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of the three in which he played
Margaret Robinson, who since ha!
moved away, was the only woman tt
win two titles. She not only became
the first of her sex ever to win The
Stars City of Washington Tourna.
ment for the second time, but she
also won the District Tournament.
Lynch Gets Star Cup.
Hugh Lynch, consistently fine
player all season, won The Star Cur
IN the mems tournament and was
the only other man to win a majol
tournament.
Jimmy Farrin, a young naval Of
flcer OF the Leech Cup team, also ex-
hlbited good tennis, being runner-uI
In two tournaments and losing tc
Welsh in one and Lynch in the other
The two biggest tournaments were
The Stars in May and June ir
which junior and boy competition
the only Journeys held for them all
year outside of the Playground De-
partment, was held in conjunction
with the mems and Women's and the
District, in which mixed doubles was
given its only play of the year. The
Edgemoor Club played host to the
Middle Atlantic tournament, but this
was something of a disappointment
in that few out-of7town players en-
|. tered the sectional event. The Play.
ground Department staged a SUM
mer-long program for tennis, eli.
making it with tournaments fol
seniors, juniors and girls.
Considerable interest was main.
tained in the Junior Davis Cup pro.
gram under the direction of Mai
w. ChriStenberry, president OF the
D. G.. T. A.. while a group of young
girl players received similar instruc-
ton under. the leadership of Dor.
ette Miller. On two occasions, inter.
city Junior. Davis Cup matches drew
crowds of more than 500 to the
| ATNy-NaVy Clup.
Tourney Champions.
A list of the champions for the
year:
| Star Tournament.
Mems singles-Hugh Lynch
Mems doubles-Dooley Mitchell ane
Ralph McElvenny.
Womens singles-Marsaret Robinson.
| WOmeQS dOubleS-Anne Ellis and MorC,
Junior singles-David johnson.
Boy sinsles-Robert Bensineer.
Boy doubles-Eddle Richardson ant
District Tournament.
Mems singles-Barney Welsh.
Mems doubles-Barney Welsh and Doc
Women's sinsles-Margaret Robinson.
Wqmens doubles-Margaret Robinson
Mixed doubles-Edith Clarke and Dayis
johnson.
Middle Atlantic Tournament.
Mems sineles-Barney Welsh.
a Mems doubles-Barney Welsh and Doc
~ Mitchell.
Playground Open Tournament.
Mems singles-Barney Welsh
| Mems doubles-Bill Breese and Davit
johnson.
Public Parks Tournament.
Mems Men snglesLRay Stocklinski.
Mems doubles-Allie Ritzenberg and Mel
win Tarpley.
Playground Department.
| Senior singTes-Miguel Nunez
Sunior sinEies-Robert Bensinser.
Senior doubles-Miguel Nunez and Kel
| Dalby
Junior doubles-Robert Bensinser an,
Girl singles-Betty Jacobs
Federal Employees Tournament
Mems singles-Allie Ritzenbers.
Mems doubles-George Herbert an,
| George Smith
Women's League.
Team champion-Army-Navy
singles champion-Charlotte Decker,
Pro Loop Basket Ball Back.
Big news in local professional bas
ket ball ranks was the entrance O
the Heurich Brewers into the Amer
ican League for this season follow
ing a successful year in which tn,
Brewers lost only three home game
on lengthy schedule which in
cluded outstanding clubs.
The Brewers showed new scor
ing threat in Mickey Schonfeld
former George Washington Univer
sity ace, who teamed with such per
formers as Ralph Bennie, OFT
Zahn, Whitley Wilson and Tuff,
Leemans to give Heurich's a win
ming combination.
Five names dominated the loca
pigeon-racing world for the year
Probably the foremost achievement
should go to Riley Hunt, who ha,
the first pigeon ever to fly 600 mile
to the District in single day. Bird
Of H. c. Hile recorded the best aver
age speed and won the local cham
pionship for the three 500-mil
races, while Joe Turowski had tn
best average for the old bird serie
and William Rupert the best TO
the young bird series.
A pigeon of w. F. Dismer not onl
was the first Eastern pigeon hom
IN the Chattanooga National, tn
Kentucky Derby of pigeon racing
but also was second in the nationa
list.
Retains Handball Crown.
Jack Schwartz retained his Dis
trict singles title in handball com
petition here and teamed with Pau
Pearlman to capture further honor
IN annexing the doubles crown.
Schwartz won the singles cham
p1onship with 21-8. 21-8 victor
| over Gustave Goldstein. and paire
with Pearlman to whip the Myers