Evening star., 1939-07-30
Coast Star Conquers
Hunt in 5-Set Fray
To Reach Final
Kenyon College Netmon
Routs Grant; Title Won
By Fobyon-Jocobs
BY J. F. McEVOY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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Twenty three year old Frankie
Parker of Pasadena, Calf, whose
newly developed forehand drive has
brought him victory in six of seven
tournaments this year, and Don
McNeill, just returned from sue
ceSsful European tennis junket, won
their way into the final round of
the SD annual Seabright tennis
tournament today.
McNeill, two years younger than
Parker, continued to show a fine
disdain for the tournament seed
ings by scoring a straight 3-set vic
tory over Bryan M Grant, jr., of
Atlanta, Ga, IS. 60, 6-1. Parker
came through the hard way by out
lasting Gilbert A. Hunt, jr., of Wash
ington, D. c., 3-6, Ga, 60, 1-6,
81.
Parker and McNeill, neither of
whom ever before has reached the
tourney, will meet tomorrow for the
title lost by Robert L. Riggs of
Chicago.
McNeills Play Near Perfect.
McNeill, Kenyon College junior
from Oklahoma City, Okla, is
ranked at No. 13 and unSeeded. He
played near-perfect tennis to rout
his 29-year- rival, sixth ranking
in the United States and third
seeded here.
Their match, interrupted yester-
day by rain, found Mcneil taking
the court with one-set advantage
and lead of 10, love--4O in the
second set. Stroking the ball with
speed and precision that had the
usually dependable Grant contin-
ually on the defense, McNeill raced
through the last two sets with the
loss of only three games.
The Parker-Hunt match was dull
by comparison, for neither man
played his best tennis. Parker, who
trailed 3-5 when the rain inter-
rupted play yesterday, quickly won
two sets to hold an advantage at the
intermission, but tenacious Hunt
won the fourth set to even the
match.
Parker really hit his stride in the
final set, turning Hunts best shots
into winners for himself.
Fabyan-JacObs Team Wins.
The first Seabright champions to
be crowned were Mrs. Sarah Pal
frey Fabyan of Cambridge, Mass,
and Helen Hull Jacobs of Berkeley,
Calf, who captured the womens
doubles title today by defeating the
Franco American combination of
Nine. Sylvia Henrotin and Mrs.
Dorothy Andrus, 6-3, 6-3. Mrs
Andrus and Nine. Henrotin also lost
last years final, their successful
rivals then being Mrs. Fabyan and
Alice Marble
The women's singles final, sched-
uled for tomorrow, will bring to-
gether Helen Bernhard, 18-year-old
unseeded New Yorker, and Dorothy
Workman of Los Angeles. second
seeded in the draw and ranked sixth
in the Nation.
Miss Bernhard, displaying a sound
game, upset Dorothy May Bundy of
Santa Monica. 60, 60.
Miss Workman gained her final
place by defeating a fellow Cali
fornian, 17-year-old Patricia Can
ming Of Alameda, 7-9. 6-4, 60.
Reach Mems Doubles Final.
The singles finalistS. Parker and
Mcneil, entered the doubles final
as a team. defeating John Hope
Doeg of Rumson, N. j., and Gardnar
Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla, 4-6,
60, 9-7, 6-3, largely through
their better control and court STRAIT
egy.
Opposing them in tomorrow's
final. which may have an important
bearing upon the selection of the
United States Davis Cup doubles
team. will be C. Gene Mako of Los
Angeles and Wayne Sabin of Port
land, Greg.
They fought an uphill battle after
losing the first set and trailing IA
In the second to beat the Wimbledon
champions, Riggs and Elwood Cooke
of Portland, Greg. 46, 1913, e4,
1-6, 6N.
In the mixed doubles semi-fnals
Alice Marble. national womens
champion from San Francisco. and
Adrian Quist of Australia defeated
Pauline Betz of Los. Angeles and
Riggs. As. 6-3, 6-3, and Mrs. Fabyan
and Cooke defeated Nine. Henrotin
and McNeill, 4-6, 60, 81.