The Washington herald., 1916-09-05
GORE BEATS BRECK
IN Tennis TOURNEY
Dumbartor Racketer Springs Surprise
in Columbia Invitation
Tournament.

Great progress was made in the Column
bia fall tennis tournament yesterday and
the final rounds of the mems singles and
doubles were reached. Albert ]. Gore
sprang the surprise of the event when he
beat Henry c. Breck, generally conced-
ed to be the second ranking player in
Tie District Z his victory was no luke,
either, and Gore won on merits. After
each had taken a set Gore won the first
two games of the third. At this point
Brock rallied and took five straight
games and ran the score to 1919. When
within a single point of victory. he
missed an easy kill which enabled Gore
to win that game. deuce the set at call
and finally win out by taking the Gext
two.
This afternoon Gore will meet ]. NJ
Hancock in the semi-fnsls, the winner
TO meet Dudley Morgan in the finals. In
the mems doubles, Gore and Bethel will
meet Lou" Doyle and Hancock, the
winners to meet Hillyer and Lincoln for
the title. Summaries:
MEMS SINGLES.
Third round-W. A. Bethel defeated Harry Welsh
6-3 and e-3 II. II. Cissel defeated DouglAs Hillyer
s-3 and SIS; George Lewis defeated L. !. Doyle
GO and 6-3 d. ID. Morgan defeated II. p. Cash,
60 and 50: H. c. Breck defeated Cecil Dosd
so and SO; A J. Gore defeated H. Hills 90
and GO; ]. NJ Hancock defeated Ezra Gould, Ga
and rs; Y. H. Eldred defeated Z. o. Leech BY
default.
Fourth round-H. H Cissel defeated W. A.
Bethel. l-s. 90 and 80; d. d. Morgan defeated
George Lewis, 81 and ca; A. J. Gore defeated
II. c. Brock. SIS, %. and Sc; J. VI. Hancock
defeated F. H. Eidred, s-S and 81
Semi final round-D. d. Morgan defeated n. II.
MEMS DOUBLES.
Preliminary round-F. H. Eldred and L. c. Lath-
rop defeated H A, Suits and +. W. Sweeney, 80
and SO; J. r. Ballanger and L L. Williams de
feated W. B. Dortch and p. ]. Frizzell, SIS and
g.
First round-C. B. Doyle and A. B. Hestou de-
feated O. Morgan and d. d. Morgan. 90 and -;
A. J. Gore and W. A. Psthel defeated H. Hills and
T.. Dowd, 81 and SO; L. I. Doyle and J. NJ
Hancock defeated J. G. Ramey and F. Pearmann.
81 and so; +. H. Eldred and Z. c. Lsthrop de
feated W. r. Robinson ard o. Howenstein, O.
and -: J. r. RallansT and L. L. Williams de-
fested II. r. Cash and Cecil Dovd, So and 60;
ID. Hlllycr and q. Lincoln defeated r. p. Tolman
and n. W. Dorsey. SO and SIS; C. A. Bisder and
L. P. Mclachlen defeated A. J. Hendey and L.
Psdgett, 6-3 and IS; L. II. Brown and J. w.
Paxton defeated W. Champion and J. Fl. HiEOn by
default.
Second round-A. ]. Gore and W. A. Bethel de-
fested c. B. Doyle and A. b. HestOn, SO. 6-3.
and 80 L. ]. Doyle and J. NJ Hancock defeated
F. II. Eldred and c. E. Lsthrop. s-3 and IS: ID.
Hillyer and c. Lincoln defeated J. X. Balenger
and l. L. Williams IS and 50; c. A. Bieder
and L. P. McLachlin defeated L. Il. Brown and
J. W. Paxton by default
Semi-fnal round-D. Hycr and G. Lincoln de-
feated c. A. Bieder and l. 2. McLAcllen. O. md
81.
MEMS SINGLES CoNsOLATIoNS
Preliminary ruund-W. F.. Foster defeated A. Y.
Leech. IT.. by default; l. Il. Brown defeated L. A.
Fischer by default
Firs round-H. T. shannon defeated H. D. Mey-
,rs. - - and IS: A. r. Calder defeated J. Y.
Underwood. IS and IS; W. Z. Poster defeated
A. B. Heaton. 50. IS, and 60.
Second round Herbert T shannon defeated A. r
Calder, 60 -. and 6-3
wOMEN'S SINGLES.
First round-Mrs. c. A. Bieder defeated Mis-
Eva Baker by default Miss L. Pyle defeated Mrs.
Downs 60 and 81.