Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 41

Probably Twuce That Number Will Contest—Officials Are Selected. | ORE than 40 entries so far have | been reccived for the second ennual 15-m! n of the City | Club to be s here May 25| at neon. Woi has been re-| ceived that 15 men from Fort Mon- | roe. Va., will compete and the Emory- wood Athletic Club of Baltimore, with which Bill Agee, winner of last year's race, is affiliated, has advised that it will be represented by 15 more runners in addition to those it had already entered Among the Washingtonians who will compete is veteran Mike Lynch. Mont- ague is another well known District distance runner who has just an- nounced he will take part It has been found impossible to bring the course within exactly 15 s, | though every effort was made to do . | In order that the itire run may be | over macadam streets, a change in the | route has been made. Instead of going by the way of Fourteenth and B streets | to Maryland avenue, a turn will be | made at D street southwest, just op- posite the Bureau of Engraving and | Printing, and foliowing the cks the runners will wind into Maryland avenue. g the exccutive commidtee of the race are Dr. O, U. Singer, chairman; Rudolph Jose, vice chairman: Charles Ornstein, E. D. Mer- rill, arrangements; H. J. Odenthal, publicity; Dr. Rczier Biggs, medical; Maj. Henry G. Pratt, Col. U. 8. Grant, ; Miss Lillian Richards. Red : H. R. Marks, chief engineer, and Thnmn Marshall, engineer. Officials for the race follow: Charles Orinsteln, roferec: Rudolph Jose. H A. Hirschauer (Bal- v Cotton (Baltimore). a pector of course: J Kip, F?u u rol Aarks (chairmai ¥ Rel o ara Mtehe I WIBeRL BimiCh: . Col. John Oehmann, R.Huff, Staniey fay- Peter McWilliams, Haines. At (‘orgunc Siephen Childs and Bl wen 258 A AMERICAN STARS SAIL FOR ENGLAND TONIGHT NEW YORK, May 15 (#).—John Dawson, who eliminated Chick Evans in the first round of the national am- ateur golf champlonship last Fall, sails on the Berengaria tonight for Europe, where he will compete in the British | amateur championship at Sandwich, starting June 10 Dawson hopes to get revenge on T. P. Perkins, British ama- teur champion, who eliminated him in a later round of the United States amateur last year. - On the Berengaria also will sail Helen Jacobs, No. 2 ranking women’s tennis player in - this country, and: Evelyn Collyer and Mrs. John Hill, former miembers of the English Wightman cup team. EILEEN BENNETT WON'T INVADE U. S. THIS YEAR | LONDON, MAY 15 (#).—Eileen Ben- nett will'nat be available for the Brit- ish Wightman cup tennis team which will defend the trophy against the Amerium at Forest Hills in August. “Efleen’s mother who constantly ac- companies her daughter when she plays at home or abroad is unable to make the trip this year and Eileen's father wouldn't care for her to go unaccom- panied by me,” Mrs. Bennett explained. ‘The pretty little English girl was Tunrier-up to Helen Wills for the French championship last year and in the Wightman cup contest won a match in singles and one in doubles, losing only to Miss WJL& DARR'S | PIGEON N FIRST IN OLD-BIRD CONTEST Winging in shead of the 177 birds from 18 lofts that competed, Good | Humor, owned by Charles H. Darr, won the third old-bird race held by the | Aero Racing Pigeon Club over the 200- | mile air line route from Roanoke, Va. J. A. Flaherty's Irish Lass was second and another Flaherty bird took third ,place. The winner made an average ‘speed of 50 miles &an hour. Order of the finish, showing the aver- age speed in yards per minute made by the first return to each loft follows: 3 Two lofts o repor NET STABS TO GO TO PARIS. HAGUE, May 15 (P).—The American girl tennis players, Helen Wills, Edith Cross and Marjorie Mor- rill, have gone to Paris to play & match against France this week end, after “hich they will compete in the French THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,- D. T,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 19297 SPORTS.” ruRP‘E\ [RNC‘FT;\\ Cpp N VIHO 1SNOW A M DAVIS CuP TeAm 7 MPEROF “THE U.S HE SHOULD ] GO FAR N INTERNATIONALTENNIS / VWV I\ 1 IN FEBRUARY VAN Ryn BeAT TioeN Ano Huw TR ON Suc- cessve DA Metropalitan Newspaper Service Johnny Van Ryn, like Rembrandt Van Ryn, is an artist. wields & tennis racket, where Rembrandt wielded a brush, and Johnny plays on the courts in and around New Amsterdam, N. Y., whereas “Remby” painted the court folk at Amsterdam, Holland. The modern artist, just out of Princeton, where he captained the tennis team, is now a member of the United States Davis Cup team for the first time. He will play this week against Johnny Hennessey and Wilmer Allison. his country a year ago, if he had not the Canadians at Montreal, along with Van Ryn might have represented wisely chosen to stick with his studies instead. George Lott, who played last year and is sticking with his studies this to play. John Van Ryn is the sixth ranking player in the United States. has developed his game gradually for many years, Van Ryn, sr., offered him the chance to work has at last been rewarded. ar, will cnly go to Montregl in case one of the other three is unable He and his conscientious play in California for three months last Winter, and he was busy practicing every day, turned he beat Frank Hunter and Bill but one, during that time. The result was that when he re- Tilden on successive days and won the Heights Casino invitation indoor tournament in Brooklyn. He has developed a fine offensive defense that features the half-volley, and his overhead game has always been ranked with the best. U.S. TENNIS STARS INFRENCH EVENTS | Tilden, Hunter, Helen Wills and Others in Tourney Starting Monday. