The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-29
TW0lEAGUES MAKE
READY FOR ACTION
ON TENN|S'C COURTS
Washington Association and
Suburban Circuit Players
Meet in Many Matches.
By BRYAN MORSE.

by BRYAN NURSE.
For the frst time in several days
weather conditions promise a chance
Cor the plapers in various leagues to
ct action on the courts. The Washing
ton Tennis Association and the SUBJ
urban League are staging their regular
matches.
6otbacks this week and last have
cused. several postponements In the
Suburban and Departmental League
matches. Secretary Doyle announces
the Departmental League matche in fu-
ture as follows:
August l. Smithsonian VS.. Treasury.
Sixth and B streets.
August 3. Commissioners VS.. POST
office. Sixth and E streets: Interior VS..
Treasury. Columbia Countrp Club.
August Z. Smithsonian VS.. Labor
State Princeton Club.
August 8. Agriculture VS.. Government
Printing Office. Sixth and b streets.
The Suburban League postponed dates
will probably be given out by Secretary
Myron Clear after today's mtches.
Iodays matches IN the suburban
League are as follows:
Petworth VS.. Euclid, Harvard, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest.
Racquet VS.. Holmead, Harvard, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest.
Argyle VS.. Bureau of Standards,
Thtrteenth and Decatur. and Fifteenth
and Emerson streets northwest.
Home VS.. Princeton, Otis and Warder
streets northwest.
Columbia and Dumbarton are meet
1nE today in the Washington Tennis AS
ISOLATION matches. and Chevy Chase and
the Departmental team PLAYERS are
taking the courts at Chevy Chase.
E. S. Gee. a former Washington man
and member OF the old time LeDroil
Park Tennis Club here. now in Manila,
p. l.. has singularly prophetic remark
10 make in the last Lawn Tennis Guide.
Gee saw kumagae. the Japanese player,
predicted Mt in another year the Jap
would be in the first rank Says Gee
81 honestly believe Kumagae could
make the first ten In America"
Today kumagae plays in the semi
final round of the Longwood cup tourna-
uent In Boston. and yesterday defeated
Nat Niles. who was runner up last year
and was ranked at number six
finals OF the New York State champion
ship. and Griffin II will be remembered
is Just one notch lower than Niles In
the tennis world. This would bear out
Gees prediction with will.
It 10 understood that several OF the
postponed matches in the Suburban
League will be played Off tomorrow
The circuit starts off on the second
half OF the schedule today.
Henry c. Brock. Connie DOYLE.
partner In the Middle Atlantic State.
championships, and former Univer
pion. thinks Willis Davis the com
ing player in the country Brecl
predicted win in the finals 70
Davis here this spring, Few wer,
fornian. who came down from tn,
University OF Pennsylvania.
The ease with which champion VII
liam M. Johnston Is bowling them owe
Mt Longwood is instilling confidence Ii
many p1inds as to his ability to repea
this year. None OF the other first fligh
players have shown the regularity Il
the national titleholder in the East
Johnston has won In either straigh
sets or four sets In all his matches
nament has been easier than in tina
in the upper half of the bracket. but h
has been uniformly and decisively win
ming.
The tennis team that win ,represer
the East In the International tourna
ment - Forest Hills on August { and
was manner Mt n meeting in New. Yor
was based largely on the showing q
the contestants at the Longwood tour
nament this week. Frederick b. Alex
ander and Karl II. Dehr, both of Me-
York, George NJ. Church. OF Tenafl,
n. j.; Nathaniel w. Niles. Bostoi
Watson NJ. Washburn. New York, an
Richard Norris williams Cd. Philade
phia, have been chosen for the singles
Five of them will play, and the sixt
will oct as substitute.
The nomination OF the doubles tear
was named at a meeting in New Yor
Church and Williams were the two pail