Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-30
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
WILL WIND UP TODAY
Several Matches of Quality
PLAYED on Bachelors Courts
Yesterday.

Some of the best tennis of the tourna-
ment was shown yesterday afternoon on
the Bachelors courts, when play was
continued in the twenty-ffth annual Dis
trict championship tennis tourney Only a
few matches were played. but what was
lacking in quantity was more than made
up for in quality.
Two matches and part of a third in the
mems doubles were decided. the title was
won in the women's singles. and the final
round reached in the mems consultations.
leaving an uncompleted match for the
title in the mems doubles and the final
round of the consultations for this aft
ernoon.
The mems doubles attracted most or
the attention. the two matches in the
semi-final rounds bringing out all three
of the Doyles. whose names are always
associated with tennis in Washington.
Harold E. Doyle and Albert J. Gore de-
Der, e. andes. for the honor Of represent
ing the upper half in the finals, and Con-
rad B. Doyle and Herbert Shannon won
from c. T. Chapman and Norris w. Nc
Lean, 81 and ca, in the lower half,
the two winners starting their finals
match, but being compelled to quit the
score all in the second set after Connie
Doyle and Hub Shannon had taken the
opener, 81.
OF the two matches. both We're so good
that it is hard to decide which was the
better. Lou Doyle and Barber pushing
their opponents little closer in their
match. Doyle has not been putting up his
best game lately, but yesterday he looked
to be almost as good as he has ever
been Barber is also a very good man,
and the feature Of the pairs play is their
teamwork. which can hardly be i'm
proved upon. Quite a gallery was on
hand and the match gave it many OPP
portunities for applause "Ror' Doyle
put up his usual brilliant game for his
side, and in Gore he had an able part
ner, who shared honors almost equally
with him. Cores speedy stroke. which
works well some days and very poorly
others. was going at its best yesterday,
and he seemed to have it under almost
perfect control, as he made few mistakes.
Miss Eva Baker is again the District
champion in the women S singles. as she
defeated Miss Enid Holden in the final
round yesterday. so. 10 and 6-3 It
is doubtful II Miss Holden ever played
better game than that in this match.
Without intending to take away any of
the credit from the winner. it must
be said that she, was awfully lucky yes
terday The match was much closer
than the scores would indicate. For in
stance, five of the six games in the first
set were deuced. and it was here that
lots of luck helped the winner out as
she won two decisive points on dribbles
and several others on balls which were
In by inches. Twelve games were neces-
sary in the second set, Miss Holden win
ming it. Miss Baker is a much stronger
player than her opponent who appeared
to be pretty well played out by the end
of this set and the third and deciding
one went to Miss Baker on merit alone
In the semi-final round in the conso-
lations, Harry r. Burton won from D.
hillyer in straight sets, 81 and Is To
many this victory came as quite sur
prise, as Hillyer has been playing a Won
derful game of late. But those who
have made careful study of Burton's
game looked for him to win He is a
very deceptive player, who appears to be
slow and plays with don t-care
manner, but he always manages to be
where the ball is and plays a steady.
well planned game He will meet NJ. NJ
Trumbull in the final round this after
noon and should get the decision
Probably the best match of the whole
will be played this afternoon,
when the c. B. Doyle-Shannon-H E.
second set will be started from the be-
ginning. as only four games had been
played when the match was stopped. each
side having won two
The summaries for yesterday follow:
Women's singles final round for the champion
ship-Niss Eva Baker defeated Miss Enid Hold
en-, 60, 81 and 6-3.
Mems doubles, semi-fnal round-Harold +.
Doyle and Albert j. Gore defeated Louis ].
Doyle and Horace A. Berber. Ga and 6-3:
Conrad B. Doyle and Herbert shannon defeated
c. T. Chapman and Norris W. Mclean o.
and Ga.
Final round, for the championship-Matcbb be
tween Conrad b. Doyle and Herbert Shannon
and Harold f.. Doyle and Albert J. Gore called
on account of darkness. with c. b. Doyle and
shannon leading. Ga and .-all.