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A GOOD Clgarf“ Ce/Lts (THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. U, JULY 29. 1328 SPORTS SECTION. 3 Two Big Tennis Events Here This Week: Davis Cup Doubles Play Halted byRain SHATTERING OF RECORDS ROCK CREEK NETMEN ARMY, PRE-OLYMPIC TEAMS SURPRISE, WOMEN IN SPORT ADD TO LEAGUE LEAD D.C. TITLE !¦ ¦¦ IS GREATEST IN HISTORYf OF CLASSICS BV CORINNE FRAZIER. Ser’ion 3 Bloomfnadale vs Columbia ! Bloominjtrlale. New York vs, Vanquishing Potomac racketers who Roart at Avenue I netmen yester- Inches) —Broken by Hana Hnff- woman Pla/a at. Plaza. day. 6 to 2. Rock Creek racketers In- Or Ore Assart*ted Ores*. Here in brief are the world rec- survive play in the approach- Section 4—Ourfleld vs Rosed ale a’ Rose- record-breaking equaled or meiater, Germany: distance, 159 PLANS dale Vtrrinta Avenue vs. Van Nes* at Vir- creased their lead over Monument in of ords that have been CHANGING PERIOD TOURNEYS CARDED by ing championship events to ginia Public Parks period Broken T" Avenue. Tennis League to sever unprecedented in the history broken, all in a of but a few feet 4% Inrhea. again open August 6 on the Columbia weeks, distance, I*o feel | " 1 All matches will be started promptly full matches. The match scheduled of the world # track and field and the Olympic athletes Hoffmelater. DISTRICTClub courts will And their es- at 10 o’clock and will be played in ac- between Montrose and Henry was ushered in the Olympic responsible for the damage. 17-128 inches. by ha# (51 Borotra-Cochet Are Leading ! forts rewarded the most impressive cordance with the 1928 rules of the rained out. First Starts Tomorrow and A game# (10 second#) Shot Fut feet)—Broken by at Amsterdam. lOft-Meter Dash t-10 | array of prizes ever offered for a local United States Lawn Tennis Association. fpatur* S., feel % In the tilt Colin Stam of record —Equaled by Richard Corls, Ger- John Kuck. V. 51 Inch. tpnnis tourney. No fewer than 17 world Broken by Emil Hirachfeld. Ger- 3 Games ; title' Winners of the ground tournaments Rock Creek overcame the veteran Hugh Latter Opens Saturday. performance# have been turned in many. Hunter-Tilden. In addition to the handsome Doyle who will participate in the event are: Trig*. B—B, (14 seconds) many. 51 feel 9% Inches. Broken 5—7. B—o. by various nqJtons 400-Melcr Relay challenge trophy—a silver Plaza. AUie Sandridse and Mary Pmitt * the athlete# of Inrhea. pitcher—the Taylor Summaries: by Koernig. llntiben. Fort# by Kuck. distance. 51 feet 5 Poyle, singles Hoover. Grace and Katherine Or lass; which begin competition in the Broken (218 to 2. When Stopped. gift of Harold E ifte Dorothy Kelso and Laveye aokius. ! Reek Creek, *; Big Fields in Both. Germany: time. Javelin Throw feet fi% perm- Garfield. f>tom»». 3. Dutch city today. and Wtrhmann. Lundqulat. title winner will be awarded for Rosedale. Mildred Hook and Ruth Brown Sinttee—Maurice tp. < 8-10 seconds. Equaled twice hv inches)—Broken by E. half dozen sliver Van Ness. Irene Hunter and Clara Corouch ONcli defeated With this astonishing total re- 40 anent possession a Evelyn Llngehack Trank Shore. S.I.S-2 Larry Phillip* <R Hoiiben. Koernig. I.ammer# and Sweden: distance. 219 feet 9 inrhea. while the winners of thn New York Avenue. and C > defeated Hal Fowler, A—4. 8—«; Coitr sulting from the prac- by Finland; THOMAS T. TOPPING | sherbet cups, Marie Llnaeback Phillips. Vernlce Tornev C preliminary Wlchmann, Broken Pentila. dis- BV ; Georaetown. Jennie Ter- 'R. > defeated Hugh Trl«f, 9—T, notable tennis events are Germany. doubles tournament will be presented | and Mary Stieehv: *• * O d tice campaigns there appear# to be tance. 220 feet II 7-32 inches. Associated Press Sports Writer. reyson and Delores McKenna’: Virginia Ave- J; JEvemt Simon <R defeated listed hereabouts this week. The 1 (1:51 with sugar and cream sets, also in Kuhnert, Mortimer R»tht»h<*r. 8-~S, 8-4 Cdwerd | no limit to the number of world 860-Meier Run 6-lftl Broken by S. A. Lay. Australia, France, nue. Helen Southall and Anna Twin Woman* m C.i Sheridan nip champion- ! July 28. ! Sylvia Cooper and Collins defeated Irvine Arnold. annual and Olympir standards that may Broken by Scraphln Marlin. France; States, silver. Oaks. Elizabeth B—4, 6—o. ships rinsed Army players and distance. 