Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
TENNIS IS BOOMING
Bachelor Club ReasSembles
and RebuiIds Its Courts.
JOURNEYS AT OTHER CLUBS
| Chevy Chase Clat's Big Event
Starts Next Thursday With
Large Entry List.

Tennis enthusiasts VIII ~ glad IS learn
that III. Bachclor LAM Tennis club VIII
auatn hc An active ur.. this aci on han
ing been decided upon II recent meet
ms Last Dec as.r It's Lease on it,
present ste expired and was thought
that Ito ciuh would l. unable e. r.
new il L. fact. the olrh "ticallN Is
banded ana is members began lu"AinS
around FOR other "luns ID which {" cat
thci, III, ~ i recent meeting. howcv'i.
/ ua~ tnEnd THAT mutually satisfactory
arranrefns MT could - mad. .tM'rE
th. club and tar owners ot tho property
on which Is courts arc located. ahd NO =
is now going OF WITH Ntt-taiitr OF
the courts Thy arc no" III S""d con
cit on and The players usta Sohie u
them yesterday.
While this inaecis.oa OF the part 81 the
tlul, luckily did no; cost u thr loss 81
any 90 its members, IL Mas largely re-
SnonSihl. FOR TIE middle Atiiftc states
championship tournament going 10 tn
Columbia Country cab. II Viii how !
ever. stiil 20 sponsor Tor the u stree
championship and Sccrs taTN Arthur
H.llan has already requested the Lawn
Tennis Association to assign tins touTna-
mpnt 10 the Bachc.ers club. the event
To bc pulled OF il September. just pre-
viots 70 the annual o.trn tourney 81 tue
Columbia club.
The officers just elected hy the ciub
for the ensuing year are: Harold r.
Doyle president. Louis \. Fischer, vice
pres dent. and Arthur Helan, secretary
and treasurer.
Announcements are just out FOR the
sixth annual initiation tournament OF
! the Chevy chase club TO be held Thurs
aay Max s. and following days. This
affair has always ranked with the best
in the country. and Chairman Edward
W Dom. IT,. OF the tennis committee
states that the 1919 On viii be even
better than its pre5ece ssors. This
tourney is starting Thursday instead
OF Monday. as IS customary. SO that u
will not conflict with the horse show.
Followers OF the game arc alieaat
looking forward to tho prospective
match between conraa q. ttos.o, ta,'
local pride. who now hollis the n ihd :
some trophy as title-holder in the men s
singles event. and Gus az =. Touchard,
who will lie on hand. and who will un-
doubtedly be the winner OF this year 8
event, and meet Doyle in the challenge
round. Each has two legs on the cup.
and victory Tor either VIII make Al
his permanent property
Doyle needs no introduction 10 local
followers of the next game. the mere
! being sufficient Touchard has just
past one Of his most successful winter
seasons. and is flushed over his win
ming of the national indoor title. Doyle
| beat MIN fathef nanGtlt last year, but
Touchard's friends claim that the New
Yorker was not at his best. But be
that as ii may. the fact remains that
he was badly beaten. and that with
| both at their best and the army cup al
stake Il battle royal may be expected.
The Doyles will defend their titles ia
the mems doubles and should they sue
cessfully do so they will become the
nossessors of the Chevy Chase cups. as
| they have won the event twice.
Miss Eva Rakpr and Haral6 L. Dnxlc
are the title-holders I'm the mixed dou-
bleS, which carry with them the Pan.
| American cups. offered by Mr.. John
| Barrett Last year was the first vic
| tory for them. This may be also be
said Of Miss Eustis of Boston. who " III
| be called upon to meet this years win.
ner in the challenge round in the
womens singles. the trophy for this
class being the Grosyenor cup. Miss
Marie Winner of the Bachelors has won
the title twice. and is now hard q,
work getting in condition 10 try IA
make this year her third win. so tina
1 the trophy will become her permanent
property.
in addition to Touchard there will also
| be several other entries OF prominent out
of-town players. Entries Will c.ose Nav
| 4. with any of the members OF the tennis
committee, who are as follows: Edward
/ ". Dom. jr. chairman Messrs. Walter
| u. Wilcox. James III. Hopkins. Lawrence
Townsend. J. Ipshur Moorehead Carey
ID. Ldnghorne land Miss Isabella Hagner
| There is a likelihood that there will moi
| be any intercifv matches this year, as
| practically nothing has been done with
| regard TO them. Baltimore and Norfoll,
/ have appointed committees TO look after
/ their end of the game and Richmond ha :
| asked TO be counted in SHOULD an inter
! city schedule be arranged for this year.
] but this seems TO e as far as things have
| gone Local players have talked things
over, but have done nothing definite and
have not heard from the representatives
of the other cities. While it is still pos
| sible, il is not probable that there will
| be any intercity matches this year. These
| matches have done a great deal toward
| creating good fellowship and getting tile
racquet wielders of the various cities
better acquainted, to say nothing OF the
| interest and enthusiasm they have Great
| ed in the clubs themselves and il viii be
| a real loss to the net aame il they are
allowed TO drop in the Giscarcs.
The Columbia Country CLUB announces
| the middle Atlantic states championship
tournament to be played on its court
May 20 and following days. The usual
events will be scheduled. These are:
Mems singles mems singles. consolation
Womens singles, mems doubles. mixed
doubles. and. if enough entries are re-
ceived. women's doubles. The present
title holders. who will be called upon IA
defend their titles are: Mems singles X.
l.. James. of Philadelphia: men doubles.
Conrad p. and Harold Z. Doyle. and
women':s singles. Mrs Gunner Mr..
James has two legs on the trophy and
another victory will give it TO him
permanently. Ii is hardly likely that lie
will win. as both the Doyles have sig
nitied their intention of entering this year
and either of them can defeat him. En-
tries viii be received by A. y. Leech, jr
chairman Of the tennis committee.