The Washington times., 1916-05-04
DOUBLES TITLE IN
VISITORS HANDS AS|
FINALS ARE Played
Winners Of Today's Match VIII
Challenge Bull and PeII For
! Honors.

out-of-town mon win have the honor
81 capturing the victory In doubles
- the Chevy Chase tennis tournament.
Local racquetars forced to see thoir IA
vorites, Moore and Brock. 80 down to
Davis ahd Kennedy, the Penn pair. have
small consolation that Bull and Pell. the
holders, will be challenged by visiting
players.
Davis and Kennedy. of the University
OF Pennsylvania. who yesterday defeat
ed II. c. Brock and Ballard Moore. in
what Ia said to have been the most
fiercely contested hve-set match ever
witnessed on Chevy Chase courts. will
meet Harold Throckmorton and Irving
Wright for. qualification for the chal-
lenge round.
Moore combination. which was heralded
by many as the team which would even
tually meet Pell and Bull in the chal-
iengc match. the collegians carly in the
week defeated the formidable Doyle
brothers in straight sets.
willis Davis. of the Penn team. 10 one
of the strongest OF the Pacific Coast
racqueters, ranking In the 1915 Pacific
Coast rating number four. In being list
precedence over r. Lindley Murray. who
s and Clifton nnSsr Herd. ali weii.Enown
throughout the Eastern tennis world.
The collegians started of with a rush
in yesterdays contest. grabbing the first
two sets in whrlwind style, Ga. s-s.
Brock and Moore were with them all
the time. however. and finally found
their stride in the third set. which they
took with the loss of but two games.
completed the comeback" by annexing
the fourth set, 60 again.
In tho fifth and deciding set both
Sides cut loose with everything At their
A. ~ ha Ura nd
ever STAGED on a local court. Finally,
with Victory lowering first on one side
and then on the other. the score stood
at,4 ~. With the PLAYERS tense and
primed for the final struggle, and the
gallery hreathless. Davis and Kennedy
swept. through the last two games.
bringing to = close q battle that had
hung in the balance for two tours and
To DaviE must be given the major
portion OF the credit for the victory. al
though II must be said that he received
srlendid support from his less expert
ehced partner. The westerners service
was practically invincible, and his game
throughout was of winning caliber.
Henry Breck gave a beautiful exhi-
bition Of overhead tennis. was like
lightning on his feet. and played an ag-
tbe match TSat the fery-Sairea caiil
fornian is going to give Throckmorton
the fight OF his life for the club title In
the final singles match. was the predic-
ton made yesterday by those who saw
his great work.
Ore Of the upsets of the tourney oc-
CURED yesterday when Miss Balm. who
was already picked as the challenger
for the title In women's singles was de-
feated b. Miss Taylor, of New York, in
rather easy fashion.
Finals In the mems singles. mixed
doubles and women's doubles will be
played tomorrow, and on Saturday the
challenge round In women's singles and
mems doubles will be staged.
Pairings for today are:
Mems double-Final round: Throck-
morton and Wright VS. Davis and Ken
nedy, $3.50 p. m,
Women's singles-Semlhnal round:
Miss Bryan VS.. Miss Greedy, p m.
Mixed doubles-Semifnal round: Miss
Boyd and Wright VS.. Miss Larner and
Kennedy; Miss Ballin and Throckmor-
ton VS.. Mrs. Bell and Chew. both at 10
a. m.
Women's doubles-Semifnal round:
Miss Greedy and Miss Downing vs. Miss
Bull and Miss Taylor 1920; Miss Larner
and Miss Morrison VS.. Miss Boyd and
Miss BALM, 8 p. m
Yesterdays results:
Mems doubles-Seminnal round: W. Davis
and A. Kennedy. Philadelphia. defeated II.
g, Breck and J. Ballard Moore. So, s-s. as,
womens sinsles-Third round: Miss Bryan
defeated Miss Boyd. Ga. Ga: Miss Greedy