The Washington times., 1937-07-30
RitzenberQs
GaiinDoubIes
Net Finals.
BY HARRY COSTELLO

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berg for the doubles champion
ship in the current Washington
Public Parks championship tourna-
ment.
The two pairs will play for the
title tomorrow starting at 2 p. M,
on a Reservoir court Of Rock
Greek Park.
Two exceptionally lucky breaks
took Stocklinski and March into
the final.
Terrible tennis, mixed with q
bit of good tennis, marked the
battle between the Rttzenbergs and
their opponents of yesterday, Bob
Bradley and Harry Goldsmith.
StocklinSki and March defeated
the team Of Melvin Tarpley and
Maurice Goubeau, 81, 80,
@6.
The Ritzenbergs defeated the
Br a d ! e y-Goldsmith combiation,
3-6, 1913, rs.
The winning teams each had
close calls, but, as they say in the
story book ais well that ends
The Semifinal round of the
Washington Public Parks singles
will be played today, also on
Reservoir courts Of Rock Creek
Park.
In the first half, Melvin Tarp-
ley, who has proved the sensa.
ton of the tourney to date, OPP
poses Ray Stocklinski.
In the other half, Allie Ritzen-
berg meets Joe Baker.
Favors Allie
This setup favorS Allie RitZen.
berg considerably, for, if Allie can
get by Joe Baker and Tarpley can
win over StocklinSki, Allie will
have Tarpley in a three-out-of-five
match. Tarpley is not in very
good condition. He's probably
okeh for three-set match. but it
is doubtful if he'll be able to stand
the gaff through a five7set match.
Tarpley should win over Stock.
linski in three-set match. The
Floridian has met and defeated
much better tennis players than
Ray.
Allie probably will have his
hands full winning over Baker.
The younger Ritzenberg, who al.
ways seems in hurry while play
ing tennis, has the shots, but he Is
inclined to be cratic at times, par
ticularly when he feels he's op.
posed to a player inferior to him
in skill.
Splendid Matches
These two matches stack up as
two Of the very best ever to be
offered in q Washington Public
Parks championship tournament.
The cards seem to say that Ritzen-
berg and Tarpley will be the
finalists, but, as was the instance
yesterday in the doubles, maybe
both winners will have close calls.
While most Of the dopesterS in,
sist that Allie and Mel will make
the grade in the final Of the
singles, Stocklinski and Baker
have their supporters.
Maurice Cowan and Tom Wad-
den, jr., are semifinalists today
in the Maryland State boys sin
giles championship, in progress at
the Baltimore Country Club.
Cowan opposes Freddie McNair.
Of Annapolis, in one semifinal
test. Walden meets Leonard Rod
man. of Baltimore. in the other.
Cowan, unseeded, yesterday
won his way into the Semifinal
round by defeating Earl Schmidt,
Of Baltimore. seventh ranking
star. Ga. Ga.
Walden, seeded No. ! in the
tourney. had advanced into the
semifinal on Wednesday.
Walden and Harold Titus. jr.,
also Of Washington, today ap-
pear strong contenders for the
doubles championship. Yester.
day Walden and Titus won over
the strong team Of Douglas
Wheelock and Lawrence Thaler,
Of Baltimore. top-seeded pair. rs,
3-6. 60, to reach the Semifinals
Of the doubles.
The all-Washington combine
ton of Cowan and Chandler Pros
sard was the second team to
reach the doubles semifinals.
They defeated j. Hogan and J..
Tewes. of Baltimore. 60. Ga.
Walden and Titus now loom
as favorites in the doubles. Wad-
den is favored to win the singles
title.
Today's matches start at 4 p. m.
Finals in doubles will be played
tomorrow. starting at 2 p. m.
Finals in singles will be played
Sunday, starting at 2 p. m.
Dooly Mitchell will contest in
the Middle Atlantic singles which
start tomorrow at Edgemoor.
Dooly-hard-luck Dooly-missed
out in the New York Sectional Of
the giantic Times-Hearst Grand
National. both in the singles and
doubles. AS a result. the team
Of Paul Guibord and Eddie Fuller.
Of Boston, will be the East's rep
resentatives in the doubles at Los
Angeles. while Guibord, who de.
feated Mitchell in a 5-Set battle
at the Seminole Club. Forest Hills,
L. l., will be the East's representa-.
tive in the round-robin singles at
Los Angeles.