Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13

Johnson and Helen Gleason
Teresa Brown, who is considered one
of the foremost playground racketers
in the city, was extended to the limit
yesterday afternoon to gain decision
over Lovey Adkins, who captured the;
first set Of their encounter in the Gar.
field playground net event at To, ana
came within few points OF taxing
the second. Miss Breen eventually
took the second after it had been
deuced three times. Her 81 victory
tied up the score and the match was
carried to three sets, the third being
even more of marathon than. the
previous two. Miss Breen proved the
ateadier in the grueling battle, WIN
ming the Anal brace at 10-S.
This was the third match OF the
Garfield tournament, which VIII deter
mine the ground champion and the
team TO participate in the interplay
ground doubles tourney to be held In
August. The winner and runner-up
A, this series will be selected to repre-
sent Garfield for the city title.
Z RosedaIe playground opened it's
singles tourney YESTERDAY Wnen Rennsa
King defeated Mary O'Connor, 6-S.
90. and Bertha Soper eliminated
Katherine Kent, 6-2, Ga.
Today Helen Streeks and Ethel
POTTS are scheduled to clash. MISS
Streeks won the Rosedale singles
crown last season and. paired with
susie Movers, runner-up, represented
That ground in the interplayground
event.
Virginia Jones was presented with
the gold test button, the highest
award for athletic efficiency that Is
riyen on local Fairgrounds, as re.
Sult of her three years of activities on
the Montrose playground, where she
has demonstrated her excellence IN
workmanship, games, vocaliohal
work, folk dancing and leadership.
Pauline Woodruff, director, made
Aha award. At the same time she
presented Rita Brown and Harriet
Stanton with silver badges, the emblem
of the second degree Of athletic
supremacy, and bronze badges to Dor
othy Miller, Marian Brown, Theodosia
Schraus. Frances Greene, Madeline
RaIiard and Katherine Sullivan. The
latter group have completed their hrst
athletic efficiency tests.
swimmers from Corcoran. Park
View and Adams Fairgrounds are
echeduled to use the Georgetown pool
THIS afternoon. The mernaids Will
leave their respective grounds, &C
companied by their directors. at 2:S0.
Wheatley playground swimmers will
70 to the Rosedale pool tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30.
Interciub tennis matches will be
staged by the Washington ana
Princess Athletic Clubs, beginning to-
morrow afternoon with a meeting be-
tween Gertrude Boyer, singles cham
pion Of the Neutrality-suspicious., and AM
nabelle Totten, Princess A. G. finalist,
III 5.45, on the Henry Park courts.
This singles encounter viii be FOL
lowed by a doubles tournament be-
tween the two clubs. Eleanor Watt,
acting tennis chairman of the w. A.
C. in the absence OF Becky Kronman,
chairman, has charge Of the interclub
AFFAIR. She will announce the opening
doubles matches at the conclusion OF
the singles set-to
Miss Boyer was carried to three
sets in the title match of the w. A. G..
tourney by her ciubmate, Julia Ran.
dali, After Miss Boyer had taken
the first set at Cd, Miss Randall
came to the front to capture the sec.
ond by. the same score. The third
went to the new champion in straight
games, however.