Evening star., 1940-06-25
Youngsters Carrying
Fight TO Bensinger
Al Columbia Net
District Ace Pressed
In EorIy Win; Girls
Finish Tomorrow
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Because two of the doubles final
lists were scheduled to compete in
Baltimore today and one Of the
singles finalists still was to be de-
termined, the scheduled windup OF
The Stars City of Washington girls
tennis tournament at Friends School
was postponed from this afternoon
until tomorrow, with the first of
three championship matches start
ing at 1 o'clock.
Meanwhile, all semifinal singles
brackets in the junior-boy tourna-
ment at Columbia Country Club
were due to be filled today, with
doubles starting tomorrow. Plans
call for the youngsters doubles
finals to be played on Friday and
the singles title matches on Satur-
day morning.
If an X-ray revealed Ann Pow
ellis wrist in shape to play, the little
Friends School champion was to
meet Mary Brookings of Madeira
School in the semifinal of the girls
tourney today for the right to meet
Margot Parsons for the champion
ship and Star trophy tomorrow.
If unable to play, Miss Powell was
to default.
Doubles Finals Last.
Tomorrow's triple ending at
Friends will open with Ann Cullen
meeting Miriam Kreiselman for con-
ISOLATION honors, followed by the
championship singles match at 2
o'clock and the doubles final be-
tween the teams of Betty jacob
Miss Cullen and Ruth johnson
Margery Snowden at 8. Presenta-
ton of Star prizes to winners and
runners up in the championship
matches and to the consolation WIN
ner will follow the ending of the last
match.
An intimation that the junior
competition at Columbia may not
be all Bensinger was given yester-
day when the top-seeded redhead,
the country's fifth-ranking boy play
er, was pressed to whip Bob Thread
gill, University of Florida freshman.
Bobby looked in trouble after that
first set which Threadgill took at
6r3, and although he rallied to win
the next two at 60, 60, future
opponents took heart at the stand
made by the lanky Floridan.
Walden Is Title Threat.
At the same time, Tom Walden
gave indications that he may be the
one to beat Bensinger by walloping
a not unimpressive Bill Howard,
60, 60. Seeded No. 2, Walden
seems to have picked up a number
of pointers at the University of
North Carolina, always noted for its
fine net teams, and he should pro-
ceed to the final round without
trouble.
Bensinger appeared due for more
trouble today from either Emmit
Sheehan of Gonzaga or Murdaugh
Madden, regular on George Wash
ington University's net team. Shee-
han and Madden were to meet in a
second-round match at noon, with
the winner taking on Bobby later
in the day. In the same half Of the
draw Ben Fisher of Roosevelt High
School was to face Carl Maier of
Central for the right to meet the
survivor of the Bensinger- -Sheehan-
Madden controversy in the semi
finals
Wadden's foe today was Sterling
Lee, Edgemoor Clubs boy cham
pion, but hardly considered able to
stop Walden. In the lower bracket
of Wadden's half Charles Hackney,
upsetter of fourth seeded Arthur
Harrington yesterday, was to face
John Waits, with the winner going
to the semis.
Near Boys Semifinals.
In the boys competition top
seeded Peter Fratt and second
seeded Sam Doyle needed only to
win today to reach the semifinals.
Fratt was to meet Julian Richards
and Doyle was to face Leon Forman,
with three other matches determin-
ing other semifinahsts.
Bache Gill and Jack Timothy
were to face in a second round
match, with the winner facing third
seeded Ned Sacks for a ticket to the
semis, while Leroy Morgan, con-
queror of fourth-seeded Delos (Cot-
tom Smith yesterday, met Harry
Ong In another quarter finals en-
gagement.
A recess in singles will be called
tomorrow when doubles are started,
with semiflnals matches in both
singles and doubles set for Thurs
day.
Yesterdays opening matches were
marked by four three-act matches
among the juniors and three bitterly
waged encounters by the boys.
Hackney of Western probably worked
the hardest to reach the quarter
finals, having to travel three sets
to stop both harrington and Bill
Helfrich, the former by 4-6, e4,
8-6, and the latter by 6-1, 3-6,
Ga.
Sacks Takes Long Match.
Little Tom Bullen showed grit in
defeating Dan Perry, 6-3, 36, 6-3
before being overcome by a more ex-
perienced John Waits, 60, Ga,
while Maier eliminated Corson Jones
only after 60, 4-6, 6-3 count.
In the boys division, Morgan, son
of the chairman of the Tennis Com
n1itttee at Chevy Chase Club, showed
class in eliminating fourth-seeded
Cotton Smith, 81, 2-6, 60, while
third-seeded Ned Sacks Travelled
three long deuced sets before van-
gushing Francis Moran, So, 81,
IS.
Other winners:
Boys-(First round) Jack Timothy de-
ieated Jerry Mayfield, Go, 6-4; Bache
gu 9sieated Gordon Linke. 6-3. 6-3;
sam Doyle defeated warwick Carter, 60,
fe.tsd EsIs.21 ESsscond .ound Peter rratt De,
Slenarns defeated Jack Seybold, 6-4,
"a; Doyle defeated Peter Desibour. 81
80; Leon Forman defeated Jack sloat,