Evening star., 1925-09-10

SUMMARIES.
CLASS A.
40-YARD DASH-won by Correathee Kim
card: second, Elizabeth Shorter; third. Lor-
second, Halle Jones third. corresihee
THRow FOR DISTANCE Cvoney BALL
Won by Elizabeth shorter. SECOND, Cor
second, Halle Jones: third. Correathee
RTNNING HIGH JUMP-won by Lor-
rSine Harris: second. Corresthee Kinesrd;
third Elizabeth Shorter.
CLASS B
5O-YARD DASH-won by CorrIne Basker-
vile: seeond., Catherine Douglass; third,
ri RUSNfNG S&SflS5i'H BROAD JUMP-won by Cor
rine Bsskeryiile: second, Irene McKlssick
NIT RtHNISG tGns fiffSGfF afGG JUMP-wop by Cor.
rrine Baskerville; second. Catherine Douglass;
third I'd R6W lEeRe E9R AGhifSskT n1sTA Scrw :, Cor.
rine BASKERVILLE: second, Catherine Doug
lass; third. Irene -McKissiek.
erine D6arIass and Irene McKfssck ?s second. esd
Ruth Smith and Corrlne Baskerville: third
Edna Fletcher and Adline Hazel.
CLASS c.
60-YARD DAsH-won by Graeills, Blasey
second. Delphine Douglass; third. Ruth
,RTSNING BROAD JUMP-won by Man
zeu Lee: second. Ruth johnson; third. Del
RUNSfSSG HIGH JUMP-won by Man
zell Lee; second. Gracills Blakey; third.
Throw FOR DIsTANcE-won by Man
GOAL THROWING By Gracills
Blakey; second. Manzen Lee: third. Del
phine Douglass.
Members of the Washington Recrea-
ton League will meet tomorrow night
at $40 in the Y. w. c. A. pool for
their weekly swim.
Washington Athletic Club racketers
will play their weekly practice matches
on the Henry Park courts tomorrow
evening at $40.
Metropolitan Athletic Club members
held their regular swimming class last
night in the Y. ". c. a. pool F'if-
teen members, including the presi-
dent, Glayds Mills. were present.
Camille O'Hara, the official instruc-
tor for the group, took up the side
stroke Somersa ult and crawl in class,
giving individual instruction in addi-
ton.
Did you know that women have
been playing tennis for national titles
for nearly 40 years? No? Well,
neither did we until the fact was pub
recent national event at Forest Hills.
Strange as II may seem, since ten
mis- is a much more vigorous sport
than golf, women took up the racket
some dozen years before essaying to
swing the club in championship play.
In 1887. right in the heat of the
croquet craze" as one writer puts
it-when women wore balloon sleeves.
tiny waists and skirts which swept
the ground in billowy folds = they
staged the first ladies' national tennis
competition. This must have been a
picturesque affair, to say the least.
One can imagine the difficulties Of
pursuing the bounding ball with any
degree of success when hampered by
half a dozen petticoats topped by a
flowing skirt whose width is meas
ured in yards instead of inches.
Much credit is due Ellen +. Hansell,
who accomplished this feat in 1887,
winning the first national title.
1t is interesting to note that in the
80 years of national championship
play only Is women have held the
title. Practically every champion
has repeated her victory at least once
Molla Mallory holds the record for
the longest reign as queen of the
courts. The only foreign-born cham
pion on the list, she has held the title
seven times with but one break in her
consecutive wins. In 1918. Mrs
Mallory lost to Mrs. Hazel HotchkisS
Wightman. only to regain 1t again
in 1919. Her first national champion
ship was won in 1915; her last in
1929.