Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
TITLE FOR MLEAN
Captures Championship of Co.
Iumbia Clubs Tennis Tourney.
DEFEATS LEECH IN FINALS
After Losing First Two Sets Victor
Woke Up and Won the
Last Three.
DEFEATS LEECH IN FINALS

AS was anticipated by most Of the play
ers, Norris w. Mclean won the cham
pionship of the Columbia Country Club
yesterday afternoon, when he defeated E.
o. Leech in the final round Of the mems
singles in the annual tournament Of the
club, 26, ST, 81, 60 and 63 being
the final score.
Leech captured the first two sets by
outplaying his opponent He played one
of the best games Of his life, being a good
judge of both time and distance and plac-
ing the ball with rare judgment and skill.
In the meantime Mclean was in the
midst of one Of his erratic spells from
which he could not extricate himself No
matter what he did he couldn't get by
with it. and it looked very much as II he
would lose out altogether.
He suddenly came into his own in the
third set-just in time to save his bacon
and from that time on he was never in
danger, he playing his opponent complete
ly off his feet in the last three sets and
taking them rather easily. This game
was typical Of Mclean. His game is like
the little girl with the curl, when he is
good he is very good. indeed, but when
tell how he will be until he starts playing
In the last three sets, for some un-
known reason, he was able to, get In the
same sInashes which he failed on in the
early part OF the match, and this Is what
won for him.
The doubles. which were started yes
terday, furnished good match, when
James Baird and A. B. Heaton defeated
C. Arthur Slator and E. C. Robinson in
the first round, 81 and 7-5. It would be
hard to find two pairs which are more
evenly matched than were these two.
The fact that the first set called for six
teen games and the second twelve shows
how close the match really was and a
great many Of the games were deuced.
Baird pug up the stronger game for the
winners. he showing unexpected strength
overhead and being able to cover lots Of
ground. His partner. Heaton, seemed to
on hand when wanted. For the losers.
Slator showed UP shade the better. his
strong net game being one Of the fea-
lures of the match.
The semi-fnals have been reached in
the consultations, the two matches in
this round which will be decided this
afternoon. bringing A. Y. Leech. jr., and
e. w. Deakin together for the honors in
the upper half and DR.. Warren Price and
Alpheus Winter for those in the lower
half the winners to meet in the finals to-
morrow.
There will probably be no women's
singles, as there are but nine entries and
the committee has decided that 1t will
not SdIlCIlOH IN0 event unl0SS sixteen ScnQ
In their names.
The summaries of yesterdays play fol-
low:
Mems singes-F1nal round, for the champion
ship Of the club-Norris W. Mclean defeated 3.
M ksssh singles s & snd e so1ad
slavin defeated r. B. Eynon, IT,. by default;
60.
Second round--E. W. Deakin defeated ]. F.
S1aIn, Go and "a: a. Winter defeated E. @.
Robinson. 10 and TO: DIR. Warren Price de-
feated Donald Woodward. by default.
Mems doubles-First round-E. W. Deakin and
". C. Allen defeated w. H. Ronsavile and DR..
". Price, 6-3 and 81: James Baird and A. B.
Heaton defeated C. Arthur Slator and E. c.
Robinson. 81 and IS.
The consultations will be brought
through the semi-finals this afternoon and
the first round in the doubles will prob
ably be completed and the second broken
into. The card for the day follows:
Mems singles, consultations, semi final
round-A. Y. Leech, jr., VS.. E. w. Dealin,
DIR. Warren Price VS.. A Winter.
Mems doubles, first. round-C. B. Doyle
and D. A. Mills VS.. A. y. Leech and A. B.
Sheldon. E. C. Graves and A. Winter vs..