Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
FAST TENNIS MATCHES ON THE
CHEVY CHASE CLUBS COURTS
Craig Biddle Outplays Harold Doyle IN Singles.
Taylor and Whitehead Defeated by
Biddle and Touchard in Doubles.

Play was continued yesterday afternoon
in the fifth annual invitation spring ten
mis- tournament Of the Chevy Chase Club.
the semi-finals in the mems singles the
finals in the women's singles. and the
third round in the mems doubles being
reached. and the women's doubles being
started. The i'd val weather conditions
which have obtained this week have re-
suited in play being right up to the sched-
ule and the committee will now have no
trouble in closing the tournament Satur-
day afternoon. as was originally planned.
Matches were started at 10 o'clock this
morning and the courts will be kept busy
all day. The semi-hnals in the mems sim
giles. in which Walter Taylor of Norfolk
will meet Craig Biddle of Philadelphia,
and Conrad B. Doyle of Washington will
meet George a. Gordon of New York will
he played late this afternoon. the two
winners to meet tomorrow in the final
round for the right to challenge Touch
ard, the present titleholder.
OF the many matches decided yester-
day. two stooo out far above the others.
Craig Biddle of the Quaker City defeat
ing Harold e. Doyle, in the singles, and
he and Gustav F. Touchard of New
York winning from the Norfolk cracks,
Walter Taylor and Hugh G.. Whitehead,
in the doubles
Probably the more interesting of the
two was that in the doubles. Whitehead
with James II. Winston as his partner. is
the present national clay-court champion
in the doubles, and as Taylor, his partner
OF yesterday. is just about as good as
WINSTON. it will be seen what a good
combination Biddle and Touchard had
TO beat. Tney did il, however, 81 and
e. being the final score.
Inc f1rSt was certainly spectacular
one and the large gallery which sur
rounded the court had opportunities
galore for applause. The Virginians
started off like they meant business.
taking five out of the first six games 1t
looked very much as if they would go
out in record time, but their opponents
took sudden brace and by a beautiful
uphill game managed to bring the score
up to o-all- From this point il was nip
and tuck" the advantage shifting to one
side. then reverting to deuce and going
TO the other side. Many times each side
was within point of game which would
have given them the set. but 1t was not
until sixteen games had been played that
the Biddle-Touchard combination was
able to take the necessary consecutive
one to gain the decision. The second set
vas much closer than the score would
indicate. as many of the games were
deuced. but the better pair won.
Throughout the match Touchards
cross-court shots from the back court line
featured. The former indoor champion
appeared to his best advantage. His
stroke was puzzling and he appeared to
be the same Touchard of old, PLAYING
mostly on the back court but occas SION
ally working his way to the net for
Kill or pass down the side lines. He
and his partner played very well togeth-
er. Biddle Is steadiness personified. and
he uses lots Of speed with 1t. His service
was swift and accurate and hard for
the opposing side to handle with any de-
gree of certainty.
The losers both play strictly net game
ana they do not appear to be much at
home in any other place. Their op-