The Washington herald., 1917-08-26
baltimore Tennis
team DEFEATS WAR
Washington Racketers Are Nosed
Out by Maryland Athletic Club
in Intercity Matches.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 2o.-Maryland
Athletic Club registered a hair-line
victory over the War Department
racketers, Washington's representa-
tive team, in the intercity tennis
series today on the cherry and white
oval. The score was to 4.
1t was not until the final match
in the doubles had been decided that
the Baltimoreans forged to the front.
the victory of Hobelmann and An
drews in a thrilling three set affair
over Kettell and Simpson, giving the
LEGAL champions the laurels. As was
generally expected, the team matches
were hard fought, more than half Of
them going into extra sets.
In, the singles Hobelmann was op-
posed by Al Gore, former Southern
champion and first man on the Wash
ington team. The latter played very
weak tennis in the initial set, failing
to capture a game Only one of the
six games went to deuce, this being
the fifth. when he staged little rally
and won three consecutive points.
However. Hobelmann braced and by
hard driving landed the next two
points and the game.
I The Washington Tacketers rallied
wonderfully in the second set and
GNtilCu HldlltIes winning ~.
His drives and service was much
stronger than in the first set, time
and again smashing the ball across
the net with lightning-like speed that
dehed returns. While not playing a
hard, smashing game, he succeeded
in keeping Hobelmann on the jump
with his low cuts and almost perfect
! placements near the base line. Gore
captured the tenth and final game in
the second set by love score. Hobel-
mann being unable to serve his SER
vice.
/ The short rest between the second
and third sets evidently helped Hobel-
mann for he started out in the final
one with plenty of speed and was
soon leading his Washington op-
| ponent, games to l. Gore, how
ever, staged another rally and sue
! ceeded in creeping within a game OF
/ the local star, the standing then be-
| ing 4-3. Then, while Gore fell off or
| his stride. Hobelmann took advan'
! tage of every opening and won the
next three games, giving him the SET
and match.
Paired with Andrews in the doubles
against Kettell and Simpson, Hobel-
mann continued his great playing
I The Washington combination proved
\ to be the best of the visiting team
and came within an ace of carrying
off the match. Kettell and Simpson
won the first set after extra games
10.
The local racketers captured th'
first set after some exciting play
6-4. Then in the second set th'
! Maryland Athletic Club pair wa
enjoying a game advantage whei
the Washington players staged {
rally that was highly successful
winning several consecutive games
and finally landing the set 10
suuaring the match at one all. Th'
com bination work of the Washing
tonians at this stage of the mattel
was all that could be desired; thei
service and drives possessing plen
ty of force, while they also main
tanned their positions well.
Washington started the afternoon
in a most auspiciOus manner. cap
turing the first two matches. LeecI
took the measure of Brooke in tn
Initial encounter, winning Il
straight sets, while Simpson score,
a like victory over Andrews. How
ever, the locals won the next tw
matches and evened matters, Ma
gruder and Hobelmann each regis
tering brilliant victories owe
Thomas and Gore, respectively. TIL
summary:
SINGLES.
E. o. Leech, Washington, defeate
, Charles Brooke, So, 6-2.
/ F. Simpson, Washington, defeate
VI. P. Andrews. 6-4, "a.
) w. h Magruder, Maryland Ath
Ietic Club. defeated E. V. r. Thoma:
l6-1, Sc.
ri A. Hobelmann. Maryland Athleti
| Club, defeated Al Gore, 60, 4-6.
! R. H. Kettel. Washington, defeate
R. r. MacGin, S-6. So, 63.
: Grain Smoot. Maryland Athleti
l Club, defeated L. A. Fisher, 6-4, 3
: IS-6.
: DOUBLES.
Brooke and Magruder, Marylan
Athletic Club. defeated Gore an
Lccch, Ga, 81, rs.
I Hobelmann and Andrews, Marylan
/ | Athletic Club, defeated Kettell ar
: Simpson, 81, 6-4, Ga.
]. B. White and L. A. Fisher
Washington, defeated Smoot ar
MaCGiI G. g.