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circuit, so the date was pushed back
again.
Now the Middle Atlantics, singles
and doubles, are set for the week Of
August 27-September 3 and both Hunt
and Welsh have promised their entries.
It comes right after the close Of the
national doubles tournament and the
week before the Davis Cup challenge
round and national singles It Is, of
course, the committees hope that 1t
will attract some outstanding national
players here for final warm-up before
the years big test.
No other major tournaments
are scheduled during that week
and their objective may be At
tanned.
There Is one drawback to the post
ponement. Champions Of the tourna-
ment are supposed to represent this
section in the nationals, but II the Sec
tional tourney doesn't begin until after
the national doubles event Is over,
obviously the Middle Atlantic won't be
represented at Longwood. The associa-
tion win, however, endeavor to pay all
expenses Of the singles champion to
Forest Hills.
Welsh's Play Is Praised.
Welsh and Hunt, incidentally, are
among five being touted as contenders
for the Maryland State championship
IN the current tournament at Balti-
more. and there Is the possibility that
they may meet this week. After seeing
Welsh snow under DR.. Curt Richter
and Ed LaFleur with the loss of only
two games yesterday, Baltimore OBJ
servers rated his play as the feature of
opening day. Hal Surface, the seventh
nationally ranking player, was not to
make his debut until today, however.
Surface, along with Gardner Mully
and Frank Kovacs. formed the quintet
with Hunt and Welsh as the Journeys
best.
Hunt also won two matches
yesterday toying with Leon
Goldfarb, 60, -,e1, and trounc-
David Jabosen, 6-2, 60.
Two other Washington entrants lost.
however. Ralph Buddy Adair was
beaten by John McDiarmid, 11th ma
tionally ranking player, 60, 60,
and Bob Burwell dropped . 6-3, 90
decision to Morton Shapiro Of Balti-
more.
Today's schedule called for Hunt to
play the winner of the Hartman
Challiss match, but Welsh was not
listed to play. Nathan Askin, Univer-
sity Of Maryland's No. / player, was
down to play Bob Wilson of Canadas
Davis Cup squad.
Muny Tourney Play Speedy.
The public parks tournament at
the Sixteenth Street Reservoir courts
was to see the reaching Of the semi
final round by the women today, with
the larger mems field not quite down
to the quarters Fair semi -fnalists
were to emerge from the matches
which sent first-seeded Doretter Miller
against Kay Baker, second-seeded
Willie O'steen against Joan Brans-
ford and third-seeded Charlotte
Decker against Eleanor Voith. The
fourth and nth seeded entrants,
Edith Mccullough and Hazel (Jimmy)
Bishopp were to oppose.
No crucial mems matches were
scheduled, and Allie Ritzenberg, Mel
Tarpley, Harry March. Bob Bradley.
Capt. Tom Sherburne and Hugh Trieg
were favored in the half dozen on tan.
One Of the longest matches
ever played in municipal tour
nament took place yesterday
when John Beatty upset the ia
vored Erwin Niemeyer, 6-3,
16-l4.
Another slight reversal Of form saw
Bill Burns nosing out Harry Brinker-
hon, jr.. e6, 26, rs, the match
being completed just before dark. Ray
Sherry turned in nice victory when
he tripped Ted Pierce, Ga, So,
Sc. Hugh Shelton, Joel Baker and
Deane Judd were other winners of
second-round matches.
War Team Beats Treasury.
War Departments tennis team &C.
complished something In the Depart
mental League yesterday which hadn't
been achieved for years-defeating
Treasury. Champions for several sea-
sons, the Financiers not only had won
titular honors but hadn't lost team