Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-02
- PORTSWOMEN were washed out
yesterday on tennis court and
y playground the intermittent
= rain making 1t necessary to can.


~ rain making 1t necessary to can.
eel all activities.
Play in the woman's district tennis
championships. the major event of the
week, which was to have begun yes
terday on the Columbia Country Club
courts. was postponed until this morn
ing. 1t was expected by the commit
zee to double up on matches today in
order to complete both the preliminary
and first rounds, as the courts are
available only through Friday.
Three of the out -of-town players ar
rived yesterday, Miriam SydnOr Of
Richmond and Laura Pettinger and
Sarah Jane Taylor. both of Whining
ton. A telegram was received from
the Cumberland entrants. Margaret
tnulahan and Ruth Lyns, regretting
their inability to play.
A number of matches were sched-
uled for this morning, and the re-
nnainder of the first two rounds for
| this afternoon. All courts at the club
have been reserved for tournament
play today, which will greatly facili-
| tate the management of the event.
All players who have not been
| notified that they We're to play early
matches are expected to report at the
courts not later than o'clock this
afternoon.
Doubles entries will close tonight.
and play will begin tomorrow. accord
ing to Frances Bethel chairman Of
the tournament committee. Entries
for doubles are being received at the
courts.
On the Fairgrounds wet courts pre-
vented playing off late rounds of the
ground tournaments. which are all
expected to be completed by Wednes-
day of this week in order that the
fnalists in each event may compete
for the interpIayground doubles title
Matches postponed yesterday We're
slated to be played off today, according
to playground directors.
Capitol Athletic Club swimmers, for
more than a decade the leading tank
performers of the fair sex in the Dis
trict and winners of many sectional
hOnors as well. have affiliated with
the Washington Canoe Club for com
petit1ve purposes and will not he en-
tered in any future events under their
old name.
Announcement of the change has
just been received. with the state
ment from club members that 1t was
found advisable to take the step in
order that the local swimmers would
have an equal chance with their Balti-
more rivals in intercity events.
The Bay Shore Club of Baltimore.
includes both men and women, and
points earned by either team are cred
tied to the one organization in meet,
whlle In the past points earned by
local swimmers competing with the
BAY Shore groups. were divided, the
girls credits going to Capitol A. c.
ana the mems to the Washington
Canoe Club. This made it practically
impossible for the locals to win out
over the Bay Shore swimmers, it is
aVerred. Last year the Washington
tank stars had an aggregate score of
20 more than the Baltimoreans, vet
the latter won the dual meet because
their points were all credited to the
one club, while the Washingtonians'
were split. according to members OF
the Capitol A. c..
South Atlantic indoor champion
ships will be at stake next Sunday
when the Washington and OrioIe
swimmers meet at Bay Shore, Md.
and an impressive list Of entries has
been sent in from the ranks of the