The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31

And unless you are a dyed-in-t
pore you with it. His love for
friends say he is seriously consid
.Tacquets as part of the regular
johnson, like all true and tried
military men. is a most determined
sort Of chap. In other words he
Is go-getter and nothing rifles his
combative spirit any more than to
be blocked in some well-planned
maneuver he may have in mind.
The Washington Times conceived
the idea Of a municipal tennis
championship series. An organizer
was needed; so was leader. Sew
deral names popped to mind. Each
was weighed in the balance. There
was very little difference in the
relative abilities and merits Of all.
The Washington Times plays
for high stakes. Dwight F. Davis,
Assistant Secretary of War and
president of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. was
appealed to. Would he assist?
The Times also works with hair.
trigger action. It's motto is: "Get
it first. but get it right"
when do you plan to have a
meeting" asked the assistant Sec
rotary of war. The following night
had been set. II have q highly i'm
portant, yet tentative, eAgagenGnt
= in Pittsburgh. 1t may just happen
that I win be unable to be present.
II not, 1 will have the man you are
looking for to represent me-"
= We dropped into Spalding's the
following evening and for a mo-
ement thought we were intruding
into a strategy meeting of one Of
1he many boards which exist in
the War Department. Looked to
MS as though the entire militery
establishment was present, with
the exception of the Secretary and
the Assistant Secretary.
Col. Waite johnson stepped for
ward. IntrOductions followed II
am here at the suggestion of the
Assistant Secretary. These other
gentlemen are here for the same
purpose as i. Anything we can
do to help The Times put this
tournament over-just command
u.s."
: There was Louis I. Doyle-he.
needs no introduction to District
tennis devotees; Major Duncan
Elicit, Capt. J. Huntington Hills,
A. O. White and a host OF -othets.
The meeting lasted less than an
hour. johnson outlined what work
was necessary. Two-thirds of it
fell upon his shoulders.
? g Entry blanks were ordered, as
were display placards announcing
the event The closing date for the
receipt of entries was set just four
DAYS away. Some doubted whether
ample time had been allowed for
the players to get into line. john
son said it was more than enough.
The entries closed. A compila-
tion was made and from the num-
Der which had entered the colonel
was right With seventy nine en-
tered in the singles and twenty
seven teams In the doubles, the
success of the tournament was
assured. The entry list had far
exceeded expectations.
Pairings were drawn and each
'entrant given a time for the play
ing OF his first-round match. The
tourney was then scheduled to get
way AcSt koo(dIOdy d1(C4lOOAA.
Old Man Jupiter Pluvis, however,
stepped to the bat and as a result
Saturdays program had to be called
off.
Weather permitting, we will
start tomorrow decreed Johnson.
When darkness enveloped the courts
Sunday evening. Colonel Johnson
and his committee had run. off the
greater number Of the first-round
matches. We will clean up the
first-round card tomorrow" said the
chairman.
But he had reckoned without old
Jupe. Pluvis butted still further
into the proceedings and for the
second time in three DAYS put the
razz on what started out to he a
perfectly smooth running and I'm.
interrupted tennis tournament.
As we said before Colonel John
SON is a most determined sort of
chap. GO0dIy sized crowds gath
cred at Potomac Park and at the
Monument ground courts to wit
ness the play scheduled yesterday
afternoon. But play was limos.
sibIe. The rains had left the
courts looking like duck ponds.
The rains OF last night have left
the courts in still worse condition.
Today's scheduled matches have
also been postponed. Colonel John.
son is determined to give the pub
lie some sort OF a run for its money
on those tennis courts. He is
seriously thinking of putting on
either Granville Guide or JOHNNY
weismuller in one of their specially
exhibitions.
The Times wishes to announce
that the handsome silver loving
cups to be awarded the winner of
the singles and the doubles will he
placed on exhibition in Spaldins's
window tomorrow morning. The
cup to go to the winning team in
the inter-city matches with Baltt.
more players will also be placed on
display.