The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
Graves andVan Vile
In Tennis Final TODAY
Twenty-eighth District Championships in Singles I'd
Be Played on Dumbarton Courts-Princeton
Man Makes Rema rkabIc Exhibition. =
By BRYAN MORSE.

r. c. Van vliet, who has decisively
defeated George Lewis, L. L Doyle. and
A. J. Gore. will meet John T. Graves.
IT.. at . y. m. today In the finals for the
District tennis championship on the
courts. Of the Dumbarton Club. wiscon-
sin avenue and n street, In q fve-set
match. The winner win be twenty
eighth champion Of the District Of CO.
me semi-nnsi round OF the doubles
composition will be reached at the con-
clusion OF the match between Dudley
Morgan and George Lewis and A. J.
Gore and Major Bethel. Doyle and
Hancock will meet Lincoln and Ailiyer.
Just as Van vIist furnished the sensa-
ton on Tuesday 20 did John 7. Graves.
3r., win the laureis yesterday in a nerve
wrnoking three-set match. defeating
Dudley Morgan. the Chevy Chase crack
and Harvard player. BY 81, ~, and
For sheer pluck, determination, and
stamina In the face Of erratic brilliancy,
Graves tennis was a revelation and q
complete upset 70 those who had count
fs1 Saa Sss naasem.nt "s With
the honors going to The Tiger racqueter
on account OF his refusal 70 accept de-
feat In the face OF terrific driving.
Graves, y may be remembered. has
players. Both Treanor and Gore have
fallen before him. Few were disposed to
eoncede him a win yesterday. The
princeton man revamped his game. for
got his dependable stroke. settled down
fast chop which eventually proved Nor
cans undoing and kept up n dogged, de-
termined back court game which won.
The Harvard man wabbied several
inn the p ns un ssf sns ssr
s-2 against him. finniIy broke, Graves
taking two after all.
Tho deciding set found Morgan netting
same eons.,ens STEADY ,ssn SiSso the
out After losing two long-drawn-out
games. Morgan rallied and evened up.
Graves took his service and Morgan
won his and the next With the score
80 against him on his own service and
deuced IL up, lost on an out and brought
the score back to deuce, finally winning
his service game.
Morgan promptly dropped his own
service. falling TO gain n point in the
game. The Princeton man found Nor
gan netting badly. Several wild shots
proved points for Graves. and the match
was won is after Morgan had had
Graves twice ut set point.
II IL doubtful r. any Of the players
save Van vliet In the tournament could
have shown a more remarkable change
/, In style of playing than Graves did yes
terday. Essentially q stroke player
Graves shifted his style TO a short OF
1 long chop stroke. HIS gets were moi
especially remarkable. nor II his SER
| vice calculated TO win service aces, yet
he did more successful mixing. cover.
| ing his stroke more carefully than any
other exponent seen In play here thi,
| week.
10 have won when the score stood
| at match point twice against him II de.
| serving OF highest praise. Graves map
1 ped out q campaign which proved sue
| eessful. Morgan took hairiine shots
throughout. and no less than eight times
| dropped over balls which nicked the
net-cord for unreturnable shots.
Van Vliet should have no trouble In
defeating Graves II he is in the foin
shown against Lewis. Doyle and Gore
on Tuesday. II Is conceded that Nor
gan would have put up flasher game
| against the visitor. Graves can be
| watched carefully today for II Var
vliet Is on stride to any appreciabi
extent he will find a. steadier ,piaye
| who will nuke him defeat himself.