The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-23
Washingtonians Take
Majority of Events
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aid.
Curtiss and Gray by their victories
gained one leg on the new memorial
bowl and cup, which will become the
permanent possession of the person
winning three times. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bushrod Grimes contributed the cup
for the women's singles event in mem
DRY of their daughter, the late Frances
Grimes, a former cup winner at the
Park tournament. Mrs. W. N. Skyles
provided the bowl for the mems sing
les winner in memory Of her husband,
Major Skyles.
Keiles and Frank Roberts, of Balti-
more, for the second straight year
won the mems doubles event over the
Navy team of Lieut.. Curtiss, and En-
sign William Walker, of Dallas, Texas.
The scores were 81, 6-3, Ga, and the
match was played Sunday on the
Ralph Weber court, near town. Mr..
Weber offered the use of his court
when it was found that the three tour
nament courts were not enough to get
all matches completed by Sunday. Cur
tbs and Walker eliminated the Acorn
William Miller combination while kei-
les and Roberts defeated the Neff-
Capt. Marthaus pairing. Sixteen teams
were entered.
Mrs. Gray joined with Capt. Nc
Donald to win the women's doubles
60, 60, from Sara Moore and Pearl
Mccoy. All finalists were Washing
tonians.
Philip Ncff and Mrs. Gray easily
won the mixed doubles event, played
Sunday afternoon on the tournament
courts, defeating Lieut. Charles Jones,
Cumberland, and Mrs. Margaret Ora
ham, Washington. The latter defeated
the Capt. Marthaus-Capt. Mcdonald
team in the semi-finals while Neff and
Gray defeated the KeiIes- Betsy Weber
combination.
Over fifty contestants participated
in the various matches from Balti-
more, Cumberland, Pittsburgh, Mer-
cersburg, Washington, Dallas, Texas;
Wheeling, New York, Oakland, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, Coraopolis, Pa,
and Richmond, Va. Congressman Jen-
nings Randolph, of West Virginia, and
summer resident of the Park, COM
peted in the mems singles for the oath
consecutive time, having been a con-
testant in the first annual event in
1919, continuing until 1912 when the
championships were discontinued on
account of the war. Last year the
tournament was held Independently
but this year came back under the
sanction of the U. s. Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION as the oath annual tourney.
The Mt. Lake Park Tennis club,
headed by Ralph Weber, PRESIDENT
sponsors the event since this respon-
sibility was relinquished by the Wo-
mans Civic club of the Park. Playing
details were in charge of Mr.. Weber,
Raymond Rapp, j, Patrick Beacon,
Mrs. James Holloway, Mrs. Frank c.
Wright Jr., and other members of the
club.
At an informal party in the Mt
Lake Hotel on Saturday evening Win
ners and runners-up in the singles
events and women's doubles were pre-
scented their awards by Congressman
Randolph while winners of other
matches were presented their prizes
on Sunday following the finals In ad-
dition to the challenge cup and bowl,
winners and runners-up received an
jackets, sweaters, perfume, leather
billfolds, leather shoe bag, identifica-
cation bracelet, etc, gathered by the
electric razor, pen and pencil set, rain
club committee. A war bond was pre-
sented Saturday afternoon to Mrs
Margaret Coffey, of Oakland.
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