Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
NO TENNIS UPSETS
Favorites Win at Opening Of
Columbia Club Tournament.
CONNIE DOYLE DEFAULTS
Several Of First-Round Matches
Close and Are Featured by Good
Playing.

The nth annual tennis tournament
of the Columbia Country Club opened
Yesterday with an entry list which IN
c1udes the best of the local players.
This tourney is popular and always is
well attended by the best racketers Oh
this vicinity. No upsets featured the
first day of play, with the exception OF
the default of c. B. Doyle In the SIN
giles. as he will be unable to find time
to compete in this division. He WILL
however. enter the doubles with Henry
c. Brock.
Some of the first-round matches were
very close and all were featured by
good tennis. The number Of youngsters
who were out to try conclusions WIN
the veterans Of tho courts 10 encouraE-
ing to the tournament committee. ana
at least one Of the younger generation
H. n Cissel, one of the Junior cham
pionship pair of the District. showed a
fine brand of tennis and one capable OF
making all the players work naro TO
preliminary round he defeated Arthur
B. Heaton. one of the members OF the
Columbia team, in straight sets, at
SIS. rs. c. Arthur Slater and 81. 70.
finally was decided in favor Of Slater
in three sets. at IL, rs, 60. Her
bert Shannon. another player who
yields his racket under the colors OF
driver. George Lewis Of Dumbarton. in
three sets, 6-4, Is. rs. Henry c.
Brock won his match by default: ].
Ballard Moore. fresh from his northern
trip, took the veteran A. Y. Leech.
chairman of the tennis committee, into
camp in straight sets. 81. s.. Ezra
Gould, president Of the Dumbarton
Tennis Club. had hard battle in the
second set to overcome O. Howensteln.
but finally accomplished the feat at
6-1, Is.
A. ]. Gore. one Of the star players OF the
Dumbarton club. found a little trouble
with E. V. Stansbury, former Cali
fornian. but won at 6-S 90.
where he did so well against the former
internationalist. Karl H. Behr. who only
defeated him after hard five-set bat
tie, donned his tennis toys and with his
doubles partner, Henry c. Rreck. had a
good work out against Doug Hillyer
of Dumbarton and J. Ballard Moore of
Chevy Chase. This was the feature con-
test for the gallery. all the watchers
congregating around the court where
the battle was in progress.
The mems doubles will begin Monday
with many fine pairs entered. strong
team from the Chevy Chase Club. com
posed of J. Ballard Moore and Dudley
Morgan. who won a tennis tournament
at Winter Harbor. Me-. recently. will
make the best OF the other pairs play
their finest tennis to wrest victory from
them. The middle Atlantic champion
ship pair, C. 3. Doyle and H. c. Brock.
look as good as they did in winning the
championship. The women's doubles
also will start Monday. Miss Eva Baker.
the middle Atlantic champion, has ar
rived in the city. and will play. The
summaries of the first days play in
mems singles follows:
Preliminary rouud-Douglas Hillyer defeated
A. p. Heaton. So, Is; G. 4. Slater defeated
II. f. Burton. Ia. Is. So; l.. !. Doyle de-
feated F. W. Sweeney. SO. g.; H. c. sheri-
Dan dese:tsa F. Morgan, by default; George
l.. p. McLachlen defeated A.. R. Calder, g..
So. -; Dudley Morgan defeated J. W. Carr.
G-2, G-l; s. J. Herrick defeated Frank Green,
default; K. r. Kellerman defeated r. J. Bates.
by default: H. C. Brock defeated Arthur HELEN,
by default; C. A. Beider defeated c. A: Nor
gan. a.. Is: II. 4. Suits defsated ". Il;
]. r. Ballinger. So. Ga; II. Hills defeated
L. A Fisher. 8-8. s--3: E. Dowd defeated Jay
Frnley. 60. 81: A. J: Gore defeated z. Y.
fea,ed 4. Leseh: 81. s+2; Err; Gould e Hs de-
cock defeated B: H. Brown; 81. 80;
First round..W; A; Bethel defeated L; r.
Graves. by default; r. II. Eidred defeated J: 7.
Underwood. 60, 80; L. /. Doyle defeated 3.
c. Sheridan. 80. 80; Dudley Morgan de-
,es.ed s. J. Hs ss;ss, S -: p g. BFe al.
feated H. A. Suits. &c. IS; H. F. Cash de-
feated K. E. Kellerman. 60. e--3; A. J. Gore
defeated E. Dowd. Ell. 80; J. N. Hancock
defeated ". f. Foster. e-s, 81.