The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-08-21
Tennis Tournament
Ended Sunday
Miss Hartman Wins Third Vic
tory in Four Years; Keeps
Silver Challenge Bowl

There was Joy in Pittsburgh, sad
ness among tournament officials at
the Park courts, Saturday afternoon
when Miss Hartman, by her third
victory in four years in the finals in
women's singles, an easy CO, 81 win
from Dolly Harris, took for keeps the
silver challenge bowl. A sudden
downpour just as Joy won her game
flooded the courts and postponed all
other events to Sunday.
Contrary to some impressions,
there has not been in effect for many
years at Mountain Lake Park any
law or other prohibition against
completing the tournament on Sun
day on the club courts. Confusion
sometimes arises on questions of
management or use of courts during
the week due to the fact that the AS
ISOLATION owns the ground on which
the courts are located. The Woman's
Civic Club owns all the tennis equip
ment and sponsors the tournament as
a member of the U. S. L. T. A., while
the company operating the library
owns the club house and grounds,
and holds the lease from the Associ-
alton on the courts. The only rule en-
forced by the company is that Sun
day tournament play shall not start
until after morning church services.
The weeks fight for the challenge
cup in mems singles, between a rep
resentative field of 3 strong contend
ers that included defending cham
pion Klinetob, former cup winner
Colvin, brought together in the finals
two youngsters of II and 49, Bob
Bensinger, Washington's district
junior champion, and Pittsburgh's
classy Southworth. The two put up a
sparkling exhibition, Boobies Win
ming score of GO, 0-6, Cd, not re-
vealing the actual closeness of the
match The name of Bensinger is now
the twelfth to be engraved on the
cup, which also bears that of another
winner way back in 1880, Bob Consi-
dine, noted sports writer.
In women's doubles Joy and Dolly,
erstwhile opponents, teamed up for
Pittsburgh against Frances Bassett
and Hazel Bishop, disposed in a
quick 60, 6-2, of the Washingtonians
But in the mixed doubles Washing
tons Bensinger-B ishopp bumped off
the Colvin-Harris team in a semi
final to the weird score of 0-6, Ga
81, while in match wisely trans
ferred by tournament chairman Ralph
E. Weber to his own better condi-
toned court to save time, Joy Hart
man and Brother Adrian downed the
Keiles- Bassett combine, ST, 6-3, Ga
In the finals play-off Bob and Hazel
took the Hartmans' scalps and the
doubles cups, 6-1, $40, 6-3.
Mems doubles finals brought an
exciting exhibition of good and bad
tennis in which Southworth and Eddie
Alcorn outsteadied the Maryland
team of Colvin and Fred Messick tc
the tune of $40, 81, 6-2, the Mary
landers at one stage of the second
set lacking single point to them
selves take the match.
The tournament clicked smoother
than last year, due largely to effici
ent assistance of Miss Frances
Grimes and Bond Weber. Some ex.
cellent refereeing was turned in by
Alex Keiles and Ed SPOTS, Jr. In at
tention of linesmen in critical matches
at times annoyed both players anc
gallery; ball-boys were often notice
able for absence or slowness.
Financially speaking, entry fees
equaled last years gate and sundry
receipts ran little ahead, expenses
probably somewhat less, giving a BIZ
of surplus for the season that SHOULD
bring the permanent tennis fund W
to around $500.
Congressman Jennings Randolph
himself an entrant since the tourna
ment's inception twenty-five year.
ago, presented the trophies and run
ner-up prizes to the winners.