Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-26
TENNIS NEWS AND NOTES.

So much interest has been taken in
the Depa rtmental Tennis League this
year that it would not be at all sur
prising if by next year it did not de-
velop into the largest undertaking the
government clerks have ever attempt
ed. This. its inaugural season. has
been in the nature of an experiment
and for this reason those behind the
movement were willing to start off on
a small scale so as to get line on ex
actly how much interested the depart
ments really were and to what extent
they could be depended upon for back
ing. 1t was largely on this account
that doubles only were decided upon as
the style of play, but now that the
season is we'll under way and the clerks
and departments have responded SO
enthusiastically. plans are being made
for next year which, If brought to
successful conclusion. will revolution
ize departmental sports. The scheme
is simply this: That the departmental
racqueters band together next year
and form big tennis organization
along club lines. This means that
regular clubhouse with all advantages
and conveniences will be built and the
largest strictly tennis organization in
the city will result. Part of the plan
club also to build a sufficient number of
courts at the clubhouse, but this phase
Of the question Is now being discussed
and many are in favor of continuing
on the municipal courts, thirty one
more Of which have been planned for
as it is understood that sufficient
number will be given the clerks for
exclusive use II they SO desire.
The Chevy Chase Clubs tennis team
n1r
matches until the fall Many of its
best players are now away on their va
cations. and rather than present
weakened team Capt. Moorhead has an
Baltimore Country Club and several
others have been dropped for the time
being and will not be taken up until
the latter part of next month.
Paul j. Treanor. the younester who
has done such good work as mem
Der of the Columbia Country Club,
who recently left Washington to make
his permanent home in New York. is
now a member of the West Side Ten
mis- Club, his name having been put up
for membership by Theodore r.. Pell,
one Of the best racqueters In the coun-
try. Treanor, who still Is in his teens
has a great deal OF natural ability and
has learned the game from Washing
tons best players He now is playing
most of his time with Pell, Charles
NJ. Bull. Fred c. Inman and others of
this caliber, who are members Of the
West Side Club, and this should help
him wonderfully. He has host of
friends in the local tennis contingent.
and all of them unite in saying that II
he takes the game seriously and con-
tinues to play with these New York
cracks he undoubtedly will develop
into the best player Washington has
ever turned out
This weeks schedule In the Suburhan
| League calls for the following matches
for Saturday: Euclid w. Holmead, at
the Euclid courts; Princeton Heights
vs. Petworth. at Princeton Heights, and
the Benedicts agt. Woodley Park, on
| the formers courts.
There have been several changes in
the ranking Of players at Chevy Chase
within the past week, caused by the
return of Dudley Morgan Morgan,
who has been to school at Harvard, has
improved wonderfully within the past
year, and would have made the team
last year but for the "one-year" rule.
He has now crowded ]. Upshur Moor
ranking. and he and Ballard Moore
are now leading the doubles teams,
with Gordon and Moorhead second.
Dunlop and Simmons third and Fuller
| and Fuller fourth. The competition for
high rankings Is exceptionally keen
| at Chevy Chase these days and every
week shows one or two changes.
| Navy and War, Commerce and Com
missioners and Interior vs.. Post Once
is the way the departmental teams