The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-18
DISTRICT TENNIS
TITLEPLAY TOPS
HEAVY PROGRAM
Scribes' Tournament Will
Open This Week-City
Meet June rs.

1s15-Ballard Moore.
1s16-R. c. Van Vliet.
1s17-L. I. Doyle.
1s1S-Cedric Major.
1875. Stellwagen.
1904. Yencken.
1s21-C. Charest.
Doubles.
1915-A. Gore and Paul Treanor
1s1s-D. Morgan and G. Lewis.
1917. Hancock and L. I. Doyle,
1915. A. Purinton and S. Her
rick.
1873. II. Hicxon and Jack Dud-
ley.
1904 Yencken and A. Gore.
1s21-A. Yencken and Jack Dud-
ley.
District tennis should swing into
top speed within the next ten days
Tomorrow and Tuesday the first
newspapermen's tournament opens
Monday week annual play for the
District title in mems and women's
Singles and doubles and mixed
doubles events opens on the Dunn
barton Club courts. This week
play is on in the Maryland State
championship event with several
players from the District entered.
Charest Easy Favorite.
Preliminary play has brought out
several stars. Clarence NJ. Cha
rest. as Middle Atlantic champion,
winner of the Wardman Park Inn
invitational event and member of
the Baltimore Hotchkiss Cup team.
which again COPIED intercity hon.
ors, stands head and shoulders
above the field.
Charest captured the District
title last year and IL his present
pace continues he should have no
trouble romping away with the cup
for another season.
Otherwise the field is about
evenly split with John Graves, run
ner-up in the Wardman Park event:
Tom Mangan, semi-finalist in the
same event, and Arthur Yencken.
winner of the 1920 city tourna-
ment. closely punched behind the
flying Charest.
Scribes' Event In Dark.
Mangan gave Charest a terrible
battle in the Wardman Park event,
but the Baltimore wizard proved
his mastery by overcoming a top
heavy lead OF Mangan's, batting
down match point on several oc-
casions to accomplish the act.
Mystery shrouds the scribes
event as the opening draws near
Little or nothing is known of the
skill of the various pen pushers
and quizzers. The mystery is add
ing the more interest to the event
with speculation running rife.
Pete Knapp, former Central High
School star and New York Uniyer-
sity player. is known to be one OF
the leading contenders for the
event. should he enter. Mark This
tlewaite. indianapolis News corre-
spondent and former secretary to
Vice President Marshall, is also re-
ported as a favorite. with Jack
O'Brien, of the New York Tribune,
known to be somewhat of a mar
vel on the courts also.
Play for the women's title in the
city meet should be a walk-away
with Mrs. Winifred Ellis, present
city champion. and Miss Marywill
Nakeford meeting at the finish
This couple entered the Maryland
state championship event. both ad-
vancing to the fourth round.
Fix City Meet Plans.
In the Women's League Play las,
week. neither had any serious COM
petition from a field of about
thirty-two starters.
In the District tournament all
competitors will be required to
play matches at the hours SEIZED
uled and any not reporting in time
Tor play may be defaulted. Players
must report to the referee upon
arriving at the club and before
leaving each day to secure assign
ment for their future matches. All
matches will be best two of three
advantage sets. except finals in
mems events which will be best
three of five advantage sets.
Col. Walt c. johnson will be ref.
cree. Play will be under the rules
of the United States Lawn Tennis
Association. Members of the
Tennis Umpires Association will of.
hciate at all matches. Wright and
Ditson championship balls will bs
used in this tournament.
correspondence
should be addressed to Mr.. Lewis
Bates. chairman of the tournament
committee, Dumbarton Club. Wis.
consin avenue and r street, who
can be reached by telephone a,
Main 2520, branch sos. Other mem.
oers of the committee are-John
Temple Graves. jr.. University Club
phone franklin 1927: Hugh Miller
ZOOS Columbia Road. phone North
1855: Col. w. c. johnson. War De.
partment, phone Main $3.50. branch
1853; Maj. ]. d. Elliott. treasurer
war Department, phone Main $500
branch 2214. Entry fees are: Men.
singles. $3.50; ladies' singles. 81
doubles, 81 each team. Entire.
must be in writing and sent to tn,
Chairman, Tournament Committee
Dumbarton Club, Wisconsin avenu,
and r street, Washington. d. G
Entries for singles close on Satur.
day at p. m. Checks for entr,
should be made to the Treasurer
Tournament Compoittaa