Evening star., 1915-05-22
CHAMPIONSHIP AND ARMY CUP
PROPERTY OF "CONNIE' DOYLE
Brilliant Local Tennis Star Defeats Wallace
Johnson, Defend ding the Title, in Three
Straight Sets at Chevy Chase Club.

| Friends of Connie" DOYLE are in a
| jubiIant frame of mind today over the
| fact that the best tennis player in the
District defeated Wallace johnson in
three straight sets in the mems singles
of the Chevy Chase Clubs annual
spring tennis tournament yesterday.
The score was 6-3, 81 and 6-3.
Doyle had two legs on the beautiful
army cup for several years back. and
yesterdays win gives him permanent
possession of the trophy. which is val
| ued at 5000. The cup has been up for
the past eight years. and it required
many grueling matches to decide its
permanent home.
Chairman Wilcox of the tennis COM
mittee had given up hope of getting
Wallace Johnson to come over on ac-
count of the bad weather. but tele-
gram yesterday morning from the
Quaker city star said that he was on
his way, and there was general rejoic-
ing among the net followers around
the Chevy Chase Club. johnson had
intended playing in the big tournament
at home and did start. but he was
eliminated last Saturday, which gave
him the opportunity to run down to
Washington. The cup would have gone
to Doyle by default, but Mr. Wilcox
was anxious to have it's permanent
possession settled through battle on
the courts. and, as results turned out,
he had his wish gratified The fact
that Doyle and johnson were to meet
served to draw out Il large gallery, and
all enjoyed the sport to the fullest ex-
tent
Doyle demonstrated in the early
matches Of the tournament that he was in
johnson yesterday there was nothing to
be asked, The match was Doyle's from
start to finish, although in the second set
johnson put up a most stubborn battle,
and at one time was leading by good
margin Doyie's overland smashes prob
ably We're the best ever seen on the local
courts, and time after time caught John
son so badly out of position that he did
not try to head them off. In addition
to the speed. Doyle was unusually ac-
curate, as he was in his match with his
brother earlier in the week, and seldom
did the ball go outside the line. The
strength of the smaShes, the accuracy,
coupled with speed, was a combination
that could have defeated almost any one
yesterday. as Doyle probably played the
best game of his career. and it has been
a career crowded with many brilliant
matches and victories.
Johnson also has been playing sterling
tennis this spring, and his defeat in Phila-
delphia last Saturday was the first of the
season yesterday was the second. Last
year Johnson, in winning the title, played
a remarkably strong game. but it is more
than likely that even that game would
have been beaten yesterday by Doyle's
unusually brilliant efforts. Johnsons s
game is different from Doyles, in that he
depends a great deal more on lobbing
placing the ball accurately just over the
net, and in an almost unreachable point
his work along these lines last year win
ming him the championship. Yesterday
DOYLE had Iohnson's number from the
start in the way of knowing what was
coming, and as result dash for the
net. a terrific smash and Wallace found
his best efforts wasted. After the match
both players were congratulated upon the
splendid exhibition given, and the con-
gratulations from Johnson to Doyle
were about the hearties. of all
Following are the cards of the three
sets:
FIRST SET.
Doyle .....-..... i o 4 4 s 4-34-S
Johnson ..,..... / 4 :; 2-3O-3
SECOND SET.
Doyle 49,. 6 4 3 4I142i 4 4-J1-9
Johnson 4 4 2 3 5 2 4 4 % c-iG-1