The Washington herald., 1914-05-14
Plays Charles M. Bull. Title
holder, Today in Chal-
lenge Round.
MISS PENDLETON WINNER

Wallace johnson. of Philadelphia, de-
feated Theodore Roosevelt Pell. Of New
York. in the finals yesterday afternoon
in the seventh annual Invitation tennis
tournament Of the Chevy Chase Club. by
I2-6, 80. o-S. 6-I and 6-2 Johnson
will meet Charles N. Bull. jr.. of New
York. the present titleholder in the
challenge round this afternoon at $50
o'clock.
johnson Is picked to win today as he
Is going well and In better form at this
time Of the year than ever before.
The match brought out wonderful
tennis Of brand that has not been seen
here in many years. johnson. who ranks
seventh in the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association. and who is
the greatest exponent Of the chop stroke
In America, played this stroke to per-
lection. He displayed wonderful head
work, especially when. after driving PeIl
to the backcourt. he dropped the balls
barely over the net with slow chop.
Pell, who ranks fifth In the United
States. did not have as much sting In
his strokes as he usually has.
Miss j. E. Pendleton won high honors
in the women's singles when she beat
Mrs Willard Sullivan in the finals by rs
and 50. Miss Sullivan often passed
her opponent at the net and won con-
sheoeS's Ny hcI StIOHB DdChn6nQ SnOIS.
Miss Pendleton will meet Miss Eva
Baker. the champion. in the challenge
round this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The summaries:
MEMS SINGLES
Final rurnd-Wallace johnson Phi.delphia d.
fea,ed T. H. Peil. New York. BY 20. SO. 90.
woMEx's SINGLES.
Final round-Miss l. E. Pendleton defeated Mis-,
Willard Sullivan oy IS 60
woMEN'S DOURTES
Second round-Mrs. Carlisle and Mis- T. z Pen
dleton defeated Mrs. Brooke aad Miss A. Downing
by 80 81; Miss Laughn and Miss Lppitt de-
F
MEMS DOUBLES.
Third round-J. B. Moore and Dudley Morsan.
Chevy Chase. defeated Z. B. Babbitt and Fuller By
default: Harold L Doyle, Columbia and W. H. Y
Hackett. New York. defested Wallace Johnson and
H j. Lawrence. PHILADELPHIA. by 81, rs; + r.
Fen New fck, and C. N. Bull. IL. New Yort.
defeated ]. h. Graves and Spencer Gordon, Chevy
Chase. By 6-i 50; Arthur HELEN and T. H.
Torrey. New York. defeated King Stone and David
son by s-3. 80
MIXED DOUBLES.
defeated Miss Downing and L H. Torrry by So
-; Miss Meredith and Dunn defeated Miss
Thscker and Bull by e-3. 81
MEMS SINGLES.
Fi.ss rCund,c l. sl,tor defeated J. Hopkins
Lean by default; W. II. Y. Hackett defeated Il. ~
Brown by default
Second round-Georse Lewis defeated Z. W.
Deakin by default
In addition to the CHALLENGE rounds
In the mems and women's singles, the
semi-finals will be decided in the mems
and women's doubles. the second frame
and probably the seminnals
In the mixed doubles will be finished,
and the second bracket decided in the
The card for today fol-
lows:
MEMS SINGLES.
Chanenss round-waliacs johnson. Philadelphia, |
Fs Charles NJ. Bull II. New York. at SO ocloct. |
w0MENs SINGLES.
Challengs round-Mis I. L Pendleton W Mis- |
Eva Baker, at p m |
woMEN's DOUBLES.
Semi-nnals-Miss Carlisle and Mia. l. T. Pepdle-
ION vs.. Mrs. Bryan and Miss Baker; Miss LAughin |
md Miss Lipptt vs. Mrs. Sullivan and Miss Mere
dith.
MEMS DOUBLES
Semi-fnals-J. b. Moore and D. D. Moran N |
Doyle and W. H. Y. Hsckett; T. R. Peil and c. n |
Bull. G., vs. Arthur HELEN and z II. Toney.
MIXED DoUBLEs /
Second round-Mss Dorothy Thacher and ID. D. |
Morgan vs.. Mis- I. Z. Pendleton and W. D. |
Wilcox
CONSULTATIONS
First ruund-F. J. ID. Fuller vs. Col Harding
Second ruund-A II. Chesley "a H. T. Shannou:
Z. b. Babbitt vk Z. G. Greene.