Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-03
LIEUT.. MAJOR Wins
HONORSAT TENNIS
Defeats Capt. Sweetser in
Final Match for District
Title on Dumbarton Courts.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Lieut.. Cedric Major is tennis cham
pion of the District. Yesterday on
the courts of the Dumbarton Club he
won that honor in the final match
| with Capt. Arthur Sweetser, after
| each had taken his semi-final just a
short White before. The first set went
to Major, CT, without much exer-
tfon on his part. In the second
Sweetser began to get warmed up
and gave his opponent a much
! stronger fight, losing 4-6 In the
third Sweetser put up somes good ten
! mis- and won, 6-. The fourth set
/: proved decisive, though, Major get
ting out in front again and winning,
I C.
! Sweetser and Major are both Dunn
barton Club men and are l and >,
| respectively. on the Dumbarton team
l.. l. Doyle won the championship
! last year.
Frequent comments were heard
around the courts yesterday about the
| quickness with which the mems sim
| giles were completed. The tourna-
ment began only last Saturday. and
| on that day several of the matches
| were stopped by rain. However, Sun
day and yesterday the whole affair
| was shot along under wartime pres
! sure. 1t has not been customary to
| play the finals of a championship
! atch on the same day as the semi
| finals. but yesterday Major and
Sweetser went into the titular COM
| petition shortly after finishing their
| semi-finals. In the semi-finals Major
! won from Edgar by 60. 6-1, and
Sweetser took the measure of Han
/ cock. e. and CT
Play in the doubles and in the
| consultations continues today.
Yesterdays results:
-; Hancock defeated kingman, 81. 60:
pu-inton defeated Fischer. 6-3. 3-6, Ct;
Edgar defeated Benton. %. Ga. st:
t6-0, CT: Hancock defeated Seller. Is, IS;
Edgar defeated Purinton.. 60. st; Major
Semi. fnaisHMa ier defeated 6. Edgar, 60
6-l; Sweetser defeated Hancock. G., Ct.
DOUBLES.
Preliminary round-pavis and Rowe defeat
ed Hisson and Knapp. 81. o.. 63.
First round = Crneoe and Phelps defeated
Benton and Price. by default: Miller and Dol
-"n defeated Rntlor and Damarrl. 60. 81.
e1: Owens and Dagnault defeated Masteller
and oeer. Ct. 80. 6-3: Howirstein and
Minnix defeated Davis and Rowe, U-6, 70,
60
Second round-Harrington and Herrick de-
! NTd.os 1ncilS, vs., 6-3. Miller
.Jo..I,..i GrI@Gtru o,.enS anu UugnauIt
G-I. &C. f-1: Riley and Baird defeated
Edgar and Edgar, by default; Doyle and Seller
defeated Hancock and White, Ct 4-6 G-3.
This afternoon the first games in
the base ball series to be conducted BY
the newly formed District Base Ball
Association are to be played. Marines
and National Capital Publishers meet
at American League Park and Opera
tions and Army Medical School nook
up out at Union League Park Ma
rines and Operation teams that have
been looked upon as hard rivals all
year, will put forth every effort to be
winners in their respective schedules.
Nothing would suit those two clubs
better than to be victors il section
and section ., SO that they could fight
out their league championship, for
which they are tied. in the final series
for the District title. On the face of
the showing the teams in section l
have made SO far this year there is
no reason why the Marines should not
finish on top in their half of the
schedule. Marines are hooked up III
section with three weak teams and
all the other strong mines are in sec
ton .. AS a result the Marines ought
to have comparatively easy time of
it in their section, while the teams in
the other section will have to fight
tooth and nail for everything they
get.