The Washington times., 1916-06-28
Central Tennis Team
Won Every Match
Lads Coached by Louis l. Doyle Took the Scholastic
Title in Team Competition and Won Singles and
Doubles Championships in D. c. Tournament
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Central High School presents en- en-
viable record forSinspection in its first
year in tennis. Members of the squad
were presented with the &C" for the
first time In the history Of the sport
during the year after having won every
match in which It participated.
In claiming the interscholastic title
Central went through the campaign with
but two losses. Twenty-six singles ana
doubles teams went into engagements
With Tome Institute. Technical. Busi-
ness, Friends. and Western. and but
two matches were lost.
None Of the teams engaging the zen,
trail players were able to take more
than one match and the record pre-
sented Is an unusual one. Tome was
defeated by 4 matches to l in the opener.
Business was taken on ana was aete AZ
feated to o. and Friends by to ..
Western sent one singles player against
ef Houis /. "1 Doyle took charge of the
Central team early in the spring
and succeeded in developing an excep-
tionally well balanced aggregation.
Entering singles and doubles teams ;ust
completed. Central swept everything
before winning the singles and doubles
with Selden and Cissel and Fischer;
o FGSSs ahe were MEMBERS
mary matches. Harold selden, faced
Howard Cissell In the finals In the SIN
Were a mate ssden against ans cis. and
victory over Dean Z. howard. junior
champion. was accomplished in the very
Coach Doyle has accomplished much
youngsters showed vast Improvement
over last years for mand developed
: that the Central boys came through
IN the District tournament. Is fnore than
con'n:endable and shows how much
Doyle has been able 10 co with the
Harold seiden. captain of tbs Central
team. graduated two weeks ago. How
Ard Cissell, however. IS captain for
Central boys are expected to coni,nus
their successes next year.
Connie Doyle's win over George M.
Chnrch n the clay oS eSurt champion
man a great stand in tennis circles.
Church was a recent winner Of the
fast players. Doyle's Victory was
clean cut, and stamps him as a favor
lite over field for chance at r.
Norris Williams title in the challenge
round
At meeting of the representatives Of
the Suburban Tennis League clubs held
tary. the Princeton Tennis Club at
tempted to have the rule of eligibility
changed so as to permit the use of new
players without the notice of fifteen
days to the league. required by Its regu-
lations.
, The resolution proposing amendment
was lost and the Princeton Club must.
therefore. participate In league matches
its members at least fifteen days be-
fore each match. The request to amend
was based upon the facts that other
leagues, past and present, required no
drawn worked as a particular disad-
vantage to the Princeton Club at thin
time, a majority of the clubs would not
be affected by the proposed change.
= point where 1t can expect to win a ma
5ority Of matches from those longer
established. and the backward season
and new courts have prevented whip
ping into shape the comparatively few
players Of tournament CALDER.
Those opposed to the change, however.
believe that the superior facilities OF
the Princeton Club for attracting new
members and its unlimited membership,
will permit it later to easily hold its
own in league contests. That 1t Is de-
sirable to retain the regulation as orig
tnally worded rather than have It APP
pear later tnat one cluD nau Deen
favored by the change to the extent OF
enabling It to win the championship.
That II was the purpose of the rule as
approved by the league representatives.
prior to the opening of the season. to
prevent any club from strengthening
too rapidly to the surprise of their OPP
'ponents. or from using material which
might be OF a trnsient character for one
or two matches only.
The Suburban League plays two
matches In singles and Ave IN doubles
each Saturday until September 0, ant
on July 4 and Labor Day. 1t so hap.
pens that the rule will prevent tho
Princeton Club from using. until after
July 4, any player registered on OF
after June 20. thus excluding then