The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-26
FEW LEFT-HANDERS
ARE PLAYING HERE
ON TENNIS COURTS
Six Players Noted Among Sew.
era| Leagues in Operation
During Week.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Few left-handed tennis players have
gained national prominence. The port
slders who have been In the public eye
In the past decade can be numbered
as less than ten. and at present the fling
ers Of one hand can count up the south
paw racquet wieliers who are sticking
In the upper stratum of tennis stars.
r. Lindley Murray. the flashy Pacific
coast star. national indoor champion
Of 1916, who now resides In the East. is
perhaps the best OF the left-handers
on the courts at present. Frederic c.
Inman. who holds several titles. and
e. H. Whitney. former Harvard cap
tain and recent winner of the Old Do
minion title. are both left-handers. and
arc in the first flight. Beals' Wright.
former internationalist and nationals
doubles champion. with Holcomb Ward.
was a left-hander In his day. while Nor
man E. Brookes. the Australian. who
broke into the limelight with Wilding.
served with his left hand.
Ella Fottrell, of the Pacific coat. Is
a left-hander. and is rated high among
Golden Gate racqueters. X. ID. Wrenn
and ID. F. Davis. title holders several
years ago. were left-handed players.
1chiya Kumagae. :he little Jap who
New York State title. is n port-sider
Washington boasts of comparatively
few left-handers. and but one In the
first flight OF tennis players in the
city. Arthur HELEN. of the Chevy Chase
Club. In best known, perhaps, and has
had more tournament experience than
any Of the others.
In checking or the Departmental
League players. thirteen teams or
rosters OF about fifteen 10 n team, only
HS,A laff -ho M. o. Int OF IN
boasts OF two. hni'cr and Johnson.
The Navy team las Candor. n left
handler Mueller and Pettiiohn. Of
Commerce. are me only southpaw play.
Treasury. Is the single left-hander to
make a showing for the Money counters.
In the Suburban League Lefty" Clay
ton of Petworth. Is the only PLAYER In
the circuit who handles his racquet
Just why so few left-handers take UP
the game IL mystery. In baseball
there is a large percentage OF left
handed pitchers are quite common.
while billiard and pool players who
handle a cue left-handed are frequently
seen.
Two postponed matches in the De-
partmental will be worked off as soon
az possible. Commerce and Interstate
will go on tomorrow afternoon at sixth
ana b streets. while Treasury and
Smithsonian are due to play, off their
postponed match on August /.
Today Commissioners and Postoffico
will meet at Sixth and r. provided the
courts are In shape. Agriculture and
the Government Printing Office are due
for the early afternoon, match. 80.
Captains Of the Suburban League
will meet In the near future to decide
upon the postponed matches Of hs,
matches Of the Suburban League. The
second half the season gets. under way
ON Saturday. .,
There Is a great deal of speculation
relative to what chance the East will
have In the international West VS.
East tennis matches, which vii! be
Side Tennis Club. Forest Hills, l.. /.
on Friday, August A. and Saturday
August s. Last year there. were tive
s %Sn Sy ts seri Pses coast Ga tesm
and one in Forest Hills. won by the
Eastern squad. 1t will be remembered
however, that the series played In the
ship and therefore. a great deal of tn,
interest was taken. out of It, That
was the reason why the committee II
charge of the event this year had the
The fact that Mclaughlin probabl,
will stay iout of the intersec tiona
matches gives 1.-THE East a little NOR,
hope. But even should the Comet
stick to his resolution of not playint
uatil the national championship there
is some doubt as to what the Eastern
team can do against a. team composed
OF William NJ. Johnston, nationa
champion in singles and doubles; VIII
lis e. Davis. national clay court cham
pion; Clarence, J. Griffin, Ward Daw
son. Roland Roberts and e. Van DYKE
Johns.
what the personnel OF the Easter