Evening star., 1912-07-04
COLUMBIA TOURNEY
COMES TO CLOSE
DoyIe's Work Features Play
During Closing Day Of Ten
mis- Championships.

The first annual tennis tournament or
the Columbia Country Club was brought
to a close yesterday afternoon when the
three remaining matches on the card in
the mems doubles were gotten out OF the
way. Conrad B. Doyle and George A.
Mills won the title when they defeated E.
c. Leech and George P. James in the
final round 8-3, 3-6. 1--6 Ga and 6-3
This match. which called for all Ave
sets. brought out some excellent tennis,
and the result could not be foreseen until
the very last; in fact, on one or two
occasions it looked as If the Leech-James
pair would win. For instance, at the end
of the third set the score stood sets to
! in their favor. and they took three
straight in the fourth. Had not Doyle
and his partner been able to cneck this
onslaught in the nick Of time there might
have been a very different result. A bril-
liant rally on their part enabled them to
take six out of the next seven games,
which saved the day for them and gave
them this set, which evened things up
again. Cd.
Throughout the match Doyles play was
easily the feature. His speedy service
could not be touched by either Of his OPP
ponents, and he aced them time and
again. His smashing returns were also
hard to handle. neither Leech nor James
ever having been up against anything
like them before. Their success In this
match is due to the fact that they were
able to keep the ball away from Doyle
rather consistently. every shot being d.
rected at Mills. Doyle. Of course. got
great many, but most Of then. were ones
ha was cnnnnef1ed RI 90 after
Leech was having one OF his good days
and he put up an exceedingly clever ex-
hibition. pulling of any number OF good
shots, having a rather puzzling service
did well. his overhead play being Of the
best. The two put up a good game, but
lost because they could do nothing with
Doyle.
also decided, James Baiyd and A. B.
Heaton winning from John c. Davidson
and e. B. Eynon, jr.. 6-a. 6-S and rs
In the second round, and p. o. Leech and
George p. James defeating Baird and
Heaton, 11-9 and G-1 in the semi-1nals.
Both Of these matches were good ones
and very hard fought. IN their match
with Baird and Heaton in the second
round, Davidson and Eynon had an excel
lent chance TO come out on top. AS
and were generally picked to win In rath-
er easy fashion. After taking the first
set, they experienced a slump. while at
the same time their opponents were i'm
proving. Many thought they would come
into their own again in the third and de-
Gliding one. but they were beaten after
twelve gruelng games. many of which
were deuce ones. I'd.
The other match-that in the semi-finals.
in which Baird and Heaton met James
and Leech-brought out the longest set
Of the tournament when Baird and
Heaton lost the first one, 11-0. On any
number of occa sions each pair was with
In single point OF the set. but every
time until the end the opposing side was
able to stave off defeat. This set. to-
gether with their match with Davidson
and Eynon, which called for three hard
sets. seemed to be too much for Baird
and Heaton and they lost the secord set.
6-1.
The results of yesterdays play follow:
Mems singles. second round-James
Baird and A. B. Heaton defeated John c.
Davidson and F. B. Eynon, jr., G--S, 6-3
and IS
Semi-final rourd-E o. Leech and
George P. James defeated James Baird
and A. b. Heaton. 10 and 6-1.
Final round for the championship-Con
rad B. Doyle and George A. Mills defeat
ed e. o. Leech and George p James,
6-3, 3-8 10. 6-4 and 6-3.