The Washington times., 1934-12-31

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The Capital enjoyed its greatest
national tennis prestige in many
years in the person of Barney
Welsh, who brought home the Ma
tional Public Parks singles crown
and thereby made himself the No.
/ U. S. Public Park netman, no
mean honor.
Tony Latona, after an indiffer-
ent start, finished like the
twentieth Century Limited, win
ming three straight tournaments,
twice turning back Dooly Mitchell,
to gain second place laurels for
the city.
Brings Much Honor
Gilbert Hunt, though he made
only one appearance in the city,
that was to capture the District
junior title, nevertheless, brought
much honor to his native burgh
by gaining the finals of the United
States junior indoor and outdoor
tournaments and the finals of the
intercollegiate event. Frankie e
Parker, boy conqueror of national
ly ranked stars, defeated him in
the junior indoor and Gene Mako
stopped him in the intercollegiate
and junior outdoor.
However, Hunt grabbed the ma
tional junior doubles crown with
! Sumner Redman.
It's not so much what these
three young sensations did during
the past year, great though these
achievements were. as the promise
they give for next season.
Lo, king Forward
Local tennis followers. looking
forward, visualize the Capital re-
gaining the tennis prestige it held
in the days when Conrad Doyle
was in his prime, or later, when
Tom Mangan and Clarence
Charest were making the tennis
great of the country step hard
and fast.
Reba Kirson, the Middle Allan
tic tennis queen, slipped down
from Baltimore to garner the Dis
trict singles title and share the
doubles with Peggy KeySer.
The Public Parks League left
its pennant race in the air when
Jupe Pluvius wrecked its sched-
ule, with Montrose holding a
slight lead over Rock Creek and
Monument. This eliminated any
hopes of staging the annual city
championship series.
Washington Jared badly in in
tercity scuffles, when its Public
Parks All-Stars, touted as one of
the toughest aggregations ever
collected here, proved easy meat
for Baltimore Muny aces in the
yearly Aaron Straus Cup series,
while the Orioles also triumphed
in the annual HotchkiSs Cup four
city matches. defeating Washing
ton in the finals.
The Straus Cup matches pro-
vided the only occasion in which
Barney Welsh was defeated To-
cally. bowling to Eddie Jacobs,
Baltimore's nationally-ranked
player, after a terrific tussle.
Combinations Change
Though a half dozen or so
potent mems doubles were formed
none maintained their alliance
for more than one or two tourna-
ments. Barney Welsh and Ralph
McElvenny, due to two great
triumphs, capturing the local
Public Parks crown and the Army
and Navy Club invitation as we'll
as gaining the Semifinals of the
National Public Parks tourna-
ment, made them outstanding.
However, Welsh, paired with
Bud Markey. won the District
doubles and were defeated in the
Middle Atlantic doubles finals by
Alfonso Smith and John Wheat
ley. Virginia's premier duo.
Dorette Miller and Sara Moore
undisputedly topped the women's
! IWOSOIISS, SdI IIC4IAlS CWO AA"JOA
titles, the City of washington and
Public Parks.
Mangan SparkleS
The veteran Tom Mangan,
while he failed to cop even one
local title, returned from Atlantic
City during August with the Mid
die States singles diadem.
Clarence Charest, twice U. s.
veterans titleholder, made a gal
liant stand in defense Of his lau-
rels at Forest Hills but bowed in
the finals.
The two Ritzenberg brothers,
Nathan and Albert, were the SEN
sations of the up and coming
brigade, monopolizing almost all
junior and boys honors. Allie was
particularly aggressive, carting
home the playground boys singles,
the interhigh singles, and the
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