The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-31
Heavy Net Cards
Attract Stars
HereT Today
nv HARRY COSTELLO

To-Day Is announcer Oh CLlOoc UuSy
tennis days to which washington
of late has become accustomed.
Out at Edgemoor-and Edge
moor is synonymous with good
tennis-well, out at Edgemoor.
there are the Middle Atlantic
singles.
Up at the Reservoir courts Of
Rock Creek Park there is the final
match of the washington Public
Parks doubles.
When one says Middle Atlantic
singles, it means the tournament
is the biggest tennis event Of the
Washington season, and everyone,
especially the tennis players them
selves, intends 1t to mean just
that: the biggest tennis event OF
the Washington season.
Draws Big Field
A big field will get under way
at Edgemoor today. Pennsyl"
vania-the State, not the univer-
sity-has sent a number of players
to try their skill against the best
Washington and Maryland can
offer. Several stars from Phila-
delphia, including William T.
Tilden, Sd, are here for the tour
ney. Wilkes-Barre has sent its own
Frank Buddy" Goeltz. Albright
College has sent the Kreska boys,
Chester and FRANKLIN. as well as
their teammate, Paul Hildebrand.
Princeton-the university, not
the city-has sent Thomas Ridge
way to see If he cannot capture
the title now held by Washing.
tons own Gil Hunt.
Practically all our local stars are
in, except Barney Welsh and Gil
Hunt. Maybe they'll show up, too.
Both have that habit Of showing
up at the last minute.
Mitchell to Play
Dolly Mitchell is in. So is Hugh
Lynch.
So is Tony Tonay Latona. So
is Stan McCaskey.
There are others. too-Erwin
Niemeyer, Harry Heffner. David
Strand johnson. Alan Staubley,
Ray Stocklinski, Larry Phillips,
Bill Breese, Don CARRIER, Buddy
Adair. Allie Gutenberg, Harry
March and Billy Turner.
Maybe Mel Tarpley, who proved
the sensation of the Public Parks
singles, will enter. Mel is quite q
player-make no mistake on that
score.
And, speaking Of the public
parks event brings us around to
today'S final of the doubles. involv-
ing the Ritzenberg brothers-Allie
and Hy-and the team of Ray
StocklinSki and Harry March.
Prove Top Match
This should prove top match,
and it should draw quite a crowd
to the Reservoir courts of Rock
Creek Park.
The two teams won their way
into today'S final match by clever
victories scored Thursday. The
RitZenbergs defeated the Govern
ment combination Of Bob Bradley
and Harry Goldsmith, while the
StocklinSki.March combination was
winning over Mel Tarpley and
Maurice Goubeau.
Major Charles w. Christenber.
rvs Junior Davis Cup Committee
is mighty proud today. You see.
two of the Majors juniors are in
the doubles final of the current
Washington Public Parks cham
pionship tournament. The two
are Allie Ritzenberg and Harry
March. Allie is the aggressive
half of the Gutenberg brothers
team; March is the aggressive
half of the StocklinSki-March
combination.
The singles final Of the public
parks event will be played tomor.
row, starting at 2 p. m.
It is Mel Tarpley, the star from
Tampa, Fla, against Allie Ritzen-
berg, local Junior Davis Cup squad
player.
All matches up to this one have
been best two of three sets. To-
days is best three Of five, which,
favors Ritzenberg, as Tarpley is
not in very good condition. Were
Tarpley in good physical condi-
ton, he'd be altogether too good
| for Allie.