Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-29

the NTH dnnual CneVy CndSe tennis TOUR
nament. which is being played this week.
the semi-final round having been reached
in both the mems and women's singles.
and the mems doubles having been got
ten under way. AS tomorrow Is holi-
day, play will be continued in both morn
ing and afternoon, and the committee
will have no trouble at all in bringing
the tournament to close by Saturday.
providing, of course, "Old Rainmaker"
does not interfere.
| Yesterday was the gala day Of the
tournament. the Marine Band being there
to liven things up with its interpretations
of the latest popular airs. and q record
| gallery turned out. There Is one disad-
vantage to the new courts. which is keep
| ing the gallery down, and that Is the
sun, as there is hardly any shade at any
| Of the courts. If present plans material
ize. however. this defect will be RENE
| died before next years event, as the CLUB
is thinking of building a grandstand on
what is at present the No. court, max
E! ing No. / the exhibition court, on which
all of the important matches Will be
played.
Any number of interesting matches
were decided yesterday. probably the
most interesting being that between Ralph
w. Hills and Albert w. Howard, the lat
ter winning after three hard. fast sets.
best and he played beautiful tennis. COW
ering acres of ground and being strong at
| overhead play. His service was working
nicely and Hills had trouble handling 1t
with any degree of certainty. On several
| occasions Howard gained points at crit
teal times by acing his opponent, two
points being scored by him in this man
ner in the last game. Hills was also
good. The big fellow, with his left-hand
service, kept Howard guessing throughout
1 HiS CT
steadness. as he mussed very few shots
and seemed to have splendid control OF
the ball. After splitting even on the first
| two sets, 90. Howard finally managed to
| take the third and deciding one, 81.
| This is the longest that has been played
| In the tournament so far, and 1t was just
as interesting as it was long. On any
number of occasions a little luck would
| have thrown the match either way. as
both were within a single point of win
ming at least ten times. With the count
| 7-6 against him, the ALI washington"
| team captain pulled himself together and
games thereby gaining the decision,
which landed him in the third round
There were no upsets to form yesterday.
| all of the cracks doing exactly what was
expected of them. Craig Biddle of Phila-
delphia had very little trouble in taking
his match with F. ]. Bates, local play
| er. in the second round, winning by
60. 60 score. Many look for Biddle to
reach the semi-finals in the upper half.
In all of the matches In which he has
| played, his steadiness has been most ap-
parent. He has a great deal Of speed to
go with 1t, and puzzling stroke, which
make very effective combination. In
/ his yesterdays match he just toyed with
Bates. and had he so desired, could prob
ably have won without allowing the local
| man single game.
Connie" Doyle, the local crack, won
| two matches yesterday, defeating L A.
i Eioch in 10 t..
and taking Hugh G. Whitehead, the Nor
| folk crack. into camp In the fourth, 90
and 6-3. This latter match proved quite
disappointment, as the Virg1nian was
| greatest of ease. Whitehead who paired
with Winston, is the present clay court
champion OF the United States In the
doubles, and is capable OF putting up
| much better game than he showed in this
match.
| He is usually steady and accurate and
knows how to handle any kind Of a shot
which is sent up to him. but YESTERDAY
he seemed to be completely at sea. and
his opponent looked to outclass him
completely. Doyle. on the other hand.
never loked better. Many declare tnat
his service is as good as that OF any
player in the country, and 1t certainly
looked it yesterday, as he almost always
managed to get his first ball over and it
went like 1t had been shot out OF can
non, and whenever his opponent did man.
/ IL
luck as good playing. This victory places
Doyle in the semi-f1nals. The card TOT
| the match follows:
| First set
Doyle. ) 5 42S-6
Whitehead .................3 l lilo
| Second set
Doyle. ......... ~ 6O4 4 4 2 1900
Whitehead. $500. 4 4 412 2-9-S
Harold E. Doyle. who is also well
thought Of. came through the second
round by winning from Cuthbert b.
Brown. the Chevy Chase crack. 60. 81.
Doyle won so decisively that his stock
has risen, and when he and Craig Bid
die hook up in the semi-finals 1t Will be
about an even bet. Doyle seems to have
more speed this year than he has had IN
| the past and yet he does not appear to
have lost any of the steadiness which
has characterized his game Brown
played his usual good game yesterday
but was simply outclassed. No matter
where he placed the ball. Doyle was al
ways there waiting for 1t, where he
scored point after point on well direct
ed cross-court shots which Brown had
very little opportunity of returning.
But one match was played in the mems
doubles, C. r. Reynolds and B. c. Dunn
defeating E. o. Boyle and Edwin Nor
gan, rs and go. The younger pair
put up a splendid fight In the opening set
and for time 1t looked as II they would
turn UP winners. as they Jumped into q
three-game lead at the very start. Tney
i could not retain 1t, however. ana HHalIy
lost out after deuce had been reached.
They weakened in the next. and the
| Reynolds-Dunn combination had very
little trouble in taking it, 60.
| The gallery was given another treat
| yesterday In the way OF exhibition
matches when Craig Biddle and Gustav
F. Touchard played against the Norfolk
pair, Hugh Whitehead and Walter Tay-
lor, the latter being defeated Ga. As
and Ga. AS Is Touchard's usual custom
| when playing exhibition matches, he did
not extend himself or the score might
have been larger. He showed flashes oc-
| casionally and the match was interesting
enough to draw the gallery from all OF
| the other courts and to keep 1t there I'M
/ til the play was over. Biddle has q very
| speedy service and Is as steady as
| clock and makes good partner for the
| New Yorker. This pair should have no
| trouble in coming through the doubles. al
though they will meet their match when
they run against the Doyle brothers in
| the challenge round.
Mrs. Touchard, who, as Miss Holmes
| last year, was coupled with the singles
champion will play with him in the
| mixed doubles this year. She Is playing
| a much improved game and this couple
| will probably win this event, although
| Miss Winner and H. E. Doyle have an ex-
| cellent chance of repeating when they
meet them in the challenge round.
| Mrs. Touchard met Miss Bryan in the
first round of the women's singles yester-
day and was defeated, O-6 SIS and 81.
/ After taking the first SET which was q
love one, 1t looked as II the second would
be easy sailing, but Miss Bryan came