Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-07-16
GIL HUNT SWINGS
I FOR STATE TITLE:
Washington Youth Slight
Favorite Over MuI|oy
at Old Line Net.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

"a viz IIItC NCks
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Gill Hunt and Gardnar Mulloy, Of
Miami, nineteenth and twentieth In
the national tennis rankings, respec-
lively, met on the grass courts of the
Baltimore Country Club today for the
Maryland state championship. Be.
cause Hal Surface suffered muscular
cramps in his left side yesterday and
lost hve-set semi-flnal match to
Mulloy, there won't be even an indirect
comparison Of Hunt and Barney
Welsh, who was eliminated by Surface
In the quarter finals Thursday.
Hunt, slight favorite to win and
thus keep the championship in the
possession Of District player welsh &
won last year,, has lost only two sets
en- route to the title round. He lost
one yesterday, to Elwood Cooke, of
Portland, Ore, whom he defeated 63,
6-, Is, 6I3, and Bob Hartman
took the middle set from him in the
quarters. Mulloy has lost three sets.
one to John McDiarmid and two, yes
terday, to Surface.
As a matter of fact If Maryland
oticials had not decided to play three
out-of-five-set matches in the semi
finals for the first time in the Journeys
history, Surface today would be In the
final, as he did not suffer his cramps
until the fourth set. He had won
two Of the first three from Mulloy,
81, 70, e3, but was trailing "a
when the cramps hit him. He then
succumbed, Ga, "a.
Critics say however, that II Hunt
Is to win today he must do 50 quickly
as Mulloy has great staying powers
and Is q fighter.
Lynch Goes Down Fighting.
Hugh Lynch lost to Charles Hare,
British Davis Cup player, in the quar-
ter-final round at Spring Lake yester-
day, but all reports say that the match
was closer than the 6-3, 81 figures
indicate. Had Lynch won, he would
have met Frank Parker third player
on the national list, in today's semi
final.
Lynch's defeat didn't eliminate him
entirely from the tourney, however, as
he and David johnson staged a come
back to square their quarter final
doubles match with Bob Klamath and
Jack Bushman by winning the second
set, "a, after losing a marathon first
set, 1913. The match was to be con.
cluded early this morning with the
winners gaining the gloomy right to
meet Wilmer Allison and Parker in
the semis.
Decide Parks Title.
With Willie O'Steen basking In the
glory Of her first major championship,
the public parks tournament at the
Reservoir courts was to see another
crown decided this afternoon and the
stage set for the third, and last, title
match tomorrow.
The mems doubles championship
was at stake today. with the brothers,
Ritzeuberg, Allie and Hy. on the op-
posite sides OF the net. Allie, paired
with Mel Tarpley, composed the
seeded No. / team and were favorites
to defeat Hy and Stan Haney, an
unseeded combination. Nevertheless,
Haney and Ritzenberg defeated the
fourth seeded team of Pat Deck and
John Smith in the quarter finals and
yesterday conquered Harry Brinker-
hoff, jr., and Larry St. Jean, who had
accounted for the elimination Of the
second seeded team.
Tarpley and Allie Ritzenbers have
had little trouble reaching the final,
their most extensive fight coming
yesterday when Bob Bradley and
Deane Judd forced them to s-S, IS
before bowling. Haney and Hy Ritzea.
berg defeated Brinkerhod and st.
Jean. Ga, 6-3.
One quarter-final and two semi.
final singles matches were to deter
mine contenders for the mems singles
crown. Bob Bradley and Bill Burns
were to meet in the quarter-final en-
counter, with the winner taking on
Hugh Shelton. Allie Ritzenbere and
Ray Stocklinski were to face in tho
other semi. Yesterday Shelton con.
tinued his spectacular progress BY
trimming John Beatty, another tour.
ney surprise, 6-3, 60, while Stock.
1nski downed Deane Judd, 6-s, 90.
, Miss OSteen's victory over Charlotte
Decker for the womens singles cham.
picnship did not come without bitter
struggle by the latter. Indeed, Miss
Decker took the first set at Ga. only.
to see Willie walk away with the sec
ond at 81, and then take the third
at 6-3. The match was looked on
with particular pride by the District
Fairgrounds Department as both girls
learned to play tennis on the play.
grounds and were perennial late.
FOUNDERS and champions in playground
tournaments until they exceeded the
age limit. Experience proved the de-.
Gliding factor yesterday, Miss O'Steen
having slight edge in that respect.
Speaking Of the Fairgrounds, three
girls yesterday joined three Others as
quarter-dnalists Of the tournament he.
Ing sponsored for patrons Of play.
ground courts. The latest entrants
into the round OF eight are Harriet
Williams Of Chevy Chase, Betty Jacob z
OF Montrose and Shirley Combs Of
Happy Hollow. Rosalie Pope and
Dorothy Kibler OF Burroughs and
Helen Espey Of Macmillan already
were In the quarters. The Misses VIII
Hams, Jacob and Combs had plenty of
opposition, but Anna Leieus f1naI,v
bowed to the Jacob girl, eLl, 1-6,
Is; Winnie Lake lost to Miss VII.
Hams. rs, rs and Viola Collins lost
to Miss Combs, 6-3, "a.
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