Evening star., 1940-06-14
Welsh, Murphy Look
Best Of Racketers
In SemifinaIs
Singles Title Tilt Due
Sunday; Doubles PIoy
TO End Tomorrow
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Two recent newcomers to local
tennis who have achieved national
fame in the game were to encounter
two of Washington old standbys
at Edgemoor Club in the City of
Washington tournament this after
noon, and at the end of the matches
the f1nalists who will meet for The
Star Cup on Sunday will be known.
With each having conquered all
opposition in straight sets, top
seeded Barney Welsh, City of Wash
1ngton champion in 1886 and 1887,
was to meet fourth-seeded c. AL
phonse Smith, national boy cham
pion Is years ago. and second
seeded Hugh Lynch. Star Cup winner
in '38, was to face the only unseeded
survivor, dapper Dick Murphy of
Utica, N. Y, now machine sales
man here.
OF the two outsiders, Murphy was
given the best chance to pull an
upset. Without doubt, the Long
wood Bowl winner in 1888 has been
playing some of the best all-around
tennis the tournament has seen.
and, with control of every shot in
the game, may make it hot for
Lynch.
Murphy's Play Spectacular.
In addition, Murphy has one of
the best net games seen here in a
long time and with his brilliance in
1orecourt may keep the ex-Prince-
tonlan back on his baseline. MUIR
phys volleys and overheads are
especially spectacular, but Lynch is
conceded slight edge in steadiness
Smith. tireless retriever who ap-
parently gets more enjoyment out of
tennis than the average local PLAYER.
should make it interesting for Welsh.
with an outside chance of winning
Both Welsh and Murphy entered
the semifinals yesterday when the
former defeated an old victim,
FRANK Shore, 6-3, 6-4, and Muir
ply. exhibiting his best form vet,
soundly trounced Big Bill Breese,
SO, 60.
Something new in ending tour
naments will be attempted tomor-
row when both the semifnal and
final doubles matches are scheduled.
leaving only the singles final to be
played Sunday. At O'Clock to-
morrow, flrst-seeded Lynch and
David johnson will meet third
seeded Jimmy Farrin and Bill How
ard, while fourth-seeded Smith and
Murphy take the court against un-
seeded Breese and Ed Mather. The
winners will meet for the doubles
championship about half an hour
after the completion of the last
semifinal to finish.
Navy Pair Sparkles.
Farrin and Howard, making q be-
lated tourney start yesterday after
being out of town all week on
Navy business, lost only three games
in two matches, conquering Jim
Coxetter and Al Grisard, 60, 50.
and then routing Shore and Larry
Egbert, 60, 6-1. Their match
with Lynch and johnson is re-
garded a tossup, for their experience
as team, dating back to Annapolis
days in the late 20s, is offset by the
fact that Lynch and johnson sig
nalized their first season together
last year by winning two champion
ships.
Although Smith and Murphy are
the favorites on paper, they may be
in for rude surprise at the hands
OF Breese and Mather, who staged
the biggest form reversal of the
young season by whipping second
seeded Welsh and Dooley Mitchell
on Wednesday. As a matter of
fact, Breese and Mather have a
great physical advantage in their
height, both towering over feet,
while neither Smith nor Murphy
is as tall.