Evening star., 1940-06-10
johnson and Lynch
Among Favorites
On Spot Today
Breese and Bensineer
Forced to Hustle to
Reach Third Round
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

DS DILL DloN1Ln, JN.
Todays the day sideliners stop
calling the winner before each
match is played in The Evening
Stars Tennis Tournament at Edge
moor Club. Through yesterday, it
was a comparatively simple feat for
the average fan.
With the possible exception of
those who'll stand by such ex-cham-
plons as Barney Welsh, David john
sen and Hugh Lynch until they're
beaten, shooting at the moon would
be a prophet who attempted to
name a winner of any of the five
other matches in this round of is.
And the chances of both johnson
and Lynch were imperiled today.
Assuming that fifth-seeded Jimmy
Farrln, who was to make belated
start, will get by both Merle Lyon
and Morton Schapiro in his first
and second round matches this
afternoon, the round now under
way will see the hopes of more than
one tournament favorite go a-glim-
mering.
Lynch Takes on Rice.
This afternoon Lynch was to take
on undoubtedly the steadiest player
in the city, Austin Rice, whose
errors are as rare as catchers' balks.
Defending Champion johnson was
to have his hands more than full
with Dick Murphy, the dangerous
SnIlt 1n9VV who
win the LongWood Bowl when
johnson still was boy player. Sew
enth-seeded Buddy Adair was to
meet another lefthander and peren-
NAL threat in big Bill Breese And
because Bobby BenSinger, Washing
tons national indoor boy champion.
is playing great tennis. even Big
Champ Welsh cannot dismiss him
lightly in their engagement.
Tomorrow, the quarter-final
round will be filled completely with
the playing of matches between Yell
verton Garnett and Farrin (barring
the 'latter'S possible. but not prob
able upset today; eighth-seeded
Frank Shore and a veteran of VIM
bledon, Ed Mather: fourth seeded
AlphonSo Smith and Billy Turner
and Ramsey Donovan-four matches
and Ramey Donovan. Four matches
as interesting as could be scheduled
and without a "cinch" winner in
the lot.
BY tomorrow nightfall. the pic
lures will be much clearer. for un-
III today, the competition chiefly
separated the wheat from the chaff.
From now on, it will be wheat
against wheat.
Breese Bensinger Extended.
OF the current survivors. only
Breese and Bensinger were extended
yesterday, Breese dropped the mid
Ole set to Bob Burgess before pre-
valllng 81, 3-6. 6-3. while Ben
singer won the last two sets from
Alan Staubly at 6-3 after losing
the first, 4-6.
Carl Fontanin was the only en-
trant called upon to play two
matches, but after beating Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph, 60.
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Billy Turner, 60, Ga.
Tom Mangan, the tournaments
first champion. took the first four
games of the opening set from the
current champ, johnson, but yielded
to the youthful star "a. 6-1.
Adair played some of his best ten
mis- in walloping De Witt Smith, who
had many hackers, at 6-3, 60,
while Welsh worked up a sweat con
Referee Strand Johnsenp by trim
ming that doughty opponent. Ga,
81. Garnett had little more than
a workout with young Jim Hardey,
who yielded, 81 81, and Mather
rolled over w C. Peet, 60, 6-l.
The days single upset came in
doubles, where pair of juniors,
Maurice Cowan and Tom Walden.
defeated Adair and Garnett. IS.
6-3. 1t was feather in the cap
of the youngsters who now find
themselves bracketed with the de-
Tending champs, Lynch and John
sen. Yesterdays longest match also
occurred in the team competition
when Frank Shore and Al Egbort
battled three hours before subduing
the Curran brothers, 60, ST,
1913.
Today's pairings and yesterdays
results:
TODAY'S PAIRINGS.
Singles
3 hit-NplSh RenSlnnpT
johnson vs., Murphy
5:oo-schaplro vs.. winner. Farrln-Lyon
match.
5:l5-Adsir vs.. Brcese.
Doubles
. noo-Curran ,Curran vs.. shore-Egbort.
5;0n-LynCh- johnson VS. CoWan-Wad-
den, Bensinger-De Witt Smith VS.. Cas-
sini-Bollnes;
5.3o-Welsh- Mitchell VS. Mangan- Royal.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Singles
First round-Fontanini defeated RAN
dolDh. s., I'll
G-3; Garnctt defeated Hardey fGtS' 81.
6-l; David johnson defeated Mangan,
81 hdsr k9seFe dftss,ed dtfsseo De- WIZ Smith
st, 6-:li; Welsh defeated Strand John
sen, 6-4 81: Benslnger defeated
Staubly 4-6, f--3 6-3: Mather de-
feated Hats Peet, 60, 81: Turner defeated
feated Wickham. 6-3. 6-l; Donovan
defeated Willis. 6-l e-3
Doubles
First round-Shore-E -Eebort defeated
TrainPeet. e.. -. l5-l3; Curran-
Curran defeated Maybry- -Edmonds 81,
6-4; Welsh Mitchell defeated Wickham-
Bledsoe e.. e.; Mangan- Royal de-
feated Haas-Glassie 6-3. -
Second round-Lynch-Joh defeated
Hutchinson Lake. 6-0 O.: Cowan-
Walden defeated Adalr-Garnett. -.
6-;|; BreeseMather defeated Chambers
Price Go e. Aluhonso mth-Murphy
defeated MillcrCoohdre. 60, 60.
gs Randolph 81