The Washington times., 1934-07-13
HAVING
RANKING
BARRED
By DAN GILL

Just as soon as the Public Parks
tennis tournament is over, the
Chizzlers Club will put on what
It modestly terms "the city'S
best tourney"
The unique spelling Of the
name is due to an error on the
part Of the sign-printer who deco
rated the club ladder.board, but
members of the group say a
chiseler Is a chiseler regardless Of
the spelling.
The ChiZzlers came into being
three years ago when Mrs. BobSy
Turner and Gene Hermann came
up with an inspiration to start a
little club for tennis players who
weren't quite good enough to win
major tournaments but wanted
the fun of playing in a tourna-
ment. Bobsy, the attractive girl
under that red bandana head
covering, decided a tournament
must be started at all costs. Gene,
who has since turned profes-
slonal, thought a club-ladder with
the ranking of the players would
be a big help and would add a
"big"time" touch to the club.
Roberts First Victor
The first singles event was won
by big Bill" Roberts. former
University Of Maryland star,
while Reuben Moore was last
years winner. Hy Ritzenberg
and Mike Yap won the doubles
two years ago and Hy and John
= Stauffer won last year.
No ranking player can play
singles in the clubs tournament,
while a seeded doubles player
must have an unseeded partner
if he wishes to participate. Last
year the singles attracted a field
Of 46 while 18 couples entered
the doubles.
So far as known, the Chizzlers
tournament is the only mixed
singles tourney in existence.
Bridge, chess, checkers, the drink
ing Of lemonade and the eating
Of watermelons are other ac-
complishments of the Chizzlers.
TO belong to the club, all one
has to do is pay 25 cents to Mrs.
Turney, who is president, treas
urer. Great Magoo" and has
various other titles used only on
rare and auspicious occasions.
Members must have their phone
numbers on the ladder and must
play matches once every two
weeks.
Must Provide Balls
Challenges can be issued to
anyone not more than three
places above the challenger on
the ladder. He must provide
three good balls since any argu-
ment about the condition of the
balls will take the matter before
the review board consisting of
BobSy, Dick Anderson and Fred
Avery. The winner and loser
change places on the ladder. The
loser pays for the courts, unless
other arrangements are made.
Newcomers must start at the bot.
tom of the ladder unless they
have played some of the members,
in which case the committee will
rank them as it sees fit.
The ladder as it now stands
lists Hugh Trigg first; Strand
johnson, second; Murray Gould,
third; George Considine, fourth;
Bobby Burns, fifth: John Stauf-
fer, sixth; Allie Ritzenberg, sew
enth; Mrs. Dorette Miller, eighth;
Lee Abrams, ninth. and Sara
Moore, tenth. Others just below are
doc" Avery. 'Nippen" Tuck,
Fred Avery, Dick Anderson, Ben
nett Swenson, Bobsy Turney, Mar
garet Graham, doc" Godlove,
Harold Garvey, Joe Sheahin, Mar
tina Osborne, David S. johnson.
Harold Arps, and Frank Villa
nova.
The tournament will cost the
players a one dollar entry fee for
singles and the same for doubles.
Entries should be given to Mrs.
Turney, who can be reached at
District 2647 or at the Monument
Courts at 2 p. m. Even if players
aren't on the ladder they can
enter the tournament if they
are not seeded players.
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