The Washington herald., 1921-09-24
BIG FIELD STARTS
PLAY FOR DISTRICT
net TITLE TODAY
Eighty-Eight Entered for
Singles Matches at
Dumbart0n Club.
By GORDON sHAND.

With SO entrants. including the
class Of the tennis players Of
the District, play In the $50 an
nual tournament for the singles
championship of the District will
start at ! o clock this afternoon on
the courts of the Dumbarton Club.
The fieid is the largest In the his
tory OF the event.
1t Is expected that the prelimi-
nary rornd will be completed this
afternoon. and by this evening the
field should be, reduced to the 81
players who will start out on the
first round either tomorrow or Mon
day, Play on Sunday Is not COM
pulsory, but It is the desire OF the
committee in charge that. as many
frst-round matches be completed
on that day as is possible.
The upper and lower brackets are
very nearly equally divided in
strength. J. r. Ba,lenger. the Sub.
III ban League luminary; Jack Dud-
ley, the Swarthmore boy who was
runner-up In last years tourna-
ment; Clarence Charest. the one
armed Baltimore and Dumbarton
wonder: and John Temple Graves.
one of the Districts tennis veter-
ans, will probably settle the su-
premacy of the upper bracket
among themselves.
In the lower bracket are Tom
Mangan, of Dumbarton: Mai. Ar
thur Yencken, the present title
holder: II. J. Konkel. Georgetown
star. nearly unknown in District
tennis but who is rated high in
collegiate circles, and Capt. Al Gore,
the Dumbarton old-timer. whose
puzzling variety of services makes
him always to be reckoned with.
The tournament committee an
nounced last night that the entry
list for the mems doubles and
women's singles will remain open
until tonight. Mixed doubles en-
tries may be made up to Monday
night, as these matches will not be
started until later in the week.
The events will be run off In the
following order: Mems singles.
mems doubles. women's singles.
women's doubles. mixed doubles.
The whole tournament Is expected
to extend over about ten days
time.
The pairings for the mems sin
sNs To-Day follow:
UPPER BRACKET.
Preliminary Round.
n. L. Rathberger vs.. Capt Hugh Miller
Clarence Charest vs.. J. Spence: Capt Ship.
ley vs.. Jose Paez: c. B. Grove vs. John
Dudley; Don sickler ". z. Love; d. r.
Kisleyk VI. d. c. Hutton: s. N. Raynsford
vs.. J. T. Graves: z. r. Enfield VS.. A.
Ninnix: Piez Zsmora vs.. II. S. white; z.
J. Mclaughlin vs.. william Bnllenger: Ed
Dowd VS.. Frank Taylor; Samuel Taylor VS..
L. Bates.
Harry Moore W. william Foster; G. Dowd
vs.. A. L. white; J. R. Balleneer vs.. A. z
Foote: J. D. Elliott ". Mr.. Redding; R. s,
French vs.. W. =. Freedman; @. A. Hertei
vs.. A. L. Field; Rivine Black vs.. Mr.. Cox:
G. Jennings vs.. Dudley Holt; Henry Tyror
VS.. Jack Dudley. II. II. Burswin vs.. c. Il
Primm.
LOWER BRACKET.
Preliminary Rsund.
William Van sturtevant rs. T. B. Robin
son; c. Y. Stan vs.. Lieut. HELD; Arthu,
Reynolds vs. Capt. johnson; R. BaIIengeI
vs.. Robert Burreli: Joseph Fairba nks Va
z. B. vsnween; Lieut. Harold Seldom vs.
Tom Mangan; J. II. Hills vs. A. l.. Knapp
3. d. Caulkins vs.. DR.. Kaufman; Arthu,
Yencken -. Owen HowenStein; z. C. Trum
bell VS.. c, 8. Thompson; r. Hass vs.. p
slancker; 3. <. Uhler ". J. H. Gaines.
First Round.
Thad Benton vs. D. z. Rice; stanle,
Carr VS.. II. Hills; viii Richardson W. Mai
Lana; B. 1sam W. John Myers; R. Lon,
vs. r. J. Konkel: John Deason Va. y n
MILLER; Mr.. Hinton vs.. J. Beyer: ! q
Levering W ]. o. Purinton; B. l. Nc
Grath vs.. =. N. Haines; A. J. Gore Va
q. II. LutE.