Evening star., 1941-07-20
Gains Two Victories
BY Shutout Scores;
favorites Rule
None Sent Three Sets;
Field Is Down to 81;
Women PIuy Today
Nv BILL DISMER, Jr.

Justifying his second seeded
rating, Eddie Miller, young Uni
versity of Maryland sophomore,
knocked off pair of opponents in
love sets yesterday to become one
of two entrants to reach the fourth
round as the annual public parks
tennis tournament opened on the
Rock Greek courts.
Fifth-rated Hy Ritzenberg was the
other man who, like Miller, capital
tied on a first-round bye before
winning two matches, but he didn't
do it with the thoroughness and
dispatch as the promising Terp
racketer. For while Miller was
whiteWashing Joe Reiss and John
r. VoSburgh, former local ten
MS writer, Ritzenberg was extend
ed to two Ga sets by Ted Pierce
after defeating Neil johnson, 6-1,
60.
Despite the 40 matches, which cut
the starting field of 70 to 80, not
a favorite was beaten nor extended
TO more than two sets.
EdmOnds Tough at Start.
Top-Seeded Ray Stocklinski was
carried to a IS score in the first
set by Bob EdmondS before win
ming, 60, and six-rated Art SIM
mons whipped Sidney Poretsky by
only 6-3, 6-3. But the rest
Bobby Bensinger, Harry Brinker-
hoff, Jimmy Heiskell and Phil
Burkom-Won without losing more
than four games. Eighth-seeded
George Herbert didn't play, his op-
ponent, Edgar Kellerman, request
ing postponement of their first
round match until this morning.
Unseeded contestants who i'm
pressed in their initial starts were
Charley Freer, now a student at
SeWanee University, who whipped
George Winnett, 6-1, 6-3; Ken
Daily, who was one of the double
winners, beating both Bill Mcneil
and H, L. McCollum; Max Bost, an
other twin eliminator, whose victims
were Arthur Varela and Larry
Myers; Bill Wilson, who upset both
George Bolts and ElWood Hoffecter.
and Bob Threadgill, who conquered
Samuel Minkoff. Threadgill is the
youth who gave Bensinger a merry
scrap in the 1910 junior tournament
before losing in three sets.
Is Matches on Tap Today.
Sixteen more matches will reduce
the mems field to the round of Is
today. while that many women will
start in quest of the fair sex's cham
plonShip this morning. Defending
Champion Willie Herbert tops the
womens seedlings. with Charlotte
Decker seeded No. 2. Sara Moore
No. 3 and Dorette Miller No. 4.
Twenty-Five mems doubles teams
also are slated to begin team COM
petition, with the first match sched-
uled for noon and remaining duels
set for all hours through 5 o'clock.
Bensinger and Freer were named
the No. team, with Herbert and
John Smith, fina1ists last year, No.
.. Hy Ritzenberg and Stan Haney
got the No. 8 rating and Brinkerhoff
and Miller No. 4.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
First round-LaWrence Myers defeated
Leon Forman. -. 81. %; Max Bost
defeated Arthur A. Varela, 60 10: H
L. McCoIum defeated Reuben Moore 6-4.
SMo;i4' SM4' Ken Daily deiested William Nc
Bed. j., defssssd clarence Herreshoa: $ #:
a. a. 49, A. ElTood Hoffseker defeated
defsated fa %"t5s' George Bots 5L %nia4 dm wilson
,oIS Second round-Edward Miller defeated
burgh defeated Orvile Robinson. 60,
g, Don Bent defeated Jack Levy 81,
6-l' Charles Freer defeated George Win
nett. s-l, Ga James Heiskel defeated
miller defeated Meyer siiverman. 90,
81; Russ Barnes defeated Elton Lar
defeated W. A. GiIisn 81, 6"9; En-. I'm:
80 S,,.aao1o p; Robert Williamson defeated
Kay defeated William Simpson, 6-3,
S--6 Art Simmons defeated Sidney Po-
retsky 6L3' 6-3; Doug Young defeated
Solium, e-8. 81 SOCK sfocklinsk fStId defeaaed Me
Bed. 60, 60, Wilson defeated Hof-
TrisE defeated Ralph Dewsnun, 81,
6-2; Hy Ritzenberg defeated Neil John
FPaank Hurt. 81 es ea teTfe Water fftsaled Pitsmsd
defeated Louis Lazar. So, s.; Phil
Furkom defeated Bernard Solomon, 60,
6-4; Robert Bensinger defeated John
ieated Bernie Dennison. 6-3. So. Ga:
Billy Contreras defeated Grayton Allen,
Cd, "a, 60; Bob Threadgill defeat
Beau defeated Al Wheeler, 60, Ga; Al
Chslken defeated Robert Burgess 1O-s.
6--4 Jack BedSOe defeated Carl Fon-
.s4!Rlr T6ird 't; 1ound-Edde 15Is Miller defeated
Coshurgh. Go. 60; Ritzenberg de-
feated Pierce, e. 6-4.
TODAY'S PAIRINGS.
Mems Singles.
IN o'clock-Bent VS.. Freer Seegmiller
rs. Barnes. Bryce Harlow VS.. Eli Gottleb,