The Washington herald., 1913-05-04
STARS PLAY in
Tennis tourney
Sixth Annual Invitation Tour
nament Of Chevy Chase Club
Sure to Be a Success.
ENTRY LIST QUITE LARGE
Crack Players Of Country to Compete
for Prizes, Starting Thurs
day Afternoon.
ENTRY LIST QUITE LARGE

The sixth annual invitation tournaments
of the Chevy Chase Club. which starts
Tuesday, May 8, will be one of the big
Sest events of it's kind ever held in this
section.
The Chevy Chase Club tennis commit
tee. with Edward J. Dom as chairman.
has been working hard for the past few
weeks, and everything points to the tour
.nament being a big success.
In the mems singles there will be
Beals c. Wright, of Boston. who has
been on every American tennis team that
has gone to Australia TO try and lift the
Davis Cup; Wallace F. Johnson of Phil
adelphia, who is ranked No in the
United States; Theodore Roosevelt Pell,
who recently won the Palm Beach tour
nament and is ranked No. IL; Fred G.
Inman. who is ranked No. q; Richard
y. Palmer, ranked No. 81, and quite
number of lesser lights
The women's singles will have quite a
number of good entries from out-of-town,
among them being Miss Atterbury. Of
New York; Miss Prescott, of New York.
who won the NarraganSett tournament
last summer; Miss Smith. Of Andover
Mass; Miss Winner, of Washington, and
number of others.
The mems doubles will also be well
contested, the players in mems singles
doubling up, and a hot fight for SUI
premacy in this event is promised.
Championship cups to he won three years but
not necessarily in succession before becoming the
property of the winner.
MEMS SINGLES
THE Army Cup given by Gen John A. Johnston.
Commissioner Of the District Of Columbial
Present holder. Mr.. c. B. Doyle. Of Washing
ton D. G. Won the first year BY Mr.. Richard
Palmer Ridgewood. y. j.; second year by Mr.
c. B. Doyle. Of Washington third year By Mr..
Gustav F. Touchsrd, Of New York: fourth year
by Mr.. Touchard.
woMEN's SINGLES
(The Grosyenor Cup given by Mr.. Gilbert n.
Grosvenorl
Present holder. Miss Eustis Of Boston. Won ths
first year BY Miss Marie Winner Of Washington:
second year by Mrs. Tidban U. s. Army; third
wear by Miss Winner; fourth year by Miss Ro;ch,
Of Boston.
MEMS DOUBLES
tCheTy Chase Cups
Present ohders. MeSsrs. C b DOYLE ard n.
E. Doyle. of Washington. Won the first year By
Messrs. G. B. Doyle and H. E. Doyle, of Wash
ington.
MIXED DOUBLES
The Pan-American cups. given by Mr. John
Present holders Miss Baker and Mr.. H. z.
Doyle, Of Washington. First year won by Miss
Evans of Birmingham, Ala. and Mr. Wallace
johnson, Of Philadelphia; second year BY Miss
Hidegarde Turtle. Of Brooklyn. y. Y, and Mr..
Richard Palmer. of Ridgewood " J.; third year
BY Mrs. Saunders Taylor, of Norfolk, Va. aud
Mr. Wallace F. johnson, Of PHILADELPHIA; fourth
year by Miss Winner and Mr.. H. L. Doyle.
In addition TO the above cups. which, as pre-
Tiorsly stated. must be won three times. but not
necessarily in succession. frSs and second Pres
will he awarded in each event II enough entries
are received there will also be a wumen's doubles
tournament.
TENNIS COMMITTEE.
Edward W. Dom. II. chairman; Walter D.
Wilcox James III. Hopkins, Lawrence Townsend.
J. Upshur Moorehead Carey d Langhorne. and
Miss Isabella Hzgner.