The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-28

The Times.
The tourney starting today will
serve a two-fold purpose. It will
decide the District supremacy among
public park players and at the same
time rank the best eight players who
will constitute the Washington team
in the inter-city matches with mu'
nicipal players from Baltimre.
The inter-city matches will be
played on Saturday and Sunday,
August IL and IL. the first half
being staged in this city and the
second on the Clifton Park courts
of the Monumental City. The win.
ming team will receive the News
Times cup, a joint offering of The
Baltimore News and The Washing
ton Times.
Col. Waite G. johnson, chair
man of the committee In charge
of the impending tourney, was
highly elated over the number en-
tering this years competition.
Other members OF the committee
also expressed their surprise that
such q large number should enter
the event, inasmuch as it was the
first of it's kind ever attempted
and was in the nature of an ex-
pertinent.
Col. johnson, in speaking of the
tournament, said: 1--WE hardly ex.
pected the large number Of entries
which were received. The interest
manifested in the event means but
on thing and that is that an an
nual tournament limited to munich
pal players will, each succeeding
year, take it's place in Washington 5
annual athletic program. The Wash
fngton Times is to be commended
for the suggestion"
Play in the preliminary rounds
which starts this afternoon at pm.
should see the greater part Of the
completed before darkness falls. The
committee wishes to emphasize the
fact that unless a player is on the
ground in readiness to start his
matches at the time scheduled he
will be defaulted.
Louis /. Doyle and A. o. White
will be in charge of the play
at Potomac Park, while Colonel
johnson and Capt. j. Hunt
ingtOn Mills viii look out for those
who are to contest in the lower
brackeS on the Monument grounds.
The pairinge in the doubles were
also made, but the teams will not
get into action until tomorrow morn
ing. Colonel Johnson and his CON-
mittee are confident they can dis
pose of the third round in the SIN
giles by that time.
The complete list of pairings fol.
lows:
Upper half-H. A. Hubert vs..
J. 8. Rutley, N. H. McDiarmid VS..
G. L. Johnson, H. A. Suits VS.. M.
Yoshikawa, A. Lansing VS.. O'Leary,
A. P. Norton VS.. r. B. Stewart,
J. A. Almquist VS.. L. C. Connally,
w. W. NARROW VS.. G. M. Van
Hoosen. c. S. Omohundro VS.. E. G..
Rooney, P. L. Brean VS.. f. P.
Joyce, P. r. Harris VS.. L. A..
Sledge, H. G. Richardson VS.. L.
Thurtell, F. H. Templeton VS.. win
ner Of Donovan VS.. Donovan match.
A. r. de Leon VS.. D. Sickler, S.
Simpson VS.. A. Atkinson, &. E.
Robbins vs. H. n. Burch, L. CoroneI
va. j. Gerry, W. C. Baum VS.. II. c.
Trigg, D. D. Hedekin VS.. A. F.
Kelly.
Lower half. Murphy VS.. j.
r. Gadberry, p. F. Murphy VS.. y.
SanbOrn. NJ. D. Rathgeber VS.. r.
s. LOney, j. l. O'COnnOr VS.. III.
-. HaTring, ID. Nj. Ramsey VS..
g. r. Ericsson, c. j. Wilkinson VS..
c. ID. Newkirk, NJ. j. Wilson VS..
&. Drechsler, s. w. Reynolds VS..
w. HI. F1annery, F. s. Fragale VS..
NJ. d. O'Neil.
c. Hess VS.. G. D. Rock, c. 8.
Craigo VS.. H. L. Shepard, S. Y
Mcconnell VS.. r. e. Cushing, A. Z.
Yeatman VS.: s. w: Fetter, ]. H.
Hills VS.. j. Mcdonald, II. Gensberg
Vs. r. G. Allen, E. ]. Caraballo VS..
w. H. Davis. w. w. Dobkins VS..
]. S. Edmonston, L. L. Hammer VS..
p. r. Baker. J. o. Schaefer VS.. c.
Yeomans.
Doubles pairings-First round
Godberry and Templeton VS.. Atkin-
son and Bandson. Jabas and Fred
man VS.. Hess and Lansing. Wilkin-
son and Robinson VS.. Mcconnell and
Newkirk. Thurtell and Richardson
vs. Donovan and Donovan, Henry
and Van Pelt vs. Davis and Cragoe
Loney and Sherred VS.. Dean end
Robbins, Babcock and Hills VS..
Rathgaber and Sanburn.
Baker and Gibson VS.. Gerry and
Evans. O'Neil and Rock VS.. Martin
and Mcdonald. Zachary and Phel-
omy vs. Hurlbert and DrechsIer
Barber and Dobkin VS.. Stewart and
Tucker. The winner of this match
plays Carabllo and De Lion.
Second round-Harris and Triz.
mack VS., Suits and johnson. Ono
hundro and Evans vs.. Wilson and
6ledge.
Interest Is Failing.