Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
FEW MATCHES
ARE DECIDED
But There Is Much High Class
Play in Chevy Chase Ten
mis- Tourney.
INMAN'S WORK is
SURPRISE OF DAY
Eliminates johnson. Who Was
Expected to Win. From
Further Competition.

But Jew matches were PLAYED
III the Chevy Chase Club annual
tennis tournament YESTERDAY aft
ernoon, but what was lacking in
quantity was more than made m
III quality. as one of the best
matches ever PLAYED in the city
was pulled off when Fred c. In
man of New York eliminated
Wallace Johnson Of Philadelphia
from further competition by de-
featlng him two out of three sets
in the semi-final round OF the
mems singles, 6-2. 40 and Of.
The result was one of the sur
prises of the year and upset all
calculations-not that Inman was
not considered a good player, but
because of the reputation of John
son. Johnson won nearly every
thing in. sight but the national
title last year. and was ranked
third, while Inman was placed as
No. 81 on the list. But Inman's
victory OF yesterday was no fluke,
as he, without doubt, put up the
better game and deserved to win.
The whole story in nut she'll
is that Inman played above his
form, while johnson was not quite
up to his usual high standard.
While at times he displayed good
form and brought the gallery to
its feet with some really remark
able gets, on the whole he put up
a rather istless game and did not
seem to know how to meet In
mans style of play or to improve
much as the, game progressed.
Johnson lost many points by knocking
1 the bah out of the right hand side of the
court. but this is probably accounted for
because of Inmans left-handed stroke.
which sent the ball back with a peculiar
| twist-just the opposite from what he
has been used to. Inman's returns had
plenty of sitting to them and his service
proved to be exceptionally puzzling, he
scoring many points on clean aces. His
| overhead work was also better than
/ Johnson's, while his placements were ac~
curacy personified.
/ The metropolitan player received
| good start by capturing the first three
games of the opening set. He lost the
fourth. but after some brilliant work
managed to take three out OF the next
four, which gave him the set. O.. About
this time the gallery began TO 'sit M
and take notice" and II was the consen-
himself together and take the next two
| rather easily.
| He changed his style somewhat in this
| set and in this was more successful, TAX
ing the set after ten spirited games, eA-
actly half of which We're deuced ones.
| AS il was, Inman was leading at one time
and was always close on his heels. ana.
although he was beaten. he was not out
played
| The third and deciding set proved 10 be
the best of the three. as each realized
that a great deal depended on the result.
In this set, Johnson dropped back again
to the base and seemed to make no effort
to leave it, He lost the first three games
all of which were hard fought ones ana
We're lost because of him driving ms
balls out OF the court by inches. He took
two out of the next three, but could not
scored but two points in the next two
games. losing the set. and with IL the
match and being eliminated from further
| competition in an event in which every
one expected he would be the winner
The card for the match was:
! FIRST SET
n Ia AZ