Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
H|GH-CLASS TENNIS
Columbia Clubs Tourney
Opens With Big Entry List.
FIRST ROUND COMPLETED
Morgan Springs a Surprise IN De-
feating Chapman in Hard
Contest.

With one of the largest entry lists IN
local tennis history, the second annual
tennis tournament of the Columbia couh-
try Club was started yesterday afternoon
and the first round was practically com
pleted and the second and third ROUNDS
broken into
But one upset occurred in the days
play. all of the other better players en-
tered doing what was expected of them
and winning their matches u. Dudley
Morgan of the Chevy Chase Club sprahs
the surprise of the day when he defeated
c. T. Chapman in the first round. Chap
man is considered to be one of the best
players in the District and is rated
fourth at Columbia, and as Morgan. while
fair player. is rather young and has
had very little experience, was not Sc
riously considered, his victory was the
talk of the day. The match could not
have been any closer, thirtytwo games
being necessary before the young Chevy
Chase player was declared the winner.
and many of these games We're deuce
ones. Morgan has been playing Il great
deal lately and has improved wonderfully,
and If his yesterdays game may be taken
matches before he is eliminated. His
stroke was working nicely and he Gov
cred lots of ground while his returns
We're we'll placed and he lost compare
lively few points by driving into the net.
The match brought out several sharp
rallies and was easily one of the best OF
the day. The score. AZ, - and I'll,
shows how close the match was.
The best tennis brought out during the
day was that shown in the match be
tween H. f. and Conrad B. Doyle IN
and Is. This is the first time IN the
recollection of any of the tennis players
that the brothers have faced each other
ally defaulting-and the match was Ger
talnly worth going long ways to see
The work of both players was of the
best. and some of the best tennis seen
though Connie has been devoting most
of his time to golf his game does not
seem to have suffered, as he covered his
court as well, served as accurately and
as speedily. and used his stroke as eff
fectively as ever before. 'Rof' has
played with Connie a great deal. and for
this reason he is harder for the latter
to beat than many other players, as he
is thoroughly familiar with the style
of play. Connie won the first set rather
easily, 60, but in the second. Harold
seemed to have struck his stride, and
the play was fast and furious, and it
was all Connie could do to get the de-
csion. In fact. Harold was within
single point of winning the tenth game.
he was leading at the time 81. but he
lost the next point, Connie finally TAX
ing the game and tying things up, and
later winning, the. set, u, 1t looked
as If he would win easier than he did
at the start. as he won the first four
games, two of which We're deuce ones.
A beautiful squirt on Harold's part how
ever, enabled him to take the next five
four of them being deuced. and when he
ran the score up to 1910 it looked
as if he would take the next and
thus necessitate another set. but, as
said before. Connie did not allow him
any more points that game, and then
took the next two. The card for this
match was:
Il Il. E E. DOYLE Doyle 3 ] ! 49, 49,
SECOND SET.
q q. Z +. PSyIs 55saati41ss 1GS-5
Spencer Gordon. who is generally picked
to win out in the upper half, won three
matches and has reached the fourth
round: while Louis I. Doyle. in the
lower half. has completed the second
round. by taking two matches.
Play will be continued tomorrow after
noon, at which time the entries for the
mems doubles will close and the draw
ings made In addition it is quite likely
az the committee is very anxious to get
the tournament through on schedule time
so that it will not interfere with the Dis
trict championship event. which Will be
held on the Bachelor courts next week.
The summaries for yesterday follow:
A. II. Morrow, 6--1 and Ga: w. Kibbey de-
defeated H. +. Lerch by default Harry Burton
defeated X. $. Day. 60 and 81; +. G. Leech
as ssan and 81 =
81 g., and 90; Spencer Gordon defeated J. ".
A. Lewis. 10, g and 6-3; ii. b. Davidson
defeated b. T. Graham, "a and 6-1; D. bud.
and ST; c. Arthur siator defeated L. +. Me.
.achan e. and 2 Branch defeated ted
Fisher defeated Hugh Mackenzie 10y default;
James Baird defeated Paul L. Treanor; Ga and
Mclean BY default; II: u. King defeaied 4. B.
feated A. IL. button. 6 and 81; Ezra Gould
defeated g: {: Frey, Go and 6-2: Il. G. Tracey
Trumsuil defeated Roy ". Patterson. 6 8. as
and 81: Conrad b Doyle defeated Harold f.
Richard S bingham hsn asa uads W. aef s1sa
defeated +. J. Bates by default. Arthur HELEN
sesas@ 70 eR ay asfssl ks
hey. Ct 81 and 81: Harry Burton defeated
George Kelly; go and T. Spencer Gordon
II. Bradley Davidson defeated Lawrence Pyle,
"a aud g: A. NJ. Chesley defeated H. NJ
Branch, 63 and g; Samuel Herrick defeated
r. F. A. Morgan, 3--t;. 90 and Ga; Louis l.
Doyle defeated VI. W. King. 6-1 and Go
Third round Spencer Gordon defeated H. Brad
ley Davidson. Is and Ct.
Tomorrow's card calls for The following
matches
First round f. W Deakn Vs. George Lewis.
Second roHnd-W T. Hotzmann vs. T. h.
Beadle; T. o. Leech vs.. +. J, oBoyle: q. Ar
thur Slator D. Dudley Morgan Louis A.
Fisher vs.. James Baird Ezra Gould vs. r. e.
Tracey; Conrad Is. Doyle w. NJ NJ TrumbulI !;