Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
WAR TENNIS TEAM
Wins CITY TITLE
Takes Seven of Nine Con-
tests From Chevy Chase.
Five Go Three Sets.
BY w. II. HOTEL.

terday afternoon won the champion
ship of the District by defeating
Chevy Chase Club. seven contests to
two. on the Columbia Country Club
courts. War won the flag in the De-
partinental circuit and yesterday a
week ago defeated Euclid, Suburban
League winner, in the first match of
the Washington Tennis Association
title. War will play the Maryland
Athletic Club of Baltimore in the
Monumental city next Saturday in the
first of two home-and-home matches.
Despite the fact that War won sew
en- of the nine contests yesterday, the
match was one of the closest ever
played in this city. Five of Wars
victories came in three-set contests
that a few breaks of the game might
! easily have turned the other way and
another developed a 1910 set. War
won all of the four of the six singles
and all three doubles.
Moore Plays Great Tennis.
j. Ballard Moore and the veteran
I Ralph Hills, who came out of retire
Chevy Chase winners. They scored
easily. Moore played an almost per-
feet brand of tennis. allowing Mai. A. E.
Foote, the No. l War singles player.
only one game. In the first set Foote
got only points, three of the games
being love. Hills was too steady for
Col. c. L. Fenton of War in a No. s
singles contest.
Fred Simpson scored the only easy
victory War gained in the singles.
Playing at No. 4. he handily disposed
of ]. L. Karrick of Chevy Chase in
straight sets, allowing his opponent
only five games He was too speedy
for his opponent.
In NJ OF hor of
War won a well played marathon
from Spencer Gordon, the deciding set
ending at 81. Edgar won the last
TIVE, sets after dropping the first at
had led at AZ and again at IS.
Edgar's harder hitting won.
J. A. Purinton of War won from
Arthur HELEN in No: singles, in a
shots and long rallies. Purinton won
the first and third sets, both at IS,
while HELEN took the middle one at
6-1. Purinton always held the odd
game in the final set He was steadier
than HELEN and hit harder.
Ed Leech of War and Walter Dun
lop of Chevy Chase engaged in
twenty eight games before the former
gained the decision in the No. sim
giles. Both played a high-class brand
Of tennis, Leech's overhead smashes
being the deciding factor.
Doubles All Are Close.
1t took Foote and Purinton thirty
three games to dispose of Gordon and
HELEN in the No. l doubles. Purinton's
! brilliant all-round play won in a
contest that was full of good rallies.
Some of Purinton'S sets were re-
markable and he placed the ball with
rare judgment. Gordon and HELEN
won the second set at St after the
score stood 6-5 and Alb against
them.
Edgar and Simpson of War were too
strong for Hills and Moore of Chevy
Chase in the No. doubles. although
the last named played the best tennis
Of the quartet. The first set went to
the winners at 12-10. They leo at
al. After the set was evened at
4-aII the games carried with the serv-
,ce. mill the winning duo finally broke
through on Hills.
In the No. 3 doubles Col. w. K.
Wilson and Col. w. E. Cole OF war
scored over Karrick and Dunlop OF
chevy Chase after three sets, taking
.ha Srst and third. The winners
showed the better teamwork and were
,s.eadier.
summaries of the Match.
SINGLES
No ii. bdlldIu
cbase) defeated Maj. A. E. Foote
WAR. 60. 81 ~
No. Graham Edgar WAR de-
feated Spencer Gordon Chevy Chase).
sN Ss. 81 -. a sL Purinton cwar, defeat
ed Arthur HELEN Chevy Chase).
No FIRED Simpson (War) defeat
ed ]. L. Karrick Chevy Chase). So
6-3. ~
feated Walter Dunlop Chevy Chase).
No 6ERalph w. Hills Chevy
Chase, defeated Col c.. L.. Fenton
WAR;, GO, 6-3.
DOUBLES.
No. 1-Foote and Purinton lWarl
defeated Gordon and HELEN Chevy
Chase). Ga, 6-S, g..
defeated Moore and Hills Chevy
Chase, 12-1O. GO.
No" s-Col. w. K Wilson and Col.
We. Cole (War) defeated Dunlop
and Karrick Chevy Chase), S-S'
A. GO.