Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
Tennis Patrons
To Start Youth
Glasses June IS

Youngsters throughout the
Washington area will begin sign
ing up this week for free tennis
instruction in what is undoubt-
edly the most ambitious program
of classes the sport has ever
seen here.
The eight-week course of in
struction opening Monday, June
Is, is sponsored by the WASH
ington Area Tennis Patrons
Foundation, which was organized
last year in an effort to combat
juvenile delinquency by getting
children and teen-agerS in
tereSted in tennis.
Glasses will be conducted at
public courts in the District and
Montgomery County. and at
Parkfairfax Tennis Club in Alex
andria. Felt Patrons Emblems
will be awarded to players COM
plotting the course.
Application blanks and sched-
ules Of classes have gone out to
the District Recreation Depart
ment and Government Services,
Inc. These should be available
for distribution tomorrow OF
Tuesday at the Fairgrounds and
tennis courts under the two
agencies jurisdiction.
Applications and schedules
also will be distributed by the
Montgomery County Recreation
Department at Rockville and
Parkfairfax Tennis Club, located
near the Shirley Highway on
Martha Gusts drive.
Russ Cooley, tennis pro at
Manor Country Club. who has
had wide experience in teaching
the game, will be in charge of
instruction.
Assisting him will be two area
college players. Left Beck, a
member of the Duke University
team, and Tom Reel, who played
for william & Mary.
Elementary and advanced
classes will be held at courts in
Washington, while only adj
vanced instruction will be given
in Montgomery County which
already has a program for be-
ginners. At Parkfairfax, classes
will be offered only for begin
nerS.
Instrumental in planning the
program for the patrons group
were Frank Shore and Clay Coss
of the Operations Committee.
Application blanks are to be
submitted to the various agen-
cies distributing them or can
be mailed to Patrons Tennis,
2100 Ross road. Silver Spring,
Md.
Following is the schedule of
classes for each of the eight
weeks the program is being con-
Quoted:
ELEMENTARY CLASSES
Northwest
10 am. Monday, Takoma Recreation
Center, Third and Van Buren, streets 1
pm. Monday, Banneker Playground,
Ninth and Euclid streets: 9 pm: Tues
wednesday, ssf' Ea f SA schSo ThirtY-
third and C ores ada. strsets: ! pm Wed
Wednesday, Palisades Park, Dana and
lSherrier streets.
10 am. Thursday. Langdon Park.
Twentieth and Franklin streets; l pm,
THURSDAY. Turkey Thicket Playground.
Tenth street and Michigan, avenue tal.
OTIS streets: j pm. Thursday. Kelly
Miller School, Forty-ninth street and
Washington place. 10 am. Friday. Lang
road.
Southeast
10 am, Tuesday. Falrlawn Park
Tuesday. Hillcrest courts, Thirty second
and Denver streets
10 am TuesooF E'ni anrkfairfax Tennis
Club, Martha-Custis drive. near Shirley
highway.
ADVANCED CLASSES
Northwest
10 am. Monday. Rock Greek Park
courts Sixteenth and Kennedy streets;
10 am. Wednesday, Banneker Play
ground; 10 am. Friday, Takoma Rec
lreation Center.
10 am. Thursday. Turkey Thicket
Playground lalternate-Taft SCHOOL,.
Montgomery County
pm. Monday, Long Branch Recrea-
piney Branch: / pm. FRIDAY, Bethesda
Chevy Chase Recreation Center, Norwood
drive, Bethesda.