Evening star., 1940-06-07
Field Deemed Finest
Ever 10 Seek Title
In Big Tourney
Unrunked D. C.. Rocketers
Likely to Goin Many
Round-of-l Berths
BY BILL DISMER. ii

Because a wealth of formidable
talent is unrepresented in District
tennis rankings, unseeded netmen
will hold the spotlight tomorrow
when The Stars fifth annual City
OF Washington tournament opens at
noon at Edgemoor Club.
Adhering strictly to local ratings
the tournament Committee seeded
Barney Welsh, Hugh Lynch, David
johnson, c. Alphonso Smith, Jimmy
Farrin. Ray Stocklinski, Buddy
Adair and Frank Shore in that
order. But general feeling pre-
vailed on the eve of the seasons first
tourney that fireworks would be
caused by others than the above.
With such old trouble makers as
Bill Breese and Bill Garnett both
back in competition and a NATIONAL
ly experienced player, Dick Murphy,
said to be playing some of his hottest
tennis, few net fans were predicting
the seeded ranks would march un-
broken even as far as the round
of 16.
Field Among Best Ever.
All but of the Districts Is rank
ing players are in the draw with
Charley Sturtevant, Billy Turner
and Ed Mather completing the
group of those above best known.
A surprise entry was that of Rep
resentative Jennings Randolph of
West Virginia, an ex-college athlete
and one-time coach and athletic
director of DaviS-Elkins. The Con-
gresham was drawn in Alphonso
Smiths quarter and will play his
flrst-roupd match against Carl
Fontanini at o'clock tomorrow.
If form prevails, the following
paired in the same quarters, would
meet in the round of 16: Lynch and
Austin Rice, Farrin and Garnett,
johnson and Murphy. Adair and
Breese, Welsh and Bensinger. Shore
and Mather, Alphonso Smith and
Turner and Stocklinski and Stur-
tevant. That's the way the draw
reads from the top down. with
second-seeded Lynch topping the
upper half and Welsh the lower.
Veteran local netmen said they
couldn't remember when a classier
field entered tournament here and
were of the opinion that those 16
players were as good as 16 players
in any other city in the country
Opening Program Heavy.
Tomorrow'S best matches seem to
be those between Bensinger, the
national indoor boys champion.
and Harry Brinkerhoff. jr.. at noon.
Mather and Deane Judd at 2 o'clock
and Lynch and Maurice Cowan at 5.
In all, % flrst-round and two sec
ond-round matches are scheduled
for the opening days play, with
two more rounds of singles and the
first rouno of doubles billed for
Sunday.
Contestants should come to the
courts dressed for play and report
to Referee Strand johnson a few
minutes before their match is sched-
uled. Hardness may result in de-
fault.
The pairings:
TOMORROW'S PAIRINGS.
- noon-James Hardey vs. Jim Cox
etter, Robert Bensineer VS.. Harry Brinker-
hon. II; Chandler Brossard vs. w c, Peet,
Billy Turner VS. Mickey Hughes, Bill Wick
nam W. Aubrey Mattinely
, :uoIDavld johnson vs.. Max Bost
Rlchard Murphy VS.. George Stoner. Steve
Somings vs.. Meyer Gelfand De Witt
smlth, 1r vs.. John Watts, Burton Smith
2:0o-RoberI BURGESS vs.. Harold Jesse.
Barney Welsh VS.. John Andary, Frank
Shore vs., Frank Martin. Clay johnson VS..
Judd i'>
3:oo-7;Dale Schubert VS.. Morton scha-
Charles Lansblae VS.. strand Johnsen. % AkA9 NJ g.
Martinez VS.. Alan Staubly, c. Alphonso
smith vs.; C.. r. Train.
Oo-Doyle Royal VS.. Mariana EraDa,
Bin Breese vs.. John Hutchinson, Carl Fon-
,anni 1ia VS.. Jennings Randolph Ray Stock
llnskl VS.. B. G. Trennis Charles Sturte-
want vs.. James Dunlap
5:oo-Hush Lynch VS. Maurice Covan.
AuStin Rice VS.. Igor Cassin, James Farrin
vs. Merle Lyon, Yeverton Garnett VS.
Sterling Lee, Ralph Adair VS. FeIy Silv.