Evening star., 1940-06-26
He and Bobby Figure
To Reach Final in
Junior Class
Timothy, Morgan Roted
Above Frutt, Doyle.
Seeded Youngsters
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Indications that Bobby Bensinger
may be stopped, locally. for the
first time as Junior or boy player
in The Star finals on Saturday
and the ascendancy of two un-
seeded boy entrants to plague
pair of favorites in their division
had the Capitals young netmen
buzzing today.
With singles competition taking
recess today as doubles began,
most of the sideline talk centered
on the question of Tom Wadden's
chances to beat Washington's ma
tional indoor boy champion, pro-
vided neither is upset in semifinal
matches tomorrow. Bensinger is
paired against third-seeded Ben
Fisher while Walden must beat
John Waits.
In contrast both Jack Timothy
and LIE Roy Morgan are given better
than even chances of whipping first
and second seeded Peter Fratt~ and
Sam Doyle, respectively, in their
semifinal matches of the boys di-
vision tomorrow morning.
Timothy Shows Endurance.
Timothy, 14-year-old son of an
Army engineer, especially was to
be considered. as the little member
of the Army Navy Country Club has
breezed through three opponents
with the loss of only six games.
Some idea of Jacks endurance as
we'll as ability was shown yesterday
when he routed Bache Gill, 6-1,
60, and then proceeded to elm
mate third-seeded Ned Sacks by
the same score.
Morgan, too, is not to be regarded
lightly. Continuing the same brand
of play and gameness which brought
his victory over fourth-Seeded Cot
ton" Smith on opening day, Leroy
upset Harry Ong yesterday CO,
6-3. Morgan hasn't been playing
tennis long, but he has world of
promise.
Fratt, Timothy's opponent tomor-
row, had trouble yesterday dispos-
ing of Julian Richards, 6-3. 6--3,
while Doyle didn't exactly have a
cake walk in advancing to meet
Margan as Leon Forman pressed
him to 6-1, Ga.
Walden to Play Waits.
The first true line on Walden, the
also-rans hope to start Bensingtr
on his downfall, may be forthcom-
ing tomorrow when he meets John
Waits of Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School Although Sterling
Lee gave Walden a good workout
yesterday, it was the opinion that
the latter could have won by better
than the 60, 6j4 scores he chalked
up. Waits is more Wadden's age
and equal and yesterday whipped
Charles Hackney, the eliminator of
fourth-seeded Arthur Harrington,
by a 6-3, Ga count.
Fisher will prove no setup for
Bensinger as the blond Roosevelt
High boy is improving daily. but
Fisher was routed by a team
mate, David Kay, in an interscho-
lastic tournament last month ir
which Kay proved an easy victim
OF Bensihger Ben, though, showed
real fighting spirit yesterday in ral-
lying to beat Carl Maier, 3-6, IS,
60. Bensinger advanced with a
6-1, 6-1 victory over Murdaugh
Madden of George Washington Uni
versity who earlier had turned back
Gonzaga's Emmit Sheehan, 6-,
6-1.
An opinion that Bensinger and
Walden practically have salted the
junior doubles championship away
by pairing together for the team
events, which opened today, was
practically unanimous. They were
seeded No l without argument with
Fisher and Eli Gottlieb, Roosevelt's
crack double team, seeded second. In
the boys division, Gill and Smith of
Friends School, were rated first with
Fratt ana Leon Forman No. 2.
Battles in Doubles Start.
First-round Junior matches TODAY
sent Bensinger and Walden against
Waits and Bill Helfrich, John Clark
and Lewis Denit against Sterling
Lee and Oscar Thorup, Fisher and
Gottlieb against Les Boykin and
Corson Jones and Sheehan and AL
Schattman against harrington and
Charley Hackney. Winners will
meet in that order in semifinal
matches tomorrow.
In the boys division, Gill and
Smith were paired against Jack
Phillip and AL Crowley, while Nor
gan and Warwick Carter met Cor.
don Linke and Harry Ong. Tomor-
row the winner of the first match
will meet Peter di Sibour and Jack
Sloat, while the survivor of the
Morgan-Carter VS.. Linke-Ong en-
counter goes against Fratt and For
man.
The doubles semifinals will fol-
low the singles semis, with the title
doubles matches being played Fri
day and the singles crowns being
decided Saturday.