Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

Tennis fully held its own in the Dis
trict during the 1926 season and in the
variety of events showed an advance
title was added to the list of major
eYents-that of the Wardman Park
championship-and increased interest
was shown in junior events.
From the standpoint of quality of
play. the Chevy Chase invitation
doubles tourney occupied the center
OF the stage. Ranking stars of inter
national note participated in this play.
including Manuel Alfonso, Spanish ace;
Takeiclli Harada, ranking japanese
star: r. Norris Williams, Watson
Washburn. Sam Hardy, Harry john
son. Cedric Major and our own Connie
Doyle. who paired with his young son
Fred. as well as several other Capital
racketers, headed By Tom Mangan.
Baltimore Racketcrs Score.
Local interest centered around the
District of. Columbia championships.
In which nearly 100 racketers of this
section, exhibiting much and little skill
We'd for the most important local
crown. For the first time in history,
both the. mems and women's singles
titles were carried away by visiting
E1AS E1Es-s 3dNDDS VI
departed with the mems challenge
cup tucked under his arm, and
Eleanor Cettman, also Of Baltimore,
wrested the women's title from Fran
ces krucoh, ranking feminine star of
the Capital.
Washington players did not fair so
well in out-oftoWn events this year as
last. This was not due SO much to
any laxity in the performance of Dis
trict players as to the quality of com
petition they had to face in the Sec
tional events in which they took part.
The Virginia State tourney drew Bal
timore's sensational fiashes-Jacobs
and Alfonso Sn1ith-while the Ale
gIieny Mountains championships,
played at Cumberland, Md, drew one
81 the strongest field of players ever
gathered together in the Middle At
lantic section, with the exception, of
course. of invitation events in which
national ranking stars competed.
Virginia Title to Smith.
Alphonso Smith of Baltimore took
the Virginia State mems title. which
. Tom Mangan did not defend, while
Heloise Beetese another Oriole player,
won the singles title. from Delphine
Heyl, who had eliminated Marywill
Wakeford of Washington, 1925 cham.
pion. in the semi-finals.
Herbert Bowman of New York an.
nexed the Old Dominion crown, de-
feating Mangan in the final, while AL
pl1onso Smith blocked the Georgetown
stars path TO the Allegheny Noun
tains title, also in the final
Frances krucon of Washington just
missed bringing home the womens
singles championship from Cumber-
Yegy E~l.-
Lloyd Thompson of Pittsburgh in a
grueling final encounter.
washington racketers did score one
outstanding victory out of town, how
ever The Hotchkiss cup team
brought home this intercity trophy
for the first time in six years. defeat
ing Baltimore, 5 to 4, in the finals.
Winners of Leading Events.
Winners of the leading tennis
events in the District during the 1926
season:
Chevy Chase invitation doubles-R.
Norris Williams and Watson Wash
burn
District of Columbia championships
Mems singles, Eddie Jacobs of Balti-
more; doubles, Tom Mangan and
Gwynn King.
Wonleh's singles-Eleanor Cottman
VI EpaltlIffOFet uOuDfeSs LulSe heltey
and MarYwill Wakeford
Wardnaan Park championships
Mems singles, Tom Mangan; doubles,
Tom Mangan and Arthur HELEN.
Wdmen's singles, Mary Hail.
District Womens Tennis League
CHAMPIONSHIPS Frances Kru-
coff; doubles, Mary Hall and Frances
Walker.
Army singles championship--Cap
Roberto. Van VIiet. in.
Municipal tennis titles-Singles,
Doolley Mitchell: doubles, Maurice V.
O'Neil and Bob Considine.
Women's Tennis League team cham
pionshtp-Liberty team.
Dumbarton Club championships
Singles, Tom Mangan.
Philippine ehampionships-Sing
Carl Hess, jr.: doubles. Carl Hess, jr.,
and Manuel Del Rosario.
Chevy Chase Club championship
Mems singles, Arthur HELEN; mems
doubles, Arthur HELEN and Bill HitZ
women's singles, Mrs. c. r. Train.
Junior Event Results.
District junior boys championships
singles. Doolley Mitchell.
District junior girls championships
Singles, Dorothy Cook; doubles
Dorothy Cook and Caroline Jansen.
Chevy Chase junior boys-Charlie
SturteVallt.
Interplayground doubles champion
ship--Girls, Alice Brown and Teresa
Breen of Garfield; singles tboys)
Arthur Carndraff of Mitchell Park.
Public High School League fboysl
Western High School team-Doolles
Mitchell tcaptpinl. George Bates imam