Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08

TENNIS SCHEDULE
Suburban League Players
Regret Early Ending
This Season,
BY A. H. HOTEL,

When plans for another tennis sea-
son are being made next spring there
will be. many who will advocate long
er league schedules in preference to
early closing in order to put on city
title series and an intercity cham
pionship match with Baltimore's title
holder in August.
This subject came up on the side
lines Friday afternoon while Seiforde
NJ. Stellwagen was defeating John
Temple Graves. jr.. for the District
singles championship. There were
quite a number of Suburban League
| rooters on hand, and they were be-
moaning the fact that. despite the al
| most ideal weather. for tennis, COMPETE
| ton in their. circuit had closed almost
a month previously.
Tennis can well be played in Wash
| ington until the LIST Of October, and
| it seems as If it would be a good
plan to schedule league matches until
the end of August, at least, and then
hold the city and intercity champion
ship clashes following the District
tourney. A majority of the teams
vacations in August. but the racket
ers would be back in time to partici-
pate in the title clashes.
Then, too, there are quite a few
who would like to see the District
tourney not started until the middle
this season. assuredly deprived the
tournament of many of the best play
ers of the city. Quite a few had de-
1ayed their vacation on account Of
the city title series, and a number
of others were at Forest Hills for the
or spectators. 1t ascertain that the
entry would have been larger and the
field more formidable had the start
been made little later.
Capt. r. c. Van Vliet, champion in
1917, who is stationed in New York,
had contemplated coming down, but
he participated in the national singles
and then doubtless stayed away in
order to see the finish of the big title
clashes. With later start it is more
than probable that Fred Harris, Henry
Brock. Ballard, Moore, Arthur HELEN.
Spencer Gordon and possibly Connie"
Doyle would have participated. If
one or two would have entered they
would have drawn in the others
Stellwagen, the new District of Co
1umbia champion, did not play ten
mis- for Harvard. as has been stated.
He took a postgraduate course there,
but as such a student was not eligible
to represent the Crimson. Stellwagen-
played for the University Of Mime
sofa and several years ago won the
northwestern title. He has defeated
Armstrong, who at ono time was in
the first ten Of the country. Stell-
wagon played high-class tennis in
not losing a set during the tourney,
but with the exception Of Graves he
did not meet a player who is among
the first ten here.
Doug Hillyer, who sojourned for
a greater part Of the summer at
Spring Lake, N. J.. brought home
four tennis cups. He reached the
final in the Jersey coast tourney. los
ing there to w. H. Benedict in a five
set match. Benedict later made a
creditable showing in the national
singles. being put out by Maurice
Mclaughlin after winning three con-
tests. Hillyer, with Mrs. Spencer
Francis as his partner, won the mixed
doubles in the Jersey shore tourna-
ment.
If John Temple Graves consistently
played the tennis he at times dis
plays he would be up around top in
the local ranks. Graves recently de-
feated Henry Breck and Cedric Ma
jor. last years District champion. in
practice matches. Major has been
playing tennis all summer, but Breck
hasn't played much since his return
from overseas. But with or without
practice, Breck is a tough customer
to face on the courts