Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-22
Miss 0'Donovdn
Won I Defend
Tennis Title
BY WILL HARDY

Open season on the coveted
-Womens city tennis championship
was declared today as half-dozen
worthy feminine contenders pre-
pared TO fight earnestly for the
Ihonors which have been scrupu-
lousy guarded for four years by
Miss Constance O'Donovan.
The erstwhile champion declined
10 defend her crown yesterday at
the Tennis Club of Detroit and
defaulted TO Mrs. Lillian Van
Buren, in their scheduled second
round match.
Last Winter the plucky Miss
.ODonovan injured her ankle play
ing badminton and never recov-
cred She filed entry for the city
tournament knowing that a quick
recovery would be necessary If
she were to play. In a match last
week In Ontario. defeat by a
iunior girl convinced her that she
was rot in condition TO defend her
laafels. -----------------
With Miss ODonovan out of
competition. several others are
eyeing the title. Among them are
three of the women she has beaten
in the city finals during her long
reign. Mrs. Jean Hoxie, Mrs.
Esther Politzer. and Mrs. Sylvia
Campbell. Mrs. Politzer advanced
to the third round yesterday via
a 6-l, 81 victory over Mrs. Gaylor
ellis Jr.
Others are Mrs. Flora Lomax,
public parks champion. Elizabeth
Blackman. former champion, and
her sister, Louise. Mrs. Pearl
Peterson, who has met with sue
cess in recent southern tourna-
ments. and Mrs. Helen Grawn
Detwiler. former national girls
titlists. All advanced with easy
victories in yesterdays play.
Feature match in todays mems
singles. will be the clash between
two collegians, No. l seeded Jim
Tobin. public parks crown-holder
and Frank Beeman. blond Royal
Oak star. Tobin, captain of the
University of Michigan team will
be favored 10 stop Beeman, cap
tain-elect of the Michigan State
in a quarterfnal set-to. The
Spartan upset sixth-ranking
Hubert Manire, So. 6-3, yesterday.
Fred Kovaleski. Hamtramck
High star. and Gene Russell, of
Western State Teachers College,
No. doubles team. won their first
start from Beeman and Ralph
Doeg. GA, 6-3. after each had won
singles matches. Kovaleski topped
Tom Cauley, rs. 81 and Russell
defeated Doeg 6-l, 60.
MONDAYS RESULTS
Mems singles - Kimbsrk Peterson de.
iested wslly Preston. 81; e-2; Fred
Charles Lewis won from George Reindel
lJr, by default; John Reinde defeated
Frank skierski. so. SO; Max Gurman de
Heated Ed Roszak go. go. Frank Beeman
Russell defeated Russell Doeg, 81, 6-l ;
Richard Prakken defeated Norman Klein
Women's singles - Mrs. Helen Detwiler
Esther Politzer defeated Mrs Gaylord
ellis Jr., 81. 6-2 Mrs; Lillian Van Buren,
won from Constance O'Donovan by default;
Pearl Peterson defeated Renetta Onshuk.
so. ell: Flora Lomax defeated Dorothy
Maui 60. 6-1. Louise Backman defeated
Monica Kehoe. go, 90; Elizabeth Black
man defeated Rita Onishuk, 60, 81:
Florestine Schumacher defeated June haw-
kins, Ga. SO
Mems doubles Frank Skiersh Fred
Seiberg defeated Frank Donovan-Don Mac
lFarland. SO, 20, Sc: Kfmbark Peterson
Herbert Wendt defeated Dale Hodges
Howard Davis. 90, SO; Dick LeFevre- Sulad
defeated Henry Gage William Mills. 6-3,
So Steve Lewis-Jack Schesinger won from
Alex Papana and partner by default
George and John Rsindel defeated Lewis
SchIesneer 6-3 go; Gene Russell Fred
KovalesN defeated Ralph Doeg Frank Bee
man a., SO James Tobin Dick Brakkcn
defeated Norman Klein Ed Devine 6-3. GO