Evening star., 1938-06-02
MEN AND WOMEN
CLOSE TO TITLES
Anne Ellis and Margo Lee
First Winners in City
of Washington Play.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

was to be recrowned this morning
and contenders for the mems doubles
title established this afternoon as The
Stars tennis tournament continued
unabated on two fronts.
Almost by the time this newspaper
Is on the street either Margaret Rop-
inson or Sara Moore will have be-
come the first netwoman ever to win
the City of Washington women's SIN
giles title for the second time. They
met at II o'clock this morning al
the Army-Navy Club.
This afternoon at Edgemoor Dooly
Mitchell and Ralph McElvenny were
TO play Maurice Goubeau and Melvin
Tarpley. and Jimmy Farrin and Bill
Howard were to play David johnson
and Hugh Lynch. The winners will
clash in Saturdays title match.
Tomorrow afternoon the two men
players who will battle for The Star
Cup will be decided by semi-final
matches involving Hugh Lynch and
Allie Ritzenberg and Jimmy Farrin
and David johnson.
Meanwhile the seasons first cham
pions already had been decided, Anne
Ellis and Margo Lee winning the
women's doubles championship yes
terday by defeating Mrs. Robinson
and Dorette Miller in three keenly
contested sets. The scores were Ga
2-6, 6-2.
Win Title Convincingly.
The victory of Miss Ellis and Miss
Lee marked triumph for pair OF
youthful netwomen who gained thelI
first major championship the naro
way. To win, the Chevy Chase Clut
tandem had to eliminate both of the
tournaments seeded teams, the Sec
ond-ranking pair of Miss Moore ano
Winnie Suite being their victims ir
the semi-fnal round
The Misses Ellis and Lee got off to
o 5-2 start in the first set and checked
a counter rally one game short OF
being tied. They dropped five games
in a row to lose the second set, but
after being caught at 2all in the third
ran out the last four games for the
match. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Miller
were held without point in the last
two games.
Miss Ellis and Mrs. Robinson were
about equal pace-setters for their
sides, the former recording two more
placements than her rival. Miss Lee
though, had fewer errors than her
partner. she and Mrs. Robinson each
erring % times during the three sets.
Should the mems second-seeded dou-
bles team of Farrin and Howard bow
to johnson and Lynch this afternoon
1t is possible that the latter will be in
volved in both title matches. Both
Lynch and johnson stand an equal
chance Of winning their semi-final sim
giles matches tomorrow. despite the
fact that Ritzenberg and Farrin are
dangerous foes.
Farrin Is Durable.
Farrin looked especially good in
tripping Stan Robinson, 81, 6-3,
yesterday, overcoming So lead of his
Army opponent in that first set. Light
as dancing teacher on his feet, Far
rim also is gifted with unusual stamina
His match with Robinson was one of
the most interesting of the tourney
both men playing good tennis and ap-
pearing about equally matched. Err
rors at too many crucial moments
proved ruinous to the Boiling Field
lieutenant.
Tarpley put up firm stand against
Lynch, but the favorite and seeded No
iv, y; ;e
Ga, 6-3 victory. Indeed, the rank
ing contender has yet to be pressed
no opponent having taken more than
three games in any one set.
Yesterdays results point to paiI
OF hot matches tomorrow when john
sen meets Farrin and Lynch meets
Ritzenberg. According to the seedlings
Lynch and Farrin-the first and sec
ond ranked entrants-should win, but
both Of their opponents-young and
dangerous-are ready for them.
PAIRINGs FOR TODAY.
Women's Singles Final.
(Army-Navy Club)
II o'clock-Sara Moore VS.. Margaret
Mems Doubles Semi-Finals.
(Edgemoor Club
o'elock-Dooley Mitchell and Ralph
McEvenny VS.: Maurice Goubeau and Mel
vim Tarpley; Jimmy Farrin and Bill How
ard VS.. David johnson and Hugh Lynch.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Women's Doubles Final.
Anne Ellis and Margo Lee defeated Mar
saret Robinson and Dorette Miller. e..
2-6, 60.
Mems Singles Quarter Finals
Jimmy Farrin defeated Stan Robinson
e., 6-3; Hugh Lynch defeated Melvin
Tarpley 60. 6-3.