The Washington times., 1916-05-29
VARIED SPORT CARD
OFFERED TOMORROW
Tennis, Golf, Racing, Baseball,
Track, and Boxing for Faith
full Followers.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Decoration Day ~ expected to 30
down as one of the biggest tennis days
in the history of sport here. The Co
1umbia Country Club event. which in
cludes the Middle Atlantic States doubles
championship matches. will, of course.
furnish the feature event OF the pro-
gram. Mems singles. women's singles.
mems doubles. the consultations. and the
mixed doubles will go on at the same
time. and the courts are expected to be
packed.
In addition the Home Club matches
are on. those of the tional
Tennis League. the closed tournament
for racuueters at the washington Coun-
try Club and the Columbia Country
Club and the Suburban League and De-
plenty Of snort for the faithful.
Tennis will be augmented by several
golf tournaments closed to the members
of the various clubs. Columbia, Chevy
Chase. and the Suburban and WASH
ington Country Clubs have events for
members.
ON Satteriee Field the st. Adams
schoolboys will stage their annual field
day events for all boys in the school.
Incidentally II will be the last perform
that has represented the school this
year. At Clarendon. the Alexandria
County A. A. Is staging field day
in which there will be the usual open
events for A. A. u. entrants and several
closed championship events.
An attractive card has been promised
for Marlboro on the closing day. tomor-
row, 80 that the racing season close to
the citv Will come to an end.
At Ardmore Andy Cortez and Tommy
go. Several good preliminaries are prom
ised. Word Is yet to be received as to
the usual shoot held by the Analostan
Gun Club. but 1t is expected that the
members will provide themselves with
plenty Of sport
The high school baseball schedule will
be knocked galley west this week on ac-
drill A doubleheader is scheduled for
the baseball park on Saturday when
Tech and Eastern and Western and
Business will probably be hooked up.
Tomorrow Western is slated to oppose
the soldiers at Fort Hunt and Fort
Washington in a morning and after
noon game. The schoolboys will have
their hands full in winning either game
against their older opponents.
Georgetown tackles Seton Hall in New
York today. and will battle Fordham In
rested over Sunday. and will close their
season with the Decoration Day game
at which a host of Georgetown and
Fordham alumni will be present.
william Henry Harrison. member OF
the Friends Select School basketball
team for the past two years will cap.
tain the team next fall following the
recent election at the school.
Washington and Lee University hal
adopted the one-year residence rul,
which is another step in The rieht dt
rection. In the post two years the col
lcges in this section have gained un
usual prominence In athletics such a
has attracted the attention of the coun
try at large
The adoption Of the one-vear fresh
man rule will prove beneficial In NOR
ways than one, will stop some undu,
criticism, and will eventually provid,
an excellent feeder for varsity teams
Elections OF captains on various hiel
school field and track teams and award
OF letters will probably come toward tn
end OF the week.
Jack Keliher, one Of the smalles
youngsters i'm the high schools and
member of Techs TERMS team, has ac
quilted himself with credit In hi
matches recently. Keliher Is just Ia
enough to peer over the net but hi
PLAY Is characterized nv deterninatio
which puts many an Older opponent
shame.