Evening star., 1914-04-13
Tennis Notes From
the Local Clubs


the effect that the Bachelors Lawn Ten
mis- Club had disbanded is erroneous, as
the club had disbanded is erroneous, as
both financially and with regards to
membership, and it will be very active
this season. The club is now negotia-
ting for another lease on its present
grounds in Woodley Park, and it is ex-
pected that the matter will be closed up
this week In any event, whether it will
again lease its present grounds or go
somewhere else. it will figure very prom
inently on this years local tennis cal
endar, and will hold the District cham
ptonship tournament again under its aus
pices this fall. The annual meeting of
the club will be held this week, at which
time officers will be elected and plans
for the year formulated.
As has been the case in past years, the
feature event of the season will be the
annual invitation tournament of the
Chevy Chase Club. which has been an
nounced for May and following days.
Among the entries already received are
those of Charles NJ. Bull, jr., of New
York, last years winner of the mems
singles event, and a member of the rank
ing committee Of the National Lawn Ten
mis- Association; Fred C. Inman, a club
mate. who ranks well up near the top In
the estimate of the ranking committee
and who will pair with Bull in the mems
doubles; Theodore Roosevelt Pell, another
well known crack. and Edward S. Torrey,
the newly elected secretary of the Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association. 1t Is ex-
pected that in addition to all of the local
stars at least ten other out-of-town play
ers will be among the entrants by the
time the tourney gets under way. The
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cent rule of requiring last years winners
to play through the tournament. and chal-
lenge rounds will be played In each event.
In the mems singles Charlie Bull will de-
fend; Miss Eva Baker will meet this
years winner in the womans event: Con-
rad B. and Harold E. Doyle are last
years victors in the mems doubles, while
in the mixed doubles Miss Eva Baker and
Harold E. Doyle hold the title. Mrs.
Lawson of Cincinnati and Mrs. Carlisle
are the present holders of the women's
doubles title AS usual, prizes to the
be given in addition to the handsome tro-
phies which are to be won three times
before becoming the permanent property
OF the winners. Entry blanks will be is
sued In a few days.
Followers of the game will be disap-
pointed to learn that Connie" Doyle
will not be in town for either the Chevy
Chase or the Middle Atlantic States tour
nament. Doyle lost the title to Bull in
last years Chevy Chase tournament, and
had intended to go after it this year. He
will also have to default with his brother
in the doubles in this tourney. as well as
in both the singles and doubles in the
Middle Atlantic championships. The
doubles title is held by himself and Paul
Treanor.
Chevy Chase players are in especially
good form this year. due to the fact that
they were able to use the concrete courts
during most of the winter. Spencer Cor
don Is showing up exceptionally well, and
great things are expected of him this
year. He has changed his game consid-
erably, and is hitting the ball harder,
while his control is almost perfect. He
should have no trouble in retaining his
title In the closed event, which starts
next week.
At both Chevy Chase and Columbia the
same system Of ranking the players of
the club that was in vogue last year
will be followed. The tennis committee
of the respective clubs will rank the
players according to their best judg-
ment at the beginning OF the season. and
the players will then meet and fight 1t
out with one another until they find their
proper positions.
The Middle Atlantic States champion
ship tournament will be held on the Co
lumbia Country Club courts this year. be-
ginning May 80. The usual events will |
be held. The title holders will not be
made to play through the tournament in
this event, because of the fact that the
trophies already have been competed for
under the old plan. AS soon as these
trophies have been won three times, j
however, the champion will be made to
play through the tournament in order to
win the new trophies, which will be put
up for competition This years winners
in the singles will get the title by de- |
fault, because of Connie" Doyle's abb !
sence from town; the same applies to the
mems doubles, as he was a member of
the team winning this title also. Miss
Elizabeth Bryan will defend her title in
the woman's singles. |
Mr. Edward w. Dom. jr., of the Chevy |
Chase Club has given a trophy to the /
tennis committee, to be competed for, and |
the event will probably be arranged for
this spring. The rules to be adopted for |
this event will be announced later.
The Bannockburn Golf Club. which has |
lust moved to its new course near Cabin !
John bridge, is building several courts. |
which are expected to prove very pop |
ular additions to the club.
Although the intercity matches appear |
to be thing of the past, several inter-
are now being arranged. \ series of
matches will be played by the Chevy |
Chase team against the Baltimore Coun-
try Club team. and the dates will be an
nounced In short time.
The tennis committee Of the Column
bia Country Club. composed Of Messrs. |
W. H. Ronsaville. Herbert Shannon.
Conrad B. Doyle, E W. Deakin and A. |
Y. Leech. jr.. held an important meeting
Tyv,ixy Cl,,k,
they were the guests of Mr.. Deak,n.
At this meeting the tennis team of the
club was selected follows: Conrad B.
Doyle, captain: Harold E Doyle. John
c. Davidson, Norris w. Mclean, L. Q.
Leech, Charlton Graves, T. ]. Bates, c.
Arthur Slator. Paul ]. 1reanor and c.
T. Chapman, and Capt. Doyle was au-
thorized to arrange schedule of inter-
club matches with both local and out-of-
town clubs. E. w. Deakin and Herbert
Shannon we're appointed a committee to