Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-01
GORDON Wins OUT
Defeats McCIung in District
Championship Tourney.
FEATURE CONTEST OF MEET
Victor Has Poor Start, But Re.
covers and Comes Strong
at Finish.

Had Lee McClung played his usual
steady game toward the latter part Of his
match with Spencer Gordon in the Sec
ond round of the District championship
tennis tourney, Gordon's boast made just
prior to the start of the tournament that
he would be the next champion would
| undoubtedly have been an idle one, as
McCiung would have put him out of the
| running then and there. AS it is Gordon
now is almost sure to reach the finals,
and it is the consensus of opinion that
he will be the man to challenge Louis I.
Doyle for the title.
Yesterdays match was the first played
in many long day that showed McClung
| unsteady. Accuracy and steadiness have
heretofore been his long suit, but after
winning the first set, Ga, and running
the score in the second to 5-3 in his ia
vor, he suddenly lost himself and could
do nothing at all with the ball. Nc
Clung'S service is very slow, but unusu-
ally accurate, he believing, as does Gus
tave Touchard that the time to win a
tennis game is after the serve. In the
first set and up until the ninth game of
the second, this scheme seemed to work
out very nicely. but suddenly and with
| no apparent reason he fell into slump
such as is liable to strike all players and
he lost point after point by inches, time
after time his ball hitting the net but an
inch or so from the top or leaving the
court by about the same margin. Cor
don in the meantime, had speeded up a
little and this is the combination which
put the former Chevy Chase champion
joined the Chevy Chase club he seems to
have taken more interest in. the game
and has played great deal more, with
the result that his game is greatly i'm
proved one over that of last year He
takes more chances and displays more
speed. Yesterdays match was between
two masters Of the game. and furnished
enough thrills to more than satisfy the
| large gallery which was on hand, chiefly
to see this match, which was probably
the best which will be shown in the
tournament, with the exception of the
challenge round. The card for this match
follows:
Gordon ,.-....... 5ds4e22 80 ss
McClunS. d 4-ao-o
SECOND SET.
Gordon 1 : . = 5 4 800
McClung - ) 4441 4os / 4 6 $50
Gordon .......... . 6 6 Q 6 642-s
McClung. ................ 1 s Z 1872
P. l.. Treanor. a sixteen-year-old pro-
tege of Connie" Doyle, came very near
upsetting calculations by defeating Nor
rs w. Mclean. member of the "All.
Washington tennis team and one of
the best of the local players. Treanor
is a natural tennis player. He takes to-
the game like a duck to water, and his
work has attracted no end of attention.
After taking the first set, 81, he rapidly
ran the score to 5-3. and had the score
to 80 love on the ninth game, before
Mclean was able TO stem the tide. The
remainder of the match was close, but
the more experienced player finally won
out.
A. J. Gore and John Britton finished
their match, which was started Saturday,
Gore winning the deciding set, o.
Britton sprained his ankle in the match
result would have been much closer.
Gore was defeated in the second round
by II. l.. Mapes. This defeat leaves Brit
ton in the consultations, and he will
probably win this event. although both
Hornidge and Treanor are liable to make
him go some to do it.
John Graves victory over Albert w.
Howard in the preliminary round was
rather unexpected. Howard was the
champion a couple of years ago. but no
one would have thought SO from his yes
terday's game. as Graves was always bet
ter at critical stages.
The complete summaries Of yesterdays
play are given below:
Graves defeated Albert "; Howard, ga: S.6
and "a: D. NJ Green defeated r. $ Day by
default: Clarence 4. Barnard defeated Capt.
Wilson by default; Il. e. FlOurnoy defeated A.
H. button by default II. E, Burton defeated Il.
H. Weightman g.. and 6-3
First round-W +. Holtzman defeated Sam
Herrick 1913 and 6-3; Walter u. Dunlop de-
feated Clarence A. Barnard by default {. 7.
Chapman defeated r. c. Flournoy. 81 and 6-4;
II. F. Burton defeated NJ. NJ. Trumball, 67s
and 6-4; Norris W Mclean defeated p. l..
Treanor. 81, 10 and 81: Albert ]. Gore
defeated John Britton. 6-:S. % and e..
Second round-Spencer Gordon defeated Lee
McClung 4-6. 81 and c.; D. Hillyer de
feated 4. E. Lewis. 10 and Ga; II. L. Mapes
defeated Albert J. Gore. 6-3 and 81
Play will be continued this afternoon
with the following matches on the card:
Mems singles, first round-John X.
Graves VS.. D. NJ. Green.
Second round-Louis A. Fischer VS.. w.
F. Hoffman, G. T. Sinclair VS.. Dudley
Morgan, w. D. Dunlop VS.. winner of
Graves-Green match. c. T. Chapman VS..
II. f. Burton, p. H. S. Cake VS.. Norris
w. Mclean.
Third round-Spencer Gordon VS.. winner
Of Fischer-Holtzman match, D. Hillyer
rs. winner of Chapman-Burton match. Fl.
l.. Napes VS.. winner of McLean-Cake
match.