Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07

All details have been worked out and
practically every thing now is in readi-
ness for next Saturdays meeting of the
Departmental Tennis League, at which
time constitution and bylaws Will
be adopted, a board of directors APP
pointed and the organization COM
p1eted. This meeting has been called
for 1870 o'clock in the interstate COM
merce commission building.
AT the last meeting of the league
President Lester Sislcr. Vice President
Horace Barber, Secretary Treasurer
Louis [. Doyle, Albert j. Gore and Rob-
~rx G.. Tracy were designated as COM
Inittee to draw up q constitution and
bylaws, copies of which were to be
sent to the delegates of each depart
mcnt represented in order that they
could consider them and instruct their
delegates for the coming meeting. The
committee met during the week and
the results of its labors were sent to
the several departments yesterday.
The constitution, as proposed by the
committee, relates more TO the organ
ization of the league and covers such
subjects as membership, eligibility. Of
ficers and their duties, meetings, etc.
but the bylaws include practically
every subject that has been touched
upon at previous meetings and give
splendid line on Just what the new or
ganization will be. These bylaws
should prove to be exceptionally inter-
estinS to all racquet wielders working
for Uncle Sam" and have been sub
mltted in such concise form and con-
tain SO much meat That they are
printed herewith:
Article l. Eligibility.
Participants in league matches shall
have headquarters i'll Washington and
shall be employees of the department
or departments represented by the ten
mis- team.
Laws of Government.
Article III. Matches.
Sec. l. Each member shall be rep
resented by five doubles teams. ten men
Sec. . These teams shall be select
ed, according to their playing strength,
and shall be SO ranked, the strong
est team playing as No. 1 and the
others following in the order of their
ranking If less than five teams appear
for any contest, the strongest of the
teams on hand shall play as No. 1. and
the others in the order of their ranking.
without regard to their places if the full
number of teams were present.
Sec. 3. Eligible players may be
substituted at any time prior to a match,
substitutes No substitution shall be per-
mtted after match has started.
Sec. 4. No player may participate in
more than one match in any one con-
test.
Sec 5. Matches shall be played on
the courts upon the dates and at the time
designated by the board of directors.
Sec. g. The winner of the best two out
" three (not advantage) sets shall be
declared the winner of match.
RI mat RI Y.tov nd xx-Ny, hxy
forfeit, shall be counted as one point
won or lost. Should both teams forfeit.
the match shall not count Matches not
played on account Of rain or other cause
except those won by forfeit), shall not
lie counted. The team having the high
est percentage of matches won shall be
declared the winner of the series.
Given Short Leeward.
Sec. s. The member presenting d team
Of two men. properly equipped and ready
20 play, if without opponents, shall be de-
Jared the winner by forfeit fifteen min
ltes after any match in which they were
% participate is scheduled.
Sec. s. Each member shall be repre-
scented at matches by a captain or man
sger to whom questions In dispute shall
always be referred.
Sec. 10. No uInpires shall be required
Sec. IL. Three new balls shall be fur
n:shed for each match, the used balls
being sold at half the original cost The
winners OF a majority of matches in any
contest shall be privileged to purcha Sc
The balls used BY them. the losers having
next preference. The remainder may be