Evening star., 1912-10-06
TITLE FOR GORDON
Chevy Chase Tennis Crack
Wins District Championship.
DEFEATS LOUIS |. DOYLE
Both Players Work Hard for Vic
tory Before a Large
Gallery.

Spepcer Gordon of Chevy Chase. is the
1912 tennis champion OF the District he
having come into this title yesterday aft
ernoon. when he defeated Louis /. Doyle,
the titleholder, in the challenge round
in the twenty-fourth annual event, 90,
ca, 2-6. 10 and 6-3
The scores do not by any means indi-
cate the relative ability of the players or
the cloSeneSs of the match as every point
and every game was fought for and one
of the most brilliant matches of the year
resulted.
Doyle, last years champion went into
the match slight favorite and he lived
up To his reputation in the opener, taking
IL %. He looked little better than his
opponent here, and, although two of the
iIrst Tour games. We're deuce ones. he won
TINS set rather handily. Meanwhile, Cor
don was getting warmed up to his work.
ana he was just about ready when the,
second started. the former Princeton
champion winning this one. Ct This
set was one of the best of the five Both
players seemed to be going at top speed
and time after time the large gallery,
which surrounded the court, was brought
to Its feet by the spectacular shot of
Wnat appeared to be an impossible return.
Gordon opened the second set with a
win, but Doyle came right back and took
the second game. which went to deuce
several times before Il decision was made
the defender won three of the next four
games, the sixth game being the second
longest of the match, and at this time
had the score 70. He experienced a
slight let-down. Of which his opponent
was quick to take advantage and Cor
don ran out the set on four successive
games.
throughout the match, the main object
or Doyle seemed to be to gain the net
ana Gordon was just positive that he
should not. Doyle was fairly successful.
from this place of vantage where he was
able to benefit from any openings
left by his opponent or to pass him cev-
erly down the side lines. Doyle had
ross court ball which he also used with
telling effect. while Gordon had a speedy
lawford stroke which he did not use oft
en-, but which he had mastered to such
an extent that he took point on it near
ly every time he used it. Two men could
not nave been more evenly matched, for
In point Of service and ground covering
they appeared to be equal. Both players
made some wonderful shots at different
times during the match and long rallies
were in order all of the time 1t was the
consensus of opinion that this was one
of the best matches Of the season
The third set was a repetition of the
first. Doyle taking 1t by the same score
G2, but the fourth was another star
like winner and many thought il was
the beginning of the end. as. with two
games to his credit and both playing an
even game, it looked as if a two-game
lead was enough to assure him victory
1T was not, as Gordon evened matters up
by taking the next two. allowing DOYLE
but a single point. From this time on
it was nip and tuck" first one player
leading and then the other, Doyle being
within point of victory on two occa-
SionS.
In the fifth and deciding one both play
ers We're going at their hardest, and the
gallery was keyed up to high pitch.
The men divided the first two games. and
then came the longest of the match, Cor
don finally winning it. 10-S. The next
two We're divided and then Gordon won
two more, making him %. The next
two games Were deuce ones and Gordon
had several chances to win before he
finally did. Doyle took the eighth and
ran the score to 4O-love on the ninth,
but he fell down badly for no apparent
reason and allowed his opponent to tie
things up and deuce and finally beat him
out. 1t was a splendid match. and both
players were congratulated at it's conclu-
sion. The cards are given below:
FIRST SET.