The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-26
New York Site
Of Sectional
Events
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Miss Traces Grimes, Dolly
Mitchell and Lieut.. Bill Howard
are in New York today and ready
for the issue in the New York sec
tional division Of the gigantic
Times Hearst Grand National Am
ateur Tennis Tournament.
Miss Grimes will compete in the
women'S singles, Mitchell in the
mems singles and doubles and Bill
Howard in the mems doubles.
The three won their way into
the New York tourney in the re-
cent local division Of the Times
Hearst event, Miss Grimes win
ming the women's singles, and
Mitchell the mems singles.
The doubles team of Mitchell
and Howard was runner up to the
Hugh Lynch.Lieut. Dolf Muehlei-
son combination, and when Lynch
and Muelheisen found they could
not 20 to New York, Mitchell and
Howard were substituted.
Open Play Today
Winners of seven local divisions
Of the Grand National are COM
peting in New York starting to-
day The cities represented are
Washington, Baltimore, New York,
Boston, Syracuse, Albany and
Rochester.
Word from New York today has
It that all three Washington
players have excellent chances Of
going to the round-robin finals Of
the Grand National. The round
robin finals will be played at Los
Angeles, Cal, August 10 to August
IS inclusive. All expenses Of win
ners in New York will be paid to
the finals in Los Angeles.
All local winners in the Eastern
competitions - qualifierS to the
New York Sectional-aSsembled in
New York yesterday, at the Devon
Hotel. Last night, all we're guests
of the Hearst Organization at a
dinner in the Warwick Hotel. At
the dinner the draw for today's
play was made.
All expenses Of Miss Grimes and
Mitchell and Howard to the New
York Sectional are paid by the
Washington Times.
A new local star has appeared
on the horizon.
He is Melvin Tarpley, a con-
tender for the Washington Public
Parks championship.
Yesterday, Tarpley registered an
upset when he defeated the Chill
can Southpaw star, BeliSario Con-
treras, seeded No. 3 in the current
public parks championship tourna-
ment. The scores were 60, 6-1.
Tarpley, a veteran player Of ma
tional championship tournament
experience, moved into the round
of eight by virtue Of his win over
Contreras.
Joe Baker, who plays in practi-
cally every local mems tourney,
also registered an upset when he
won over Arthur Simmons, seeded
No. 4.
A third upset witnessed the fall
of Maurice Goubeau, seeded No. z.
Jack Mclaughlin, Pennsylvania
youngster, won over Goubeau,
As, ga, 81
Baker and Mclaughlin, like
Tarpley, we're unseeded.
After disposing of Goubeau, NC
Laughlin moved into the quarter
finals by defeating AL Siepert'
S-6, 81.
other quarterfinaliSts are Ray
Stocklinski, favorite; Allie Ritzen-
berg, seeded No. 2; Erwin Me
meyer, seeded No. 5, and Harry
March, seeded No. 8.
Today's matches:
(An at p. N.Y.
First Round-COlman B. Stein and
and William Burns; J. r. Idol and Ed.
ward Donnelly w. Bee Brown and Ben
jaffee; Allie and by RitEenberg vs.. Rob"
"rs s. dOnsS aHe 1oOl saher and Fred
Doyle vs.. George stoner and Jack Mo
IaHghlin: Emilio Nunez and Risque
GIb6es V: Ray stSSk h and , Harry
Tarpley VS.. Sidney POretSky and Albert
KATE; ElwOOd HOffecker and Bob Bur
well W. winner RitEenberg. Gutenberg
and Loney-King match; Ted Pierce end
Don Durham vs.. Erwin Niemeyer and
Arthur simmOnst Harry Goldsmith and
Bob Bradley vs.. Charles Il. Heacock and
Deane Judd; Billy COntreras and Hugh
TriEE W. George Herbert and Abe
winners of first round matches will
play second round matches at 9 .. m.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Mems Singles
Second ROund-Allie RitEenberg de.
feated George Muth, 60, 60; Harry
March defeated Harold McCOllum. 81.
Third Round - Ritzenberg defeated
Q. N.R~
Loney. "a, Se. Ca; March defeated
Blankin. s-S, S-!i Bradley defeated
R oTst as bas s,%% Ssf:at Ssf'a! s
silva, 6-2, ga, Heacock defeated Hue,
6-S. 60; stOcklinski defeated Kay,
Ga, ell; Bolts defeated Trouthart,
6-3, "a: COntreras defeated Bixby,
81, 6-1: Tarpley defeated MelOy Go,
60: McLaughlin, defeated GiOubeau,
As, e.. 81; siepert defeated Gold
Fourth ROund-Ritzenberg defeated
Pierce, 6-1, 6-2; March defeated Brad.
ley. 60. 7-5i Baker defeated Simmons,
4-6, 8-6. 6-Si Niemeyer defeated Hea.
fested Bolts. 81. "a: TriEg defeated
Stanley O-6. As, 800 default; Tar.
pley defeated COntreras. 60. 6-1; Nc.
LauEhIin defeated Siepert. SIS. 6-1.
No singles matches today.
MEMS DOUBLES
Seeded Teams-NO. /. Joe Baker and
berg; No. 8. Harry Goldsmith and Bob
Bradley; NO. 4. Maurice GOubeau and
Melvin Tarpley.
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