Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-27
HAD RIGHT ''DOPE"
Connie Doyle and Spencer Cor
don in Tennis Finals.
PREDICTED FROM START
Hoffman and Lake Put Out by
These Stars in the Semi
Finals.
PREDICTED FROM START

History will repeat itself this afternoon
when Conrad B. Doyle and Spencer Cor
don will duplicate their last Saturday S
performance and meet in the final rounds
of tennis tournament, each of these
players having won his semi-final
match in the District championship
tournament yesterday afternoon. Freddie
Hoffman opposed Connie Doyle while
Gordon had II. Y. Lake of Ocean City.
N. j., as his opponent
The DOYLE Hoffman contest was not
particularly interesting. as Holtzman is
no match for tie Columbia crack, g.. be-
ing the scores Of both setes played. Holtz-
man is playing one of his best games at
this time as may be seen by glance at
the list Of players he was forced to defeat
in order to reach the semi finals, but he
was simply outclassed by Doyle, who
seemed to be able to get points whenever
he wanted them. Although several long
rallies were in evidence, Hoffman almost
always lost on the exchange.
AS was anticipated. Lake and Gordon
furnished a good match. Lake was very
confidnt, despite the somewhat formi-
dable reputation of his opponent and
played with plenty of ginger. Had his
net play and service been as good as his
stroke he undoubtedly would Lave won.
but his service was lamentably weak
and he showed up very poorly at the
net, his contributions to the error COZ
don point after point His stroke, when
he got a chance to use 1t. was going 10
perfection, and he appeared to have IL un-
der perfect control: Gordon pia set ,n nts
ter ais he went along. But two sets were
NECESSARY, Gordon taking them both, 6-3.
Lake received a splendid start, taxing
Twin III.
the first two games ana glVimf az + hS v yo
go" but he slipped up on his service In
the third game. giving two double faults
and enabling Gordon to take the game.
He lost the next one, too, but went to the
lead again when he took the fifth. allow
ing the local player but a single point.
Gordon pulled himself together at TINS
stage of the game and ran out by WIN
ming three Of the next four.
The second set was almost exactly ike
the first Again, the Ocean City PLAYER
raised the hopes of his followers b. tax
ing the first two games, only to dash
them down again a few minutes later py
losing six Of the next seven, Gordon al
lowing him to score but three points IN
the last three games. The card for TINS
match was:
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SECOND SET.
Gordon Cord ..........s % ! 3 : ! go $50
Drawings were made in the women's
singles and this event was started yes,
terday, the first round being completed
and one match in the second being play
ed. In the only three-set match played
Miss Eva Baker, the present champion;
defeated Miss Airline Dufour, 80. 81
and Go Miss Dufour sprung quite
surprise by taking the first set. but she
could not keep up the pace. while MISS
Baker seemed to improve. She undoubt.
eddy will win again, as she has defeated
almost all of the other entrants in recent
Journeys, and is probably the best Wom-
an player In the District.
Several matches were played IN the
mems doubles and consultations, but none
Of them was worthy Of any special men-
ton. Connie Doyle and Hub" Shan
non won twice in the doubles, and are
now in the second round, where they
will meet Gordon and Graves. from whom
they should have lots Of trouble In WIN
ming. II they are able to win at all.
The summaries for yesterday follow:
Mems singles. semi-fnal round-Spencer Cor
don defeated II. Y Lake, 6-3 and 6-3; Con-
rad B. Doyle defeated w. T.. Hoffman, 81
and 60.
Women's singles, first round-Mss Catherine
Dtckman defeated Mrs. G. H. Gordon, 81 and
81; Miss Enid Holden defeated Mrs. e. w:
Deakin, 81 and 60; Miss Eva Baker defeated
Miss Airline Dufour, 4-6. 60 and 60; MISS