The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-13
PARKS ARE Open
FOR ALL KINDS
OF SPORTS
More Tennis Courts, Golf, and
Baseball Grounds Ready.
Plans Of Officials

Outdoor sports in Washington
parks are in full swing today fol
lowing the opening of large
number of tennis courts, baseball
diamonds and other fields.
Sixty-two tennis courts viii be
in operation before the close Of the
month. Six concrete courts have
been in use since the last snow.
These, which will remain open
regardless of weather conditions, are
located at Seventeenth and B streets
northwest, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets northwest and in Anacostia
Park Four dirt courts at Fifteenth
and B streets northwest Were
opened April 4.
Courts were opened today as fol-
lows: Thirteen clay courts, Monu-
mOnt grounds, Seventeenth and B
streets northwest; ten clay courts,
Potomac Park, near the Tidal Basin,
and ten clay courts, Henry Park
Sixth and B streets northwest.
These are all pay courts.
Others Are Ready.
Ten clay courts, for which fees
will be charged, will be opened
Wednesday at Sixteenth and Ken
nedy streets northwest, and four
free clay courts will be opened
Wednesday at Anacostia park.
The remaining courts, all of which
are free courts, will be opened
Park, Thirty-first and r streets
northwest, four clay courts Garfield
Park, Third street and Virginia
avenue southeast, one clay court.
Applications for use Of courts
must be made in writing at the
play permits office, Room 1O46
Navy Building, Eighteenth and B
streets northwest, or mail to the
Director of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, Navy Building.
Application blanks will be fur
nished at the office. Those apply
ing for permits by mail must state
the names and addresses of the per-
sons desiring to use the court, the
park in which it is desired to play
and the day and hour desired.
Several choices of days and
hours should be listed in case the
first is not available.
All public baseball diamonds are
now open, including those in Po-
tomac Park, at the Ellipse and the
Monument grounds, and one IN Rock
Creek Park. Applications must be
made as for tennis courts.
The horse hurdles in Rock Greek
and West Potomac Parks are now
open for use, it was announced to-
day. There are eleven hurdles in
Rock Creek and three in West Po-
tomac Parks
Hockey and Golf Planned.
Archery butts have been located
at the Monument grounds west Of
the Sylvan Theater, and are now
ready for use.
Bowling greens at Meridian Hill
Park soon Will be available for use.
Croquet courts soon will be opened
as follows: One in West Potomac
Park. one in Montrose Park, eight
in Meridian Hill Park, and one on
the Ellipse.
Two field hockey courts will be
opened this month on t he Ellipse.
All golf courses are now open,
as follows: One eighteen-hole course
in East Potomac Park, nine-hole
course, Rock Creek Park; two nine
hole courses, West Potomac Park;
one nine-hole course for colored
players at the Lincoln Memorial,
and one practice course on the
Polo field.
Picnic grounds are open the year
around at the following points: Six.
teen in Rock Creek Park, one in
Montrose Park and one at Hams
Point.
Quot courts soon will be opened
in Henry Park and Meridian Hill
Park.