Evening star., 1933-03-27
WOMEN ARE FIRST
| TO ORGANIZE LOOP
Two Main Associations Due
to Name Dates Within
Short Time.
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wont be long now before
devotees Of the net game are on
the courts.
Within few days meeting of
the Washington Tennis Associa-
ton will be called to plan the
years activities, and the various
other loops and groups are plan
ming to gather soon. The Middle
Atlantic Tennis Association shortly
will announce the schedule Of
events for the season.
Indications are that the game will
enjoy another good season hereabout.
No new players Of note will be on hand.
SO far as is known, but none has left
the city.
lONE organization the lo-team Wom-
ems Tennis League, has got the
Jump on the others Mrs. H. Clay
Thompson has been elected president
of the loop, after holding the vice
presidency for two years She succeeds
Dorothy Kingsbury. Dorette Miller has
been chosen vice president, and chair
man Of District Of Columbia women's
tournaments. and Frances Walker has
been reelected secretary-treasure.
League will open April II and during
that week these matches are scheduled:
Bureau Of Standards vs. Chevy Chase,
Columbia Country Club vs.. Edgemoor,
George Washingtonians vs. Mount
Pleasant. Nationals VS.. Racqueters, and
Rock Greek vs.. Wardman.
Edgemoor replaces last seasons
Shoreham team, which has disbanded.
with its players joining other teams of
the loop.
Each team will carry 10 players, CIV
ing the league total Of 100 regular
members. There also will be 20 or more
substitutes. Several new captains have
been elected, including Florence Meier
Of Nationals, Betty Whitfield Of Ward
man, Matte Pinette Of Bureau of
Standards and Betty Cochran of Chevy
Chase. Mrs Clayton Turney is captain
Of the Edgemoor team.
The leaders are encouraging players
to challenge for the best positions be-
fore April 8, when the completed line
ups for the campaign must be mailed
to the secretary.
TWO outstanding players will be
i missed in the league this year.
They are Frances Krucon Gross
man, who was with the Columbia team,
and who now Is living in Chicago and
Mrs. Dorothy Wyeth of the Chevy
Chase combination, who has not sum
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tion to play. Mrs. Grossman's place
will be taken by Marian Butler, whose
game improved rapidly last year, and
Betty Colburn. clever young player. will
assume Mrs. Wyeth's position. Abigail
Sard is to have first place on the Mount
Pleasant team, and Mrs. Charles p.
Stone the same position with Edgemoor.
The other No. l players will remain the
same, including Dorothy Kingsbury,
Standards; Mrs. Dorette Miller, Ma
tionals; Mary Ryan, Racqueters; Sara
Moore, Rock Greek: Mrs. Ruth Mar
tinez, Wardman, and Frances Walker
George Washingtonians.
Last years league race was q thriller,
with the George washingtonians and
Chevy Chase tieing for the champion
ship. 1t was the first time the title has
been won jointly. Fine competition
, again looms this year. Edgemoor and
Chevy Chase appear unusually strong,
while the George Washingtonians and
the Nationals will be about as formid-
able. The Columbia team Is well bal
anced and Is figured to show we'll
Radical changes have been made In
| the dates for the two 1888 women's
! tennis Journeys. The District cham
pionships will be held June 1924, the
week preceding the Maryland State
tourney at Baltimore, instead Of July
81, Is formerly. The District Of Column
bia girls plan to invite several out-of-
| town stars to the tourney here before
participating In the Baltimore affair.
| The annual Women's District League
tourney, formerly held early in June,
viii take place, starting September S,
the day after Labor day, when many
players will have returned from their
vacations.