Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
WARM SEM|-F|NALS
BrittOn and Mel can Beat OOyIe
and Gore in Tennis Tourney.
DOWN TO FINALS TODAY
Winners of Match Will Be Cham
pions, as the Doyles For
felt Title.
DOWN TO FINALS TODAY

The damp and threatening weather
kept a large gallery from attending
the District championship tennis tour
nament when play was continued on
the Bachelors courts yesterday after
noon. Two matches in the mems doubles
were decided. Louis l. Doyle and A. j.
Gore defeating Slator and Niebel in the
second round, only to lose in the semi
finals to that speedy little pair, John
Britton and "Norre'' Mclean.
The e-Slator- Michel match
was not very interesting. and with few
exceptions but mediocre tennis was
shown. Gore and Doyle literally ran
away with the first set, 81, but the Sec
ond was much closer, Ga being the final
count. In this set neither side took the
matter seriously, Niebel and Slator
knowing that they were up against it,
and the winners feeling that there was nc
hurry. They loafed along during the
early part of it. and then when they did
decide to pull themselves together they
had quite a little trouble. and it was all
they could do to snatch the last two
games, which were necessary to give
them the set and match.
In the match between Britton and Nc
Lean and Gore and Doyle some really
brlilian tennis was shown. the former
pair coming out on top with a Ga, 6C3
z.
'chain is as strong as its weakest link,
the winners made Gore the center of their
attack, and throughout the match he was
compelled to face bombardment of shots
that would have made Admiral Togo
finish. Gore has been playing the best
game of his life in this tournament. and
his work of yesterday was very creditable.
He made several exceptionally fine shots,
and had his cross-court drive working
nicely. The new champion, Doyle, also
a 90 mo hlrt q a
match was started 1t could be seen that
the Britton-McLean combination was the
stronger. and that 1t would eventually
win out.
II anything. Mclean put up the best
game for the winners, as he was more
steady throughout the match, and his
service was exceptionally strong and
puZzling. He won his serve nearly every
time. On the other hand, Britton, who
usually has a speedy service, was I'M
able to get it working right. Very rare
ly. If ever, did he get his first ball over,
which necessitated let-up on the second
His lobbing was not as good as his part
ner's either. as his was not high enough
and his opponents were able to handle it
from the net.
The winners knew that if they wanted
to come out with the large side of the
score it would be necessary to keep their
throughout the entire contest this was
their aim. Their line of attack was
planned out beforehand. and that they
had the right dope is shown by the
score. Doyles only visible weakness is
his back court playing and the same
may be said of his partner. knowing this,
the youngsters took great pains to keep
them there, and they were fairly sue
cessful, although occasionally Doyle man.
aged to work his way up to the net for a
kill.
Britton and Mclean captured the first
two games in the opening set, but lost
the next two. McLean's speedy service.
which neither Doyle nor his side partner
could handle with any degree of certainty,
gave his side the fifth game, and Doyle's
serve won the next for him. making the
score Sail. The losers captured the next
one, but that was the best they could do.
their opponents running out on three
successive victories. The card for this
set follows:
Britton- Mclean. :, = 4 = "a 4 +31-6
Doyle-Gore... / ) 4 "A 4 . , O-25-4
Both pairs seemed to be warmed up by
the time the second set rolled around and
this one brought out much faster play. 1t
was replete with long, pid rallies and
brilliant plays. Britton seemed to have
found himself as time and again he pulled
off some play of the Embarrassing" va
rlety. making several returns OF shots
which looked to be impossible to handle.
Although darkness rapidly increas-
ing this i'm no way slowed things up and
both pairs were going like "a house af1re'
when the last bali was sent into the net
by Doyle. and Mclean and Britton We're
declared the victors. In this set Gore
by Doyle. and Mclean and Britton We're
games. the second, sixth and eighth.
The sixth game was the longest of the
contest and probably the most brilliant.
After each side had counted enough points
to bring the score to deuce. it was nip
and tuck" neither pair being able to
score successfully. The advantage shifted
from one side to the other no less than
four times before the Gore-Doyle combine
landed it, The card for the second and
last set is as follows:
Britton- Mclean :. 4 3 a ) 4--a6-6
Gore-Doyle ....... / , l 1 > O-o5-3
Britton and Mclean will meet Spencer
Gordon and j. X. Graves in the final
round of the mems doubles and an unusu-
ally close and interesting match should
result The winners will also be declared
the District champions, as the present
holders. Conrad B and Harold E. Doyle.
will have to forfeit their title because Of
Comics absence from the city
Announcement is made that the wom-
ems singles event which was postponed
on account of SO few entries having been
received is rapidly filing and that play
will be started next Monday afternoon at
3 o'clock Entries will be received right
up until that time. when the drawings
will be made and play Immediately
started.
Another item which should prove to be
effect that Secretary Louis /. Fischer of
the Intercity Tennis League is now MAX
ing an effort to arrange an intercity
match with Baltimore for next Saturday
afternoon at the Bachelors courts. Should
he be successful. local net followers will
have an opportunity Of seeing Freddie"
Colston in action. as he is member of
the Monumental city contingent Colston
is now one of the ranking players i'm the
country. 1t is to be regretted that Con
ME" Doyle is away, as he and Coiston are
great rivals, the local star having de-
feated him more than once Harold Doyle,
as the ranking man of the local team