Evening star., 1939-02-04
District Badminton
Tourney Ruled by
New Workers
Play Through Semis Due
On Courts Today at
Kensington Armory

Quarter-f1nal matches this after
noon and semi-finals tonight were
to determine the 10 contenders for
five badminton championships in
the second annual District open
tournament which will be concluded
tomorrow afternoon at Kensington's
National Guard Armory.
AS last year, New Yorkers were
out after stranglehold on the final
rounds, half of the quarter -f1nalists
In both mems and women's singles
being from the big town as play
started at l o'clock. Providing he
got by Gil Carpenter, New York
metropolitan champion, this after
noon. National Champion Walt
Kramer would have to face another
New Yorker tonight, either Wayne
Skies or Clint Stephenson. Bill
Pinkerton of Toronto and Ken
Quigley, Cleveland's eighth nation
ranking player, were headliners
in the lower half of the draw.
Kay Baker Still In Meet.
Wanda Bergman, another New
Yorker and third acknowledgements
ing woman player, was thought to
have clear sailing to the finals
where she probably will meet Helen
Gibson, fellow -townsWoman. If
Kay Baker, lone remaining local
entrant, survives her match with
New Yorks Elizabeth Greene this
afternoon. she will meet Miss Glib
son tonight.
Yesterdays results:
Mems SINGLES.
First round-Cramer tDetroit) defeated
Morrison Balt.l, 15-3, 15--9; Patter
(Wilmington) defeated Gresch. 15--4.
deteased Shields Shields Wm Raefa.i aefaut; ss SKIS
1N. y defeated Knowles Philal. 15-7,
defested tess lS Jaso Ros Aneeies5' ssssSA s-1
15-l3; DOYLE tWash) defeated Norris
1Phiia:) defeated cremvell Belt; IL; FL:
Second ro9ndlcramer defeated Patter.
seKa5 1 1s 15 stseheas ssss sefsstsa d.teat:d
Bielaski; 15.c2; 49,; z9uisley defeated
Danaher. Isl. 15-12; M Baker defeat
St ston defeat dictated dV Goodman 15-i2. i5-2.
Women's Singles.
Bluementhai (BaltJ, IL: 1l--5; Plat
,Balt1 defeated ca5twrishat 5ml1 l3mio
1Phila,. P f1sfne Tfm5, i1ms Behr Bals3 de-
feated Ryan (Wash). 11--2, IL: Greene
a, y defeated caTpsnter tN dst.stsd ~ l1m
ponald sSs dnes1eSs 5N. y defeated Grand cwash, N
Women's Doubles.
Baker -Normens (wash) defeated Fischer
nSmsasoal Bannsaso tPhia nSais defeated cromwel-
R!sifs ssia defeated RyanR,an %ssa
l5-1O. 15-s.
Mems Doubles.
defeated Leone Goodwin (Cleveland), 15--9,
defeated Kncwles-Thomas Philadelphia)'
Second nd-cramer;gaker defeated
gursessBielaskip IN ~ l5f8. dsfedtsd la4
eummines n "a BY defsait ee
Danaher IN. " defeated Cronlwell-Gresch
Sgid1 55s defeated 1S EsTmsn
15-s. 15-5; Skies and Baker defeated
Shreve and Doyle. ,15--1. 15-6; Quigley
and Goodwin defeated Snyder and Gercke,
l5-7, 15-5; Pinkerton and Roberts de-
feated Morris and May 15-1, 15-6.
TODAYs SCHEDULE.
Women's Doubles.
1890. Bergman and Gibson vs. Develin
and Doehn; 1870 Fairman and Jago VS..
Goodwin and Behr: l pm. Mcdonald and
Carpenter vs. Baker and Norment.
Women's Singles.
1p.m., Behr VS.. Fischer: 1880. Bergman
vs.. Platt Green VS.. Baker, 2 pm. Nc
Donald VS.. Gibson.
Mems SingleS.
2pm.. Skies VS.. Stevens: 2:30, Cramer
VS.. Carpenter. M. Baker vs.. Pinkerton;
pm, Quigley vs. Fairman.
Mems Doubles.
2 pm, Cramer-J. Baker vs.. Hurst
MonteiI: $50. Carpenter-Danaher vs.: Fair
man Shields. Stephens -Neidich VS.. Sikes-M
Baker; 4 pm, Quigleey Goodwin Vs. Pinker-
n-Roberts.