Evening star., 1927-05-05

ITH the largest SIlIfy IISt III
n the history of the school.
AN the Holton Arms net tour
ney for the singles cham
pionship got under way
this week on the Holton courts at
Massachusetts avenue and Twenty
third street Play for the doubles
crown will begin the latter part or the
month.
Thirty-two girls are competing in
the singles. Alice Davis, who won the
cup last year has graduated. leaving
an open field for all corners.
Eleanor Colahan, runner-up 10 MISS
Davis, is entered and scored impress
sively in her first two encounters de-
feating Kitty Hall, 60, 6-l In the
opening round and allowing Rather
inc Carmichael but one game In the
second.
Two other aspirants have reached
the third round Kathleen Knox dis
posed Of Anne Wyant, 81, 60, in
her initial meeting and out'steadled
Helen Ray in a three.set marathon,
which featured the second round play
so far. Ga. 3-6, 6-3.
Dorothy Boyle took the measure or
Betty Dyer, e., 6--3. in her opener
and scored over Devereux Stokely,
g.. 6-1, in the second.
Alice Worthington and Elizabeth
breckenridge, classed among the top
notchers of the school, came through
their first round encounters without
being seriously extended. MISS
Breckenridge eliminated Cora Louise
McIver, 6--1, 6--1, while Miss worth
ington bested Frances Carter e-5'
6-1.
Frances Duke and Bette Peelle
figured in the hardestfought oattle
of the opening round. when the for
mer was forced to three sets to gain
the decision, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
All first and second round matches
are expected to be completed by to-
morrow afternoon. weather conditions
permitting, according to Alice Nlcool,
tennis instructor.
Results of all matches reported:
First round-Jeanne van den Bosch
defeated Anne Carter Greene, 6-1,
Go: Helen Ray defeated Mary Lewis
Hall, 6-1, g.; Kathleen Knox de-
feated Anne Wyant, 6-1, 60;
Frances Duke defeated Bette Peelle,
3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Virginia Won Brecht defeated Jan
McHare. 6-3. "a; Dorothy Boyle de-
feated Betty Dyer. GO, 6-3; Dever-
eaux Stokely defeated Margaretta
Wright. 7--5, 6-1; Jessie Rollins de-
feated Patsy Joyes. 6-1, 6-l; June
Gushing defeated Elsie Grew, 6-3,
Sc, "a. Barbara King defeated
Janet White, Cd. 60; Jane Wallis
defeated Tiny van den Bosch 81,
q: Eleanor Colahan defeated Kitty
Hall. 60, 6-1; Kathleen Carmichael
defeated Barbara Woodworth, SIS,
6-3; Janet Sheppard defeated Chris
tine Ekengren, 6-1, g.; Elizabeth
Breckenridge defeated Cora Louise Nc
Iver, 60, 6-1.
Second round-K. Knox defeated TT.
Ray. "a, 3-6, 6-3; D. Boyle defeated
d. Stokeley. 6-2. 6-1; E. Colahan de-
feated K. Carmichael, 6-1, 60.
Preparing for the Inter-JuniOr High
School field day to be held the third
week in May, the Macfarland Junior
High base ball nine engaged in prac-
tice game yesterday with the girls
from Brightwood School, scoring a 20
to victory.
Macfarland showed the results Of the
intensive practice 1t has been engaged
in for the past month. Snappy team
work and individual skill were exhib-
tied. Brightwood put up game fight.
but lacked the coordination OF its
more experienced opponent.
Virginia Ellis and Winifred Miller OF
Macfarland each socked two homers,
while Frances Wilson of Brightwood
scored one.
Three double plays, executed with
the skill Of veterans, featured the in
field work of the winners.
The teams were lined up as follows:
acknowledgements Miller, pitcher;
Winifred Ellis, catcher; Berkeley Hen.
dirk, first base; George Keller, second
base; Oliverie Bruffey, third base:
Eloise Wilson. stortstop; Harriet
Behrend, right field: Margaret Griges,
center field; Bessie Buchanan, left
field; substitutes, Helen Sherwood and
Sally Aman.
Brightwood -- Veronica Torney,
pitcher; Frances Wilson, catcher;
Edith Rock, first base; Agnes Manuel,
second base; Evelyn McKnew, third
base; Margaret Guntman. shortstop:
Wilhemina Lorenzo, right field; Mar
garet Zimmerman, center field.
Activities of the Washington group
of the Woman's Division of the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic Federation
will be resumed after May Is, accord
ing to the present plans of the local
chairman, Elsie Sanders.
Interesting material is expected
from the national committee which re-
Gently has been in session in Des
Moines. Iowa, and from this local Of.