The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
ORIOLES MUST
LAND DCLEAN-UP
.Dumbarton Team Takes
Eight Out Of Nine in
Championship.
BY FRANK II. YOUNG.

by fhhNh ID. YOUNG.
Washington 70 practically assured
Of winning this years intercity tennis
match with Baltimore as a result Of
yesterdays battle on the Dumbsrton
Club courts. when the home team.
representing this city. easily defeated
the Monumental City champions. the
Maryland Athletic Club. taking eight
out of nine matchcs-all OF the doubles
and five OF the six singles. The sec
ond half Of this match will be played
in Baltimore next Saturday. and the
only hope the visitors have OF winning
is to make a clean up" which is
practically impossible.
Dumbsrton cinched things right at
the start by only dropping one match
in the singles. Samuel Herrick losing
TO c. G. Brooke. Brooke. who usually
plays higher than fourth on the Wis
itors' team. had a slight edge over
the local entrant. although Herrick
put up an exceptionally good game
and forced him to display all his wares
before succUmbing. In fact. Herrick
came mighty near capturing the Open
ing set, which was a deuce one call
ing for twelve games. as he was twice
within q point of winning It. The
second set was almost as close,
Brooks taking II at 6-L
Arthur Sweetser and John r. 7.
Hedeman. playing at No. ]. furnished
the feature match OF the day as they
were much more evenly matched than
the c.. 6-S. score would indicate.
oddly enough, each OF these men was
the runner-Vp in the recent champion
ship tournament Of their respective
cities. Their games are somewhat
similar. both having lots OF speed,
exceptional court-covering ability, and
lots Of sting TO their strokes.
Capt. T. s Eingman and A. L
Hammond. playing in No. position.
furnished the only three-set match OF
the day. Kingman had trouble in
! getting warmed up 10 his work with
the result that the visitor took the
opening set at 6-love. but. he steadily
improved and finally took the next
two at IS and SIS. This match was
so close that the result was in doubt
until the very last point was scored
as on q number Of occasions either
one or the other was within but a
point or so OF victory only 70 lose
enough points 10 make another game
necessary.
In the doubles, Sweetser and Low
cry had little or no trouble in beat
ing Brooke and Andrews. SIS and
6-l. This was largely due 70 the
erratic play of the visitors who
frequently followed exceptionally
brilliant play with rather mediocre
ones. In this match the adaee
that Tuck follows the winners"
was rather sptIy demonstrated as
the visitors lost by a matter Of
inches any number of points on outs
or nets. Their teamwork was not
Of the best as the local pair
frequently drew them out OF posi-
tion and then counted on well di-
rected shots between them.
Miller and Geer and Purinton and
Seller were the other local doubles
representatives to win. beating
! Thompson and MacGiH and Hede-
man and Smoot. respectively, by the
same scores. e. and IS.
SINGLES.
| Dunbsrtou. s: Msryisud. =
Arthur sveeissr- DImhsrson. defeated John
n. T. HedemSu. Maryland A. c. 6-3. S-3; A.
J. Lorery. Dunbartou. defestrd Grain ".
Smoot. MARYLAND A O.. So. IS: Capt r. 3.
MARYLAND A. 9. -. 60; {. C. BROOKE. Mar
land a. c. defeated Samuel Hsrraek Dumbsr.
| toe. -. g; F A seller. Dumbsr5o1, de
! feateI r r. MsoGLl M2rylzud A. G.. c.
| g.; CaTt- 7 3 kinanKR. Dumbsrton. defeat.
&c 4. l. Hammond, Maryland 4. C., e.
| -. s-G
DOUBLES,
I DUnhs-tO1. :; Maryland. 0.
sWcetseT and Lo~eTy, D1mb&rtna. detestsd
/ Brooke and Andrews, Maryland A. C. -. C-''
| PTinton and Seller. Dunharton. defeated Hede-
man and Snoct, Msryland A. q. -. -
| Miller and Grer, D7lmharSn defeated TaOnTs
son .nd AtcGin. Maryland A. c. G-4, -