Evening star., 1940-07-03
1woPairs Tilt Today,
With Spicy Program
Saved for Holiday.
Team Final, a individual
Struggles Tomorrow;
Seats Are Provided
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.,


E. With the installation of bleacher
seats at Columbia Country Clubs
tennis courts satisfying long-felt
neds of local spectators, the stage is
all set for one of the net seasons
biggest days tomorrow. when four
singles semiflnalists will be determ-
ined in the morning and the Mid
die Atlantic doubles championship
decided in the afternoon.
Accommodations for some 200 fans
will be found paralleling Columbia's
center court" where the feature
matches always are played, in ad-
dition to the individual seats be-
hind the wire backstop.
Referee Clarence E.. Buddy
Dawson announced today that the
four singles matches would start
about 10 O'Clock, with the title
doubles encounter going on at 3.
Two doubles semifinals were the
only matches on today's program.
Two Doubles Listed Today.
Completely justifying opinions of
the Seeding Committee, none but
seeded entranst were left as COM
petition narrowed to eight singles
contests and four doubles teams last
night. Today the top-seeded doubles
combination of Hugh Lynch and
David johnson was to meet third
seeded Jimmy Farrin and Bill
Howard, while second-rated Barney
Welsh and Dooly Mitchell met
fourth-seeded Dick Murphy and
Alphonso Smith.
1t is the prospects of tomorrows
singles matches that have the fans
aroused, however, with fireworks
promised in all and the outcome
in doubt in all save one. Few give
likable Jimmy Farrin even an out
side chance to upset Champion
Barney Welsh, but from there on
it's even money and take your
choice.
Probably the most eagerly awaited
clash is that between David john
sen and Dick Murphy. the third and
fifth seeded players, respectively
Murphy, it will be remembered, gave
johnson sound trimming in The
Stars tournament last month, but
Johnsen's followers are certain that
the result will be reversed tomor-
row. Neither has lost a set in the
present tournament to date. with
Tom Mangan and Alex Keiles of
Baltimore being the most note
worthy victims of Murphy and
Johnsen, respectively.
Another Tossup Contest.
Another match which is rated a
tossup is that in which fourth
seeded Alphonso Smith and eighth
ranked Buddy Adair are paired.
Adair hasn't had the time for as
much tennis as usual this year, but
he has been good enough to beat
Hugh Trigg, Ed Mather and John
Beck of Baltimore in succession,
while Smiths victories have been
scored over more or less younger
opponents. B. E. Trenis. Bob Chi
chester and Charley Freer have
fallen before the bald-pated, grin
ming veteran.
After showing admirable courage
and stick-to- -itiveness yesterday in
downing Dooly Mitchell, So, So,
Ga, second seeded Hugh Lynch may
be considered a favorite to score
over sixth-seeded Bill Breese. Lynch
twice has been extended the limit
of three sets while Breese has
knocked off two opponents in
straight sets, but until the big boy
completely rids his game of its
erratic streaks. he is doomed to fall
before the tantalizing steadiness of
the ex-Princetonian.
Lynch Defeats Mitchell.
The Lynch Mitchell match. in
cidentally, drew the attention of the
entire gallery yesterday away from
such attractive matches in which
Breese beat Ricky Willis, 6-3. 6-4,
and Farrin upset Frank Shore, Ga,
6-3.
But the fans imagination had
been captured by the renewal Of the
rivalry between Hugh and Dooly
and, for a time, it appeared as if
the ultimate loser was going to
record another upset. Blowing a
4-2 lead in the first set and kicking
away three set points in the tenth
game, Lynch lost five of the six
games for first blood and at the end
of the first set was shaking his head
IN wonderment if Mitchell again
was to stop his bid.
Early in the match Mitchell's
chief forte rested in his ability to
win the vital points, countless easy
opportunities being blown when they
were not at a crucial stage. In the
long run, however, this failure to
capitalize on scoring proved costly
to weary Mitchell, who found him.
self unable to keep going as he
could in bygone years.
Lynch Strong at Finish.
After Lynch had squared the
match by taking the second set it
was all over but the cheers and
condolences, as he swept the first
three games of the deciding set, and
Mitchell never got closer than 4-2.
Lynch then paired with johnson
to beat Bob Burgess and Carl Fon-
tanini in quarter-final doubles
engagement. 6-l, 60. while How
ard and Farrin defeated Dever
Hobbs and John Beck of Baltimore,
Ga, 6-1. Earlier in the day Hobbs
and Beck had gone three sets to
defeat Arnold and Morgan, 6-8,
8-6, 6-3. Mitchell also concluded
his activities with doubles, he and
Welsh eliminating another Balti-
more tandem, Alex Keiles and Nor
tnn, Ch q rairn 6-A "a