Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-08
DUMBART0N GAINS
AN EASY VICTORY
Defeats Baltimore Tennis
Team in Singles and Dou-
bIes Matches, 8 to /.

Inc nrSC nal1 OF the lnIer-ClIy IeuIliS
match between the champion teams
Of Baltimore and Washington was
played on the Dumbarton courts
yesterday, the home team, represent
ing this city, scoring a big victory
over the Monumental city represent
atives, the Maryland Athletic Club.
The Dumbarton racketers, notwith-
standing the absence of Cedric Major.
their best player, cinched things right
at the start by taking five of the six
singles. Then, just to show there
was no hard feeling, they followed
this up with wins in all three of the
doubles, making the final count stand
8 to /.
Yesterdays results make it prac-
tically certain that Washington. for
the first time since the intercity
series started. will win out this year,
as the only way they can lose is to
drop every match in next weeks re-
turn meeting, which will be played on
the Maryland Athletic Clubs courts
Brooke Only Winner.
The visitors only victory was
scored by c. G. Brooke, captain of the
NJ. A. c. team, over Samuel Herrick,
and the latter only lost this by small
margin. AS a matter of fact, Brooke
usually plays in either first or sec
ond place, while yesterday he was
rated fourth. He is tall, rangey
player, with lots of speed. and uses
good court generalship. and Herrick's
game. depending as it does on the
latters exceptional lobbing ability.
while rather puzzling at first, seemed
to just suit him toward the latter part
of the match, with the result that
the local player was compelled to
change his game considerably. The
first set called for twelve hard games.
Herrick being within a point Of the
set on two different occasions.
Brooke won the deciding one at Ga.
after many of the games had been
deuced.
Kingman and Hammond furnished
this being rather unusual, as the
former won it after losing the open
ing set at love. He warmed up to
his work in the next two, however,
and, although Hammond ran them to
deuce. he was not quite as good as
the local man at critical stages and
lost, So, 6-s.
The No. l singles match found
the runners-up of the Washington
and Baltimore city championship
tournaments. respectively, facing each
other in Arthur Sweetser and John r.
straight sets. 6-3. 6-3. This match
was much closer than the score would
indicate, however, and many Of the
games were deuce ones, and Sweetser
was forced to uncork almost unbeat-
able tennis In order to win. Long,
rapid rallies predominated. as both
men are experienced players, are very
fast and their shots have plenty Of
sting to them.
outclass the Visitors.
In the other three singles matches
the local entrants appeared to out
class the visitors, although in Justice
No position against Capt. r.
B. Edgar, 1t must be admitted that he
Is capable Of putting up much bet
ter game, as this was clearly dem
Notwithstanding the fact that the
visitors had nothing in particular to
gain by the time the doubles were
reached. in view of Dumbarton's
6 good t,s work in nth the singles. all three
exceptionally good tennis. 1t was
expected that Brooke and Andrews
would furnish Sweetser and Lowery
more competition. but. although a
local pair had the edge On them
throughout the match. Andrews show.
ed an exceptionally pushing service
and appeared to much better adj
vantage than his partner. but he. too.
easy shots, being unlucky through
out in that many Of his returns were
either outs or nets by inches.
Tho visitors lost the other two
matches by the same scores, 81 and
rs. Purinton and Seller beating
Hedeman and Smoot, and Miller and
Geer getting the decision over Thomp-
son and MacGill.
The second half Of this match will
be played in Baltimore next Saturday
afternoon.
The Summaries.
Singles Dumbarton, 8: Maryland, /,
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