Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17

ticipated with the opening next
Saturday of the public parks
~ championship tennis tournament
for the handsome sterling silver
trophies offered by The Washington
Star, but the competition will have to
be even more keen than that afforded
a year ago If the period to be covered
by the event proves more notable in
thrills than that provided by the seven
DAYS ended last Sunday.
There is little question that in "
District championships washington
fandom enjoyed the greatest week OF
! tennis thrills ever to be recorded, bar
ring. none. 49,.
days at Chevy Chase Club this Spring
when the Capital enjoyed the novelty OF
a Davis Cup interzone round, but even
that lacked the personal appeal OF the
District championships when cur own
! familiars were performing, along with a
/ bunch of neWcomerS-and then, too,
three days is not a week. AS weeks go.
the last one was packed full OF more
excitement, action. surprises. upSetS and
thrills than Washington ever had before
at one dose.
Increased speed and unparalleled con-
| Sistency of performance characterized
both the singles and doubles title play
at Edgemoor Club-the house committee
of which institution, by the way. de-
serves more than rising vote Of thanks
| from the multitude for its generous
open-house hospitality during the long
| grind since July 4, when the doors of
the club were first thrown open to the
l02 contestants for the District crown
and to their friends who carae to see
them in action.
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lie parks net championships will be
staged in four sections at four of the
municipal centerS, with first round
matches starting Saturday afternoon in
| the singles event.
Henry Park, Potomac, Rock Creek
and Monument Park Courts have been
designated as the centerS of play. The
winners of the respective brackets at
each of these sectors will figure in the
semi-finals Of the battles for The Eve
ming Star trophies.
Entries will close at o'clock tomor-
row night, the draw TO be made imme-
| diately thereafter. 1t is expected that
| the cream of the public parks perform
ers will be entered, including the Pub
lie Parks League players and large
| field of contestants who do not figure
on the league teams. The list is open to
any player not affiliated with regular
| tennis club in or around Washington.
In addition to ConSidine, who will de-
| fend his singles crown the bright lights
| expected to shine include Dooly Mitch
| ell, runner-up last year; Maurice ONetll,
! former champion; Frank Shore, Hugh
Trigg, Everett Simon. Hal Fowler Larry
Phillips. w. Carter Baum, Bob Newly,
| Barney WEIGH and Herbert Shepard.
But, back to the District Of Columbia
matches. No one could challenge
! the claim to record breaking speed
! and consistency this year who
would compare the performance of
the eight seeded players left in
! the quarter-finalS of the singles with
quarter finals OF past District events
or who might have CHANGED to witness
any one of four or five doubles matches
which revealed caliber Of play far
! superior, TO local doubles affairs of the
past, with the exception of title matches,
perhaps.
High lights! They were so numerous
that their brilliance lighted even the
! dim path of the midnight marathons"
! which became a daily occurrence dur
! ing the later rounds of the event, sew
eral of which were completed Cor
brought temporarily to StandStil) by
the full light of the moon.
There was the game figure of Clar-
ence ChareSt, standing out in bold
relief against background of veterans
| and younger Try who found in him an
unconquerable spirit after more than a
score of years in active competition.
And the amaZement of net followers
witnessing his performance in regaining
| his thrice-held crown, Is doubled in
contemplation of his early history, in
volving as 1t does the story of a right
| handed player who was forced by cir
cumstances after the age Of 20 to learn
the game anew with his left hand. and
who under this almost inSuperable
sheer power of his will to do. 1t Is
that same will which carried him
through young Louis Kurland's defense,
that even more formidable threat off,
cred by Dooly Mitchell and the powerful
threat that lay in Bob ConSidine's
lengthy stride and variety of shots.
But Charest rose above them all and
today wears the crown of victory en-
bellished by four stars.
Kurland himself furnished another
high spot with his uncanny skill in
cutting the chalk of the baseline. 1t
was estimated by one sideline watcher
that he hit the line more than 100 times
in one match, which all in all is fairly
good average, we think. A faster game
and more success is predicted for the
Baltimore youth by those who saw him
in action.
The Oriole FASH by the by. who has
annexed several titles this year in Balti-
more and vicinity, remarked after his
match with King Clarence that he had
learned more tennis in those three hard
sets opposite the Washington ace than
in whole season of play elsewhere!
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Another bright spot was furnished by
the young skyrocket known in official
| circles as Ensign James Farrin,
U. S. N.-although he scarcely seems
old enough yet to have graduated from
prep school. This youthful oficer, paired
with Bill Howard, also of the Navy
provided generous share of the thrills
in the doubles matches, bowling only
after a magnificent battle with the
more experienced team of Mangan and
.Considine in the doubles title round
To see Jimmie Farrin climbing the
backstops after one of Bob'S overhead
line smashes was treat which brought
howlS of glee from the onlookers on
numerous occasions. And more than
once Farrin picked 'em of the wire,
too. Experts who watched him In action
declared that they give him the laurel
wreath for speedy coordination Of eye.
hand and foot, barring none, unless 1t
be Big Bill Tilden himself.
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The Army offered some keen COM
| petition, too, and produced at least
| one potential conner in Lieut.. S. K
+ Robinson, the aviation ace who few
up here from San Diego for several
| tennis events, among them the Leech
Cup competition this next Saturday, in
which he will participate. His per-
| Torrance against Mai. r. C. Van Vliet,
| deposed net king, was impressive, al