The Washington times., 1930-08-20
CHICAGO Ne |
PA|RP|CKED :
TO WIN
By GINO SINH
''WhO do you think will win
the National Public Parks
tennis singles championship"

tennis singles championship"
This brutal question was firet
At A, T. Campbell, South Parl
commissioner of Chicago, ant
first vice president of the Nationa
Public Parks Tennis Association,
rabid public parks tennis ian 0
national prominence.
"The battle for title will be
between George Jennings and
Charles Lejeck of Chicago, Ted
Drewes Of st. Louis and Jack
De Lara of Los Angeles, with
Jennings holding q decided
edge, was CampbelFs prompt re.
spOnse. Jennings has forged
ahead in the past two years.
whereas Drewes is going back.
Jennings disposed Of him In
straight sets in the semifinals
of the Cleveland tournament
in 1928, and the margin OF
superiority has since widened
considerably in Georges favor.
De Lara is tough hurdle, but
Jennings can pass him safely,
I'm sure.
''It wouldn't surprise me II
the singles finals were all Chi
CagO affair, with Charley Lejeck
giving George his hardest bat
tie. Charley Is not getting the
recognition he should, and !
expect him to grab it In this
tournament!
"As to the doubles" continued
the Chicago @tennis official,
"Charles and Leo Lejeck stand
out as the likely winners, with
Jennings and JACK De Lara IS
their most formidable rivals"
Charley and Leo are two Of
ChicagO'S best cOurtmen, and
with their brother, Eddie, a boy
of 22, who is coming along fast,
they are the ranking tennis fam
fly combination in the Western
Association.
Charley and Leo Lejeck have
been selected by the association
to represent their section, which
comprises five States, Illinois,
Indiana. wisconsin, Ohio and
Michigan, in the national dou-
bles championships which start
in BrOOkline, Mass, next week.
That shows how they rate at
home!
Jennings and the Lejeck boys
are members of the Hamilton
Tennis Club, whose team has
held the Chicago city team
championship for the last three
years, and they have to contend
against many formidable cOn1Di-
nation in whose lineup are ma
tiOnal prominent stars. Charley
Lejeck is captain.
Jennings has registered vic
tories over Ted DreweS, Frank
Shields, Harris COggeshall, and
Emmett Pare. defeating the lat.
ter in three sets early this
season. He has won several
State championships, scoring
over Shields in five sets in the
1928 Wisconsin State finals.
He has played George M. Lott.
Johnny HennesSey and George
Lum all of whom had to play
their best to beat him. He in
variabIy reaches the Semi-finals
of every tournament in which
he enters, and is often q
finalist. He is ranked fourth
by the Western Association i'm
mediateIy after Lott, Hennessey
and Pare and holds third place
in the Chicago city rankings,
Lott and Pare taking precedent.
Besides he is q wonderful
doubles partner and in this de-
partment, with Gordon Braudt
as a side-kick, he always
reaches the final round"
"He is only co." Campbell
continued, growing more and
more enthused, "and / expect
to see him breeze through the
present tournament without
trouble"
"fIis game is well.rOunded. A
bullet.like service, and Is par.
ticuIarly strong overhead and
in voIleying, which makes him
extremely dangerous at the net.
He is gathering plenty Of ex-
perience and is not afraid Of
the best in the game. In 3
recent exhibition match with
Lott, he carried the battle to
the Davis Cup ace with utter
disregard for the latter'S high
sOunding.reputatiOn."
eyes" the Commissioner con.
cluded with a genial smile, Il
expect Chicago to clean up in
the present tournament. You
may add that / believe the
washington courts to be best
In the history Of the Public
parks tournament, and an ever
lasting credit to the Z. C. tour.
nament Officials!"
winfree johnson is local chair
man of the Tournament commit
lee, and is assisted whole-heart
sdly by the D. C. Public Park
Tennis Association, under tn
able direction of Bob Newly
president, Felix Silva, secretary
and Herbert Sheppard, treasurer
Toughest field ever to enter
q national public parks tOurna.
ment," commented George Jen-
nings, whU Is defending his
twlce-won title In the present
event, EFT viii tbe tough going