Evening star., 1933-09-10
LObs and VOlleys
BY ZALPH B. JACKSON

Ralph is one Of the racketeers invited
TO compete in the Wardman Park and
must be counted a dangerous foe for
either Welsh or Mitchell He respects
Welshs ability above any Of the local
racket-WielderS he has watched al
though, to use his own words. This
fellow Mitchell undoubtedly has some
thing"
Which he has
FINISHING practice set one evening
last week, Dcoly Mitchell wss informed
Of Vines defeat at the hands Of BRYAN
Grant in the national singles.
Grant, friend reminded
Dooly, rs the felloU uho once
beat you
Yeah, I remember" admitted
Dooiy, Il u0s Of form that ddy."
EORGE WASHINGTON UNIVEP-
N sity. the H street foot ball syr-
dlcate with a university attached
expects record enrolment of over 1000
students this Fall, making it the larg-
est college in the South Atlantic sec
ton. Yet the school still clinss to It's
one meager plot of ground, obviously
labeled tennis court
Its SO rough that stray COW.
navigating the court from base
line to base line, would produce
buttermilk.
G. w has developed many better
than-averase tennis teams. and in a CITY
so obviously tennis-minded. it seems
that some portion of the rather steep
athletic fee collected each semester from
all students whether they like it or not
cculo be utilized to provide space for
several good tennis courts
Al any rate. something corli
Be dore Jor the r0ck-str-icn racte
nor Serring to bounce balls in
impossible directions.
Frank Shore cast modesty to the four
winds and appeared in the recent Fed
eral employees tournament in shorts. On
the sidelineS sat heckler, corrupting a
currently popular song something like
You go home and get your panties, I'll
go home and get my seamless" etc
Shore. we'll known for his spontaneous
Wit, ignored the vocaliZing for several
choruses. Wheeling after an error, he
looked his one-man jeering squad in the
eye.
wait two years." fumed Frank.
'and even the sissies will be
wearing EN-"
TONY LAfONA has abandoned his
plan to attend North Carolina
University and instead will ma
tricuate at Georgetown this month
Tonys mother has been in poor health
and it is understood his decision to
attend the Hilltop institution was
brought about by his desire to be near
her
Shore will leave September II to en-
ter North Carolina u
Was the rain god all burned up?
Washington Grove officials foiled Jupi-
ter's plot to prevent play in the tourney
there this week with a seldom used
method of court drying.
Despite rain the previous night,
several contestants presented them
selves and found the courts tco soft for
play.
Frances Walker suggested using gas
oline. Several cans we're poured on the
clay. isnitsd, and the courts dried
beautifully.
The competitors could eren be
certain they iDere playing on
clean, sterilised dirt
THE popularity of Louis A. Doyle
who recently defaulted Tony
Latona in the Federal tourna-
ment on charged of professionalism and
other assorted crimes. soon may rival
that of Hitler in Jerusalem.
Doyle last week ruled Gene Herman
pro after Herman had defeated Allan
Staubly in Public Parks League
match. Herman is connected with a
local tennis shop.
One wonders why Mr. Doyle always
waits until the bold. bad professional
wins match or two before informing
him that his presence among the simon
pures will result In the taint and cor
ruption Of the few remaining amateurs.
And il Mr.. Doyle doesn't weak
en-, the District soon can have
itself professional tennis tour
nament.
Barney WelSh's surprisingly lopsided
victory over McElvenny in the WASH
tngton Grove singles labels him the
man to watch in the Wardman Park
event. With Barney playing the game
he exhibited in the Grove meet and
McElvenny In his present form, Mitch
ell will find his path to the Stimson
Trophy rough and rocky.
LIST MARATHON SWIM.
CHICAGO, September (R.-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst and the Chi
cago Herald and Examiner have an
nounced the Inauguration of an annual
15-n1ile swim marathon. the first to be