Evening star., 1938-05-26
MEN RUSH TO SIGN
FORSTAR TOURNEY
Final eBtWeen Dark Horses
Looms in Women's Event.
M0ore.Suttie Bow.
Ry BILL DISMER. j

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
It was the zero hour" for both man
and woman tennis players of the Dis
trict today.
While four Semi-flnalists were bat
tling in The Stars women's tourna-
ment at the Army-Navy Club this
afternoon for the right to play for the
championship tomorrow, male racket
ers were making laSt-minute rush to
the Tennis Shop to file entries for their
tournament before the deadline fell at
o'clock tonight.
Ffrst-round pairings for the mems
competition, which will start Saturday
at the Edgemoor Club, will be an
nounced in all editions of tomorrow's
Star
Meanwhile, fair net followers of the
District were worked up to fever pitch
over the chances of two girls who
never have been in the final of major
local tournament before to crash the
final round with victories over favored
rivals this afternoon.
Winnie and Willie were the cause
of all the excitement-Winnie Suite,
the unorthodox, bouncing lassie from
Jacksonville, Fla, and Willie O'Steen,
a product to which the District Play
grounders point with pride. AS the
draw worked out, it Is q case of two
married women battling against each
other today and two single girls
squaring of in the other. Mrs. Suite
was to play Margaret Robinson, wife
of Lieut.. Stan Robinson of Boiling
Field, while Miss O'Steen was to meet
Sara Moore. who won the City Of
Washington Tournament in 1885.
No Odds on Semi Finals.
With absolutely no odds being quoted
body's guess as to which girl will step
up land receive The Star Cup from
Maj. c. w. Christenberry. president
of the District Tennis Association,
when that worthy makes the pres
entation sometime around 5 o'clock
tomorrow.
The ceremony of awards, which also
will find prizes going to the doubles
champions as we'll as to the runners
up of both singles and doubles, will
follow Immediately after the title dou-
bles match, which is scheduled to fol-
low the singles.
The survivors of today's Robinson
Suite and Moore-O' 'Steen matches
will take Army-Navys center court"
for their title encounter at 8 o'clock.
It is possible that six different girls
will be involved in the two champion
ship events. Such would occur only
If Mrs. Robinson lost to Mrs. Suite
today, for none of the other singles
semi-finalists are involved in doubles.
Star Pair Defeated.
That was seen to yesterday by Anne
Ellis and Margo Lee, who convinc-
ingly squelched any hopes Miss Moore
and Mrs Suite might have enter
tanned for two titles by defeating
them in their semifinal doubles match
in three brilliant sets. The Misses
Ellis and Lee had to come from be-
hind to win, but they did so by scores
OF As, 60, 60.
That match. incidentally, set new
high for action in women's doubles in
recent years and presages hot battle
next week, when yesterdays winners
meet Mrs Robinson and Dorette Miller
for the title.
Due to the absence of Margo Lee
from the city over the week end, the
final doubles match cannot be played
tomorrow, as contemplated.
Mrs. Suite and Miss Moore were
not outclassed by long shot yester-
day. Indeed. they were only two
games away from entering the final
round when they led at 4-2 in the
deciding set. but rally engineered by
Miss Ellis produced streak of four
straight games for her and Miss Lee
and decided the match. The long
exchanges and rapid-f1re volleying
proved reminiscent of those great
mems matches formerly staged be-
tween the teams Of Barney Welsh
Ralph McElvenny and Dooly Mitchell
Tom Markey.
Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Miller had
an easier time in disposing of Cynthia
Davis and Jane Wilmerding, although
the latter pair put up better fight
than the 61, 6-1 scores would in
dicate. It was, however, the first time
that the losers had played together.