Evening star., 1916-09-21
GRAVES A BIC SURPRISE
Eliminates Dudley Morgan in Semi
Finals Of the District Ten
mis- Tourney.

John T. Graves, one of the best rack
eters in this section, but who has hid
den his talents under bushel through
the fact that he has not entered in
more tournaments, provided the sur
prise yesterday when he eliminated
Dudley D. Morgan in the seEi-final of
the District tennis championship at the
Dumbarton Club. Previous to the match
Morgan was conceded a straight set
victory. and few there were who
thought Graves, who is captain of
George Washington Eniversity's tennis
team. would defeat the winner of. the
Columbia tourney. But this is just
what happened in three sets, all of
which were interesting and deserving
Of the applause with which the appre-
ciative gallery rewarded the good shots
of the players. Morgan's volleying. on
which he was so strong in the finals at
Columbia. was not in striking evidence
Yesterday. and to this cause may be at
tributed his defeat for man who
rushes the net as Morgan does. He
must be an adept at handling ball
below the cord. Usually Morgan chops
the ball across the court, but in this
match he repeatedly struck the top of
tHe net particularly III lHe lHIu SCI
when he needed all he could get.
The Chevy Chase man won the first
set at 6-4 and dropped the second by
the same figures, Graves clearly out
playing him in the second set. In the
final set Morgan piled up 5--3 lead
and twice had match point within his
reach, but Graves, playing with re-
markable persistency and great steadi-
ness. won the two games TO knot the
count at 5 all.
Graves won Morean's service a fter the
latter had led at 40, and captured
his own to win the match. The final
point came when Morgan, in the at
tempt to secure placement nto,as ace I'm IN
ball little beyond the sidelines-
Graves plays the erstwhile Cali
fornian. r. c. Van Vliet, in the finals
today at o'clock. The point score of
the Graves-Morgan match follows:
FIRST SET.
sIasss,.,: sofssn...: : 3 81 20 J Ia-s 4aGt
SECOND SET
sEs..: ss,.ss: : - ttse s : 4ss9 4sss
SorEsn......... Morgan -. ss44ssas 80
poin.IdlaTes. liz; Morgan. III. "
AS result of yesterdays play three
teams have reached the doubles semi
final Boyle and Hancock will play
Lincoln and Hillyer and Moorhead and
HELEN will play the winner Of the Gore
and Bethel VS.. Morgan and Lewis
match. Summaries:
Mems slnsles-John T.. Graves defeated Dudley
Morgan. 4-S. e.. rs.
Mems doubles. nrst round-Doyle and Han
Hi1son and Champion defeated Cash and Dowd.
c.ssss second ii ss,o. and sis defeated
HiIson and CHAMPION. 81. So.
c. Armstrong defeated p. P: Bishop. 81. 81:
G. Edgar Davis defeated c: c. Morgan. 81
81; r. Hume defeated W. 0. Howenstein.
e1, 60; D. Bullock defeated g. Dawson. s-3.
IS; Louis A. Fischer defeated Roger Hoiiings- @
worth, by dsfsul,; G. King dsfssted F. s. WI y
helm defeated p. c. Harding, by default; H. F.
Cas, defeated D. Bullock, s-3 SO.
Women's singles srst round-Miss Elizabeth
Hills defeated Baroness Won Winekler. by de-
fault; Miss 8. E. sewan defeated Miss d. T..
geated Mrs. John snyder. by default; Miss Edna
Corson defeated Miss Mary Dove, BY default
BY default; Ms. Gardner Bell defeated Miss
Edna Corson. 64 and 7-5.
The drawings for the mixed doubles
follow:
Preliminary round--Niss Hills and
partner ys. Mrs Bell and Chew: Lin
coin and partner VS.. Miss Dove and
Hillyer.
First >round--Miss Snow and Day vs.
winner of first preliminary match: Miss
Blair and Morgan VS.. Lewis and part
ner: Miss Allison and Smith We. Miss
Atkinson and Herrick, Gore and part
ner vs. winner of second preliminary
match.