Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
GRUEL|NG TENNIS
Sinclair Defeats Morgan in
District Tourney.
ONE SET GOES 14-12 GAMES
Veteran Cake Beats Mclean in the
Best Battle Of the
Day.

Had G. T. Sinclair been able to have
Won but one more game in the first set
Of his match with Dudley Morgan, the
young Georgetown University player, in
the second round of the District cham
pionship tennis tourney yesterday after
noon. the youngsters would have equaled
the record for the longest set ever played
in a local tournament. Morgan won this
set, Alp. The records on this subject
are rather incomplete, but the longest set
remembered by any of the veteran play
ers was played on the old NJ street courts
of the Bachelors Club between Ell Gee
and John Ballenger, the latter winning
it. 15-13 Sinclair won the second and
third sets of this match with Morgan and
thereby gained the decision.
Two players could not have been more
evenly matched than were these two.
The match was started Monday evening.
but darkness called a halt with the score
in the first set, 1O-all. Morgan came up
from behind in the first set, and, after
deucing it, finally won out. The result
was in doubt throughout it's duration, as
on several occasions each was within a
single point of winning. Morgan was the
first to win .consecutively. and he gained
the victory on the twenty-sixth game.
He experienced slump in the second
and lost it, Ga. but he came right back
in the third and another deuce set re-
suited, Sinclair winning out because Of
his superior steadiness, 10.
The Cake-McLean match brought out
some of the best playing OF the day, the
veteran winning, "a and 81. Cake
work is being watched very carefully, as
he Is almost conceded a place in the
finals by most of the followers of the
game. In his match of Yesterday he did
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would have won by a bigger margin.
Cake is player who plays better when
behind, and he is noted for turning al
most sure defeats into victories. He was
satisfied in this match to loaf along and
just keep in the lead. Mclean is not at
his best right now. but he showed occa-
! sional flashes of his old-time form which
kept his opponent on the alert and at
times made him exert himself to the ut
most. At these times the play was fast
and furious and long rallies of rapid play
We're much In evidence. Cake Will meet
III. L. Mapes this afternoon, and should
he win-and most think he will-he will
go into the semi-final round.
Another player whose work is attract
ing a great deal of attention is John
Graves. Graves, with Spencer Gordon, is
the title holder In the doubles. He played
two hard matches yesterday, winning one
from D. NJ. Green in the first round, 6-3
10 and GO, and leading Walter D. Dun
on account Of darkness in the second
round. In his match with Green he cap
tured the first and third sets rather cas-
lily. but lost the second after sixteen
Green easily outpIayed him. but he was
playing above his form. as is shown by
1.-THE results of the other two
Spencer Gordon and w. F. Hoffman
will hook up in what will probably be the
best match of this afternoon in the third
round. Holtzman is now playing his best
game and very interesting match should
result 1t will be begun at $3.50 O'clock
Cake and Mapes will also play a match in
the same round and il Mapes shows the
same class of tennis that he did in his
last match he should be able to give
good account Of himself and maze the
veteran hustle.
The results of yesterdays matches fol-
low:
Mems singles. consolation. preliminary
round-C. Herrle VS.. B. Davidson. jr.; D.
NJ. Green VS.. r. s. Day, A.. Y. Leech, jr.,
VS.. H. X. Bentley.
First round-Albert W; Howard VS.. John
Britton. A. HELEN VS.. A. E. Lewis, P. L.
Treanor VS.. 4. NJ. Chesley, B. C. Flour
noy VS.. winner A. Y. Leech-H. X. Bentley
match. P. L. McLachlan Us. r. H.
Weightman. Sam Herrick VS.. J. C. How
ard. John Cook VS.. r. Hornidge
Mems doubles. preliminary round-Bent-
ley and Sinclair VS. H. E. Doyle and
Fischer. McClung and partner VS.. Sher-
man and Hitch, Hornidge and HELEN VS..
Leech and Leech. Deakin and Dove VS..
L. I. Dove and Howard, Flournoy and
F1ournoy VS.. Hllyer and Davidson. Nor
gan and Trumbull VS.. Britton and Nc
Lean. Gore and Treanor drew a bye,
Lundy and Mapes drew bye.
Mems singles, first round-John X Graves de-
feated d. N. Green. 6-3. 10, 90.
Second round-William F. Hoffman defeated
Louis A: Fischer. Ga. 10: G. 4. Sinclair de-
feated Dudley Morgan, PIT G-3. -: G. T.
Chapman defeated II. E. Burton. 60, Go; r.
II. $. Cake defeated Norris W. Mclean 6-
tt.
The third round of the mems singles
will be completed today. and. in addition.
the mems singles. consultations and the
mems doubles will be started. The com
plete program for this afternoons play:
Mems singles, second round-John K. Graves
rs. w. d. Dunlop.
Third round-Spencer Gordon vs. william F.
Holtzman, G. 4. Sinclair VS.. winner Of Graves
Dunlop match. D. Hillyer VS.. C. r. Chapman
H. l.. Mapes vs. p. II. s. Cake.