The Washington herald., 1917-07-15

Chevy Chase and Columbia are
scheduled to meet next Saturday aft
ernoon at the Columbia Country Club
in the next to last match on the
Washington Tennis Associa tion's
schedule. This will undoubtedly be
one of the most important matches
Of the leagues season, as both teams
are close together in the standing,
H. P. Bingham, who was a visitor
at the Columbia Country Club course
last week, turned in a pretty round
Of 7S. Had he not gotten in trouble
at No. II and taken a 6, he, no
doubt, would have either equaled or
broken the record for the course.
William s. Reyburn, OF Chevy
Chase, has rendered his resignation
as a member Of the golf committee,
and John H. Clapp has been selected
to succeed him. The latter is now
out of the city. but upon his return
this week the matter of holding regu-
lar Saturday afternoon events will
be taken up snd possibly events will
be announced for next Saturday.
Next Saturdays matches In the
Suburban Tennis League will end the
first half Of the schedule, with the
Racquet Club leading by a comfort
able margin. Princeton meets Hol-
mead, Bureau Of Standards meets
Euclid, the Racquet and Home clubs
clash. and Petworth stacks up
against the Argyle racquetters.
Last Friday A. L. Thurman and Ed
Rheem played of their tie for first
place in the Liberty" tournament
at Columbia, held on July 4, the
former winning by three strokes. Both
players were off form and neither
had a good round.
Fred Mcleod and Howard Beckett
defeated Jack Burgess and James
Spencer in an interesting foursome
over the Columbia course last Mon
day, They won rather easily. This
was the first time these two pairs
have met since the big pro" match
held over the Bannockburn course
last month.
The past week has been a bad one
for tennis players as 1t has rained
practically every day and they have
been able to get but little practice.
Luckily Saturday. when the leagues
have regularly scheduled matches,
have been good so far with the re-
suit that there have been practically
no postponements necessary.
Waldo r. Pearce, and DR.. Bruce L.
TayIor, are leading in the ringer
event at the Bannockburn Golf Club,
which closes today. Each has 81.
with William Mackie close behind
them with a 70. Pearce has the best
chance of winning. it is believed, as
he hasn't yet counted 3 on the
A. - iu bar rI IN do
many of the poorer players of the
club are reaching the green easily
on their seconds and Pearce is ex-
pected to do the stunt before the
event ends.
A number Of Columbia Country
Club golfers are leaving the city this
week on vacations. Among the most
prominent are Walter s. Harlan,
Chairman Of the Green Committee.
who is going to Poland Springs, and
President Emmons s. Smith, who
with Emmons, jr.. and the two Demp-
seys. is leaving for a six weeks
northern trip.
The scheme OF getting Washington
in line for membership into the Ma
llODdl
for 1917, has about been given up by
Lou" Doyle, who has been behind
the movement This federation in
cludes municipal park racquetters
throughout the country, the different
cities in its membership holding a
championship and the winners meet
ing in elimination in the various
centers and in that manner working
their way up to the finals which will
probably be played in st. Louis this
year. Doyle has been endeavoring
to get local players interested in this
movement for two years. but has
finally decided to give II up for 1917
at least. The federation set July l
as the last date in which Washing
ton could enter, but has extended
this time until July 10, but Doyle has
received such little encoura cement
that he had decided to drop the mat
ter. 1t is quite possible that It will
he taken up again next year provided
local municipal park PLAYERS get busy
and show that they really. want to
get in this federation.
Members Of the Clan Of Smith"
furnished the feature match OF the
week at the Columbia Country Club
when Lieut.. w. w. Smith defeated
Emmons S. Smith, jr.. on Thursday
in the final round for first flight
honors in the regular June tourna-
ment. winning l up. Young Emmons
is playing such a good game these
days that the golf committee had
cut his handicap down to 10 strokes.
Col. w. A. Bethel. one of the best
players on the Chevy Chase Clubs
tennis team, is now in France as a
member of General Pershing's stan.
The Junior players of the various
clubs in the Suburban and CITY and
Suburban tennis league expect to get
together this week and organize a