforts
we're too much for them however. and
they lost the next two. and with them
the match. Both sides were cheered to
the echo at the conclusion OF the match.
X X X
The Doyles won two matches in the
doubles, defeating Gordon and Connell
in the second round, 8-6 and 6-3. and
taking Godfrey and Wright to camp in
the semi-finals. 60 and 6-1, these vic
tories putting them in the finals, they be-
ing scheduled to meet the winners OF the
McClung Observation-Disclosures Grosvenor
match this afternoon.
p. H. s. Cake continued his triumphal
he Annl hv>or lot op
mems singles consultations, winning over
Everett Townsend in the second round OF
this class, 46. 6-3 and 60. After los
ing the first set the veteran seemed to
find himself and In the second and third
sets he was the master at all times. His
cross court ball had Townsend guessing
all the time. while he was like a stone
wall In his defense, his opponent having
great deal of trouble In passing him.
He will have his work cut out for him
in order to win this class. however, as
w B. lizard and w. II. Connell. the New
York crack, are still in the running.
The summaries for yesterday are as fol-
lows:
defeated Lee McCiung. 50 and %.
sash ssses deeassa nsos H sm
and - First round-E: Townsend dsfes,ed
..
Second round-P. Fl. S Cake defeated e.
Townsend. 40. 6-s and g.
sewall defeated Miss NJ. sewall. 3-6. 6.s
and 8-4: semi-fnal round-Mrs; Gunner de-
Mems doubles first round-Touchard and
Wood defea ted Cotton and Cotton. "a and 6-3:
a Tonehard '' and Wood. e. and 81: Mccluns
81 and rs; Godfrey and Wright defeated
Wilcox and Brown. 4-6 IS and Ga; Doyle
and DOYLE defeated Gordon and Connell. So
defeated Godfrey and Wright. 60 and 81.
H. e. Doyle defeated Miss NJ. Smith and Col
feated Miss Doolittle and Wood. 6-1 and 6.1.
Semi anal round-Miss Rotch and Connell de-
feated Mrs. Gunner and Mclean. g. and Ga.
Play will be continued this afternoon at
3 O'Clock. with the following matches on
the card:
Mems singles, final round-Conrad B.
Doyle vs.. g. p. Parkes.
c. B. Brown VS.. w. H. Connell. e. T.
Miller VS.. f. A. Morgan. A Leech vs
NJ l. Steele w. B. Wood VS.. H. B. Samp-
son. E. w. Dom We. w. B. lizard.
Mems doubles. semi-final round-Mc.
Chung and Moorehead VS.. Parkes and
Grosvenor. winners to meet Doyle and
Doyle in the finals.
Women's singles, final round-Mrs Gun
ner VS. Miss Edith Rotch
Mixed doubles. first round-Miss A. Gre
BILE and Dom VS.. Miss Holmes and Touch
ard. Semi-fnal round-Miss Winner and
Doyle VS. winner Of Greble-Donn- Holmes
Touchard match. Final round-Miss e.
Rotch and Connell VS. winners Of the
semi-f1hal match.