Evening star., 1938-02-05
Nv Bull DISMER, Jr.

- ONE. but not forgetting the
fascinating game they will
follow today and tomorrow
from the sidelines, were all
but five OF Washingtons entrants
from the first annual District open
hadminton championships, AZ out-of-
towners Just about monopolized the
second nf three DAYS tournament
play TODAY at Kensinetons National
Guard Armory.
Max harrington, George Washing
tons acting athletic director, who
learned enough about the game out Of
= book to be able to instruct a class
and become the local champion. and
Mat Donner were the only District men
left in the singles competition, while
Kay Baker. Margaret Graham and
Mary Ryan upheld Washingtons fair
honors.
Todays schedule vss expected tn
prune the Survivors down to the semi
finalists who will battle tomorrow
morning, setting the stage for the
f1nalS tomorrow afternoon.
They were favored much in the
order they are ranked. with the men
seeded: No. /. Bill Markham. New
York: No. z. Ken Quigley, Cleveland: ::
No. J. Gerald Burns, Detroit: No. l..
Gil Carpenter. New York: No. S.
Endsley Fairman. Philadelphia: No. s..
George Harris. New York; No. I.
Frank Roberts. Baltimore: No. 8,
Wayne Sykes. New York. Only five
women are ranked: Mrs Doy Berg
man OF New York. Helen Gibson of
New York, Sally Macleod of Phila-
delphia. Kay Baker Of Washington and
Gilmore Abbott Of Baltimore.
Play Of High Order.
IT is safe to say. however that OF
the Is District players beaten yes
terday and last night. few will miss a
match until champions are crowned in
f1ve classes tomorrow afternoon. The
tournament. the first big one the Dis
trict ever sponsored, not onlv has a
neld replete with champions from six
States. but also is chockful of inter-
estlng angles lending vividness to an
already colorful picture.
When an event can attract nearly
30 participants from as far west as
Detroit and As far north as New York
with no thought of gain other than
the satisfaction of having plaved
against some of the countrys best.
then that sport, as the boys say. must
have sumpin'."
Perhaps If you'd take a peek in at
the srmory you. also, would feel the
urge to get out there and swing that
featherweight racket at that goose
feathered cork just for the fun and
exercise there seems to be in it.
Some idea Of the grip it has taken
on young and old alike Is seen in the
presence OF 13-year-old Frank Rob-
erts, jr.. Of Baltimore, PLAYING with
his father in the mems doubles
tournament and putting up a good
game, too. Frank, jr., is the only
juvenile entered, but from the man.
ner in which he extended George
Harris. the sixth seeded player from
New York, before losing, you visualize
that he is 4 real conner.
Many Find Game Attractive.
MOT only is badminton bringing
father and son together, but
husbands and wives are finding new
pleasures in its pursuits. For ex-
ample, We give you the Washington
team Of Joe and Kay Baker and
the Baltimore team Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould Morrison in the mixed doubles.
Mrs. Morrison, incidentally. proved
the hard-luck champion yesterday.
Coming with the expectation of play
ing only with her husband in the
doubles. she was persuaded to enter
the women's singles at the last
moment. The luck Of the draw