Evening star., 1920-05-30
TWO PAIRS REACH
NJ. A. SEM|-F|NALS
British Team Defeats Bates
and Miller After Sixty-TWo
Games in Feature.
BY w. II. HOTEL.

Two pairs reached the semi -nnalS
and the preliminary and first rouno
were completed in the sectional cham
pionship doubles of the middle Allan
tic tournament, in play on the Co
lumbia Country Club courts yesterday
afternoon.
Capt. Albert J. Gore and Douglas
Hillyer and Owen Howenstein ana
Ed Dowd were the teams to reach
the semi-final stage. Gore ana Hill
yer won in straights, all matches pc
ing the best three out of five, from
two strong pairs. their most noeg, e,
worthy victory being over J0nn l.
Graves, jr., and Fred Conger. Howen-
stein and Dowd were sent four sets
in each of their wins, defeating IN
turn Lieut., Harold Selden ana faui
FREELY youngsters, and Gen. Betnei
and L. o. Leech, veterans
Britons Win Long Match.
1t was a first-round match which
A. p. Graves and Maj. Arthur YencK-
en- of the British embassy won over
Cant. H. Miller and L. w. Bates that
brought out the best and most tennis
of the day After nearly three hours
on the courts the British pair won,
IL, 6-S, S-6, S-6. This makes
total of sixty-two games, one OF the
largest matches ever played in tour
steady to the extreme and long RAJ
lies sand extended games were the
rule. Maj Yencken turned the tlde
by being little stronger in his place.
ments and a slightly better getter
than the others of the quartet.
Prior to their match with the
Britons Miller and Bates scored over
Ben Price and Cecil Dowd of the Rae
quet Club, one of the best OF the
younger teams in the District, in
straight sets.
Baltimore Pair VictOrs.
C. NJ. Charest, champion of Balti-
more, and William Sweeney. Junior
titleholder in the Monumental city,
showed they will have to be reckoned
with in the hunt for the privilege OF
representing this section in the ma
tional doubles at ,Longwood by win
ming two matches impressively IN
straight sets. They defeated W. E.
Foster and J. D. Skinner of the
Racquet Club in the preliminary
of Sam Herrick and H. Chase.
One of two matches may be played
this afternoon in the doubles, which
will be continued on Monday, when
the singles also will be gou under
way shortly after noon. Play In the
women's singles will start Wednesday
at 2:3O o'clock. Connie Doyle, Cha
thur HELEN, Spencer Gordon and
other of the leading local players
were included in the forty-four who
had entered for the singles up to last
night. Entries will not close until
noon tomorrow.
The Summaries.
Preliminary round-Capt. 81. Miller and L.
W. Bates defeated Zen Price and Cecil Dowd,
64, 6-1. 6-3; E. V. Thomas and NJ. Alex
ander defeated L. P. McLachlen and Arthur
Heaton, 81. 60, 6-3: A. Minnix and A.
Buynitsky defeated T. r. Robinson and J. K.
BaIlinger. ca, 6-1, 2-6. 6-2; S. Herrick
and H Chase defeated T. j. Mangen and r.
Burrell, 6-1, SO. 6-3, 6-1; G. NJ. Charest
and W. Sweeney defeated w. L. Foster and
J. D. Skinner, Go. GO, IS
First round-Capt. A. J. Gore and Douglas
Hilyer defeated N. P. Gardner and N. w.
Geisking, 6I, 6-1. 6-3: J. T. Graves, jr..
and f. Conger defeated D. ]. Velasco and Thad
Benton, IS, 60. 6-4; A. P. Graves and
Arthur Yencker defeated Miller and Bates,
11-9, 6-S. Sc, Sc; Minnix and Buynitsky
defeated Thomas and Alexander, t6. 50.
IS, 6-s. 6-3; Charest and Sweeney de-
feated Herrick and Chase. 60. 6-3. 63;
F. R. Sedgley and w. II. Davis. 46, 60.
|64, 6S. o. Howenstein and L. Dowd de-
feated H. Selden and Paul Frizell, Is, Go,
3-6 6t3; Gen. Bethel and E. o. Leech de-
feated +. A. Schmidt and G.. 4. Lenski, 60,
GO, 6|.
Second round-Gore and Hillyer defeated
Graves and Conger. 60, 64. 60: Howen-
stein and Dowd defeated Bethel and Leech,
Sc Sc, 81, Ga.