Evening star., 1924-05-04

aud wind up on Saturday.
The collegiate tournament will
expected to draw entrants from a
section.
Players OF national prominence
Chevy Chase.
Bill lflden. national champion, and
storm center of the controversy over
the player ritter rule that is deS-
tined TO bar racketers from amateur
competition after January l, 1925,
who receive substantial compensa-
ton for their ne spdutr efforts /,
Manuel Alfonso, Spanish International
ace; the entire Japanese Davis cup
team Of Fukuda Shimian and Harada-
the last the Ninponese titleholder,
who only recently arrived in this
country, r. Norris Williams, No. 3
ranking player, who, with Watson
WaShburu, will defend their honors
Mathey, Bill Clnthier, Sam Hardy,
High kelleher. Cedric Major and JJ
liam Myrick, head Of the United States
Davis cup committee. are among
those who are confidently expected to
be on hand. Many of them have
formally accepted.
Others Who May Come.
Others who are likely 10 come ARE
Vincent Richards. the No ranking
the sensational British South African; !;
Francis 7. Hunter, who is No. on
the list: Willis Davis, the tall Cali
fornian, S. kashio, the Japanese; T.
+. Pell. the baCkhand specialist; Yer
non Prentice. Lawrence Rice. Harold
Throckmorton. and Howard Voshell
Harold +. (RoD Doyle, the crafty
veteran, who, with his younger broth
e. Connie, kept Washington firmly
on the national tennis map for a
stretch OF years, will do a come
back in the tourney if he can obtain
q partner. He has sent in his entry.
n number of the most not ed of the
stars who viii play aat Chevy Chase
probably will appear before Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge and their in
matches at the White House on
Thursday. Plans for such contests
are in the making and they doubt
less viii be held unless something un-
foreSeen occurs
While the Chevy Chase Club invita-
ton Journeys of the past several
years have been very attractive with
high class tennis prevailing all the
way. the event this week promises to
be by far the best ever held.
ChaunCey Hackett chairman of the
tennis committee of the club, with
Arthur HELEN, who now is the domi-
mating figure in net affairs here, and
others, are busily engaged in per-
rectlng plans for the big event
Another Big Tourney.
In addition to the Chevy Chase and
collegiate Journeys of this week,
event during the month. This is the
twenty-fourth annual middle Atlantic
championships, which will be decided
AZ Columbia Country Club, beginning
Nay ~. This tourney will include the
sectional championship doubles. the
winners in which qualify for the ma
tional event. and mems and women's
title singles.
Entries for the sectional doubles
close May il and play will start at
o'clock on the 18th The mems sin
giles list will be open until the eve
ming of May 19, with competition
starting the next afternoon PLAY in
the women's singles will start on the
2lst, with the entry list closing on
me previous evening. The middle At
iantic doubles Will be given the pref
erence
&. NJ Charest and Col. Walt C.
Johnson, who won the doubles in
1873, We're the first to send in their
entry blanks.
a. Y. Leech, jr, is chairman of the
committee in charge, and his aides
are c. B. Doyle. c. Arthur Slater A
=. Heaton, w. II. Ronsaville, and l.,
p. Mckach1en
Dwight +. Davis. assistant secre-
with 4. @. White as umpire.
List Of Leading Events.
The tourney list, Just released bv
the United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation. shows that a number of other
interesting events will be held here
and in this vicinity. The leading
events IN this section, with the coun-
trys big Journeys, are given below.
EVENTS HEREABOUTS.
May $. and 1O-Chevy Chnse Club
invitation doubles.
May >, and 10-MiddIe Atlantic in
tercOiIeEtafe championships, CoIum-
bin Country Club.
May 10 and succeeding days-Mid-
die Atlantic championships and sec
tiOnaI doubles
May 2S-OId Dominion tournament
Country Club of Richmond. Va.
June maryland State chnmpion-
ships for women, baltimore Country
Club.
juno I:-HoGchlSiss Gun matches
Norfolk Va, Country Club.
June IS-Taryland State chamnion
ships for men, Baltimore Country
Club.
June 21-Leech cup interserviee
competition (courtS not seIected).
June 2-DiStrict of Columbia
championships, Dumbarton Club.
August ID Peninsula chamDiOn-
ships, Talbot Country Club, Easton,
Md.
September 2-schooIboys' District
championships, Chevy Chase Club.
LEADING JOURNEYS.
matches (Boston. New York and
PhiIadeIDhia), Merton Cricket CIub
HaverfOrd. Pm.
May .3O-OIympic team exhibitions
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills
Long Island.
-Unf
scholastic championships, Merton
Cricket Club. Haverford, Pa.
July @NatiOnal clay court chay,
piOnship. st. LOuis A. A. A,
July 2S-Seabright. N. j., invitation
tourney.
August 4-southampton, L. l., invi-
tatfOn tourney.
August 4-NatiOnaI Municipal cham
ViOnships, Detroit Tennis Club
August 11-WOmen's national sin
giles and doubles championships, West
Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, l.. l.
August In NationaI boys and Junior
championships, South Side Tennis
Club, Chicago.
August 1S-NarionaI doubles, mixed
doubles, veterans doubles and fa-
thers' and sOns' doubles champion
ships LGnETood Cricket Club, Boston.
August 25-NatiOTIaI mems singles
and veterans singles championship,
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills,
L. I.
September -Davis cup finals,
I,OngwoOd Cricket Club, Boston.
September II-DavLs cup challenge
round. with United States as de-
fender, Germantown Cricket Club,
Philadelphia.
August 3O-NatiOnal hard court
championships for junior, Berkeley,
Calf Tennis Club.
December I3-Junior and boys ma
tf0naI indoor championships. 5th
n.