Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
MAKING PLANS FOR
TENNIS TOURNAMENTS
Washington Racquet WieIders
Getting Ready for the
Coming Season.

The spring weather which has been
with US for the past week has brought out
the racquet wielders. and plans for the
coming tennis campaign are rapidly be-
ing made. The first club to make an
nouncements of its dates is that of Chevy
Chase. The tennis committee of that
body has decided to hold the closed
tournament, open only to club members,
during the week of May g. and its big
annual open invitation tournament dur
ing the week of May q.
The closed tournament draws in point
of entries, more than any other. The
following events will be decided: Scratch
events-Men's singles. mems consola-
tons. womens singles. women's doubles,
mems doubles and mixed doubles. Han
d!cap events-Men's singles, women s
singles. mems doubles, womens doubles
and mixed doubles. Handsome prizes
symbolic of the championship of the club
Will be awarded to the winners and rum
ners-up in every event. But one chal-
lengs round will be played. that in the
mems singles. scratch In this class Mr..
Lee McClung, the present champion, will
defend his title, which carries with it
the presidents cup. against the winner
of this years event. Edward w. Gros-
venOr. who has won the cup twice, and j.
Upshur Moorehead. who lost it to Mr.
McClung last year. are both practicing
daily In the hope of regaining their lost
laurels. Should Mr.. Grosvenor be lucky
enough to win this year the trophy will
become his permanent property, as he
will have won it for three years.
The open tournament, which is to be
held May 81 and following days, will
be the classiest of the local season, as it
always draws a number of out-of-town
cracks. In the mems singles Gustav F.
Touchard, former indoor champion, and
one of the ranking players Of the coun-
try. will be called upon to defend his
title against the winner of the event.
Connie Doyle. who won the event last
year. and who pushed the champion to
the limit. will compete again this year,
and many look for him to redeem himself
and win the title. as he is going like a
house afire" at the present time. He
and his brother. Harold B., will defend
the title in the mems doubles, and should
have very little trouble in doing it, Miss
Marie Winner and Harold B. Doyle are
the champions in the mixed doubles, and
many look for them also to repeat Last
year Touchard and Miss Holmes came
from New York especially to win this
event. but they succumbed to the SUI
perior work Of the local pair, Miss Edith
Rotch of Boston. national semi-finalst,
had very little trouble in annexing the
women's title. and she expects to be here
to defend her title in this class. Unless
Miss Baker. who showed unexpected
strength In the later tournaments of last
season, and who captured the middle At
lantic states title. shows up at her best.
Miss Rotch will probably again win this
season with ease. Unusually handsome
prizes are hung up this year. and on
the last day the Marine Band will be
engaged and President Taft will prob
ably award the prizes to the winners, as
he has done in the past.
The first of the intercity matches will
be played on the Chevy Chase courts
Saturday. May 25. when the all-Wash-
ington team will line up against the pick
OF the Baltimore racquet stars. Freddie
Colston, one of the ranking players Of the
country. will captain the team. and the
match between him and Connie Doyle, the
local crack. should be worth going
long way to see. Another good match
should be that between the Doyle BROTH
ers and Colston and Basil Wagner in
the doubles: The complete personnel of
the teams has not been announced as vet.
The tennis committee of the Bachelors
Club expects to announce the date Of the
annual middle Atlantic states tourna-
ment, which will be decided on WoodIey
Lane courts. The date for this tourney
will probably be between the two Chevy
Chase ones.