The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
Geo. WASHINGTON
GETS STAR ATHLETE
IN HAROLD SELDEN
Central High School Crack Ex-
pected to Boost Tennis and
8 Basketball Teams.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Harold Selden. captain Of the Central
Hikh School tennis team. and one Of
the best all around athletes developed
At Central In recent years. will enter
George WASHINGTON this fall. The Gen.
tral High School boy IL in Florida at
present. but expects to return In time
to take I'D his work at the downtown
institution.
Sclden was not only q member Of the
championship tennis team at Central
and captain Of the aggregation which
won every match on its schedule. but
was also winner of the District un-
Tor tennis championship.
In baseball Selden held down third
for two years at the street school,
His work In basketball was of high
order. and he was rated as one of the
best guards In scholastic ranks. Sell
den PLAYED in the backfleld on the
Central football team last fall.
The George WASHINGTON basketball
team will get a good player. and the
tennis team Is expected to receive
a great boost. Selden is Joined by
Dean c. Howard. last years Junior
tennis champion: as M0war" Is a''ehu-
John T. Graves. ir.. rated as one OF
the best tennis PLAYERS In the District.
a former Princeton University tennis
Ut.
Washington team. rs Is George Cooper.
former Western High School tennis
captain.
II has been definitely decided that
Henry c. Brock and Connie Doyle will
not attend the try-outs for the ma
tonai doubles chsm S,enso tbe az maaie Of
the month. brock Is unable to get
away from work. and SO the triD
VIC lovit, Wt,l enter the southampton tour.
nament on August q in preparation FOL
the national singles championships to be
held on the West Side courts In New
York on August q.
BY virtue of winning all five matches
yesterday from the Commerce team In
the Departmental League, Navy has
practically cinched the title for the sec
ond time in succession, 1t Will require
both War and Treasury to win every
match scheduled on the remainder OF
the dates for any upset to occus.
Connie Doyle. many times champion OF
the District. holder of innumerable cups
and trophies, won In tennis tournaments
has been beaten. Strange as 1t may
seem, Connie has been beaten right In
his own home town. And stranger yet
he has been beaten by a member OF his
Close followers of Connie Doyle hav,
come to the conclusion that the bes
tennis player In the District is irwin
chile. And yet he owns to having beer
worsted. II isn't Harold Doyle nor ye
Lou Doyle, brothers of the famous
Connie. right in the front rank of Dis
trict tennis player, who have beatei
Connie. but Fred Doyle.
OF course. you don't know who Free
Doyle happens to be. unless you hav'
been out Chevy Chase way and seen
tow headed youngster Of seven lugginI
a tennis racquet out for his evening
workout. .
TO say that Fred Doyle has beaten Con
ME Doyle. As a mater OF fact, tn
District champion has never been chai
lenged by young Fred, nor have any o
those desperately long deuce set beel
played by the pair.
Yet Fred Doyle has beaten Connie
At the tender age OF eight Connie Doyi
started a tennis career. Fred Is bu
seven, and so may claim to have beatel
father Connie by full year.
In the course of time We may see IN
Doyies supplanted by Fred Doyle, VIII
IA said to have all the hair marks, a
least, Of q real champion. Young IRE
takes a regular workout every evening
and Is said to be in fair way OF be
coming a good player In Few year
more. Last night he showed Connie
Few things about the game.
The MISUNDERSTANDING match was IN
completed yesterday. although War too
all three matches played, which allow
Today Smithsonian and treasury are I
hook up at sixth and streets rc
morrow the Commissioners and Govern
ment Printing Office will meet.