Evening star., 1912-09-29
TENNIS IN DISTRICT
Annual Championship Tourney
Opens on Bachelors Courts.
FEATURE FOR LEE McCLUNG
Chevy Chase Man Defeats 3. Horn
idge in Three Fast and In
teresting Sets.

| "a bad beginning makes good ending"
the annual tennis tournament for the dis
trict championship should be better TINS
year than ever before, as 1t has certainly
not been favored with a good beginning.
1t was originally scheduled to start last
Monday, but the daily rains delayed play
until yesterday afternoon. and. at that,
a great many of the contestants stayed
away because they thought that the
courts would not be in fit condition to
use
Despite the rather unfayorable conol-
tions large gallery was on mana Wheh
play was called, and it was not olsap-
pointed, as some high-class tennis was
shown. Lee ,McClung and H. Hornldse
furnished the feature match OF the Gay
when they met in the first round, the
Chevy Chase player winning out alter
three exceptionally fast and interesting
sets. Hornidge has improved wonder1uii!
within the past year, and had he peen d
little more familiar with his opponents
game many believe he would have got
ten the decision. He put up g. st1n nsnt
for 1t, however, nd lost out by only
small margin, S-6, "a and 10 being
the score.
old, covering the court we'll. making
every stroke count, and placing them
with great skill. He was veritable stone
wall at the net, and it was mere that
Hornidge had a chance to win hao ne
been able to keep McClung on the back
line. His service was one of his strong
est points. His first ball was unusuany
speedy, and he was very successiul IN
getting it over, with the result that II
kept McClung back and gave MIN a
chance to gain the net. When he missed
getting his first over his second was easy
enough for McClung to place it and then
have time to gain the net, and TINS was
where he lost out. His ability as ground
coverer was almost equal to that OF NC
Chung. but he was not as reliable Wheh
he got to the ball, with the result that ne
lost many points by sending the ball In
the net or outside of the court.
The third set was the best OF the three.
At one time Hornidge was leading by
one game. the score standing. 4-3. Nc
Chung captured the next two, making IL
81 in his favor. Hornidge showed hgnt
on the next game. winning his serve ana
counting two aces McCiung took the the
last and deciding one, and again the lat
ter took squirt and threatened. He man
aged to tie things up at deuce, put nnahy
losing out 10. l.,
another match which attracted lots OF
attention. but it was postponed on
account of darkness, with each man
having one set to his credit
Gore having won the nrst ao,os &
one, 81. 1t will be finished tomorrow.
Another close one was that In whlch
Dudley Morgan defeated John Cook, three
SETS two of which calling FOR extra
games, being necessary before the winner
Could be decided. The score was Cd, 81
and 10. Morgan took the first one
and had the score So and 40-love in the
second. but grew careless ana Almost
lost the match. as his opponent TOOK the
set. Again in the third was Morgan
leading by good margin only to allow
his opponent to overtake him. He just
did pull himself together again IN time
to take this set and save the day
Spencer Gordon. who Is generaiiy pickeo
to win the tournament. had little or no
trouble in taking B. Davidson, Jr., into
camp. 6t1 being the score for both SETS
Gordon played rings around MS opponent
and did not have to extend hlmseh at an
He showed enough, however, to warrant
the prediction that he will be among the
last to be put out. He will meet Lee NC,
Chung tomorrow in the second round ana
if he comes out on top In TINS matcn
he is almost sure to reach the maj
bracket.
The veteran. P. H. s. Cake, is out
again and is putting up one OF his best
games and is looked upon as the man
almost all Of these will pair up and enter
Leech yesterday, 64 and 6-4 Leech is
one of Columbia's best men. and Cake
was always leading him. Thee veteran.
although a big man, puts up an un-
usually strong game, his defens,ve & "osR tx
once gains the net he Is almost sure to
score a point, and it is almost impossible
to keep him back. His greatest weak
ness is his backcourt playing. but he
rarely ever plays back long enough to
lose any points.
Forty entries have been received for the
mems singles, and 1t is quite likely that
almost al of these will pair up and enter
the doubles. This is pretty near record
OF ch a n inns
tournament
The summaries of yesterdays play fol-
low:
Mems singles. preliminary round-Walter D
't c. +. Chapman defeated Albert N: chesley. IS
2-6 and g. NJ. NJ. Trumbuil defeated II. r.
fn.,sy Frsi rounS1"uis s apS 4 Fischer defeated
Floumoy: 6-1 and 90; Lee McClsng defeated
Hornidse se Ga .;t.an and 7-1; Spencer smS Cor
g. T. sinclair defeated J: G: Howard; e-4 and
64; Dudley Morgan defeated John Cook. So
Jones. by default; H. HiIlyer defeated G;
Iierrle. 90 and e IL . >: Cake dstsdsde defeated
HELEN, 6-a. SO and So.
Play will begin tomorrow afternoon at
23O o'clock and continue until dark, the
following matches being carded:
Mems singles preliminary, round d John John r.
Il. $. Day. Clarence A. Barnard vs.. Capt, vii
son. B. c. Flournoy vs.. A. II. Dutton r. II.
Weightman vs.. IL. r. Burton
First round-Sam Herrick vs.. W. +. Hoffman.
Walter D. Dunlop winner Of Barnard Wilson
match, e. T. Chapman winner Of Fiournoy-
button match. NJ. NJ. Trumbul VS.. winner Of
Weightman- Burton match Norris W. Mclean
VS.: P. L. Treanor. A: J. Gore vs.; John Britton,
this latter match TO be completed.
Second round-Lee McClung VS.. Spencer Cor
don. q. T. Sinclair VS.. Dudley Morgan, A. L.
Lewis va. D. Hillyer.<
The drawings for the mems doubles
and mixed doubles will be made Tues
day night, ard play in these events will
start Wednesday. The womens singles
Lave been postponed until Monday, Oc-
tober I. and entries will be received up
until that time.
The tournament. which was to have
started at the Columbia Country Club
tomorrow, has been postponed until Sat
urday, October L. in order that the two
might not conflict. and entries for this
tourney will be received by A. Y. Leech,
chairman of the tennis committee, up to
Friday night.
FIRST FOOT BALL