The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

success the coming tennis season, which
is promised 10 be record-breaker in the
matter OF general interest. the Bach
/ elors' Tennis Club, OF this city, is striv-
ing TO add 10 its membership, IN accord
ance with the increased accommodations
afforded by the new clubhouse and
courts erected last year
At the annual meeting Of the club, at
the Raleigh Hotel last night, the pro
posed Increase in membership was the
chief subject Of discussion. and, not sat
isfied with the increase made in the last
year TO nearly double the original mem
bersh!p, bringing the total number of
members, women Included, TO more than
2eO all present last night pledged them
selves TO bring at least one new member
into the club or contribute the sum of
s. TO the treasury, and It IS the belief
Of the officers that practically the entire
membership Of the club will agree to do
, the same.
VIII Keep Women in Club.
After a lengthy discussion, the propo-
stion TO discontinue the wouen's member
ship Of the club was voted down. The
motion was presented with the idea that
/ TO discontinue the women's end would
leave the entire courts free for the use
/ OF the men. which might be advisable II
the membership is increased 10 any ex-
/ tent. and also that the eastern side Of the
| clubhouse. now occupied by the women's
| lockers. could also be used to advantage
I II a larger number CT players turned out
/ this season.
] Working on the policy Of not crossing
| bridges until they came to them, the club
/ decided to let the wen enough alone for
/ the present. IL was pointed out that as
| far as the locker room was concerned. il
would he easy to build moro lockers IN
| the present quarters.
The new clubhouse ard courts In Wood
! ley Park viii be subject 70 further I'M
Iprovements this year. a heating plant
I that VIII furnish both hot and cold water
having been already contracted for, and
plans made for introducing gas lights
throughout the building.
Finances in Good shape.
The report Of the secretary and treas
urer showed the club 10 be in a fairly
( prosperous condition after its big expen-
/ ditures Of the last year incident 10 leasing
the grounds. and building and improving
the clubhouse.
! All the officers OF the club were unaml-
mously reelected with the exception OF
the vice president, that Office going TO
/ J. Miller Kenyon. VINO served five terms
as president Of the club. UP until three
/ years ago, when he resigned. Two mem
hers of the board Of governors. whose
terms expired this year. were both re-
elected.
The Bachelors Club VIII figure promi-
nently in the Intercity League tourna-
ments this year. It falling on them and
the Chevy Chase Club TO furnish the
Washington representatives. IN the affair.
The tourney viii be especially interest.
ing this year. from the fact that a new
team has joined the old Triclty League.
/ necessitating the change in name. and
there win be a hot contest for the hon
ors- Norfolk Is the new entry to be adj
mitted to the circuit, and with the cracks
Of that city entered the, race should
prove even more interesting than those
held in previous years. Each team IN
the league win meet the others twice,
once on their own grounds and once on
their opponents. Washington. Baltimore.
and Philadelphia are the original mem
bers Of the league.
other Interesting Journeys Here.
Aside from these interesting contests,
the first OF which IS IN this city VIII be
between the local cracks and the Phia-
delphla players, the Middle Atlantic
championships will be decided on the
Bachelors courts the week beginning
May Q. Competitors from all over the
middle eastern section Of the country
win struggle for the honors. which were
won by Harold Doyle, Of this city. last
season. The annual District championship
tournament viii be held on the same
courts IN September, end aside from that
there viii be several handicap toufna-
ments among the members Of the club
during the season.
The officers OF the club, as elected last
night. are as follows: President. Ralph
W Hills; vice president, J. Miller Ken
yon; secretary and treasurer. J. Thn-
man Hendricks; members Of board Of
governors. l. o. Murray and Clarence r.
Wilson.