The Washington times., 1930-07-23
WIN JOHNSON
BRINGS BIG
NET EVENT

MI ILILNI
BY GINO SIM
Now that the sizzling earth has
cooled off and human beings are
again In q state Of solidificatioI1.
the Public Park netmen land,
yes, netwofnen) can really settle
down to business. and get these
D. c. championships decided so
as to clear the decks for the
colossal. three-ring circus sched.
uled for next month, the National
Public Parks championships,
which will be the greatest tennis
attraction, not forgetting the
Davis Cup matches. that Wash
ington has had in many moons,
blue. camembert and otherwise.
Who is responsible for this
mighty inundation of racquet
wielders. All! Yes! Who? Echoes
answer, "Winfree Johnson, the
man with the pipe and the phleg-
matte appearance"
WiHIfree, whose ambition in life
is to foster. sponsor, promote, en-
courage and nurse along every
type, kind, sort and form of sport
in our hamlet, but whose particu-
lar and most constant love Is
tennis, Is sparing no occasion to
add fuel to the cracking tennis
fire which is burning brightly
within MIR nrarinrfS
Therefore. Herewith and
thereby, Washington Is re-
galed, graced, decked and
hOnOred with the titanic spec
tacIe Of seeing q United
States championship settled
In its back yard. IL being none
other than Win himself who
had enough Spunk to ask
mother to take down the
clothes line so the boys could
have room to play.
Perhaps the public parks cham.
pionship isn't the greatest of the
national championships, but it is
one of the greatest. Perhaps it
does not draw the top-flight ten
mis- stars, not even one Of she
big ten" but it is a much-coveted
title, nevertheless. and : q man
must be a tennis player to win.
What's more, and closer to the
point, 1t is actually the most
truly representative nation a !
championship. for it is d meeting
of all sectional champions and no
others; not Just a haphazard
hit-or-miSs gathering of ranking
players, with the same nationally
prominent names in the finals.
The champion of Oswega is Just
as likely to win the title as Bob
Considine. the invincible Swan
poodle ace, and our own Stalwart
hope.
To District residents the tour
nament holds particularly inti
mate interest. Dooly Mitchell
was singles runner-up in 1925
and Dooly is a popular cuss
among local net fans.
But 1t Is Bob Considine,
the gaunt and Ianky G. w.
wizard, who brings this event
closer to us, for Bob Is one
half of the present national
doubles champions, while his
partner In crime, George J.
Jennings, captured the title
by winning over him. So,
Mary Jane, that is why we
proud citizens should cheer
Justify and rally jOyfulIy
whenever the Public Parks
championship Is mentioned,
by crackie!
Yesterdays rain, for it did
rain, put a crimp, but a pleasing
crimp, into the Public Parks
tournament, but the fourth round
OF the singles are being enacted
today. as are the opening round
OF the women's doubles and the
second round of the mems dou.
bles. AL of today's matches are
being disputed at Rock Greek
courts. with the bulk Of 'em start
ing at 5 o'clock.
Hugh Trigg experienced double
relief yesterday. from the heat.
and from the anxiety of a sched.
uled match with young Robert
Boyd, who had been acting no
something fierce to date. Hugh
got in a Ga, 60 victory early
IN the afternoon before Pluyius
pulled the plug.
Frank Shore and Anthony
Latona, the most promising
doubles combination unwrapped
this year, proved themselves no
flash in the pan when they dead
locked the set count at one.all
with Bill Buchanan and Clyde
Yoemans, two. past masters of
this cross-fire game. both sets
were decided at rs when the rain
intervened.
The women open doubles
play today, with COrinile Fra
Zier making her first appear.
ance of the year, paired with
Peggy KeySer.