Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
MUNY NET MATCH
IS LISTED TONIGHT
Phillips and StaubIy Meet
in Title Tournament on
Lighted Courts.
AIRY PHILLIPS and Alan Stau-
bly, will make tennis history here
tonight when they face across

tonight when they face across
IL the nets at the Monument Park
courts at o'clock in the first
open-air tournament match played I'M
der arc lights to be recorded in the an
mails of Washington.
So successful was the demonstration
given last night on the newly illuminat-
ed courts for after-dark play. that the
public parks tournament committee
decided to schedule one Of its en-
counters there tonight. The Staubly-
Phillips match-a fourth-round affair
was selected. The winner of this match
meets Bob Considine, title holder, to-
morrow in the quarter-finals.
Other quarter-f1nal encounters, each
of which decides a ground champion
ship, were to be played this afternoon.
Surviving favorites were to perform in
all of these. So far. there has been no
Shore and Randy Robinson were to
play at 2 o'clock on the Monument
Park courts for the Potomac title and
position In the semi-final round of the
interpark play. At o'clock Maurice
O'Neil, present title holder at Henry
Park, was to oppose Maurice Garnett
also at the Monument courts. where all
play today is carded. Dolly Mitchell,
Rock Creek ace, opposes Maurice Hoff-
man at o'clock in the third Of the
afternoon singles matches.
Hoffman were all extended to extra sets
in gaining their victories. Mitchell had
his hands full in downing Richard Edge,
60, 3-6, 81. Robinson had a close
call before subduing Everett Simon,
2-6. "a, Ga. and Hoffman ran a
marathon with Douglas Love. 1.-The lit
tie long man at the net" whom he bare
ly nosed out. Ga, As, IS. Love,
although slight of stature. is noted for
his long reach and clever volleying from
the fore court. Hoffman found it diff
ficult either to pass him or lob over his
head, once he had assumed net position.
yesterday by several fast matches and
one 3-set duel, in which Majs. Hunt
ington Hills and Leland Hobbs were
bested by O'Neil and Shoemaker, 3-6
6-3, 6-1, was to be continued this
afternoon on the Monument courts, the
first matches being scheduled at
o'clock.
Last nights exhibition matches for
the purpose of demonstrating the prac-
ticability Of the artiicially- Lighted
courts proved a complete success both
ton and tennis show. Bob Consi-
dine and Gym King shot some fire.
works in two hard-fought sets which
went to Considine at 6-3, Ga, while
Dooly Mitchell and William Buchanan
staged a three-set demonstration which
was equally as entertaining to the gal
lery of several hundred onlookers who
lined the terrace behind the backstops
Mitchell. incidentally. defeated Buchan-
an, 60, 3-6, 6-3.
A doubles match, following the sim
giles, resulted in a IS, Go victory
for Mitchell and King over Bob Con-
sidine and Maurice O'Neil.
All of the players declared that the
lighting was highly satisfactory.
The courts are open now for general
use. A fee Of rs cents an hour for a
court or 25 cents for a single person
is charged.
SINGLES.
ROCK CREEK-Frank Shore defestec
inson defeated Everett Simon, 2-6, "a
MoNuMENT-Bob considine defeated A
HENRY PARK-Maurice .oNeil defeatet
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POTOMAC PHRK%pooiey Mitchell defeat
s Cd Rishar po5 Edss' Love- s, a. Sd Hoffman
Doubles.
First round-seidell and Deck defeated
Birch defeated Davies and scrivener.. 50
es LoHs s9d staIbly sefe ssts:
and Hermann defeated Byrne and Glasmire
Ts.s dsfs aHs wtbey aad Shore defeated
teated Msjs, Hobbs and Aills,. $ ST;s,;;. 50
Drown s@4, S Saa H MiscSeii f and suchanaf
defeated Grant and Krause, 81, 6-S.