Evening star., 1939-06-04
Rice and Contreras
Bear Out Critics
Of Seedlings
Shore Nails Brinkerhoff; :;
80 Matches Completed
In First Days. PIoy
By BILL DISMER. Jr.

Critics who scoffed at the seed
ings in The Stars City of Washing
ton mems tournament let out their
first "1-told-you-sos" yesterday as
two seeded players were eliminated
In opening round matches at Edge
moor Club.
Allie Ritzenberg, seeded third,
found Austin Rice too steady and
vell-prepared after months of train
ing and dropped a 6-1. 8-6 de-
cision, while Joel Baker. seeded sew
enth, was licked by Billy Contreras,
6-3. 6-4.
The other six of the eight fav-
ored contestants came through I'M
scathed, but two others found them
selves with real battles on their
hands before they could win. Jack
Hoyt's stand against the defending
champion and first-seeded Hugh
Lynch was only partly revealed by
the scores of 80, 60. while third
seeded Ricky Willis was extended
the limit of three sets before nip
ping young Ken Dalby, 4-6, IS,
GO. palby had 5-4 lead in the
second set although he never reached
match point.
Two Score Shut0uts.
Ray Stocklinski and David john
sen. seeded 5th and 9Th, respec-
lively, took love decisions from Bob
Burgess and Almus Speare while
eighth-seeded Frank Shore, a real
threat, routed Harry Brinkerhoff,
60, 6-l. The fact that Brinker-
hoff earlier in the day won a semi
final match in the Junior tourna-
ment may have had something to
DO with his feeble stand against
Shore. Jimmy Farrin, seeded sec
ond, waltzed through his match
with Miguel Nunez to the tune of
60. 60.
Inc two newcomers, Alphonso
Smith and Dick Murphy, both made
impressive local debuts. Smith. the
national boy champion in 1924
dropped only three games in crush
ing Murdaugh Madden, 60. 6-3,
While Murphy. 18th acknowledgements
ing player several seasons ago, took
a 6-2, 6-3 victory from 6-foot-4
Paul Falconer.
Ralph Buddy Adair also made
good the promise he showed in early
season practice matches by eliminat-
ing Capt. Tom Sherburne of the
War College, early sensation of the
tournament last year, in straight
sets, 81, IS.
Two Matches Incomplete.
Only two of the 80 frst-round
matches were not completed. Tom
Mangan. champion of the first City,
of-Washington tournament 10 years
ago, won the first set from Don
CARRIER, 6-3, but had to leave for
a prior engagement. They will
resume play at IL o'clock this morn
ing. Maurice Cowan and George
Herbert had split their first two
sets, Cowan winning the first at
6-1 and Herbert the second at
6-3. They will finish their duel,
starting at am.
One first-round and two second
round matches will inaugurate the
second days play at 9 o'clock this
morning with continuous singles &C
ton scheduled through l o'clock.
Doubles entries will remain open
until noon when the draw will be
made. Play in that classificat ton
will start at o'clock and doubles
teams are requested to hold them
selves in readiness to play any time
this afternoon.
First Round.
half-HrPh
Hoyt, s-6, 6-:3 John hutchinson de-
feated Bill Thompson, %, SIS limo
90. g; Max Bost defeated J. B. Gill
lespie 6-3 los; Dick Murphy defeated
feated R. L. willis. 6-3. 4-6, 6-2;
Lawrence ST Jean defeated George stoner.
sohss-+ st -4sss Ray st3cknski k5avd defea5ed abe
sen defeated Almus Speare. 60. Go;
Charles sturteyant defeated Bill ,Wickham,
%. 6-l;, J; S. Echols defeated H G.
Larsen, 6--3, lO-S; John Curran defeat
ed E B. Brownell. Go. e.; Ralph
Adair defeated Tom sherburne, 6-1. -;
6-3; James wilson defeated Clay john
son; 81, ID; Ricky Willis defeated Ken
DaIsy Iove4 "A sa,f-jimny "a my r.rrn defeated
defeated lawrence Hill. s-5 eN4 Tommy
60. 60; Billy Turner defeated Clar-
smith defeated Dewitt Armstrong, 60,
erhoff 6-2. 6-1; Billy Contreras de-
feated Joel Baker. 6--3, 6-4; Mariana
Erana defeated Ralph Dewsnup. 90,
Go; Alphonso Smith defeated Murdaugh
Madden, 60 6-3; Tom Mangan took
the first set from Don CARRIER 6---:} match
to be continued this morning: Frank Clark
defeated Howard Pratt 6-3, -: Austin
Rice defeated Allie Ritzenberg, 81. St.
Maurice Cowsn defeated George Herbert
in the first set. 6-l Herbert winning the
second. 6-1. match to be continued this
morning Neil Linden defeated Pete Cart
uer. "a e..
Today's PairingS.
2 am.-John Curran vs.. j. S. Echols,
Billy Contreras VS.. Mariana Erana, re-
sumption Of Cowan Herbert match.
10 am.-Ed Mather VS. Scott Pollock
Bill Rainey VS.. Alan Staubly Austin Rice
vs.. Frank Clark.
IL am.-Dick Murphy VS.. Ben Jaffee
David johnson VS.. Charles Sturtevant
Ralph Adair vs. Edward Kane. Jimmy Far
rim VS.. Deane Judd De Witt Smith vs.
Frank Shore, resumption of Tom Mangan-
Don CARRIER match
70 n-Timothy Pasma vs.. Max Bost,
Billy Turner VS.. winner Cowan-Herbert
match. Neil Linden VS.. winner Rainey-
Staublv match.
pm.-Hugh Lynch VS.. John Hutchin-
son. Clay Wilson VS.. Ricky Willis, Moor
head VS.. winner Mather-Pollock match
Alphonso Smith vs. winner Mangan-Gar-
Der match
Doubles contestants should hold them
selves in readiness to play any time this
afternoon after 2 o'clock.