Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-04
Junior Davis Cuppers
Are Grave Threats
At District Net
Three Young Stors PIoy
To Quurter-FinoIs in
Fast-Movine Meet
By BILL DISMER. Jr.

A speed record for completing a
local tennis tournament beckoned to
officials in charge Of the current Dis
trict Of Columbia tourney today as
semi final brackets were due to be
filled this afternoon-the fourth day
of play.
Working with systematic dispatch,
Officials Buddy Dawson and Chef
Adair had managed to prune the
field of So singles starters and 10
doubles teams to and 8. respec-
lively. at the start of play today and
by nightfall only four contestants
were due to be left in each.
Barring rain, it would be possible
to play the finals in both on Thurs
day. but whether the Tournament
Committee desires this was not
known. 1t is possible that the Gus
tomary Saturday ending might be
advanced in order to clear the sched-
ule for the Army Navy Leech Cup
matches on that day.
Youngsters Make Headway.
Today's eight singles quarter
finalists produced several interest
ing observations With the excep-
ton Of Billy Turner and 1t. G.. c..
Russell of Kelly Field. Tex. the only
outsider remaining seeded selections
had come through as expected. Fur
Their, with the exception of Russell
all were members of Edgemoor
Club. stamping grounds of the citys
best PLAYERS.
And finally, as Junior Davis Cup
Chairman Eddy Becker pointed out
three Of the eight are Junior Davis
Cup players-David johnson. Buddy
Adair and Turner Not bad show
ing for the youngsters in the years
most important competition with
seniors.
All three juniors faced big OBJ
stacles today, however, and victory
for any one of them would be a
real feather in his cap. johnson,
The Stars champion, was to meet
1t. Russell, and the manner in
which the young aviator took Al
phonse Smith yesterday left no
doubt that he will prove tough
nut to crack.
Tough Match With Lynch.
Turner was to play Lynch and the
formers uphill victory over Ramey
Donovan, following Sundays similar
decision over Ricky Willis, led many
to wonder if Lynch was to be the
victim of junior Davis cupper for
the second time in as many tourna-
ments.
Adair's opponent was Dooly Nit
chell, but the old war horse always
is at his best when the chips are
down and may prove a stumbling
block to Buddy's aspirations.
johnson. Turner and Adair are
playing sensational tennis these
days, however, and it would occa-
sion no great surprise if any, or
all, came through.
Today's fourth match sent de-
Tending Champion Barney Welsh
against Frank Shore and the for
mer's lack of practice may present
just the chance Shore is looking for.
Seeded Pairs Favored.
Winners of the johnson Russell
and Turner-Lynch matches will be
semi-fnal opponents, while in the
other bracket it will be either Welsh
or Shore against Mitchell or Adair.
Doubles competition seemed likely
to narrow down to the four seeded
teams of Welsh and Mitchell, Lynch
and johnson, Smith and Dick Muir
ply and Russell and Shore. They're
seeded in that order and should
reach the semi-finals late today.
The one team with the biggest fight
on its hands is the Russell Shore
combination, which must get by
Turner and Allie Gutenberg in to-
days quarter-f1nal.