Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
CHEVY CHASE TENNIS
Semi-FinaIs Reached in Mems
Singles Of Club Tourney.
WEATHER MARS EVENT
McClung Defeats Cotton in Straight
Sets in Yesterdays Play-Wom-
ems Singles Interesting.

The cold, damp weather of yesterday
was responsible for the smallest gallery
of the tournament turning out to witness
the play for the Chevy Chase Club tennis
championship. Those few who did brave
the threatening weather saw some
mighty good matches decided.
Fairly good progress has been made.
the semi-f1nals having been reached in
the mems singles, both scratch and handf-
cap, and several matches in the first
rounds of the other classes having been
decided.
OF the matches played yesterday, that
between McClung and Cotton in the sec
ond round of the mems singles. scratch,
seemed to attract the most attention. all
eyes being centered on 1t while It was
being fought. McClung got the decision,
winning straight sets, 81 and 10. He
had little or no trouble annexing the
opening one. it taking Cotton long
time to get warmed up to his best game.
but when he reached 1t in the second set
the fur began to NY"
Another good match. and one which
shared the honors with the McClung-Col-
(plus 80 and d. D. Morgan (plus Y 15)
in the second round of the handicap sin
giles, the latter losing after three fast sets
had been played, the scores being 10, 4-6
and 12-1O AS may be seen from the
scores. these men were very evenly
matched. two Of the sets being deuce
ones. while the other was as near the
deuce mark as it could be.
Two interesting matches were played in
womens singles, handicap in both cases
the scratch players coming out on top.
Mrs. Bell won from Miss Mildred Greble
tplus 15I. 10 and 6-3. and Miss Chew
gained the decision over Miss Hinckley
(plus u 3O). Both matches were rather
fast. and brought out some good tennis
Miss Chew is looked upon as the most
likely candidate for top honors in the
handicap class.
According to present plans. the third
and semi final rounds Of the mems sin
gles-both scratch and handicap-will be
completed today, and play in the mixed
doubles. women's doubles and mems dou-
bles will be started.
Miss Helen Taft is entered with Mr..
Spencer in the mixed doubles. and is
scheduled to play today. BY an odd CO.
incidence. she will have as her opponent
Miss Roosevelt. who is paired with Mr.
Courtney. Miss Roosevelt is not, how
ever, the ex-President's daughter.
The results of yesterdays play are as
follows:
Summaries.
Mems singles scratch-Second round-F. B.
Poe defeated A. Fuller by default: E. p. Grosve-
nor defeated W. l.. Littleneld. Ga and 6-l:
Lee McCiung defeated H. E. Cotton. 6-l and
7-5.
Third round--F. B. Poe defeated D. Fuller by
default: f. W. Dom, 1r., defeated Robert
Stead. jr., 6-1 and 81.
Mems singles, handicap-First round-J. W.
Calvert tplus y 15' defeated T. H. Low (plus
u 15,. 90. Ga and "a.
second round-D. Fuller minus II 10, defeated
A. Fuller scratch, by default: W: g. Dunlop
minus y Is, defeated W. D: Wilcox fminus
49, s aefe.tsd snd 3 Wood W ;.e Gscs1t es.
81 and 60: H. h. Rowland lscratch, defeated
G. Hackett afrh, st. and O.; II. H. Micou
plus Is, defeated d. %. Morgan tplus "a 15,,
Ut. +6 and 12-1O: G. r. Brown (mnus n l5)
defeated +. b. Poo tplus y ISL. Ga. "a.
Third ronnd-W. G. Dunlop tminus " l0 de-
feated D. Fuller minus y 49,, 81 and 81; c.
.plus 49,. 60 and 8-3.
Bell lscratchl defeated Miss Mildred Grebie
tplus 49,. rs. 8-3; Miss Chew (scratchl de-
feated Miss Hinckley tplus \ 3Ol. Ga. 81.
Mems doubles. handicap-First round-wilcox
and Newbold tscratchl defeated Fuller and Full
Ter tscratch,. by default
The following matches are carded for
today. play to begin promptly at 3
o clock:
Mems singles. scratch-secopd round-T. d.
Fuller vs. z, Pejscsevich. Third round-W. q.
Dunlop w. f. r. Grosvenor.
Mems singles handicap--First round-w. l..
l.ltue6eld tminus Is, John Britton iminus
15,: Lee McClung minus II 3e) VS.. H. z. Col.
ton lminus u 30l.
Mrs. Brooke tseratch) w. Miss Jean oliver
0ratch). First round -Miss 4. Greble !scratch)
". winner Of the Brooke Oliver match; Miss
Downing (scratchD W. Miss Shepard tplus v 49,.
Women's singles: scrstcb-Preliminary round
Mrs. Brooke agt. Miss H. Downing.