Evening star., 1937-06-08
|NTERSCHOLAST|CS
|. GET BEST Of MEET.
Boys, Juniors in Play Here
Also Qualify for N. A.,
Culver Journeys.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

TRIPLE incentive beckons to
~ junior and boy tenni players
~ Of the District, who compete
a in The Stars City Of WASH
ington tournament next week.
What looms as probably the most
important competition ever held for
young racketers in the Capital not
only will establish the winners as peers
Of their respective classes locally, but
also will make f1nalists eligible for
two national and one sectional tour
naments.
AS last year. those in semi final and
final rounds will be eligible to COM
pete in the Middle Atlantic tourna.
ment for Juniors and boys at Norfolk
on June 1926 and also for, the tourna-
ment at the Culver Military Academy
in July
The third incentive, however, comes
as a surprise and distinct relief 20
schoolboy tennisers who were begin
ming to think there would be no local
tournament through which they could
qualify for the national interscholastio
SOAA AldIlCAlk lAllS ou1llIllCl.
Path to National Tourney
RUT through consultation with ma.
tional officials, The Star has ar
ranged to have its tournament con-
Quoted as the interscholastic tourney
which was to have been held at
Georgetown University-with one. ex-
ception. Still open to all bona -fide
students Of any high or prep school,
the interScholastic competitk , will be
restricted to those boys who did not
reach their 18th birthday before Jan.
uary l, 1887.
Although interscholastic tourna-
ments normally are open to any stu
dents. The Star did not deem it fair
to allow those above the age limit
to compete against those still ranked
as Juniors and boys. Thus, while the
mterscholastic phase Is not as open
as it might be, it was a case Of q
partial, rather than no tournament
at all, for the schoolboys.
Further, in case one eligible under
the interscholastic status does not
win, or even reach the final round,
The Star was told that the schoolboy
advancing farthest in the tournament
would be eligible for the national
interscholasuc tourney. Such situa-
ton might result in a schoolboy
racketer being eliminated in an early
round and still become the one eligible,
provided none Of his fellow schoolboys
had remained in the competition
longer than he.
Players desiring to enter the inter.
scholastic tournament as a doubles
team must be students Of the same
school, otherwise their eligibility as
an interscholastic entrant will be in.
valid.
- Chance at Both Classes.
ROYS who have not reached their
18th birthday before January !,
last, will, of course. be battling for
the right to represent Washington in
the Middle Atlantic and Culver tour
namenuts. If. perchance, the winner
should be reckoned good enough to
beat the junior eligible for the in
terscholastics, he will be given an
opportunity to prove it in a special
match.
Entry blanks. bearing all the neces.
sary details. will be found tomorrow
at the public parks courts, Playground
Department, in the District Building,
and the ArmyNavy. Columbia and
Edgemoor Clubs. Captains Of high
or prep school teams are urged to
call at The Star for entry blanks for
their teammates
Those unable to find blanks at the
aforementioned places should tele-
phone their names addresses and ages
either to Bill Shreve. at National 5165,
or the writer, at National 5000, Branch
375. Fees will be 81 for singles and
$3.50 per doubles team. Entities will
close one week from tonight.