The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
no FORM WOMEN'S
- -
NET ASSOCIATION
Organization Similar to Dis
trict Tennis League to Be
Organized.
SIX CLUBS ARE IN LINE
Mis-. Doyle Is Confident New Asso-
ciation Will Be q Huge
Success.
SIX CLUBS ARE IN LIN
By EDwARD w. KIBBEY.

BY EDWAHD w. kIBBEY. =
| Women rscketers OF the District viii
organize q new tennis association at q
meeting at ths Columbia Country Club
In the near future. and judging from the
great interest shown by the fair sex at
the various clubs the organization will
undoubtedly be one Of the most success
| try The exact name OF the association
has not yet been decided upon, but viii
be considered At the first meeting.
Miss Ida Doyle, OF Columbia, one Of
the most enthusiastic women racketers In
the District, who IL the promoter Of the
| association, said that the main object of
| forming the new organisation 10 to not
only promote enthusiasm among the
younger players and to give every one
ution with the more experienced rack
eters. but also to get the women Of the
various clubs better acquainted with each
other. which will add much toward the
success of the game.
The new association will be composed
Of members Of Chevy Chase Club. coium-
bis. Bannockburn. Washington Country
Club. Bachelors Tennis Club, Young
womens Christian Association and Q few
other small clubs In the city. Each club
will be represented by team. and IL IL
probable that a round robin tournament
will be held this fall A schedule will
be arranged between the various teams
and each club will play the others once
on their home courts and again on their
opponents grounds.
Miss Doyle said the women players
have shown much interest in the forming
OF the new body and IL is expected that
nearly fifty members will enter the
women's singles this fall In the District
championship at the Bachelors Club. Il
Is Miss Doyle's plan to hold a special
District tourney for the fair sex next
spring. This will be decided upon at
the first meeting of the association. The
program will include women's singles.
women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Miss Baker Aids Cause.
Miss Eva Baker won the Middle At
lantic championship last week in singles.
and Miss Elizabeth Bryan. OF Bannock-
burn. who lost the title to Miss Baker.
are assisting Miss Doyle in planning for
the association and in getting the women
together. Miss Baker stated that when
the organization is under way and the
after the Journeys are held the players
viii be rated by a special committee In
classes similar to the plan recently adopt
ed by the Columbia and Chevy Chase
clubs
As this association will be composed
OF all tne cIupsr WHICH means tndt Hi
the women will be interested in II and
its welfare, its success Is assured, which
indicates that the coming District cham
pionshIp will eclipse that of any previous
year.
A partial list OF the women's racketers.
and their clubs, who will be members
Of the association. follow: Miss Ida
Doyle. Columbia; Mrs Alpheus Winter, |
Columbia; Mrs. Fred Pyle, Columbia: |
Miss Cunningham. Columbia; Miss Edith |
Stowell. Columbia: Mrs. r. Richardson. |
bia; Miss X. Du Bois. Chevy Chase; Miss |
G. Allen. Chevy Chase; Miss Donning, |
Chevy Chase; Mrs. L. II. Cook. Mrs. c. |
II. Barnard, Chevy Chase: Mrs. Hall, |
Miss Dorothy Landon, ]
c. C; Miss Weaver. Miss |
Marjorie Smith. Chevy Chase; Mrs. J.
L. Moorhead. Chevy Chase: Miss Lip
pitt. Chevy Chase; Miss Greble, Chevy |
Chase: Mrs. Gordon. Miss W. A. l. Page. |
Miss C. Murphy, Miss Elizabeth Bryan,
Miss NJ. Church. Bachelors:
Miss M. ID. Church, Bachelors; Miss
Arena cambridge. Bachelors; Miss NJ.
Davis. Bachelors; Miss E. Beeble,
Bachelors; Miss Katherine Dennison.
Chevy Chase; Miss Mary Dove, Bache-
ors: Mrs II. E. Doyle. Bachelors:
Miss F. Edmonston. Bachelors: Miss c.
tray, Bachelors, Miss +. Greeley Bache-
ors; Mrs G. H. Cover, Bachelors;
Miss NJ. Harrison. Bachelors: Miss Helen
Hendrick. Bachelors; Mrs. Samuel Her
-ick. Bachelors; Miss c. T. Holbrook,
Mrs. c. H. Johnston. Bache-
ors; Miss Maude Sewell. Bachelors;
Miss May Lowell, Bachelors: Miss Grace
lowell. Bachelors; Miss Elizabeth Nc
Bachelors: Mrs. P. n. Neibel.
Mrs. B. ]. Ranage, Bachelors;
Miss J. II. Robinson. Bachelors; Miss
J. Ross. Bachelors; Mrs. Robert Howard,
Bachelors: Miss 3. Sewall. Bachelors:
Miss S. Seibert, Bachelors; Mrs. Fielding
Simmons, Chevy Chase; MISS Ethel
smith, Bannockburn: Miss Florence
smith, Bannockburn; Miss Elizabeth
Walsh. Bachelors: Miss Marie Winner.
Hiss NJ. Woodward. Bachelors: Miss Ar
enc Dufour. Columbia, and Miss Marion
oellew
Young women's Christian Association
members:
Miss Elsie Bunting. Miss Maude Gun
her. Miss Enid Holden. Miss Lois Cor
ion. Miss F. W. Miller. Miss Ethel
4ibbey, Miss r. Love. Miss 1. Oliver