The Washington times., 1918-08-26
COURT CLASSIC
STARTS TODAY.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

- FOREST HILLS, L. J., Aug. 26.-l
The cream of tennis talent in this
.eountry today begins the thirty
seventh annual renewal of the cham
-pionship tournament for the benefit
yof the War and Navy Departments
Commission on Camp Community
Service. The majority of partici-
pants have obtained releases from
.tAs various branches of service or
sWar activities IN which they are en-
gagged. There is distinctly military
air TO the activities.
Experts are frankly guessing as to
the winner in the ultimate round.
There Is no line on any one player
which would serve to class him as
he best of the dozen first rank stars
spow in competition.
Conrad B. Doyle. OF Washington;
r Lndley Murray. winner OF the in
door title and the patriotic singles
event last year; Richard T. Tilden,
md, winner Of two important tourna-
inents this season; Harold A Throck-
Horton, Craig Biddle, Ichiaya Kum-
EEae, S. Howard visheIl. Nat Niles,
<fred Alexander, Theodore R Pell.
;Beals Wright and possibly former
Lfitleholder Ensign William Johnstone
are being doomed by favorites.
1.-The unexpected ease with which
a Walter Hayes, the young Chicago ex-1
...pert- bowled over Kumagae in the
Meadow Club event, coupled with
.sRell's victory over Murray recently,
has strengthened William T. Tilden'S
claim. Tilden won Saturdays Mea-
dow Club tournament in the final from
- the veteran Pell. 1t is pointed out
hat there Is a vast amount of un-
,,certainty as to any prediction All
Nrs united In voting the tournament
- being quite up to SNUFF in the mat
ter Of entrants of class.
- A change In the usual proceedings
Is noted In the manner OF playing the
matches. Players will take the courts
in the afternoon at 4 o'clock. which
win enable the New Workers to finish
q days work before competing. While
this will string out the tournament
somewhat, il is found to be the best
system, providing rest for the players
f4nd time to accomplish their daily
Hasks.
- DR.. Joseph Z. Raycroft- Of Wash
ing, in charge OF training camp ac-
tivities, is here looking after the in
yterests Of the War and Navy Depart
.ments Commission. which Is expecting
to reap a large sum from the tourna-
.ment Tennis interests have accom-
--plished wonders in providing hospital
units, Red Cross funds, and various
other activities with large sums of
!, money. The purpose Of the tourna-
= ment is two fold, for II serves not
Al. L.
tournament alive but materially aids |
war activities.
Two Washington players will be
eliminated without playing. In the
Upper half of the draw Jack Dudley, |
District Junior title holder of last /
year, finds himself up against R
!. .HAndIey Murray, the invincible left
:. handler and winner Of the patriotic
!. Championship last year. "Tll be put
out by mighty good man, anyway"
says Dudley.
Unfortunately two other Washing
Ton men are drawn against each
other, for Connie Doyle will be forced
to play Lieut. William Horrell, with
whom he played in doubles IN the
Aesdowbrook Club event.
While At Georgetown University
Jim O'Boyle, Henry O'Boyle, and Don
Keresey were the mainstays Of the
Blue and Gray tennis team. These I
lads are now at the Pelham Bay Naval
Training Station and are competing
In the title event
- Jim o'Boyle is paired TO open with
A S. CassiIls, the Toronto crack, by
many considered as having a chance
to come through for a win. Henry
O'Boyle plays z. F. Thomas, another
Pelham Bay man. Keresey has drawn
q bye.
"a player in Washington at Dunbar
ton. will play Lieut.. Edward p.
2 fIarned, a player OF note and brother
'5of the seven time national titleholder,
rWilliam A. Larned. now a major in
the army and cover there"
- Lieut.. Hugh G. N Keleher, who
played with Dean Mathey against
Connie Doyle and Henry Breck at
Columbia last year, is entered and will
meet J. w. Anderson.
In the upper half OF the tournament
are such stars as Biddle, Vosheu,
Richards, Niles. Mann. Alexander,
Larned, Throckmorton, Pell, and Muir
ray, all topnotchers and ranking
players at one time or another.
&; The lower half hnds Craven, the
SSNHS NoAlAOAAldH DlOuneB haSnle
and kumagae, the Japanese players;
iBeals Wright, Tilden. Hayes. Irving
Wright, and Hall Billy Johnstone
may also compete.
:. Aside from the fact that williams,
who sent his best wishes from the
), front; Griffin, Church, McLoughIin,
and Behr are not in competition, the
tournament assumes the proportions
OF that OF 1916. The California con-
tingent Is missing. OF course. but all
OF the country's best players are
ready for the test.
. MOB SEES GAME,
NEW YORK, Aug. 26-About 200
900 people paid $3.50 900 to witness
the big police games Saturday at