Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-29
DU POINT CLUB PLANS
PLENTY OF TENNIS
Various Features to be Embod.
led in Sport for This
Season.

A nrorram OF interesting events has
been planned by the tennis committee
nj tho du pont Country club for the
coming tennis season. An innovation
IA lo,al tennis followers is the pro-
pos.d ladder play" for club members
r,cb nlaver is numbered and has a
right 10 challenge the player immedi-
,talx above him If the challenger wins
no may go up the ladder until he is
i'm a position To which his ability en-
titles him. No player is allowed TO side
step a challenge. He must either play
or lose his position by default to his
challenger.
Other events include the spring
tournament which will begin aooul
April Q. Later on the club will pick
a team to participate in the Mlouie
states Tennis League Tournament
play in that league will begin about
April 30 and will be concluded by July l.
Plans are also under way to make
matches with clubs in surrounding
territories. which will be played on uur-
ing months Of September ana Octopei:
There will possibly be fall tournament
for members Of the club. Last ran ht
tho Time of the tennis tournament On
the grounds Of the du Pont CourtiS
t,Iub exhibition matches between Soihe
a., ne, best known experts in the Ohiteu
,.r,, staged Among those VINO
more. were Miss Edith Sigourney
49,, .t4S Marion Zinderstein, two OIL the
l. = as; women players in the Chl'eu
-f.t.S MISS ZindCrstein was runner up
tt th, national women's singles toui heS
l,-i wear At an exhibition natch nei9
N,u4,c Johnson. Howard Nos'Ie'i'
go. IL, national indoor champion, ana
A. laudlcV Murray. former h"'o'''
.,,,.l,. champion, also played.
r, ,.d...,fion ais, are that the du
p,,nt ,,4ntrv club may he given an
.,..t.i ,o,,ruament for juniors TO he
h.,., ,.ssillv during June. Frank +.
i,,lp,.r has been reappointed chairman
=, ~. t.n,,is committee for the coming
,,,,..,nl has associated with him on 'le
cn,r,itt,, y. H. Cooper, W. X. Heald'
a k,n.uherger. +. r. Melia' w a.
p,.p = x Sduair. X. +. Wardeil anu
J ~ Williams
T-ber. Is a separate womens tennis
committee. whose chairman IS Mrs' NJ
- Jarvis. she will he assisted bv '"e
N.-s..~ lame +. Dutton. Marion E.aeah'
,...,in. Philips. Harriet Rogers Eliza
,t,.-.,nhalrr. Jean McCaughan ana
All nj -. Newell.
,..,t .ltcrcst is hcinE shown among
3-.tr tn,. mon and women tennis play :
Il. .a .aunection with the sports mass
,...t.ne in the Playhouse. which Is 70
ta April ;. between and =. m.
william T. Tilden. I'd. champion
world. will speak and will also
demonstrations 81 the proper
.9.rhod, of play. handling racquet
und other details
rtd.n has yon SO many tennis lau-
,.,s during the past year and is SO much
IS a.lnand in various communities that
Il i REGARDED as a triumph for the man
srers II the club to be able TO get him
4, appear here. This is one OF the first
,,til.lir appearenCes since Tilden has re-
ti1-ped from New Zealand, where he won
over ali competitors and with Johnston
b.Ipcd 10 win the Davis Cup for the
tsnitcd states. There is a possibility
mat the Davis cup may be brought
b.re "a Wilmington for inspection.
The rnass-nccting is open TO al and
there is no admission.