Evening star., 1939-02-03
Badminton's Finest
Take Courts Today
In District Open
U.S., Comedian Champions
In Field Starting at
Kensineton Armory
By BILL DISMER, jr.

Because of the persuasive powers
Of youthful promoter. Washing
ton today got the first OF three
chances to see the country's lead
ing exponents of sport which has
had a phenomenal rise in the his
tory of the Nations Capital.
For the second successive year,
badminton sent It's best players to
q tournament here and this after
noon, when the second annual Dis
trict open tournament got under
way on the courts of Kensington's
National Guard Armory, national
champions were conspicuous and
State and sectional champs a dime
a dozen.
Shreve Gathers Champions.
Their presence is due mostly to
the efforts of Bill Shreve, proprietor
of the Tennis Shop and one of the
city's most enthusiastic badmin-
toners. Because Shreve conducted
first-rate tournament last year,
probably half of the 1888 entrants
were glad to come back. But ShreVe,
not satisfied with even an above
average tournament, went after
bigger things, with the result that
Walter Kramer, the U. S. champion,
and Erny Richardson, the Canadian
champion, are among those present.
In addition are three others OF
the countrys first 10 ranking men
players while the women, headed
by the national doubles champions
Wanda Bergman and Helen Gibson
also will present four Of the
first 10.
Moreover, some kind of long-dis-
tance record for going to badmin-
ton tournaments may have been
established as among those here
are a married couple from Los
Angeles. The game seems to be
quite the thing for husbands and
wives to play together as eight, or
nearly half Of the 20 mixed doubles
teams, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Play Beyond Midnight.
Women's singles and doubles
matches were to be played early
this afternoon with men starting
action at o'clock. In an effort
| to reach the quarter-finals, which
will be played tomorrow afternoon,
some mixed doubles matches are
scheduled at late as 1890 am. to-
morrow.
The schedule, from o'clock on:
Mems Singles.
3 o'clock-JoeI Baker (Washinston vs..
Edward De Leone Cleveland. Pred Doyle
pna MaShiBFossh B shrevs w Met6s vs. Jaan
Burgess New YORK
New York VS. Harry Kloze BALTIMORE.
George CUMMINGS Boston vs.. Irwin Good
8 o'cIocR@ArthuE Potter (Wilminstonl
vs. Bill Saunders tBalttmoTe0 Joe shields
aSR aso VS. os Apfess RG1sF'y VS. Bauee
s:5oGJanes lame Par Ranahe5 New York; VS..
7 o'clock---Walter Kramer Detroit vs..
Gould Morrison (gal,imerel Ken 9uigiey
Graham Cromwell tBaitinore) VS.. Rndsley
Fairman CWilminston).
charles Snyder TarPshIsaI PPsIladelpisS Er3y Rich
York;. gill Pinkerton ToTontoj vs.. Tom
Mems Doubles.
a:5o-saunders-N Morrison vs. De Leone-
Goodman. Knowles-M. Thomas VS..
| Stephens -Nedich.
10 oclock-Kramer-C vs.. Burgess
| Bielaski. Hurst-partner VS.. Harris-Cum-
mings. Carpenter-Danaher vs.. Baker-Far-
| rlngton.
30-Richardson-No VS. winner
Knowles-Thomas VS.. Stephens-Neldlch
/ match.
II o'clock-Fairman-sh Shields VS. winner
Standardization VS.. De Leone-Goodman
! match.
Mixed Doubles.
II oclock--Mr. and Mrs Joel Baker vs..
Mrs. Mcdonald and George Harris. MI.
and Mrs. Jack Jago VS.. Elinor Behr and
II:36NMr. and Mrs. William Hurst vs..
Mrs. Bergman and Carpenter. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Graham Cromwell VS.. Mary Ryan
and partner Miss Biddle, and knowles VS..
Carroll Carpenter and Baker.
10 o'clock-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Good
| win VS.. Cartwright and partner Casey and
| Walter Kramer VS.. Mrs. Platt and partner.
Mrs. Graham and John Purinton vs.. Miss
| Greene and Pinkerton.
i2:3o-Mr and Mrs Fairman VS.. Mr..
and Mrs. F, B. Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Potter VS.. Miss Miss Gibson and
| Danaber.