Evening star., 1912-07-07
INTERC|TY TENNIS
Washington and Norfolk Split
Even in Matches.
LOCALS WIN IN SINGLES
Visitors Capture Three Out of Four
Matches in the
Doubles.

Washington and Norfolk will split even
in the intercity tennis match which was
played between teams representing these
cities on the Chevy Chase courts yes
terday afternoon, each side taking six
matches. Washington was more success
full in the singles. winning five. of this
class and losing but three. The Doyle
brothers were the only winners in the
doubles, the Virginians taking the other
three matches.
The best match Of the day was that be-
tween Nat Bundy and Connie" Doyle.
BLndy is a new member of the Norfolk
team. but he ranks well up near the
Doyle go some to defeat him yesterday,
fore Doyle could be declared the winner.
The score was 6-, 81 and Ga
Although the local favorite has been
playing but little tennis, he having taken
up the golf game and stuck to it rather
closely, yesterdays work appeared to be
zling service of his, which has puzzled
every one who has played against him,
was working at it's best yesterday, and
the ball was sent over the net SO fast at
times that it was hard for the gallery to
follow 1t. and apparently this was the
any number of them for aces.
Doyle's stroke was also working well,
and, although the visitor pushed him
hard at times. he was fairly successful
with it, and he turned a great many ap-
parent losses into wins by its use. to-
gether with good generalship.
Bundy also looked good. He is very
speedy and certainly showed in this
match that he was no novice at the
game. as he played his court well and
left very few openings for Doyle. His
service Is fast and very accurate and
he proved to be an excellent judge Of
both pace and direction. He captured
two OF the first three games in the OPEN
ing set, but Doyle allowed him but
two more in the next seven. The second
this one Bundy looked to be the local
mans equal. although Doyle developed
a careless streak which was costly, es-
pecially coming at the time 1t did, when
Bundy was going at top speed. After
Doyle tied it up at sail, Bundy stopped
his rally and took the next two games,
which gave him the second set, rs, and
tied things up at 1-all in sets. Doyle
settled down and took the third, how
ever. 6-4. Many Of the games in it
were close ones. but Doyle was the
steadier at critical stages and he large
~ owes his victory in this last and de-
Gliding set to this fact.
Another good match In the singles was
that in which Washington Reed of Nor
folk defeated E. P. Grosvepor Of Wash
ington, 9-7. 2-6 and 7-5. Grosvenor ap-
peared to be at his best and many looked
for him to come out on top. The Wis
itor took the first set, which called for
sixteen games, but luck played an i'm
portant part, Grosvenor really showing
up a shade the better The second set
games being necessary, Reed taking but
two Of them. The third looked to be
Washington's as Grosvenor had three
game lead at the end of the fifth game,
but he could not keep 1t, his opponent
playing beautiful uphill game. gradu-
ally drawing closer and finally passing
him and going out, rs.
John K. Graves and Richard Tunstall
appeared to be closely matched in their
go. the local man winning two deuce
sets at 7-5.
The Doyle brothers lived UP to their
reputation in the doubles and they had
no trouble at all In defeating the ranking
pair of the Virginia team, Hugh G.
Whitehead and J. Saunders Taylor
at present the national Clay court doubles m
champion. He did not look like 1t In his
match yesterday. Not that he did not
do well. but he is not the class Of either
of the Doyles. In fact. Harold, who is
the poorer player Of the two, has beaten
him several times. the last occasion be-
ing in the Chevy Chase tournament OF
last month.
John K. Graves was overcome with
the heat in his match in the doubles
when he and Spencer Gordon were play-
ing Washington Reed and Count
Agelesto. and with the set score 1--all he
was compelled to quit playing and the
third set went to the visitors by default.
This was doubly unfortunate. as had his
side won. and it had an excellent chance
to do SO. Washington would have won
the match between the two teams by a
score Of 7-5.
The local team will journey to Norfolk
next Saturday to play return match,
and this will oe the last OF the interc.ty
matches in which Washington Will figure
Summaries.
The summaries for yesterday follow:
Washington, 8; Norfolk. 6.
SINGLES.