Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09
NET STARS PLAY
HERE THIS WEEK
Chevy Chase Tourney Offers
Rare Chance to See
Topnotchers.
BY w. H. HOTEL


Washington will get a rare chance
10 see some of the leading tennis
stars of the country in action in the
Chevy Chase Club invitation tourney
OF mems singles and doubles. which
Will be played Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, with competition Begin
ming at 10 O'Clock in the morning and
continuing throughout the day. with
the exception of the luncheon period
Eight stars from several sections of
the east have accepted the invitation
70 play. notable among them being
william r. Tilden. I'd. whose home is
IN Philadelphia, but who at present
is connected in business in Proyi-
dence. Tilden, who was runner-up for
the national turf championships last
fall and won the indoor honors re-
Gently, will be member of the Davis
cup International team with Cham
pion William Johnston of San Fran.
cisco. R. Norris Williams. I'd. Of Ros-
ton. and fourth racketer yet to be
selected. Tilden is said to be playing
the. greatest game of his career this
spring.
While the other seven do not come
up to Tilden's class they are players
inence. Samuel Hardy is the holder
with William Johnston of the ma
tional clay court title doubles. and
Leonard Beekman, Dean Mathey. Lyle
Mahan. Theodore Pell, Cedric Major
and H. G. NJ. Kelleher all at one time
or another have won championships
OF note. Pell has been in the first
ten several times and Mathey once
reached that height.
While it has not been decided def
>nitely it is likely that a round robin
will be played in both the singles and
doubles.
Local college tennis teams will be
busy this week. Maryland state and
George Washington will get in action
three times and Georgetown and
Catholic University each twice. the
Tomorrow. George Washington at
Georgetown: Thursday, Maryland
State at Catholic University, and st.
Johns College Of Annapolis at George
Washington; Friday, st. Johns Col
lege at Maryland State; Saturday ST.
Georgetown at MARYLAND State and
Drexel Institute of Philadelphia at
George Washington.
Maryland State has a formidable
squad of racketers in Bob Haig and
the 1919 team: NJ. Yoshikawa, who
played for Gettysburg College last
year: Jimmy Latta and w. F. White,
former Central High stars, and H
Nelson, Oscar Trail. NJ. w. Posey. H
S. Matthews. D. E. Kislip and H. L.
Umbarger.
Play in the Suburban League will
start later and run longer than was
the case last season. With six clubs
in the circuit in 1919. the season
opened on June and ran to August
2. inclusive. With eight teams in the
field this year competition will be-
gin June 10 and continue through
September 10. w. B. Spence and Cecil
Down are drawing up the schedule.
Play in the fourth weekly series in
the Woman's League, which starts
next Saturday. will bring together the
following teams: Midcity VS.. Commu-
nifty Service. Treasury vs. Blue Tri-
angle, War Risk VS.. Liberty, Rehabili-
tation v6. Piney Branch and Burial
Glass VS.. High Schools.
1t is likely that the Columbian
barton match. postponed on account
of wet courts yesterday. will be play
ed other than on Saturday, as no last
days Of the week will be available to
both teams shortly. Next Saturday
the Chevy Chase tourney will be in
progress. on the 22d Dumbarton plays
at Chevy Chase and on the 29th the
Middle Atlantic events start at Co.
lumbia.