Evening star., 1915-05-16
TENNIS NOTES OF INTEREST


Washington racqueters are now en-
joying their best local tennis event. the
finals OF which will be played this
week. The tournament referred to is
the annual Invitation one of the Chevy
Chase Club, which started Friday and
probably will continue throughout the
week. Much interest is. of course.
being shown in the New York entrants.
Pell and Bull. both of whom rank
among the topnotchers OF the game,
and the match between them and the
Doyle brothers in the challenge round,
assuming. Of course. that the local pair
wins out in tho event will he worth
going a long way TO see. Last year, II
will be remembered, the Doyles We're
forced to default their title because Of
the absence of Connie" but he is here
this year and is working hard to bring
the title back to Washington. The
DoyIes are without doubt wonderful
pair. and it would not be at all sur
prisfg II they were successful. as they
have beaten Bull and Fred Ininan, and
are confident that they can do the same
trick 10 Bull and Pell. The singles
also should bring out some great COM
petition. with Washington having
tine chance to make a good showing
In addition to the Doyles being back in
harness and the other local cracks who
nave always shown UP well, the local
forces have been bolstered by the ad-
dition of Harvey Bundy of Chevy Chase
and F. NJ. Bland of Columbia. Both of
these players have shown some fine
tennis and should reach the. latter
rounds at least All things being con
sidered, the shington contingent is
stronger this year than it has been for
he past ten and great things are eN-
pected of it,
Washington was gotten under way dur
ing the past week and several good
matches were played. The local woman
players have been talking of organiz-
ing for the past year or so. and have at
last gotten together. and Twelve teams
have entered, with matches scheduled
on the various courts of the city for
each week. Misses Eva Baker and A.
+. Doyle, two of the best players, are
behind the movement and it's success is
assured. The results Of this weeks
play will be found in another column
of The Star
The tennis committee of the Chevy
Chase Club is planning to re-rank its
players after the event now in prog
ress. Each year all Of it's players are
given ranking and. those in q lower
grade are privileged to challenge
The present ranking has Spencer Cor
don. as number one; J. Ballard Moore. as
number two: with D. .. Morgan. j.
Cpshur Moorehead. Cuthbert Brown
rated in class A, while those in class
B are Fielding Simmons, W. 3. Dun
| lop, r. J. D. Fuller. Ralph w. Hills. F.
H Brooke and Virginius Dabney. There
are sure to be many changes this year.
| In class 4. Harvey Bundy, a new men,
| hQr the Climb ipdonht edly will he
given number one position by virtue
| of his victory over both Gordon and
Moore in the recent closed club event.
This will make changes all along the
! line. The doubles pairs of the clup
have never been rated before this year
and the committee has just completed
the task of giving them ranking as
| follows.
| lard Moore. Harvey Rundy and Walter
Wilcox, W G. Dunlop and Fielding
! Simmons. ..-.
Class BIT J. D. Fuller and Ashmeade
Fuller, David LeBreton and Henry,
| Marrow and Carlisle.
bltt and Ham. Dom and Wyeth
| Glass :, D-McConihe and Hopkins,
Howard and Lyster.
| The matches scheduled for Saturday
in the Departmental League are OF
exceptional interest, as the teams are
just beginning to play to form. and de-
cisive victory for any one of several
Of the departments win make a big
change in the standing. Saturdays
matches will be between Agriculture
and Interstate Commerce e o'clock)
| Post Office and Commissioners $3.50
| o'clock), and Navy and Smithsonian
Institution g o'clock).
Invitations have just been issued for
! the tenth annual middle Atlantic states
tn ho hal AHo, On
| and following days, under the auspices
of the Columbia Country Club. Harold
| e. Doyle won the trophy for the third
! time last year. which makes it his per-
| manent property. and SO another Will
be up for competition in the coming
event It has been presented by Clar-
ence P. King, member of the Colum-
bia Country Club, and must be won
three times to assure ownership, the
title holder to be required to PLAY
through the event each year. First
second and consolation prizes also will
be awarded. There will be challenge
rounds In the other events. In the
mems doubles for the Columbia cups
Horace Barber and Louis I. Doyle will
meet this years winner, while Miss
Eva Baker. last years winner. will de-
fend her title, which carries with it the
Murray cup. in the women's singles
| There are no trophies for the mixed
| doubles. Entries will close with the
tennis committee at noon May oS. This
years tennis committee is composed OF
A. 7. Leech. jr.. chairman. and Messrs.
w II. Ronsaville, Herbert T. Shannon,
Conrad B. Doyle and c. Arthur Slator
Local racqueters will be interested 10
learn that D. D. Morgan of the Chevy
Chase Club made the Harvard Cniyer-
sity tennis team, but was not eligible
to play this year because Of the rule
prohibiting freshmen from playing on
teams representing the university.
Morgan expects to play with the tea m
! next year.
Herbert T. Shannon, C. Arthur Slstor
and Conrad 3. Doyle have been ap-
pointed by the tennis committee of the
Columbia Country Club to take UP the
question of rating the PLAYERS for 1915,
and expect to 'ges busy" as soon as
the coming tournament is gotten out OF
the way. The doubles teams probab biy
will not be given ratings, but will de-
eide supremacy through the medium of
a round robin event to continue
throughout the season, a trophy to he
given the winners.
COL0RED BOYS BIG MEET