Evening star., 1940-07-10
Margot Parsons Best
BET for D. T.. Victory
In Younger Glass
Invaders Occupy Four
Quorter-FinoI Spots
In Senior Contest
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.


Succeeding where their male con-
temporaries have failed for years,
Marylanders were rushing to DOM
mate both the District women's
and girls tennis tournaments at
Columbia Country Club today, with
the probability that by nightfall
they would be in command of the
younger division and holding their
own in the senior.
Unless upsets by unseeded play
ers eliminate Anne Dayette, Margo
Lee and Charlotte Decker today,
Washington and Baltimore will have
two semif1nalists each in the won-
ems flight. With dashing Ann Har-
rison of Baltimore now definitely
established as the one to beat as
the result of her straight-set de-
feat of Defending Champion Willie
O'Steen Herbert yesterday, the stage
may be set today for a semifinal
match which may eclipse the final
in attractiveness.
For if Miss Lee gets by Elizabeth
Sewers today she will be called
upon to uphold Washington's pres
tige against Miss Harrison in the
next round. And already observers
are picking the winner of such a
match as the new champion.
Baltimore Girls Dominant.
Other quarter final women's
matches today sent Miss Dayette of
Baltimore against Washington's
Marian Prichard and fourth-seed-
ed Miss Decker. also of the Cap
ital, against the dark horse, Cynthia
Olmstead of Annapolis. Winners of
these matches meet in the semi
finals of the lower half of the draw.
In the girls tournament the out
look was even darker for Washing
tons representatives Baltimoreans
already have gained half of the
eight quarter final berths and two
more were in position to reach
that round today with victories
over Capital lassies. Annapolis also
has standard bearer in the quar-
ters with another representative,
Lucy Tyler, paired against Wash
ington's Betty Jacob in a second
round match today
The Westinghouse rivalry
in this respect was to be continued
with two matches. Fourth-seeded
Margot Parsons, recently crowned
local girls champion in The Star
tournament, was conceded an even
chance against Baltimores Judy
Riley, but top-seeded Isabel Harvey,
who won the Baltimore girls cham
pionship last Monday, was rated
over Marjorie Dawson. That is, by
every one except Columbia's current
tennis Observation-Disclosures, Buddy
Dawson, jr., who predicted an up
set win for his sister.
ID. C. Maids Away Winging.
One girl was slated to reach the
senif1nals today with second
seeded Helen Harrison of Balti-
more (no relation to the women's
title threa) meeting Lucia Lha-
mon of Annapolis in the first
quarter-flnal match scheduled. The
winner of the Parsons Riley en-
counter will meet Virginia Lloyd
of Baltimore; either Miss Harvey
or Miss Dawson will face Janice
Goldberg, also of Baltimore, while
still another Baltimorean, Betty
Simpson, awaits the survivor of the
JacobTyler meeting.
For round yesterday, the Wash
ington youngsters more than held
their own against the Baltimore
threats, emerging victorious in out
Of IA f1rst-round hand-to-hand
matches. Then class began to as
sert itself and four Washington
Baltimore second-round matches all
were won by the visitors while An
napolis took a fifth match from
Washington. AS play began this
morning, local entry had yet to
reach the quarter-f1nals.
Miss Harrison Strong.
The feature of yesterdays day.
long competition was, of course, Miss
Harrison's conquest of Mrs. Herbert
in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. Exhibit
ing fast service and strong back
hand, Miss Harrison was halted
only momentarily in the first set
when her opponent won three games
in row after losing the first three,
but the Baltimorean then counter
rallied to win 9 of the next 10 games
for the match. The tip-off was not
long in coming, for Miss Harrison
won the first two games of the first
set at love and service-aced Mrs.
Herbert four times in the opening
skirmish.
Yesterdays results:
Women's.
Second round-Margo Lee defeated
Frances Rowan, SO, 6N: Elizabeth
Sewers defeated Joan Bransford, 4-6,