Evening star., 1936-07-20
TOUGH ROW AHEAD
/. FOR NETMAN DECK
Main Rival, N. Ritzenberg,
Has Reverse Prospect
in Parks Play.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.
ppRQACHING the OH


4 Il Ritzenberg, first and second
choices in the current Public Parks
tennis tournament at Rock Greek, to-
day found their lots reversed over the
remainder Of the route to the final
with Deck being on the spot instead
Of the foremost contender.
Whereas Ritzenberg has been forced
to come from behind in each Of his
three preliminary rounds while Deck
has dropped only nine games in two
matches, the latter now faces the op-
position Of three stern foes before
entering the title round.
Ritzenberg,, on the other hand, sp-
parently faces easy sailing until the
Semi-fnal, where undoubtedly he will
meet his younger brother. Allie. Deck,
incidentally, faces one Of the Ritzen-
berg brothers. Hy. today, after which
he must meet either Art Simmons.
Johnny Yeomans or Kent Boyle. de-
pending upon the outcome Of matches
involving those three.
Before meeting Allie, Nate plays
Charles Heacock today and either
Eddie Jacob or Charles Gron in the
quarters. Jacob unquestionably will
give him his most difncult session.
Happy being the first Of the seeded
players he will have met.
Old-Timer No Set-up.
PUT the lower halves of each Of
Ritzenberg's and Decks brackets
reveal interesting possibilities before
seeded stars OF each reach the next
to-last flight. While Allie Ritzenberg
meets Joe Baker today, Deane Judd
faces Herb Shenkin. an old-timer re-
turning to the courts for the first
time In four years. The latter should
produce action belying the ages of
the contestants.
In Decks bracket two seeded stars
face foes who have come through their
first three matches In impressive FASH
ion. Ray Stocklinski, third ranking
player Of the tournament. meets Felix
Silva, the hard-working little Filipino.
In this afternoons first match at 4
o'clock, while Billy Contreras. play
ground champion, who is seeded six,
meets Maurice Goubeau. Goubeau
has polished of three victims with the
loss of one set, that coming yesterday
at the hands Of Erwin Niemeyer.
Half Of the six favorites to play
yesterday had load Of trouble across
the net, which took them three sets
to put away. Larry Sherry squared
his match with Deck when he took the
| 81 Of Nrnpnino the
first, 60, Deck winning the final,
So. Contreras also found tartar
in Stan Haney, playground depart
ment official, who took the first set
from the seeded star at 50. Con-
| reras grabbed the last two, So, 6-1.
Nate Comes From Rear.
n ITzENBERG. although he won
AN his first match of the day in
straight sets, showed unusual rallying
abilities against Bob Bradley, who had
fought him to a SO, darkness-ended
tie the previous day. Behind, IA,
| Ritzenberg ran of five straight games
to take the first setto and almost
duplicated the performance in the Sec
ond when Bradley had 5-l lead,
only to see the favorite win, IS.
Braoley's conqueror continued his
irregular play by dropping the first set
to Ted Pierce, former George Wash
| ington University net captain, in the
afternoon at 6-8, only to stay in the
running with scores of 6-4, 81.
As expected, Sara Moore was the
outstanding performer as the women
started play, although Dorette Miller,
Dot Kingsbury, Joan Bransford, Peggy
Keyser Smith, Gladys Schelltn and
Frances Walker Bassett all scored
opening round victories in straight
sets. Mrs. Bassett, former cham
pion of the city, is competing in her
first tournament of the year.
Six of yesterdays victors meet this
afternoon, Mrs. BaSSett facing Mrs.
Bransford, Mrs. Miller meeting Miss
Kingsbury and Mrs. Smith encounter
ing Miss Schellin. The presence of
Mrs. Brsnsford gives the Bransford
family q full representation in the
band, Tom, was in the tournament up
until yesterday, when he was elimi-
mated by Silva.
Today's pairings and yesterdays
results:
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Gould VS.. Desch and Kimmel.
WoMENS SINGLES.
10 a.m.--Sara Moore VS.. Edith Foye.
A o'elock-Frances Bassett VS.. Joan
IS o'clock-Dorette Miller VS.. Dorothy
Kingsbury. Dorothy Ssrgstrom . vs.; n,,tS hatn- M
Gladys Schellin.
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81, 6-3; Baker defeated Meininger.
CO. 6-3: Judd defeated Moore. S-S,
@; Shenkin defeated Reznek. 6-3.
6-1.
Mems Doubles.
First round-Stocklinski ana Shenktn
defeated owens and Ivy, 6-3. So:
Hransford and Brooks defsated Liehliter
and Abe Brooks. 81. So. 6-4: Brad:
ley and Goldsmith defeated Herbert and
Reed, 6-3. 7-5; Smith and Silva de-
feated Abrams and Louder; So; e.:
Nate and Allie Ritzenberg defeated Haney
and Shoemaker. 81. g.: Boyle and
By default; Garnett and Baker defeated
Gene owens and Wilmer. 673. 6-3;
Second round-Deck and Doyle de-
feated Jacob and Decker, 6--2, "a:
Judd and Simmons defeated Nolan and
Bolts. 81, 6-4: Bradley and Goldsmith
Defeated SILVA and Smith, SIS. 6-1;
Niemeyer and Kay defeated Petticord and
Skinner. 6-2. 6-2.
Women's Singles.
First round-Lucia Gilman defeated
Johanna Zethmeier By default: Sara Moore
defeated Eleanor Mills. 60, 81.
Second round-Dorette Miller defeated
Jean Crandall 6---1, 60; Dorothy Kings.
bury defeated Alison Clafin. g.. 6-3;
Frances walker Bsssett defeated Doris