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Show B STREET EXPERTS WIN AT TENNIS B street experts played rings around the Fort aggregation In yesterday's tennis ' tournament! In the single matches the ofllcefs hardly had a look In, but nevertheless the contests were Interesting and productive o a number of phenomenal plays which brought forth liberal applause from the- ladles and tennis lovers seated on the side lines. H. S, Roberto defeated Lieut. Parker in the first single match by a score of 6 to 1. Roberts has a swift delivery, which Is hard to return safely, if at all. and it was this style of playing which puzzled his opponent. Lieut. Parker played a steady game and made some excellent return shots. D. II Boyd defeated Lieut. Beebc in a closely contested game by a score of G to 4. Boyd covered a great deal of territory ter-ritory and generally managed to direct his yhots so that they could not bo easily returned. Beebe delivered well, but was slow to return. T. G. GrlfTln defeated Capt. Morrill by a score of G to 3, but despite thc one-sldedness one-sldedness of the score the game waa Intensely In-tensely Interesting. Grlflln generally managed to win the et by one point, but not without a spirited contest, Capt. Morrill generally excelled In return playing, while Griffin had the best of tho serving. H. S. Roberts- and T. G. Griffin defeated de-feated Capt. Morrow and' Lieut. Parker by a score of 11 to 9. For five turns the score was a lie, but the B street players Anally forged ahead and won out. |