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Hobbs Shows Surprising
Class as He Defeats
De Witt Smith, Jr.

Possibilities of a surprise package
In an unseeded and unsuspected
threat from Baltimore arose to
plague Middle Atlantic tennis tour
nament officials late yesterday when
Dever Hobbs, Baltimore's top-rank-
ing junior last year and No. in
this sections Junior ratings, gave
brilliant exhibition in downing
| Dewitt Smith, jr., to climax the
opening days competition at Colum-
bia Country Club.
Hobbs unfolded a devastating net
game that may spell trouble for
some Of the favorites. Although
Smith extended him to three sets,
60, 3-6, So. it was the style Of
Hobbs play rather than the margin
OF victory that impressed.
Tournament followers won't have
long to wait to learn if Hobbs is yet
qualified to challenge the best of
the seniors, for the 19-year-old
Baltimorean is scheduled tomorrow
to play the winner of this mornings
match between fifth-seeded Dick
Murphy and the veteran Tom Man.
gan.
Favorites advanced without ex-
ception, with two other Baltimor-
cans, Alex Keiles and John Beck,
matching Hobbs feat by whipping
Felix Silva and Morton Shapiro of
Rockville, respectively. Keiles, some
go pounds less after a period Of
| inactivity following a serious auto
mobile accident had sent his weight
to 240, appeared in his old plawing
trim and may be headed back for
the heights.
All of today's second round singles
matches are scheduled this morning,
with doubles to start this afternoon.
Doubles entries will close at noon
and entrants are advised to ascer-
tain their playing times thereafter.
Yesterdays results:
| Upper Half
First round-Hugh Lynch defeated Eddy
Becker, 80, 6-3; David Kay defeated
William Livingston, 6-l, 81; Carl Fon-
tanini defeated Robert Williamson. Ga,
loEs; Dooly Mitchell defeated Freddy Nc
Nair' by default: Bill Breese defeated Don
Classic by default; Larry Phillips defeated
Carl Hartman: by default; Austin Rice de-
satsd dsfesed sm 4sT He4ma6 odbeS RI Rcsy ssa W
David johnson defeated Bob Burgess. 60.
e: John Hutchinson defeated Mariana
Erana, 6-3, 2-6, "a; Wilbur TAYLOR
defeated Grant Wilmer. by default Alex
keiles defeated Felix Silva, "a. 6I3:
Dick Murphy defeated Doyle Royal, 6-l,
60, p; De Witt Smith. jr. defeated
HOBS defestsd Dr. Al RiohSine, Vine BY Peds! DER
Second roqnd.aHobbs defeated Smith
Lower Half
First. round-Barney Welsh defeated
Owen Howenstein, by default; Ken Daily
defeated Jack league, 64. 7-5; John
Brasgiotti defeated Dick Mayield 6-,
"a; Clay Coss defeated Ray Keensn.
featsd W R. wiilouehby, 3E6' 60s.
60; Frank Shore defeated Bill Dora
savage, by default: C Alphonso Smith de-
fsated B. E.. Trenis go, 6-1; Bob
81. 6-4; Hy Ritzenberg defeated Ray
Stocklinski by default: Ralph Adajr de-
rsated Hugh Trigg- 6-3, 81 Ga:
Ed Mather defeated r. S. McCandlish. Ga,
Es., s@. Harry. Brinkerhoff. jr., de-
defeated Morton Shapiro 2-6, ew2a 81 oelA
Today's Pairings.
1q;0o-Johnsen vs.. Hutchinson. Ieaks
vs., Herbert Braggiotti VS.. Coss, Freer VS..
Rit2enberg. Adair VS.. Mather
10;3O-Brand VS.. Shore, Beck VS.. Brink
IL :oo-Lynch VS.. Kay Fontanini VS..
Mitchell Breese vs. Phillips, Rice VS., viii
lis. Murphy vs.. Mangan, Welsh vs. Daily
Alphonso Smith VS.. Chichester.
12:Oo-Taylor VS.. Keiles.