The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-09
CHEVY CHASE
TOURNEY STARTS
waIlace> Johnson Easily De-
feats J. 0pshur Moorhead
IN FL st Match.
BIC cRoX SEES PLAY
Tsachsrd, Nl, and Wright Fail to
Takaf Part in Tennis Tourna-
nent. .........
BIG CROWD SEES PLAY

Clear skies and a notable gathering
of soci@ Ety folks marked the first da,
of thef sixth annual invitation tennis
tournament of the Chevy Chase Club
Even though many of the star perform.
ers wf\p were expected did not appear
the tournament of this year promises
to be t be best ever staged.
GreatefN progress was made in the mum
Der of ev>ents run off the first day this
year than lat any previous tournament
In the womlen's singles Mrs. Lawson. OF
Cincinnati. tdefeated all her opponent:
and at the CHOSE OF the day had quail
fed for the sehpi-finals.
Touchard and (Pell, two of the nation
ally known cracks. who were to com
pete. was detaindd in New York, owing
TO the fact that they were making spe-
cial preparations tfor the trials that are
to take place so@n for team to de-
fend the United1 States against Aus
tralia's champion& Beals Wright, OF
Boston, was prevented from coming be-
cause of the death of his mother Few
days ago.
johnson Et.-y winner.
Chief INTEREST," yesterday centered
around Wallace johnson, of Philadelphia,
who is expected TO carry OFF the trophy.
He had lttle5 trouble disposing OF j.
Upshur Moorbead in the first match, and
came right back and trimmed Baron Won
Lersner ip.f the play-off.
The BEST exhibition of the afternoon
was the match arranged between the
Doyle brothers and E. NJ. Bull and E.
C. Inrhan. The Doyles won the first
game, fS-4. and their opponents captured
the SECOND, 6-S. A third game was NOT
attempted.
Doubles for men and women will be
played of this afternoon. Following are
the pairs drawn last night:
Men'sN doubles-Graves and Gordon VS..
L. Doyla and Barber, Inman and Bell vs..
Baird anG Stidham, Johnson and CHM VS..
the winner of the match between Boyle
and Morgan VS.. Leetch a..d partner,
Heaton and Bingham VS. Hills and Ems
Isle, McNulty and Devlin VS.. Brown and
Gibson, and Won Lersner and Won Lers-
ner VS.. Moorhead and Wilcox.
womenHs doubles--Miss Dickman ana
Miss Allen VS.. Miss Bryan and Miss
Baker. Mrs. Murray and partner VS.. the
winner of the match between Mrs. Moor
head and Miss Lippitt VS. Misses NJ. G.
and r. K. Sewell, Mrs. Law son and Mrs.
Carlisle VS.. Miss Greble and Miss Fitch,
Mrs. Laughiin and Miss ingalls, VS.. Mrs.
ANNetL ana MISS Lay.
Following are the summaries of the
first days play:
Prelininaries-Men'ss singles: George Zinn defeated
NJ Bingham b. default; E. W. Deakn defeated
G. Touchard by default: C. Hackett defeated F.
Simmons, IS. e. 50; P. NJ. Gicsv defeated Y.
Mclean BY def ut; J. l. Csrrick defeated Craig
B;dde by default r. L. James defeated o. p.
Hartman. g., Ga; A. J. Gore defeated E. w.
Dom, -. Ga; Mr. Lake defeated T. R. Pen by
default.
Holden. Is, "a; Miss Ingalls, defeated Mrs.
Laushln by default; Miss Winner defeated Miss
Ruth Larner BY default
First round-Men's singles: L. Doyle defeated A.
y. Leach. IS, 60; d. d. Morgan defeated Z. G.
Derlin by default; c. Brown defeated H. s.
Howard, 81 60; c. NJ. Bull defeated Preston
Gibson by default; H. 4. noyIe defeated W. n.
WILCOX. 81. 60; F. ]. oBoyle defeated P. NJ.
Taylor. GO. so; George linn defeated Z. W.
Deakin, 90. So; c. Hackett defeated p NJ.
Giesy, 81. 81; X. l.. James defeated ]. L. Ksr-
nick by default; A. ]. Gore defeated Mr.. Lake by
default; Wallace johnson defeated J. U. Moorhesd,
81, SO; F. Hoffman defeated W. 3. Wood Ga.
Ga; John Graves defeated w. McNultg by default
Spencer Gordon defeated z. p. Campbell by de
fault; Baron Lersner defeated A. B. Heaton,
6-3. 81; E. c. lnman defeated ]. II. Hopkins,
81 60
Women's singles-NIiss Eva Baker defeated Miss
Maude' Sewell, 60 6-l; Miss Mildred Greble de-
feated Miss Allen ty default; Mrs. Lawson defeated
Miss Elizabeth Bryan, 60. 50, 6-S; Miss Marjorie
Smith defeated Miss Prescott by default Miss Mum
defeated Miss Shepard ty default.
Second round-Men's singles: L. DOYLE defeated
ID. Morgan, 40, 81 Ga; c. NJ. Bull. j.. defeated
C. Brown. 4e, so. 60; Spencer Gordon defeated
John Graves. as, 6-3. SO; Z. c. Inman defeated
]. H. Hopkins, 60. 81
Wmncns sinrles-Miss Baker defeated Miss Gre
be 80 6-3 Mrs lawson defeated Miss Elizabeth
lryan 60, 81, 6-3; Miss Holden defeated Miss
ingalls, by default; Miss Mum defeated Miss NJ.
Smith. Ga, s.
Semi -fnals-Women's singles: Mrs. Lawson de-
sfad 24 50 IL