The Washington times., 1937-07-14
Leiigus Beaten
ByLennonIn
Girls Tilt
BY HARRY COSTELLO

that the upsetter loses the next
match.
Day before yesterday, in the
Department of Fairgrounds girls
championship, Anna Leigus, Of
Georgetown, with a reputation as
q track and field athlete, but not
rated very highly as a tennis
player, became an upSetter by de-
feating Eileen Lennon, one Of the
favored players Of the tourney.
Yesterday, the upsetter was up
set. Anna opposed petite Shirley
Combs, Of Happy Hollow. When
the smoke had cleared away, Shir-
ley was the victor in straight sets,
Is, IS.
The Leigus-C Combs match was
the feature of yesterdays play in
the gigantic girls tourney.
Favorites yesterday moved along
in steady fashion. Hazel
Jimmy" Bishop. playing her
usual fine tennis, scored over Win
ME Lake, Of Twin Oaks. in straight
love sets; Betty Jacobs disposed
OF Emma Dorr, of Hearst, "a,
81; Irma willard won from
Margaret Gray, of Twin Oaks,
6A, IS; Charlotte Mataja, a
southpaw player, duplicated Habel
Bishopp's feat by wining in
straight love sets over Jean Silver
man, Of Potomac Avenue.
Today's schedule, weather per-
mitting:
AT ROSEDALE, 9:SO-Ida Burns (PO.
tomac Avenue) VS.. Mary Simm0ndB (Ross'
dalel; at s, Lucille McD%wen (Burroughsl
HaisluP Virginia Avsnue) vs.. Katherine
A Xr S2IsF11; sSRFT1E1D. s.OO-Erms Desns
!Garfield) vs. Virginia Pritchard (Gar'
AZ CHEvY CHASE. s:sO-Bstty
Jacobs (MontrOse) VS.. Helen Miller
(Chevy Chase): at 5. valeriA LOomtS
(Cheyy ChaSe) vs.. viola Collins George
AT TAKoMA PARK. $50 Hazel
BishOpp (TakOma Parkl vs.. Eleanor
oSfs5 ". BsrbarS Boose traEoma ParkJ.
Yesterdays results:
AT CHEVY CHAsE-shlrIey Combs
tGeorEetownJ. is. IS; Betty Jacobs
(MOntrOse) d efe ated Emma DOFR
(Hearst), Ga, 81: Eleanor YOder (Ray.
mondD defeated Helen Mcdaniel George
AT At TAKoMA PARK-Ha1eI Bishopp
(TakOma Parkl defeated Winnie Lake
Twin Oaks), 60. 60; Irma willard
tTakOme Park) defeated Margaret Gray
Irwin Oaks) defeated Jean Davies (Ta-
kOma Parkl. 80. 81.
AT ROsEDALE Katherine Stevens
(HOOyer) defeated Mary Heit (yirginia
AvenIel, Us. -I; dorothy Halslnp
Virginia Avenuel defeated Isabel Mar
TIM (ROsedalel, 2-5, SIS, 6-4; Kath:
Pritchard (GarfieId) defeated Elizabeth
Owens CHOOVeH), 60, 90; Charlotte
MataJa (Burrough.) defeated Jean sil'
The following matches are scheduled
today.
Middle Atlantic sectional dou-
bles championship tournament.
originally scheduled to start to-
morrow at the Army-Navy Coun-
try Club, will start a week from
tomorrow instead.
The tourney will extend through
Sunday, July Is, on which day
the finals will be played.
Entries for the event close at
6 p. m. on Wednesday, July 81,
and should be sent to Gene Her
mann, tennis professional, Army
Navy Country Club. The phone
number is Jackson 2150.
All matches, from the first
round on, will be best three Of
five sets.
Schedule Of matches will be
announced in the newspapers Of
Thursday, July %.
Since all matches will be played
on Har.Tru (fast drying courts),
rain will not necessarily mean
postponements.
Facilities Of the Army-Navy
Club are extended to all entrants
and an arrangement has been
made whereby contestants may
obtain grill service.
The winning team in the tour
ney will be the official entry of
this section In the national dou-
bles at Boston and will receive
the sectional challenge cups. Ap-
propriate prizes also will be
awarded winners and runners-up.
The tournament committee is
composed of Tom Mangan, chair
man: A. K. Tigrette, honorary
referee; Louis I. Doyle, official
referee: Major Charles w. Chris
tenberry, Clarence M. Charest,
Capt. william Bayer, Harry Cos
tello, Bill DiSmer, jr., Robert Gar
rison. Johp vosburgh and Edward
Becker.
Once again Harry Heffner is vic
tor over David Strand johnson,
his doubles partner.
Yesterday, at Forest Hills. Long
Island, Harry won over David,
81, @3.
They are competing in the cur
rent Eastern Junior champion
ships.
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