Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
LOCAL RACKETERS
LOSE TITLE MATCH
War Department Tennis
Team Defeated in Intercity
Games at Baltimore.
LOSE LEG on THE CUP
BY w. H. HOTEL.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 23-The
Maryland Athletic Club tennis team
won the intercity championship for
1919 by defeating the War Depart
ment combination, Washington title
holder. here today. five matches to
four. The Monumental city racke ters
won four of the six singles and one
of the three doubles.
The Washington team scored two
easy victories, as did the Baltimoreans.
who turned the tide their way by
taking three of the five matches that
were close. Four went the limit of
three sets and the other developed a
1910 set
Ed Leech and Fred Simpson figured
In three of Wars wins. Each won his
single and paired they scored in the
doubles. Leech had little trouble in
disposing Of c. G. Brooke in a No. 6
singles class. his game. especially
Baltimorean.
Simpson had a tough. time in defeat
ing M. p. Andrews in No. 4 singles,
turning the trick after the latter won
the hrst set and had ttaken three
straight games in the second. Simp-
son was too steady and too good a
eetter for the home player
Simpson and Leech lost the first re.
IN the No. doubles, but their steadi-
ness and Leech's well placed overhead
shots finally routed Grain Smoot and
E. F. Mccall.
Graham Edgar and ]. A. Purinton
or War won handily in No. doubles
They allowed NJ. P. Andrews and r.
P. Whitcraft only three games, their
brand of tennis being too steady for
the Baltimoreans They outplaced
and outdrove their rivals.
Turnbull Star of Victors.
L. E. Turnbull, the M. A. c. main
stay, and one of the leading racketers
of Baltimore, showed a well rounded
out game to easily beat Mai. A. e.
Foote of War in the No. l singles.
GO, Ga, and with c. G. Brooke de-
feated the same player and CAPT. Al
bert j. Gore in the ranking doubles
match, 60. 60. Turnbull played
great all-around tennis in both con-
tests and got clever overhead and
ground stroke support from Brooke in
the doubles. Gore played well in the
power in both matches
w. M. Crunden of War lost q 12-10
set in the No. singles to E. j. Nc
Call of NJ. A. c. after three times
being within a point of the match.
He was so fatigued by the duel, not
having prayed muCn recently, that he
did not get game in the next set.
Following the match the Balti-
moreans entertained the Washington
team at dinner.
Dumbarton Club Of Washington
won last year and. with M A. c.. has
one leg on the cup, which has to be
won three times for possession.
The Summaries.
SINGLES.
No. IL. F. Turnbull IN. A. CO. defeated
Maj. A. Z. Foote WAR, g., g..
No. Grain Smoot I'M. A. c. defeated
Graham Edgar (War), 3+6 60. 60.
No. 3-Rev ]. vt. Hedeman IN. A. CD
defeated ]. A. Purinton WAR, O., 81,
81.
No. fired Simpson .(war). defeated NJ. p
Andrews IN. A. c., SO. a., g..
No. J-E. J. Mccall IN. A. CD defeated W.
n. Crunier WAR, 12-10, Go.
No. 6-E. X. Leech (warD defeated c. G.
Brooke IN. A. c.. 60, O.,
DOUBLES
No. I-Turnbull and Brooke On. A. c. de-
feated Foote and Capt. A. ]. Gore WAR,
e., 60.
No. Edgar and Purnton (war) defeated
Andrews and L. 2. Whitcraft IN. A. CO.
81. 60.
No. 3-Leech and Simpson (war) defeated
SmOot and Mccall ON. A. c., SO, 6- g.