Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
lQuantico Sport Folk
Show Great Interest
In Tennis Tourney
Many Entries Made for
Coming Event Polo
Game Also Attracts Throns
of Spectators - Personal
. News.

QUANTICO, Va, September 27.-The
proposed tennis tournament for the
officers and ladies of the post met with
great favor and the entire post is
watching with great interest the out
come OF the matches. Many entries
have been made and the list of the
players so far includes: Ladies' singles
Miss Osten, Miss Ashwell, Mrs. Al
fred e. Noble, Mrs. Walter L. j. Bayler.
Mrs. John p. Adams, Miss Betsy Ann
Steele, Miss Marie Louise Nutting, Miss
wilkins, Miss Mary Tyler Heiner, Miss
Fart, Miss Bland, Miss Ann Nette-
koven. Miss Ethel Butler and Miss Benz
nett. Mems Singles-Lieut. Presley M
Rixey, Lieut.. Floyd w. Bennett, Capt.
Karl I. Buse, Capt. Alfred E. Noble,
Lieut.. Harry j. Boyer, Lieut.. Comdr.
Edward l.. McDermott, Lieut.. Francis
II. bradbury, Capt. Murl Corbett, Mai.
Roger w. Peard, Lieut. Harold 81 Har-
ris, Lieut.. Frank M. June, Lieut.. George
II. Towner, Capt. Robert H. Pepper,
Capt. John p. Adams, Lieut.. Alexander
krelser, Maj. Lloyd l.. Leech, Capt. Hal
N. Potter and Lieut. David L. Cloud.
Mems doubles-Capt. Bernard Dubel
Lieut.. John 3. O,Neil, Lieut.. Comdr,
Edward L. McDermott, chief Pharma-
cist Randolph, Maj. Roger w. Peard,
Maj. Lloyd l.. Leech, Capt. Hal N. Pot
ter, Lieut.. Harry j. Boyer, Lieut.. Alex
ander Kreiser, Lieut.. Frank M. June,
Lieut.. Presley M. Rixey, Lieut.. Floyd
W. Bennett, Capt. Karl /. Buse, Lieut..
Harold Harris.
Mixed doubles-Miss Marie Louise
Nutting, Lieut.. Harry j. Boyer; Miss
Osten, Mai. Roger w. Peard: Miss Ben
nett, Capt. Bernard Dubel; Miss Ethel
Butler, Capt. Karl I. Buse; Mrs. Noble,
Capt. A. E. Noble; Mrs. Adams, Capt.
John r. Adams: Miss Ann Nettekoyen,
Lieut.. Francis H. Bradbury.
The matches are being played at the
OhicerS' Club under the management of
Maj. Roger w. Peard, who is the act
ing chairman Of the Athletic Commit
tee.
Polo, which has large and enthusi-
astic group of supporters at this post,
attracted quite a few people to game
between the Marines and the team
from the Engineer School at Fort Hum
phreys last Saturday afternoon. The
Marine team gave a better account of
itself than it had in several games In
the past, winning by score of 8 to /.
The Marine team consisted of Mai.
John Potts, Maj. Lloyd L. Leech, Capt.
Campbell Brown and Capt. Richard
Jeschke. Following the game the
visitors from Quantico were received by
Col. Schultz, commandant of the En-
g1neer School, and Mrs. Schultz, at a
tea in Harris Hall. Many officers and
their wives OF the post and school also
were present.
Comdr. H. X. Hewitt, u. s. N, on
duty on the staff at the Naval War
College, Newport, r. T., and Mai. S. A.
Harrington, on duty at Marine head
quarters in Washington, who came to
Cuantico for conference with the
staff at the Marine Corps School, were
guests at luncheon Wednesday of Mai.
and Mrs. Harold H. Utley.
Mrs. William K. McNuity had as her
guests at bridge Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Robert H. Pepper, Mrs. George r.
Hall and Mrs. Raphael Grimm.
The 10th Regiment, under the COM
mand Of Maj. James L. Underhill.
which has been at Fort George q.
Meade for the last three weeks, during
which time the annual target prac-
tee was held, returned to the post
Miss Marie Louise Nutting. daughter
OF Maj. and Mrs. Clarence 4. Nlttinr
was the host Wednesday afternoon At
bridge tea in honor Of Miss Mary
Tyler Heiner, who, with her parents.
Capt. Robert G. Heiner M. CT
U. S. NJ. and Mrs. Heiner Is leaving
soon for Peiping, China. The invited
guests included Miss Ethel Butler. Mrs.
Ewing Wall, Miss Ann Nettekoven, Miss
Katherine Clark, Miss Betsy Ann Steele
Miss Grace White, Miss Betty Price
Mrs. Clarence j. Chappell, Mrs. walter
L. J, Bayler, Mrs. Roger w. Peard. Mrs
Alexander w. Kreiser. Miss FIora
ReyeI and Mrs. Presley M. Rixey, sd.
Maj. and Mrs. James L. UnderhIn
had as guests for several days this week
Mrs. Underhill's sister, Mrs. Harold q.
Mcfarland, and Mrs. John L. Butler
delphia.
Capt. Thomas F. Joyce and family
nave returned to the post after a
months leave of absence, during which
time they have been touring the coun-
Try. Among the many places they
visited were Niagara Falls, Old Tort
Niagara, Canada, Atlantic City and
many OF the historical places in Penn