Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
BY HARRY n. FRY.

BY HARRY a. FRY.
! The second day of the National Asso-
citation Middle Atlantic Tennis tourna-
| ment. now in progress on the oeaut1ui
courts of the Columbia Country CLUB,
brought forth racquet contests that were
worth travelling many miles to see The
threatening weather doubtless kept down
the gallery to small numbers, but those
present were amply repaid for the trip to
Chevy Chase Heights.
The notable victories yesterday were
those of Harold Doyle over E l.. James
/ of Saratoga, and A. H. Allen, an upstater
| from New York, and Spencer Gordon
triumph over L. l. Doyle. These vic
tories throw Harold Doyle and Gordon
| into the finals of the mems singles, and
their battle today will doubtless bring out
| a large gallery. This battle is carded to
start at $780, and is crowded with i'm
| portance to Mr.. Doyle. He already has
! two legs on the handsome silver cup, and
should he defeat Gordon today it will be-
come his permanent property. James
also had two legs on the cup. but he was
eliminated in the third round by Harold
Doyle.
| The general opinion of the sharks
| around the courts yesterday was that
Doyle has a slight shade on Gordon in the
| way of tennis ability, but that the match
| between the two should be a splendid one,
as Gordon has come through rather easy
matches in the tournament, while Doyle
has had the battles of his life working
| into the semi-finals This strenuous work
! may tell on Doyle to the extent of the
i slight differences in ability, and as Cor
don has been performing brilliantly re-
Gently with the racquet, the winner Is
difficult proposition to decide upon before
the contest starts.
| Difficult to Start.
| Chairman Leech of the tennis commit
| tee did not get the tournament under
way until nearly $50, although scheduled
for ) o'clock, but when once play started
| the scene was an animated one, with the
! doubles and singles and women's singles
| progressing on at least a dozen different
| courts. TIE courts are in exceptionally
| fine condition and praise was showered
| on the club and committee from both the
| players and gallery.
| The principal battles of the day were
| those In which Harold Doyle figured as
| victor. He defeated James, O. and 6-3,
! and after only rest of ten minutes came
| back an dpolished off Allen to the tune of
, 6-3 and 10. OF the two contests the
| latter was the best both as to playing
ability and closeness of the score. Mr..
! Allen had come down through four
| matches in splendid style, and these vic
| tories made the experts sit up and notice,
especially as he had trimmed Mr.. Hackett
| in the most approved style, and the lat
! ter carries reputation with double stars
| in the tennis world.
i At the beginning of the Doyle-Allen
| match the latter SHOT to the front at the
start, but only for d couple of games,
when the local player found himself,
| made it all even and then took the lead,
: to stay there until the end of the set. In
| lobbing the ball, both men appeared to be
| unIucky. as the ball would land outside
| by only few inches. but when the sharp
| drives came into play or the men were
| close to the net some of the most beauti-
| full tennis witnessed in this locality for
| some time was displayed. The second set
| brought forth a struggle that caused
many of the players on the other courts
| to halt their matches to witness the final
| games. and the placing of shots was so
| accurate and telling as to keep the gal
lery continually clapping for both men
| In this set it appeared as though
Doyle was doomed to defeat, as Allen
| appeared luckier. inasmuch as he count
\ ed twice on dribbles that were only
| few minutes apart, but the horseshoe
slipped the local mans way toward the
| end, and as he secured dribble he was
| heard to remark. AT last This lucky
| shot probably acted as a stimulant to
| Doyle. he appeared to take on new
! energy and played with determination
| that would not be denied.
| Doyle got under way first in the sec
| ond set. capturing the first two games,
but then Allen came to life and made it
| all even. In this way they went through
| the entire set. first one and then the
| other assuming the leadership. and when
the final point was made the score stood
lT-5 in favor of the Columbia Club
player.
one-Sided Victory.
The fourth round was closed up with
the match between Spencer Gordon and
Louis j. Doyle, the victory being Of the
one-sided order. as the score showed
60 and 81. Mr.. Doyle put up a game
that was somewhat off-color or rather
behind his usual speed. and as Gordon
showed a flash of really splendid tennis
the result was never in doubt
Saturdays play was devoted entirely
, to the mems singles. ON account of the
Gig field. and while these were continued
yesterday, play opened in the men S
; doubles the women's singles and the
! consultations.
The best match of the day in the
doubles was that between Gordon More.
head and Moore-Morgan, the former
winning 60, 1-8 and 6-1, figures tina