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 15—Entries for - the French tennis champlonship, beginning Monday, have closed with all of the g most prominent man and woman players of Europe and the United States en- rolled. The great French stars, Henrl Cochet, Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra;- the America Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter, and Baron Umberto de Mor- purgo of Italy are considered the lead- ing contenders- for the men's singles crown now worn by Cochet, but Jacques Brugnon of France, Von Kehrling of Hungary, Jan Kozeluh of Czecho- slovakia, Hans Timmer of Holland and “Bunny” Austin of England all are looked upon as dangerous. In the feminine division the cham- plonship is virtually conceded to Helen ‘Willis, the present holder, while Lill d’Alvarez of Epain, Mme, Roger Mathieu of France, Kea Bouman of Holland, Eileen Bennett of England and Cecilie Aussem of Germany rank as possible finalists against the Californian. Tilden and Hunter, Cochet and Brugnon and Borotra and Lacoste stand | m out as the best men's doubles pairs. Favorites in mixed doubles include Miss Wills and Hunter, Miss d'Alvarez and Borotra, and Miss Aussem and Cochet. A women's team match between | France and the United States begin-| ning Friday will open 8 tnnis festival | lasting 18 days, as the tournament is played in leisurely style. Can malke a Golff Shoe tike this All Sundunl Makes, Shently us tires Gocdvear, “Goodr ¢ h: Firestone, Fisk, Gen- gl Hood, Leel U i Hich Press. Tire _Tube oy 5195 $.50 23x6. Srecial prices ers. Open eveninus and Sundavs all dav. 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(E) g 7_5: Robins (E) defeated Vest, Spencer (E.) defeated Graham, 4 Gardes and veatman (E) de- ted h and Brown. 4 Fobins and Speiicer (B defeated McDonald and Vest, 62, 6—3. Tah McDunlld le aumm "o'Neal and Btead, —6, 6—4, 5 MANY STAR RACKETERS IN COLLEGIATE TOURNEY CHICAGO, May 15 (®).—Tennis stars from 20 Middle Western colleges and universities will compete in the first annual tournament of the Central Intercollegiate Conference, at the Chi- cago Town and Tennis Club, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Harris Coggeshall of Grinnell ranked as the outstanding favorite, but spirited competition was anticipated from Reil and Bergstrom of Northwestern, Wilson of Butler, Brody of Drake and Ted gnmn and Bud Markey of Notre am TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats |EISEMAN'S, 7th & F D i i) ikes are not screwed. in 7 ] Only Johnny |commise, g the S piwes | hiea car o the sapance w0en {4 EYENTS ON CARD | HILDRETH WILL DIVIDE ] B | STABLE FOR FIRST TIM FOR A. A. U. GAMES y hard licks of practice. | Latest reports from Canads reveal | the Northerners in an optimistic mood. | . - e e o et sty ' mavai the sports| MONTREAL, May 15—Rival Cana- | D O iy s s RO editor of the Toronto Globe, Teferring | gian and United States Davis Cup ten- | fourteen events will make up the first time in the history of the Ran- to the Canadian players. “they do not | program of the annual South Atlantic cocas Stable, S. C. Hildreth, trainer for rankwith the best in_ine i hot|nis teams have completed strenous|A. A. U. senior track and fleld meet | oot SOl o GO e hey are capable practice for their first round tie be-|to be held in Central Stadium June 8, g CE L ¢ C inning toMOrTow. lundcr auspices of the Welfare and | his fo |® g : Recreational Association It was expected that John Hennes- By the Associated Press. CAPITAL NET FANS LODKING TOCANADA Watch Outcome of Davis Cup Match as Interest the situation. But we wotld go further and would say that they are capable Play Here Mounts. \u their best of beating'many of the [ Eac matcuer And_commenting on this statement, | R. L. Condy, writing in “Tennis,” ol serves: “That is probably a sound ut- (rranrr and a rational summing up of of giving the lrs'. of Public| Hildreth will have charge of the | Buildings and Public Parks. | eastern_division, with La Verne Fator sey and John Van Ryn would be chosen| The events will be the 100, 220 and iding, while John Lowe, with to represent the U o | 440-yard dashes, half, mile and 6-mile rone, 'trixdvr. will take a o st i el ® | runs, 120-yard high hurdles, 220-yard or 'a season on Lo singles matches tomortow with Dr: |low 'hurdles, high and broad jumps. - & | pole vault, 16-pound shotput, discus and the Canadian_choices. | FaveHa throwe For the doubles on Friday, Van Ryn | ™4 special feature will be a policemen's sad Wilies Allor ere Tegarded 48 the | madiey felay i raoe: 1t 18 Hoped to ar- likely United States team although the | gt/ JE0 TR T 0 N etropotitan choice may fall on Hennessey and Fritz | §abattment here and several - other Mereur. b Canada_has three possible combina- | fiIgs: :2;1,‘:3@',‘,‘,‘(?'”"“”"' e expe ot tions with no one of them especial| ™ A service relay is another attraction advanced favorites. Crocker and Wright | planned. | form one pair; Wright and Dr. Arthur Ham another, and Crocker and Marcel | Rainville the ' third. The final two singles matches of Frankie second d the Chica EPISCOPAL HIGH NETME\I DEFEAT OLD-LINE CUBS Fi was the only University of: M Freshman _racketer to w his match as the Old Line yearlings . | fell before Episcopal High netmen in a 4-1 engagement yesterday at College st players in the world, the more so use even the best players have their as results continually prove.” right and Willard Crocker are of the Canadian team. At st_this month another Canadian. Marcel Rainville, defeated Wilmer Allison, & member of the American team. { ENNIS fans here will follow with keen interest the Davis Cup matches between the Americans | and Canadians at_ Montreal | starting tomorrow. 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