Evening star., 1940-07-09
Anne Harrison Rated
On Par With D. C.'s
Willie Herbert
Top Three Seeded Stors
In Girls Section Are
From Maryland City
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Both in the women's division, In
which they are outnumbered II, and
in the girls fight, where they con-
stitute exactly half of the field of
30, Baltimoreans were conceded ex-
cellent chances of winning District
open tennis championships as the
two tournaments swung into stride
today at Columbia Country Club.
It's been a good many years since
Washingtonian failed to win the
District women's net crown, but
judging from the impression she
made in her first appearance yester-
day, 1.-THE Anne Harrison was con-
ceded an even chance against De-
Tending Champion Willie O'Steen
Herbert in their quarter final match
today.
Indeed, tournament officials we're
saying as soon as they saw Miss
Harrison swung a couple of times
that it was shame she and Mrs.
Herbert should be paired so soon
in the draw But, because she was
sick last year and didn't play
enough to get any better than
No. 9 ranking in the Middle At
lantic section, the attractive Balti-
more brunette had to go unseeded
in the current competition.
It's probably not too far wrong to
state that Miss Harrison has per-
haps more tennis experience than
any contestant, save perhaps Margo
Lee, in the tournament. Two years
ago she made the Eastern circuit and
met some of the country's outStand-
ing women players, She was beaten,
60, 6-1, by Helen Jacobs, but the
lessons she learned from the ex-
champ apparently did much to make
her the fine player she appears. She
has a strong service and a nice
backhand and covers her court we'll.
Mrs Herbert will know she met the
real Mccoy if she does win.
Because the winner will be in the
semifnalS, where she undoubtedly
will meet third-Seeded Margo Lee,
observers realize that the cream of
the field drew positions in the upper
half of the draw. Neither Anne Day.
cite of Baltimore, seeded second, nor
Washington's Charlotte Decker,
seeded fourth. appears to be in the
Herbert -Harrison-Less class, but
there is the possibility that unseeded
Cynthia Olmstead may develop into
the Journeys dark horse in the lower
half.
Miss Olmstead, now of Annapolis,
played on Stanfords net team sew
eral years ago. A tall, sturdy blond.
she rallied yesterday to defeat Mar
garet Graham, 6-3, 3-6. IS. and
If she gets by Charlotte Decker, her
probable next opponent, will be in
the semiflnals.
Today's matches sent Miss Lee
against Frances Rowan, who con-
tinued her tennis comeback in the
opening round with a IS, 60
lacing of Hazel (Jimmy) Bishopp:
Joan Bransford against Elizabeth
Sewers, Miss Dayette against Fran
W. Sol eCAs EiCdIlOI lSllUuTIl
against Marian Pritchard and Miss
Decker against Eleanor Voith.
Such promising young players as La
Jeanne Echols and Margot Parsons,
who car start anew today in their
own class, were eliminated yesterday
by Mrs. Herbert and Miss Harrison.
whovloSU only one game each, but
Elinor Finckel gave Miss Dayette
more than she bargained for when
she extended her to 6t3, 11-9.
Continued errors cost Miss Finckel
the decision; otherwise she played
Miss Dayette to a standstill.
Isabel Harver, who only yesterday
won the Baltimore girls champion
ship by defeating Helen Harrison,
was seeded No. l in the girls tour
ney here. with Miss Harrison seeded
second and another Baltimore en-
trant, Betty Simpson, third. Mar
got Parsons, Washington champ
drew the fourth-seeded position.
The selection clearly indicates
that the Baltimoreans are the ones
to beat, but there is no questioning
the judgment of tournament Off
Gals who saw the girls in the same
tournament at Baltimore last month.
Outstanding local favorites, in ad-
dition to Miss Parsons and Miss
Echols, are Ruth johnson, Ann
Cullen, Mary Brookings, Betty Jacob
and Shirley Combs. Two girls from
Annapolis, Lucia Lhamon and Lucy
Tyler, also are entered.
Two contestants were scheduled
to play twice today, the winner of
the Johnsen-Marjorie Ellison match
playing Miss Harrison and the
Jacob Jean Chatterley survivor
meeting Miss Tyler. Both Miss Har-
rison and Miss Tyler drew first
round byeS.