Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
NEW TENNIS LEAGUE
Railway and Electric Power
Employees Start Tourney.
WARM BATTLES IN SINGLES
Play Down to Semi Finals Today and
Finals Carded for To-
morrow.
WARM BATTLES IN SINGLES

The latest tennis organization to get
under way is that of the employees OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
and Potomac Electric Power companies,
the contests being pulled off on the new
courts recently constructed at 14th and
C. streets northwest. The tournament
now under way is for employees only
and fifty-two have entered. SO far the
battles have been hard fought and In
finals. DR.. Glazebrook has gone
through the upper half. and decision
in the lower half will be arrived at to-
day, when Clarke and Garrett play to
see who shall meet Glazebrook in the
finals of the singles.
twenty teams have entered for the
doubles and play in this event will be
started as soon as the singles are COM
pleted.
Handsome prizes offered include a
yer military brushes for the runner
up, donated by President King. For
the consultations winner solid gold
handled penknife will be given. In
the doubles two eight-day clocks will
be the prizes.
Summaries of Play to Date.
Following are the summaries of play
to date in the singles:
Fist round. upper half-Ciafence L. Mug pea'
brook beat W W. Tolson. 81, 6-1: Charles s.
kimban beat RIB; Patterson: 80, 90; George
B. Keene beat F. Allen, 81; Go, e-s; v. A.
sisler beat ]. Lynch. 6-3. Go: Il. E. swOpe
s sss s.t Sa,,st C. 90 g. P F. seh Dsvs
teat Z. N. Ahern. Go. Go; ?. \. Couion. Q.
l. MagEudeF L. y Gee F. sI L. oHst s.: II s F.
P Hoover by default: NJ: n: Merrill bea, 4.
s B rafrS 80 r. warner e beat Wv " T. Fer
guson, 6-3. "a: &. l.. NARROW beat A. B. Glib
son, st. IS. %; B. R. Garrett heat G G.
{. sua 4. sehmdt. 50 60 william L. Clarke
beat u. L. Hazard. Ga. o.. ca; H. 4.
BAKE ana $ O. Gibson
byes.
second round. upper halle. P. King beat b.
keene: e-l; So. 80; Dr.; 1: y. Glazeblool
J. Lynch. So. 90: c. $. Kimbali beat R. D.
sehlegle. Ga. Sc. 90: c; E. Davis beat F.
M.r rSSlpn o ~ Howard Zoe Re eea' beat
L. Oyster, 90, 81; W. F. Ham beat c. E.
starneIl by default.
L; $. Helm. 90. SO; A. Z. Warner beat S. L.
NARROW, &c. e.; B; i; Garrett beat G. F.
5 Gaass e. - 81 Me1 %sn beat e. dl,rEe
beat L. L. Johnston. 6-l, 6-2; C. E. Raymond
beat II; A. Brooks, 90, -; P. Y. steep beat
u W
o. Gibson SO, 81.
Third round. upper half-Dr. L. W. Glaze
brook beat Clarence P. King, 90. Ga: R. B.
SwoRe beat Z: =. kimball. d-3. 2-6. 6-l; c.
Ham beat II; 2. Read. 40, SIS. Sc
Third round, lower hah-M. NJ. Merrill beat
A. r. Warner. e., 1-s. 50; B. R: Garrett
Clarke beat z. f. Raymond. 81. G-2; r. Z.
Steep beat ". F. Blake. 6-3, 6-3.
Fourth round, upper half-Dr. l.. w Glaze
brook beat R. b: swope.- 81. 60; G. E.
Davis beat W. F. Ham, TO. 80.
Fourth round, lower haif-R. B. Garrett Leaf
NJ. NJ. Merrill. 81. OIL; William L. Clarke
beat p. V. Steep, 81, 81.
in the semi-fnals DR.. L. W. Glaze
brooke beat c. E. Davis rs. TO. ad-
vancing him to the finals in the upper
half. Today William L. Clarke and B.
r. Garrett will play Off the semi finals
in the lower half, and the winner of
this match will meet Dr. Glazebrook
for the final round.
Drawings for Doubles.
In the doubles" twenty teams are
entered, individuals choosing their
own partners. The drawings for the