Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
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Fourth Round Contests in
Singles Also on Today.
Seven Stars Win.

TO open play In the laCter DIVISION
were carded this afternoon in
the mems competition in the annual
City Of Washington tennis champion
ships, on the Rock Greek courts. Five
second-round matches in the women's
singles also were listed.
Play was to start at o'clock.
Seven of the nine seeded players con-
tinued their advance In the mems
singles yesterday.
Clarence Charest, four times District
champion and once national veterans
title holder, and Bill Buchanan, clever
young player, were the favorites TO UNI
expectedly fall by the wayside. Charest.
showing lack Of practice, was unable
to cope with the dash and clever fore
hand of Bob Elliott, former Baltimore
crack, who row is making his home
here. Buchanan bowed to Anthony
Latona. who was playing at the top Of
his game. The scores were 6-3 and
6-1 in the Elliott-Charest match and
60 and 81 In the Latona- Buchanan
battle. Both were third-round engage
mentS.
Mitchell Is Strong.
Dooly Mitchell, who Is regarded as
having a strong chance to win the
singles title, which is not being defended
by Bob Considine, defeated three oppo-
nents with the loss Of IL games. Man
gan, Markey. Shore, ONeil, STAN and
Judd were the other seeded players to
advance.
\ Defeat OF Dorothy Kingsbury in the
second round by Miss Butler, in q 3-6,
81, 60 match, was the surprise In
the women's singles. Mrs. Ruth Mar
t1nez, seeded No. /, drew a flrst-round
bye and scored over Miss Philipitt In
the second round, Ga, 60,
Today's schedule and yesterday sum-
maries follow:
Schedule.
MEMS SINGLES,
~ pmS"M.anssn vs.. sisdei; n Ritsenbers
woMEN's SINGLES.
p.m.-Walker vs.. Raver
NevSod vs. - Rojss: oT sRlsn Vi Il. WIS Ms
MEMS DOUBLES.
p.m.-Ritzenberg and Gould vs. Hills
sSsPssa .ss seSss: saa s aa srt.,
vs.. plas and Eolslagher; Grant and Haney
sh afs Hsat; sS.r sn0f; ine ns
and YaP Us: Hoffscker and Dreschler; Deck
s sef s snS As y: Y u; S 3N: en- ana Rs: T
g p.m.-Ehoemaker and Haney vs., Mar.
no asI ana ana SsSs sd sSS s!. s;sd
G 'a and P:n:s M Ms and and sssn
partner vs.: Heimburser ana Mseraii: 3. i Ma
a ess nnd sn DefE Elliott y HUNT sed bD Land An
BllNTm; Trigg and Hermann drew bye and
TOMORROW.
Pm; tnrst round.-Mitehen and Bu-
Summaries:
FIRST ROUND.
Pierce defeated Grant, Es s3. So.
SECOND ROUND.
Rutley defeated curell; 90. 50: cou-
SasteS ssi:st.S ossrs: Senddin:. -.
;sEsSs:l s.;:s::s 4S:|;Sis$sis
S S::sIs S .I:ss:a ssli::91ss::; Il. e,sss:si
81. Eni0's a:ss:s: ; z :s';:sss
THIRD ROUND.
s ssS ,I Ssssss: i: sS.pS.fs s15d
feated Laid. So. 81; Msrkey defeated
eitser; g; 81; staubly defeated Haney.
Shore defeated Edwards. 81. 81: Purin-
ton defeated Schmid. 81. 60 Rutiey de-
fsated ooubeau. 6-2. SO; Elliott defeated
ChareSt SIS. 81: Garner defeated At
81. SIS; 5endel defeated Deck. "a. 81.
e-s; Latona defeated Buchanan. Ga. 81.
FOURTH ROUND.
Judd defeated Trisg. 80. e-s. e.
WOAGENs SINGLES.
FIRST ROUND.
Moore defeated Steers. e-3, Ell: Kings.
burg defeated Vest By defeult-. Butler de-
ieateS Aeal By deraulti Tabler defeated Wag-
"a: 81: W.lksT dssssssd peeo1rsey. 80.
bold defeated King. Ga, -e-3; Rojas defeat
ed Bender, SIS. 1-6. 6-3; Graham defeated
Rose. e-3. IS. 81.
SECOND ROUND.
M. Butler defeated Hudeilat, 81, 81:
Martinez defeated Philipitt:. e|, 60: But
Ter defeated Kingsbury. So. 81. Ga.