The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
Playing Marked Adams.
StoyIe Match Thursday
The Former Winning By The
Scores 6.S; 6.2; and S.6
Thereby Placing Himself 10
The Challenge Round

In sensational match, marked
continually by brilliant playing, Ken
meth Adams defeated his doubles part
ner, Harold Stoyle, at Round Hill
court Thursday afternoon, and won
his way into the challenge round
where he will meet Rodney Morrison,
Jr. Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
to contest FOR the championship OF
Knox county in singles and the silver
trophy cup.
A good crowd, partially composed
Of Fredericktown people, was In at.
tendance and manifested its enthus.
iasm by repeated applauding.
In the first set, Adams started out
in great form and ran his games up
to ! while Stoyle was counting but
2. 1t looked like walk-away for the
former. Stoyle, by remarkable play
ing, took the next four games
straight, dropped one and then won
two more, winning the set, 8-6.
For some inexplicable reason, he let
down in the second set, allowing
Adams to win in easy fashion So.
Stoyle started off in the lead in the
third and deciding set and kept 1t un-
til he had tailed score Of Al against
his adversary. The next two games
were evenly distributed and the score
stood 90 in Stoyle's favor. Adams,
by taking great brace, then duplicat-
ed his partners earlier performance
and gradually crept up until the score
was deuce" in games. He then lost
one game to Stoyle and took the next
three in the most remarkable finish
ever seen on local court. The
score was SO in Adams favor.
Such is the sum and substance OF
the match. But it must be said that
Adams won on account of pure steadi.
ness and cautiousness. Stoyle played
the more brilliant game and some OF
his shots. would have bothered an ex'
pert. His back-hand strokes are
much to lie commended especially one
that was unusually speedy and we'll
placed. What he gained by one OF
these strokes. he would invariably
lose by carelessness in striking a
"LawfOrd' too high SO that 1t would
90 out OF the court.
Stoyle also was more versatile In
his various strokes and bothered
Adams continually with half-arm
chop return lie used. Adams was toe
cautious to let himself out in the sec
ond and third sets but frequently
landed some beautiful shots in un
looked.for spots. Both players gave
splendid exhibitions Of the recovery
of difficult balls.
Levering defeated X. Harper in the
semi.finals OF the consolation round
6-l and 6-1.
Eastman defeated Ackerman 6-2, he
already having won set, 6.3, or
Wednesday. This entities him to com
pete with Levering for the champion
ship in the consolation singles.
Morrison and Sapp defeated Kro
mer and Michael 60 and 81.
Kelly and Curtis defeated Blair ant
Weida one set, Ga, on tie Leverint
court and had carried the score tt
three.all In the second set when dark
ness intervened. The match will b.
finished today.
Saturday afternoon will mark thu
final day of this years tournament
Starting at one o'clock with the final'
in consolation singles and runnini
through until six, there will be pre-
sented some tennis as interesting al
could be seen anywhere. :
The challenge round IN men,
singles at two o'clock between Nor
rison and Adams gives promise o
being exceptionally entertaining. Th'
victor must win three sets out Of fiv'
and SO It may resolve into test o
endurance II the players should spill
up the first SETS
At four o'clock Miss Eunice Cooper
last years champion will play tn
winner of the Miss Russell and Mis-
Levering match for the title In ladies
singles.
At five o'clock Morrison. and Sap
will meet Adams and Stoyle, provit
ed these latter players win thei
match today, in the final round Q
mems doubles.
"A large crowd is expected in a
tendance from the Bridge Works an
the Cooper foundry. Everybody
invited to attend these, the laf
matches OF the 1912 tournament.