Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-14


Miss TAYLOR was leading, A. an
4o-15 in the first set, before Mis-
Walker found her stride and settle
down to the business OF winning hei
second title Play was close in boil
sets. practically every game going t.
deuce several times before decision
was reached.
Miss Walker now holds the chal.
lenge cup for the second consecutive
season If she succeeds in anneXin2
it next year it will become her prop
erty
Miss Mary Jackson. athletic di-
rector of the university. acted as ref
cree for the match this morning.
The public school schlag ball sea
son is nearing its close. Only few
matches remain to be played in the
various leagues. Two leagues al
ready have completed their schedules
and declared their champions. Van
Ness took first honors in the Garfield
division and Gales Blake won the
New York avenue division champion
ship.
The Toner School ten was TO meet
the team from F'orce-Adams this att
ernoon at $50 to determine the cham
pions of section r in the Georgetown
division. AS Toner hasn't lost any
games this sea son and Force-Adams
has but one defeat charged against II,
a lively contest was expected. II
Toner should lose today, II will re-
suit in a tie between these two
schools. II IL wins, the section cham
pionship Is it's and 1t will subsequent
", meet the winner of section A for
final honors.
In section A of the Georgetown
division Curtis Hyde is in the lead.
II has two more matches on its
schedule. one with Reservoir School
and the other with Jackson School
In the Blooningdale League, Lang
don and Rrightwood Park are tied for
honors. Langdon has won the trophy
in this division for three consecutive
wears. and is making a strong bid for
the cup again. but Brightwood Park
is Offering some very keen competi-
ton.
Park View. champion of section A
of the Columbia Heights Division
League. is waiting on the outcome OF
the E. V. Brown.John Eaton match,
in order to play for the league title.
This latter match has been postponed
several times on account of rain. II
was again scheduled for this after
noon. at $50, at the Happy Hollow
Fairgrounds.
early next week.
Carbery School is leading the Plaza
division tens. with three more matches
to play.
In the Rosedai~- League three
schools are tied for first plsc>. Pierce.
Blow and Maury have each lost one
match.
Lenox still is leading in the Vir-
ginia Avenue League, and from all
indications will retain its advantage.
Introduction of an additional event
for girls in the &C" club meet to be
held at Central High School Stadium
Saturday afternoon has considerably
increased the entry list of the fair sex.
A 75.yard dash is scheduled, in addi-
ton to the 50-yard dash and the quar-
ter-mile relay race. the two events
held for girls last Spring.
There are total of 100 entries for
Saturday in the three events, with IS
girls competing.
Last year the total number of girls
entered did not reach 40. There were
five clubs entered and no schools.
This year Park View has SET the pace
for the public schools by entering con-
testants in each event. Two addi-
tionaI clubs also are entered.
The Iowa club, however. which took
III lne relay event dllu
second and third in the 50-yard dash
in the 1924 games, has failed to send
in any entries.
The only record to he beaten this
year is the one set by Mary Harbough
of the Capitol Athletic Club in. the So
yard dash. Her time was 0:07 lilo.
Dorothy Reed of the Princess Ath'
letic Club promises to be a strong con-
tender for laurels in all three events.
She is the only Washington girl who
brought home a ribbon from the South
Atlantic meet last Spring. She took
third place in the Baltimore games.
Members Of the Capitol Athletic
Club will meet for the annual election
of officers tomorrow night at O'Clock
at the Y. w. c. A.
Florence SHADING. who has pre-
sided over the club for four years, has
.