Evening star., 1939-07-02
Welsh Lone Favorite
To Lose Set asD.
Net Play Opens
Defending Champ Goes
On to Defect Boxer;
Lynch Wins Twice
Star Staff Photos.

Six-time defending champion
Barney Welsh was the only favorite
to drop set yesterday as the
annual District of Columbia men, S
tennis tournament opened without
untoward developments at Columbia
Country Club.
Joel Baker, the public parks vet
eran, took the first set from Welsh,
6-3, and then forced the cha .p
to play at top speed to even the
match at 8-6. Welsh then raced
through the deciding encounter at
6-1.
Hugh Lynch, losing finalist last
year and seeded second to Welsh,
was the only entrant to win two
matches, defeating both R. B.
Laney and De Witt Smith by Ga,
6-l figures.
BaltimOrean Victor.
Alex Keiles of Baltimore, one of
three out -toWners to enter the
tournament late, made Clarence
Herreshoff a flrst-round victim by
60, 60 scores, while S. P. Hayes,
a New Englander, tripped Paul Fall
coner, 81, 81. Freddie McNair,
a promising junior from Annapolis
who outclassed a local boys field
here two years ago, found Ray
Stocklinski's experience too much
and bowed 60 60
Most promising of today's matches
find Keiles meeting Tommy Moor
head at 1890 o'clock; Lynch meet
ing Bobby Bensinger. the local boy
champion, at IL; Ramey Donovan,
an "A" player of the New England
section, meeting j. Bell at 10; Billy
Turner playing Ricky Willis at 2,
and Welsh meeting Miguel Nunez at
the same hour.
Doubles Draw Tonight.
1t was announced that doubles
entries would remain open until
6 o'clock tonight, when the draw
will be made.
Yesterdays results and today's
pairings:
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Upper Half.
First round-Tommy Moorhead defeat
ed 1t. R. Reynolds, 60. 6-1; Alex
Keiles defeated Clarence Herreshoff, 60,
os; seoGnd s.t.I welsh dftsssd MsSs1
Munez defeated c. Beall. 6 p, e-I: s.
P Hayes detssted sstsd Paul Falsoner 81
defeated
Meyer Gelfand 6.3 6-s Ray stock
ass,l Ilnsh defeated Freddy MeNar' e. 60
IS; Ken Dalby defeated A. Chaiken
IS 6-3: Deane Judd defeated George
Bolts. So, 81: Hugh Shelton defeated
Adair defeated Jimmy Lowe, 60, 81;
zs.5, Szt ';'i';S Sf" a:iss'sa ssis John
p Laney Ga, 81: De Witt smith de- N
feases sssond EonG1sn Moore BY defsI, as3sasa ns
R4ons. fsstsd de9s.t.d R9n classic s So H
81: charley starteyant defeated Ss't Dor, Don
su1in: surns: rs. 81. e; BILLY Turner
Rieky wills Defeated Capt. Tom sheT-
burne; 7--5 6-3: Harry Brinkerhofi de-
tented hisi dstsa; HI Bsshore e. e. David
l..
7-5; Alphonso Smith defeated Don Gar
Der. 6~3 6-2; Eddie Becker defeated
R. Williamson. 3-6. e. 6-2; Max
Bost defeated Robert Loney. 6-3. 6-2
TODAY'S PAIRINGS.
10-Fontaini Va. Stan Robinson. j.
Drake VS.. r. Dewsnup Brooks VS.. Rice
Ramsy Donovan VS.. J. Bell, r. BURGESS VS.
II. Ihacker. W Mccormick VS.: G.. Russell.
10:30-Judd VS.. Shelton. Moorhead VS.
Keiles Smith VS.. Becker
11-Adair VS.. Silva. Lynch VS.. Ben
12-David johnson VS.. George Herbert
welsh, VS.. Nunez. Hayes VS.. winner
match. Shore vs. Con-
treraS Sturtevant VS.. winner Donovan
Bell match, Turner vs. willis.
3-Stocklinski VS.; winner Drake-Dew-
winner Moorhead-Keiles match Brinker-
hon vs.. Bill, Bost VS.. winner Mccormick
Russell match. winner Lynch -BensinRer
match VS.. winner Brooks-Rice match
4-Winner Mitchell-Dalby match VS..
winner Judd-Shelton match. winner John
ssn-Herbert match vs.. winner Burgess