Evening star., 1938-06-26
Youngsters Dust Prominent Net Vets District Meet
UPSETS SUFFERED
BYMANCAN, TR|CG
Stocklinski, Smith Start|e
With Easy Wins-WeIsh,
Mitchell Advance.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Youths triumph over age. account
Ing for the elimination of two OF
the Oldest and most prominent net
men in the city-one of them a seeded
player-marked the opening of the
District tennis tournament yesterday
at Columbia Country Club.
For the first time since he has been
playing In the annual event-and that
goes back a good many years-Tom
Mangan, seeded eighth, was put out
OF the competition in the first round
Ray Stocklinski. one of Washington's
most consistent public parks players,
did the trick in straight sets, 8-6
60.
The other match which found a
Junior player triumphing over one
probably twice his age was that in
which Dewitt Smith, jr.. co-holder OF
the junior doubles championship, up
set Hugh Trigg. veteran parks play
er. Again the favorite went down in
straight sets, in this instance, 60,
@3.
Those two matches produced the
only surprises Of the days "a, in
which the starting field of IS con-
testants was narrowed to 81. Jimmy
Farrin paced the seeded players by
winning two matches. first defeating
Ted Pierce and then Billy Turner.
Welsh Scores Easily.
Barney Welsh. in quest of his fifth
straight District championship de-
feated r. P. Barnes with the loss of
only one game. while Dooly Mitchell,
seeded second to Welsh, also lost only
one in winning from H. E. John. Stan
Robinson, rated seventh, was the only
other locally seeded entrant to play
defeating H. P. Rainey, 6-l, 6-3.
Hugh Lynch, Star tournament
champion and regarded as one of the
likeliest choices to challenge Welsh
for his title, and Bill Breese, seeded
fourth. did not play, while Tony La
tona, the fifth seeded netman, drew
default.
Two of the four seeded out-of-
town contenders made their debuts,
each coming through with triumphs.
Bill Riday. the little Norfolk ace, who
defeated Mitchell in the Hotchkiss
Cup matches on the same courts a
week ago. walloped George Bolts,
60. 6-3. Frank Serany, now q
basket ball coach at a Hazleton (Pa)
high school, after an illustrious court
Smith, 60. 6-1.
Hubert Simmons, the Harrisburg
entrant, who is seeded third, and 1t.
John K. McCue, the fourth-seeded
out-of-towner, are scheduled to play
their flrst-round matches today.
Junior Cuppers Advance.
Also among those to advance were a
quartet Of Washington's Junior Davis
Cup squad-David johnson, Ralph
Adair. Bernie Blankin and Smith,
Trlgg's conqueror. None lost more
than five games and johnson and
Blankin each had a love set to their
credit.
Competition resumes at 10 O'Clock
this morning. but the cream of today's
matches are not scheduled until 2
In the afternoon.
Doubles entries will remain open
Until noon, at which time the draw
Will be made. Doubles teams have
been asked to be prepared to play
first-round matches in the late after
noon hours.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Upper half.cDon CARRIER defeated Tom
pope defeated ElWood HeneeKeT. @ ~ n.
man. By default; Bill Thompson d defsated ate
s Root aeiestea Bert curran, f b defsSit; MSf:
S{hlshes.er; ga 90 n qMs,sfine MsTsinez se0 ae0
sssr oe'ssIso b Smta Miteh.ti ia S.ts.1.d @
iested + John gas ovens sme ga "a Ed wsymack de-
Alisi Allsn defeated F swift. eEa, 80 : be b
81 g. ew3; Ralph Dewsnup defeated
slsnkin defeated william Walsh. Hslnes smo,
S-1: .;: Hubert, Treuthart defeated Bill NC
ed Pierce ss SI Jimmy n1y rrTrr fnts defeated t..
fested T, oNeil 6-1, 6-3.
Second Round
p upper rsrnsi haif Barney q Welsh defeated
tsated Frank Clark. s.. toe ses: racs Frank dsx
Shore defeated Paul Mcdowell. by default; H
ss Fay ssocklinsk SKI dstea,ed Tom MsnSsn:
Lambert BY default John eu Hatch defeated Aesnsd
", J. sodoiski 6-3, sma: William midday Ridsy
Tersers defs.sed s0t5s James Hsrdey @ oSsorse gorge
Lower half rarrin defeated Turner,
iessed Larry Sherry: sm. m Meoraeaf corp 6sa'd dti
ssohnsen defeated John Andary, So.
RstHey; EsaS s.s1. g.. 80; Ralph Hdsir defeated
ToDAYs PAIRNGs.
10 o'clock-De Snftesi W.T. Smith vs. D.vsnup,
Blankin VS.. Treuthart. Taylor vs. Sim
mSns snot epeysra sSeysn1ns VS. Is MsGue sS burxe
Allen: Ray Sherry VS.. Pope, Deck vs. Hoyt.
@rfna o.eloes vs.; ssker, M Fontsn,n, y, r..su,,
Royal Is: CARRIER; Root vs., Thompson: aOfui: Eu.
tinez. stocklinski ys. staubly.
isaeh vs. Rice ss ,' vs. ~e'in ainnsI sf
E0ytDsck msseh Mitchell vs. winner
Smith-Dewsnup,, VS.. winner. Biankin.
Treuthart matches: winner. Serany-Mar-
tlnez: VS.. winner: Owens-Howard matches
3 .o'clock-Riday VS.. John Hatch, Moor
head VS.. winner, Taylor Simmons mattel;
Adair VS.. winner, McCue-Guevara match
o'clock-Johnsen vs.. winner. Dawson
Gartner match; winner, Lynch Rice, vs..
winner: Burwell.Talbot matches.
oclock-Winner. Royal-Garber, vs..
winner. Sherfy-Pope matches.
Doubles entrants should hold themselves
IN readiness to play in the afternoon
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