Evening star., 1915-07-11
TENNIS NEWS AND NOTES,

/ So much interest has been taken in
r, the Departmental Tennis League this
year that it would not be at all sur
! prising If it did not develop into the
largest undertaking the government
clerks have ever attempted. This, its
inaugural season, is in the nature of
an experiment, and for this reason
those behind the movement were will
,hs to start off on a small scale, SO as
10 get line on exactly how much in
'erested the departments really were
and to what extent they could be de-
pended upon for official backing.
: Ihe practice wall at Columbia was
closed during the early part of last
week, while undergoing repairs, but
now is In good shape and being used
regularly. The officials at both Chevy
Chase and Columbia feel that they GER
talnly made good Investments when
they installed these practice walls at
tae beginning of the year, as they are
III constant use and the players are
no" wondering how they ever got along
without them
The suburban Tennis League schedule
calls Tor three matches for next Satur-
day afternoon, when Euclid will meet
W cooley Park. the Renedicts will play
Princeton Heights and Petworth will
meet the holncads. The matches will
be played on the Euclid, Petworth and
benedict courts, respectively.
Ine W onens Tennis League has now
ABOUT completed it's schedule and will
close its season soon as several post
, ponements have been PLAYED As a
whole. the year has been a success. and
those In charge are planning Il more
elaborate schedule for next year, with
nj ', ,,lxl
ing the matches
The absence of Harvey Bundy. the
Chevy Chase crack, from Washington
| Tor the remainder of the year, has made
necessary 4 change in the ranking of
the doubles teams of the club. Bundy
ranked as No. l man in the singles, and
as stated in these columns last Sunda y,
his departure made change all the
way along the line. Ballard Moore GO
ing 20 hrst position. Bundy and Wilcox
were rated as No. team in the dou-
bies, and SO a change will be necessary
In this class, too. Wilcox and j. Up
shur Moorhead have paired up fire.
auently, and make an exceptionally
strong team, and it would not be at ali
surprising IL they did not pair up and
work their way up to the position made
vacant by Eundy's withdrawal The
present rating of the doubles is as fol-
lows: No. l. Gordon and Moore; No
z, Dunlop and Simmons: No 3, Fuller
and Fuller; No. 4. lie Breton and Henry:
No. .. Marrow and Carlisle: No. 6. Jack
son and Brown: No. I, Dom and Wy
eth; No. S, McConihe and Hopkins: No.
9, Howard and Lyster
Interior VS.. War, Interstate Commerce
Commission VS.. Commissioners and
Justice VS.. Post Office are the way they
will line UP Saturday afternoon in the
Departmental League.
Ezra Gould. president of the Dunbar
ton Club. left Washington last week
for three-month vacation. He ex-
poets to be back in time to compete in
the District tournament which Will
start on the Dumbarton courts for the
| first time September rs.
/ Chevy Chase officials are still in COM
munication with the Baltimore Country
team matches between the two clubs. A
! date will be set in Il few days. The
| first match probably will be played at
Chevy Chase in about two weeks.
The Home Club. made up of employees
of the Department of Interior will
hold closed tournament within the
next week or so. John X. Beadle of the
reclamation service is in charge and
i Will receive entries up to tomorrow
! evening. AS soon all of the entries
are in arrangements will be completed
will be played on the club courts, which
are behind the clubhouse, on Jackson
place.
Arthur HELEN, secretary of the
/ Bachelors Club. was a visitor at Chevy
Chase Thursday afternoon and played
several sets with Capt. J. Upshur Moor
| head of the Chevy Chase team.