The Washington herald., 1922-06-30
FAST PLAY MARKS
ADVANCE OF CITY
TENNIS TOURNEY
Graves Extended to Win
From Quilliam-Doyle
Downs Col. Johnson.

Competition grew warm in the
mems singles for the District tennis
championship as third round match
es got underway yesterday on the
Dumbarton courts with the banner
entry list of 1os we'll culled.
Favorites were extended to the
limit in several matches. although
Clarence Charest, present title hold
er, advanced with apparent ease.
He defeated w. B. Glover go, So in
third round match.
Graves Comes Back. L
John Temple Graves figured in the
sensational match of the day by a
spectacular comeback against w.
w. Quilliam. runner-up in the South
ern tourney held at Atlanta, Go last
week. Quilliam snatched the first
set, 6-4, and was well on his way
to hauling in a victory in the sec
ond set before Graves got into ac-
tion. Graves finally pulled out In
this set after fourteen games, win
| ming SIS. and battled to a victory In
the rubber" by a Ga count. Graves
is fgured as one of the semi-final-
lists and possibly a finalist from the
lower half of the draw.
Louis Doyle, the "grand-o old man
of tennis" in Washington, advanced
to the fourth round after the hard
est kind of a battle with Col. Waite
Johnson in the second round. win
ming So. as. GA. Doyle then tore
through his match with Tom Brown
in the next round for 81. 60 vic
tory.
Bates Downs Knapp.
Louis Bates conquered Knapp
after a gruelling three-set match.
6-S, Ga. 7-5. A. o. White stepped
into the fourth round with the rec
ord loss of but three games in the
first three matches. defeating David
Kisluik. 80, 6-1 and John Seward,
so, 60.
| Feature matches today viii find
| White pitted against Jack Dudley
runner-up in 1920; Moore meeting
Doyle. both former champions
Graves VS.. Bates and Charest VS.,
Purington.
Women Stars Advance.
| Miss MarypelI Wakeford and Mrs
Winifred Ellis, present city cham
tpion. favoritss to reach the finals
in the women's play. advanced yes
terday to the fourth round at their
ease.
Drawings we're made yesterday in
the mixed doubles. and ladies' dou-
bles and pla, in both events will get
underway today. Play will open
today also IN the mems doubles.
Results Of pay in mems singles yesterday:
| seoond Round
A. o. Whit defeated David Kisluik. 60.
| 6-1; Louis boyle defeated Col. W. c. John
son, So, 3-6, g.; Thomas Claffey de-
feated J. p. Mayheld Cby defaulp; W. T.
Spence defeited Col. II. B. Fiske, 81.
e-s; Tom Brown defeated R. N. Baker.
6-3. 81; Arthur Yencken defeated T. G.
Benton, e., 60.
Third Round.
Clarence Charest defeated W. d. Glover.
60, 6-2 Thomas d. Finley defeated R.
H. Lane. Jr., al, 81; Cecil Dowd de-
feated B. c. Flournoy, g., 81; Capt.
T. B. Parker defeated l.. A. Coz, 81.
82. g.; John T. Graves, tr.. defeated
W. W. CuilIiam. 4-8, s8, 81; J. Bal
lard More defeated c. s. CraEoe. 81,
60; Jnn Dudley defeated H. II. Burg,
win. Sc, 6-7 e.; W. T. Spence de-
feated Thomas II. Clafey, 60, 90: A. o.
White defeated John Seward, 60, 60;
Louis Safes defeated A. L. Knapp, s-S.
~, %. LOUIS DOyle 0e1eate0 ION
Brown 81. 60; R. s. BurweIl defeated
McCa hran. ST. 6-3. 50; Arthur Yencken
defeaied Fowler, 82, g.; Jennings vs..
Maj Elliott, won one set each (calIed ac-
coun OF dsrkness).
Results Of play in ladies' singles:
First Round.
Kiss Corine Frazier defeated Miss Mar.
joie Wooden. 60. 6-2; Miss Doyle de-
fsted Miss Georgia Clayton. 60, 6-2.
Second Round.
Miss Mary Hall defeated Mrs Klaphaak.
-, 81: Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson defeated
Hiss Doyle. Ga, 7-5; Miss Helen Sinclair
defeated Miss u. De Souza, e.. 83; Miss
iCorine Frazier defeated Mrs. Bentley, g.,
4 90.
| Third Mound.
Miss ". wakeford defeated Miss E. Ra-
gan. 6-2. 81; Mrs. Winifred Ellis de-
feated Miss Olive Graef. 60. 81; Mrs.
C. +. Norment, jr., defeated Miss Frances
.KrucoT. 90, 6-1; Mrs. L. Maitland de-
| feated Miss J. Dooittle Thy default; Miss
Sarah Doolittle defeated Mrs. Turner, 81.
So.
ToDAY's SCHEDULE:
Ladies' Singles.
Third Round-l0o0 A. n.
Miss Corine Frazier vs.. Miss Mary Hall:
Miss Helen Sinclair VS.. Mrs. T. Q. Donald
son.