The Washington times., 1931-12-28
TOP RANKING
!! AWARDED To
MITCHELL
By GINO SINH

Guu1S GOcLudAlo' NApCAO AANAV
and Tony Latona, dominated
District tennis during 1881,
which was marked by Dooly
Mitchell's rise to the pinnacle
after many years Of hard work.
Ruth Martinez. Clara Tabler and
Frances Walker were the best
Of the women players, with Mrs.
Martinez gaining No. l ranking
by winning the District cham
pionship. =.
Mitchell captured the City Of
Washington and Public Parks
singles titles, and reached the
finals OF the National Public
. Parks tests, where he bowed for
the third time to the racquet
wizardry Of George Jennings, Of
= Chicago. Mitchell also was
Wardman Park finalist, losing to
Eddie Jacobs, of Baltimore.
Yeomars, rated No. 2. did
most of his playing out of the
city. always acquitting himself
brilliantly. He forced John Doeg,
1880 No. / ranking U. s. player
to five sets, and bowed to Gilbert
Hall, Wilmer Allison and Frank
Shields, all nationally ranked
players, only after the bitterest
kind of battle.
Hunt Flashes
Gilbert Hunt flashed brilliantly
in all tournaments, winning the
Middle Atlantic boys title, and
going far in the national cham
, pionships. Tony Latona attracted
wide attention by toppling Frank
Shore for the Capital City title.
The veteran Tom Mangan
reached the final of the District
championships where he lost to
Yoemans. Tom Markey kept in
the forefront in every event. Bob
Considine, No. ranking player
in 1880, made no effort to defend
his laurels.
Bob Considine and Tom Man
: gan continued to rules the doubles
sphere winning the District title.
the only one in which they en-
tered. Mangan and Markey won
the City of Washington doubles,
and Markey and Yoemans the
Public Parks.
Frances Walker captured the
City of Washington and Public
Parks laurelS, and Clara Tabler
triumphed in the Wardman Park
event. Martinez and Walker gar
snered most of the women's doubles
honors.
For the first time since the
city's team championships have
been disputed. the Public Parks
champions failed to win. Edge
wood, Capital City victors, seized
the coveted honorS. Potomac won
the Public Parks title, Bureau Of
Standards was best in the Subur-
ban League, Navy succeeded War
in the Departmental League, and
Edgemoor proved the master of
other country clubs teams.
Retains Trophy
Washington retained the Hotch
kiss Cup. and defeated Baltimore
teams in both the Aaron Strauss
Cup and the annual Intercity Sc
ries. Happy Jacobs won the Play.
ground title, while Charles DAILY
turned back Hickey Willis in the
District junior championships.
Bill Tilden and his pro netmen
made two interesting appearances
at Wardman.
Under the energetic leadership
of Pat Deck, the Pubic Parkers
had one Of their most active years.
Bob ConSidine's fine promotorial
endeavorS brought many interest
ing attractions to Wardman Park,
not the least Of which were two
appearances of Bill Tilden and
his tennis touring pros.
Bob brought the most brilliant
filler of the year for the Ward
man Park annual tournament.
Rankings:
Mems singles-1, Dooly Mitch
ell; 2, Eddie Yoemans; 3, Tom
Mangan: 4, Tom Markey; S,
Frank Shore; 6, Bob Elliott; Z,
Maurice O'Neill; 8, Tony Latona;
9, Barney Welsh; 10, Frederic
sendel; II, Staubly; IL, Hunt;
13, Herman; IA, Morrison: IS,
Deck; 16, Garnett; IT, Judd; 1S,
Seidel: 10, Rutley; 20, Trigg.
Mems doubleS-1, Mangan and
Considine; 2, Yeomans and Mar
key; 3, Sendel and Staubly; 4,
Morrison and Rutley: S, Deck and
Seidel.
Women's singles-1, Ruth Mar
tinez; 2, Clara Tabler; 3, Frances
Walker; 4, Mary Ryan; S, Dorette
Miller; 6. Margaret Graham.
Women's doubles and
Walker; Tabler and Frances Kru-
coff.