Evening star., 1938-05-20
ARMY-NAW CLUB
HOST TOMORROW
All but Two of II Ranking
Players Seek City of
Washington Titles.
Nv BILL DISMER, JR.

A picked group of Washing
tons best women tennis players could
not have resulted in a more select
field than that which will start in The
Stars city of Washington tournament
at the Army-Navy Country Club to-
morrow afternoon.
So far. it never has fallen to the lot
of The Star to conduct a closed in
vitation tournament, but from all ap-
pearances. the one beginning tomor-
row might well be claSsed in that
category
All but two of the Districts II
ranking netWomen are entered. One
of the absentees has moved from the
city. Three other entrants are eager
to start new seasons which they feel
are destined to earn them rankings
for 1898. And finally, there's the
one-in-every-tourna dark horse
who may rise from obscurity to be-
come the sensation of the summer.
Sara Moore Seeded No. 1.
Now the ranking netwoman of the
city in the absence of Edith Clarke,
sara incorrectly of Washington
champion in 1935-Was named the
seeded No. player of the tourna-
ment. Margaret Robinson, who di-
rect1y succeeded Sara as the tourna-
ment titlist in 1886 but who was
ranked just behind her last year, is
the second seeded player.
Anne Ellis. the young Chevy Chase
Cub sensation who gave Mary Cootes,
the non-defending champion, her
hardest fight in the tournament last
year, was seeded third Dorette Miller,
one of the citys most consistent
players and tennis devotees, completes
the seedlings in the No 4 spot.
Seedlings, however, fail to reveal the
presence of seven other girls. any of
whom stands good chance of crash
ing through to the finals. In order
Of their District rankings are Willie
OSteen, Charlotte Decker, Elinor
Finckel, Edith McCulloch and Johanna
zetlemeier. They are rated sixth,
eighth. ninth, tenth and eleventh best
Of the city's fair racketers.
New Threats Appear.
Probably the most interest will be
focused on the new entrants, girls who
have been playing tennis for some
time but who will be making their
first bid for years tenure of the
beautiful Evening Star Cup.
Foremost among them seems to be
Margo Lee. one of Chevy Chases lead
ing players and considered to have
nearly an equal chance with Miss Ellis
to keep the Star Cup in the possess
sion of Chevy Chase member Mary
Cootes now abroad, currently holds
the perpetual trophy
A second newcomer with promis-
ing future is Margaret Graham, who
will defend her Columbia Country
Club championship tomorrow after
noon prior to playing her flrst-round
match in The Star tournament.
The third new face to watch will be
youthful Betty Van der Straten, for
whom Chevy Chase's Dan Watson
predicts great things.
AS to the dark horse, that is one
Winnie Suite No definite informa-
ton was forthcoming with her entry,
but one Of the observers of the draw
remarked that she may throw sur
prise into the party.
Play From 2 to 7 O'clock.
-Four first-round matches will in
augurate the tourney at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with other f1rst-da
matches scheduled at 8, and 6
O'Clock Among the more interesting
matches will be those involving the
daughters of the donor of the Davis
Cup, Cynthia Davis against Edith Nc
Cunoch and Helen Davis against
Charlotte Decker, and that sending
Countess Van der Straten against
Willie O'Steen.
Contestants are urged to be on
hand promptly at the time scheduled
to play. They should first pay their
81 entry fee to Bill Dismer who then
will assign them to courts.
The pairings and time of matches:
o'clock-Margo Lee VS.. Ruth
Sewers, Anne Ellis VS.. Edith Beardsall,
Johanna zetlemeier VS.. Winnie Suite,
Harriet Williams VS.. Margo Stratford.
3 o'clock-Cynthia Davis vs.. Edith
McCulloch, Sara Moore VS.. Mrs. Will
liam S. Bayer, Frances Carter vs..
Charlotte Decker, Helen Davis VS..
Elinor Finckel.
oclock-Margaret Robinson VS..
Mrs. James Karrick, jr; Dorette Miller
VS.. Joan Bransford. Betty Van der
Straten VS.. Willie O'Steen.
o'clock-Barbara Conard VS.. Mar
garet Graham.
Jane Wilmerding and Jean Leache
drew first-round byes and are not
scheduled to play until Sunday.