222 feet. 9 inches. France and the United Crain, jewelers, of- ' I Chew Chase. Marsaret. Holman and Mary to star time. 1:50 *-10. Broken by Lloyd Pearson At have Rloominertale, BouWe*—ONeii and Fowler (P i defeated TWO fall when the performers get It apear.s from this fact that the deadlocked thus far in play for j Tolman: Hilda Draeh and Phillip* 8-3, 3—B, which drawn entries from sered one the nature of which .end Stem. B—3 Shore has down to serious business in the Hahn. I’. S.; time 1:51 4-10. javelin mark taken about the trophy, 1 Marlon Sills. and YeemMis (p C> •11 over the East and other sections will has AUTEUIL,the Davis Cup, renewed their yet known, although thought defeated Moneure Olympic stadium with Run 13:52 fi-10) Another record that is not it is j and Pollard. 10—». 8-4. Ne»bv and Simona he staged Columbia Country Club International 1.500-Meter worst beating. challenge round battle today Columbia Federation B. Y. P. U. C ' on titles at stake, provided the track It will be the prize for the runner-up | Rathseber and Arnold. starting morning at Equaled by Larva. Finland. has been kicked around again and with the important doubles match only singles. tennis laurels still nr> hanging in the courts tomorrow is in shape feet, in the I Teem 10 o'clock and the annual District of Running Broad .lump 1 25 again is in the 400-meter hurdles to have play interrupted by rain after donated by Wal- balance, the two remaining sets -of Standine. : inches)—Broken Rackets have been j W L. M, doubles Germany and the United States 10 * by Ed Hamm. Only Taylor's remarkable 52 flat is flve games of the first set. matches scheduled this hav- Columbia men's singles and fords and Spaldings, to be used as run- \ past Rock Creek 33 ]# .888 S.; distance. 25 feel 11% inrhe#. set down above as that is by far the came the French championships will be held at Edge- contributed the lion s share of these L. When the dowmpour | ner-up awards in the doubles event. ! ing been postponed because of the Monument. .. IS 9 IP (53 sec- achieved, leading by games moor Chib. Rethesda. Saturday world record tests, with Finland not 400-Meler Hurdle# 8-10 brst ever but in the final were 3 to 2. The Consolation singles matches will be) j intense heat one day and rain the .Potomac 14 1* .488 Md. ond#)—Broken by Morgan Tay- trials Philadelphia where made Montrose f 18 atarting at 2 o’clock. far behind, and this may be some F. at he players will continue at 3 o'clock to- staged. of will next. Henry ft .ju S.; lime. 52 seconds. It he heat the world record three where they left, off The winner this event 9 Roth fixtures will attract large fields, indication of where most of the lor. I'. morrow from today. receive a stiver compote. West Washington and Pet worth were though the District affair will have the i j Olympic strength ran be expected to 110-Meter Hurdles (14 8-10 sec- times in three starts and all seven The two remaining singles matches, in to have met Thursday afternoon, while necessarily more of a come from. France. Australia and ond#) —Equaled by Stephen E. An- of the men in the final heat, in ; which Big Bill Tllden meets Henry Co- All of the prizes, suitably engraved, the former was to have played Fifth most entries and in the window of the Army event. In Sweden also have had a hand tn the derson. V. S. which he was timed at 52. bettered chet. and John Hennessey lake# on will be oil display Church on Friday, but neither meeting local field than i ¦ Crain, at 1329 F street. Tues- COLORED GIRLS fact, the District event which is expect- fun. j Throw (15* feet I % .J the world mark. Rene Laeoste, w hich were scheduled for Pearson At was held. The teams will play early PLAY of this week and will remain there j ed to draw approximately 100 entries, tomorrow, were set over unMl Monday. day this week, probably Monday and Tues- tournament con- until the tourney opens next Monday, day. as all result* have to be reported is the biggest tennis Both Shift Plans. Alda FOR TENNIS HONORS ducted m the city and Immediate neigh- Entries are being received by to the league secretary before Thurs- borhood WASHINGTON CANOE Both teams produced a big.surprise by M. Doyle. Columbia Country Club, and day morning PLAYGROUND ATHLETES ! sending in different doubles pairs from j by Elizabeth Bethel at Decatur 3926. Make Drawings Tonight. 1 Henry Park courts will be the scene Doubles laurels for on ] those announced the day before. Amer- ( j The singles lists will close Saturday. of action for the encounters. girls th« color- Drawings for the singles in the Sher- icon strategy hit on the plan of using The doubles will remain ed municipal playgrounds will be de- CLUB ENTERS TESTS 1 August 4 I cided this week with representatives idan cup tourney will take place to- LOOKING TO TITLE MEET i- | Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter, the vet,- j j open until Monday evening, August 6.
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