Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
TENNIS NEWS AND NOTES.

1t looks as if Messrs. Doyle, Barber,
Sisler ct al. made n-strike when
they conceived the idea of organizing
the Departmental Tennis League, if
last Saturdays matches can be taken as
a criterion. OF course, this being the
opening day. the interest and enthu-
siasm shown may. perhaps, have been
a little above, normal. but, neverthe-
less. employees in the various depart
ments. whether holding high positions
Or low ones, have taken hold and are
pulling together for the welfare of the
league, and present indications are
that it will prove to be a strong rival
of the Departmental Base Ball League
| which has held sway for SO many
years Probably it's strongest feature
is its appeal TO the older men as vel!
as the younger ones. In base ball, of
course. only the younger players. eX-
cept in a very few cases, make the
teams, and all the older men can do is
to join the "rooters.' but in tennis
things are almost reversed. as practi-
cally ali of the teams are made up of
employees over thirty years of age.
Then. too, from an artistic standpoint
the tennis league can nold its own
as it has on its rosters such PLAYERS as
Connie" Doyle. Lou" DOYLE. J. Bal
lard Moore, Horace w. Barber. Harvey
II. BundS. Albert J. Gore and many
others who are better than the average.
AS a matter of fact. those named above
team. made up of players from all of
the other tennis organizations in the
District combined The lea que has de-
cided that only doubles matches will
be played this year. but next year it is
almost certainty that singles will be
included in the program.
Invitations are now being issued to
the eighth annual invitation event OF
the Chevs Chase Club, which will start
completed. Because of the fact that
there are trophies in each event which
must be won three times before becom-
ing the permanent property of the win
ner. there will be challenge rounds this
year and other years until the trophies
have been won In the future, how
ever, when new trophies are hung up
the champions will play through the
tournament. as is now being done
singles this years winner will meet
Wallace +. Johnson in the challenge
round, while he and Mrs. Connie Sulli-
van will defend the title IN the mixed
doubles. In the mems doubles last
years winners were Theodore II. Pell
and Charles NJ. Bun. the Doyle brothers,
who have Two legs on the trophy
being, forced to default because OF the
absence of Connie" DOYLE. Miss PEN
0IelOH Will ne tdIiea upon To meet JnS
winner Of the woman's singles event.
She halls from Cincinnati and is one of
the best woman players in that part of
I-ine country. Entries will close with
he tennis committee, composed of
Walter u. Wilcox, chairman, and
Messrs. E. w. Dom, jr., J. Upshur
Moorhead, James H. Hopkins, William
c. Marrow and Fielding Simmons, at s
o'clock. May Is. Frederick L. Huide-
koper has been designated as official
referee.
Columbia Country Club has a new
conner Of whom much is expected this
year in the person of ]. NJ. Bland, who
recently came here from Illinois,
where it is understood, he was rated
as one of the ten best players in the
state He is fast getting into condition
and will likely represent Columbia in
the Chevy Chase event. which starts
next week.
]. Ballard Moore of Chevy Chase is
the only local player to receive an of
ficial ranking. according TO the 1915
tennis manual recently issued. Moore
has been placed in class q. which cor
tains names of players who figure as
being between 81 and 100. In making
these ratings, however. only those who
furnish certain required data are con-
sidered and for this reason many play
ers of real class are often overlooked.
AZ y matter of fact, Connie" Doyle.
"Rol" Doyle and one or two others of
local note have not been recognized
more than once or twice because of in
sufficient data. None of the local dou-