Evening star., 1915-05-23
TENNIS NEWS AND NOTES.

The Junior championship event for
youngsters under twenty years of age,
which Is now being planned to be held
on the Dumbarton courts during the
week of June 20-2s. is just another IL
lustration of the hold the net game is
taking on Washington sports. Several
years ago 1t was held annually on the
Bachelors courts; in fact, "Ror' Doyle
received his start by winning the sin
giles event in the juniors" Very little
interest was taken in them and they
died natural death, but the subject
has been broached several times, and
as fully fifty high school players have
promised to enter. Lou" Doyle and
President Ezra Gould of Dumbarton
have gotten together and decided to
give the youngsters chance. Both
singles and doubles will be played.
Further details will be announced later.
That lawn tennis is popular on Capt.
tol Hill is well demonstrated by the
rapid growth of the Lincoln courts, in
charge of Ingram Church. Up to the
present time this organization has not
participated in outdoor sports. but this
year it was decided by the institutional
board which has charge of such mat
ters. that tennis should be given trial
Three courts have been built. and be-
cause of their popularity 1t has been
necessary to allot time for their use
Time for playing has been divided in
three parts: G) Sunrise to II am; CD
IL am to pm. and go 3 pm. to sun
down. the latter period being divided
into two sections Of three days each
Only six members are assigned to each
court during any one period. but when
they are not in use the courts are open to
all members. The tennis feature has
proved to be so popular that there is
now a waiting list of applicants who
want tennis privileges AS soon as
vacancy occurs.
The annual invitation event of the
Baltimore Country Club started Fri
day, and although all of the local play
ers were invited but few of them ac-
cepted. largely on account of the
Chevt Chase event, which was being
played at the same time. This tourna-
ment is for the championship of Mary
land, Theodore f. Pe1l being the title
holder in the singles.
Columbia has just completed it's rank
ing of its woman players and the list is
given below. Only one class. of ten
players. has been rated. those lower
and those not rated at all being priv
ileged to challenge those just above
them for position. Miss Eva Baker,
middle Atlantic states champion. is
given No ! position, with Miss Doyle,
..
Baird Mrs. Downs, Mrs. Beider, Miss
StoweH, Mrs. Tyssowski and Miss Car
rfngton take the other positions in the
order named.
The plan which was inaugurated by
Columbia a year or so ago of starting
it's tennis tournaments OF Saturday
so that the first round could be gotten
out of the way for good start on
Monday seems to have met with popular
ic hain n i'm "
all tournaments in this section of the
country Chevy Chase began its event
Friday with the result that by Monday
the latter rounds were on tap and the
event almost concluded. The Baltimore
Country Club followed this plan with
its 1915 tournament and it started
things going the day before yesterday.
Saturday is usually an OFT day and the
idea has worked exceptionally well
locally.
The suggestion has been made by
Capitol Hill citizens that set Of courts
be built on the plaza in front Of the
Union station and those in charge have
been asked to give the matter con-
sideration. The idea is certainly
good one and it is to be hoped that 1T
will be followed Those behind the
movement toward this end claim that
the municipal courts are too far away,
and they are nearly always full. and
that those living in the, northeastern
part of the city are entitled to consid-
Grafton. The placing of courts in the
plaza. as suggested, would not prove
unsightly and the ground would be put
to some practical use if the suggestion
was favorably acted upon.
Series No. 3 of the Woman's Tennis
League starts tomorrow with the fol-
lowing teams scheduled to meet:
washington Heights VS.. Bannockburn;
Columbia Country Club VS.. High
schools: Washington Country Club VS..
Mid-City Club; Mount, Pleasant VS..
Chevy Chase, and Agriculture VS.. Young
Womens Christian Association.
Miss Alys Downing. chairman: Miss
Marion Leutze, secretary. and Mrs. J.
q. Moorhead and Mrs. Gardner Bell
make up the committee which is look
ing after the women's tennis affairs at
the Chevy Chase Club.
The Washington Country Club has
lust completed another court and is
making plans for its annual closed
championship event, which will be held
in the near future. This makes four
courts now ready for use.
The meeting of Harold e. and Conrad
B. Doyle in the singles Of the Chevy
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