Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
WEAKER ENTRANTS
PUT INTO DISCARD
Yeomans, D. c. Netman,
Sends GIedhiII Five Hard
Sets Before Succumbing.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


TENDER 5.-Some of the
excess baggage was
cleared away today in the opening
round of the golden jubilee ma
tional mems tennis tournament, a
score of the weaker entries going
into the discard as a sort of pre-
liminary to the main show start
ing Monday.
A SiZeable first day crowd sat
through the afternoon at ForeS,
Hills and watched the brighto.
lights go through the motions.
There was an occasional furry of
excitement, such AS when Julius
Seligson, the husky New Yorker,
forced the British ace, Frederick
Perry, to go four sets, but for the
most part the days program was
cut and dried.
Johnny Doeg, this countrys left
handed champion. started the ball roll
ing with a 6-3, 60, "a victory over
Keith Werner of Los Angeles. and the
Others paraded after him into the sec
ond round. Frank Shields of New
York, second ranking American. over
whelmed Federico Sendel of Mexico,
Go. 6-1, Go, and Clifford Suffer, the
steady New Orleans star eliminated
Lester Stoefen, Los Angeles 6-3, O.,
Ga They were the only members OF
the domestic seeded list to see action.
Perry Leads Invaders.
Perry. Britain's brilliant information
alist and one of the tournament IA
vorites. LED the foreign brigade through
the initial round with four-Sat
triumph over Seligson. former intercol-
legiate champion "a. IS. As, 60.
Neither Perry's team mate, George P.
Hughes, nor any member of the French
team mad a chance to unlimber today.
They, with Wilmer Allison, Ellsworth
Vines George Lott jr.; Sidney B. Wood,
jr., John Van Ryn and other American
stars, were accorded byes in the OPEN
ing round.
r. Norris Williams ID. veteran cam
paigner from Philadelphia, supplied the
closest thing to an upset on todays
No. / star, DR.. Jack Wright, in spec
tacular flve-set match. They almost
had to turn on the lights before the 40
year-old former champion finally won,
3-6. Ga, 6-3, 7-9, So.
DR.. Wright was the second Canadian
player to pass from the picture, Mar
Gel Rainvilie, that countrys No. 2, hav-
ing lost an earlier match to Martin
Bulky of New York. Suffering from
what he described as a stiff neck"
Rainville defaulted after Bulky had
won the first two sets, Go, 6-l, and
had taken 80 lead in the third.
Cr-lL:Ir
Keith Gledhill of Santa Barbara,
Calf, present intercollegiate champion,
had a narrow escape in his first match
when he was forced to five long sets 10
eliminate Edgar Yeomans of Washing
ton. D. c. The scores were 81, ca,
Ga, 6-8. ca.
Bruce Barnes of Austin, Tex. dis
posed of Arnold Jones of Providence,
r. l.. 60. g. IS, in a feature
match on one of the outside courts.
Wilbur Coen, ir of Kansas City, turned
back Edward w. Feibleman of New
York, 6-3, IS, e.
The distinction of winning the DAVIS
most one-sided triumph went to Karl
Klamath OF Austin, who disposed of
Mario Gonzalez of Buenos Aires with
out the loss Of a game. Kamrath and
Barnes will meet in one of Mondays
matches
summaries:
=, Johnny DoeF. Newark, N j.. defeated
Frances X. Shields. New York. defeated
Federico Sendel Mexico. 60, 81. 80.
Keith Gledhill, Santa Barbara. Calf. de-
feated Edgar D. Yoemans. Washington, D. c.,
Kenneth s. FisheP New }ors' 'k is qs'f ss,
Martin Buxby, New York defeated Marcel
vile defaulted after three eameS of final
sadakazu onda. New York defeated Theo-
dore A. Eggmsnn, St Louis. by default.
Wilbur F. Cohen. ir., Kansas City. de-
ieated Edward Feibleman. New York. ga.
v oonaaes Ba Ssna aires So dsff sc
David N Jones. Brooklyn defeated Paul
kInkel. CINCINNATI, %. s.. "a
Lester SHn s St Los Angeles. ga: 50, 50.
Melvin i PartFidse; New Rochelle y,
S6efsated G.. Frederick Roll. Philadelphia.
sT Fred snt Per- Perry England. defeated julius
Seligson. New York. ga. IS. 4-6, so.
James Il Van Allen. Newport. r. l.; de-
Ore; 50. 3-6. 50. So
Edward G. Tarangoli New York defeated
G. .Alphonso Smith, University Of Virginia.
Donald M. Franc; New York: defeated DR..
Car Fischer. woodbury. N, j. ga Is,
d. GsGn Lee RsBsy Shss0 New
IS. eli, SO. s.
Bruce Barnes. Austin. Tex, defeated
Arnold ". Jones. Providence. R. /. 60.
Herbert L. Bowman. New York. defeated
Giles Verstraten. New York, 6-3. IS 81.