Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-21
Smith-Hackett Wins First.

The first set went to the Smith Ha ckett
pair after fourteen spirited games, Sc.
In this set the winners were behind most
of the time, being compelled to overcome
a three-game lead. They managed to do
this by we'll timed rally, and, after
holding the score around the deuce mark,
finally won out by taking the thirteenth
and fourteenth games.
The second set was close and for a
| while it looked as If /. would run over
| time also, but Miss Greble and Stead
nipped a prospective rally in the bud
and went out themselves. %.
The third and deciding set was the
longest played on the courts this year,
| no less than twenty games being neces-
sary in order that a decision might be
had, Miss Greble and Stead finally man.
aging to land it. 11-9. This set was
anypody's throughout it's duration. On
any number of occasions both sides were
within single point of the set which
| would have given them the match. but
on each Of these occasions the other side
managed to tighten up and tie things up
| again. Finally, after they had been play
ing nearly three hours, Miss Greble and
Stead succeeded in taking the necessary
two straight and ended the match.
Several matches in the women's handi-
cap singles were also decided, Miss
Catherine Britton (minus y 13) defeating
Miss Henrietta Fitch (minus Il 30 in
the most interesting OF this class, 6-4.
81 ana t-0. w men MISS llcIip dItef
having lost the first set. took the sec
ond, it looked a. If she would finally win
out, as she seemed to improve with every
stroke. but she fell down badly in the
third and deciding one. and. consequent
ly, was put out of the running. Miss
Britton won again i'm the next round, the
semi-finals. by defeating Miss Mary Nc
Cauley (scratch), 81 and Ga
Because there were SO few entries re-
ceived in the women's handicap doubles
| 1t has been decided 10 make a round
robin affair of this class, each pair
playing every other pair entered.
| The summaries for yesterday are as
| follows:
women's singles, second round-Miss Catherine
Fitch minus y 90. Ga. 81. e~3 Semi final
round-Mlss Catherine Britton minus u 49, de-
| feated Miss Mary McCauley (scrstch,. 81. Ga.
Mixed doubles. handicap; first round : Miss
Henrietta Fitch and f. W. Dom. jr. minus
= 10. defeated Miss Alys Meyer and Dr. J. B.
| Miss Mildred Greble, and Robert Stead. jr;
tminus y 3O,. defeated Miss Marjorie Smith and
Chauncey Hackett minus IL 1ol, t-S, ID,
11-9.
| Play will be continued this afternoon,
with the final round of the womens han
dicap singles, the consultations of the
mems scratch singles, handicap singles
| and the first and second rounds of the
mixed handicap doubles on the card
which is follows:
women's singles. handicap: final round-Miss
Catherine Britton ,minus " 15) vs.. Miss Mildred
| Greb!e minus Il 30l.
| Mixed doubles handicap: first round = Miss
| Helen Taft and +. H. Ellis tscratch) vs.. Miss
| Marion Oliver and +. Fl. Brooke minus "a 15):
| Mrs Ormsby McCammon and Fleming Newbold
(scratch, Miss Dorothy Williams and L. w.
Little tscratch,. Second round-Miss Katherine
Dennison and E. $. Jackson minus y Isl VS..
| Miss Alice b. Shepard and Maj T. ii. Low
| tscratcht.
| Mems singles. consolation; first round = r.
| Hamilton +. Il. Poe; E. w. Dom, jr. vs..
| j. Dudley Morgan.