Evening star., 1942-07-13
Rivals Wager Welsh
Drops His Crown
In N. A. Tennis
Prophets Fail to Name
Who Will Beut Barney;
ThuIer Ambitious
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

Stop us If you've heard this one,
but some of the boys are talking
about Barney Welsh losing his shirt
Or title--in the Middle Atlantic
tennis tournament currently being
committed to history at Columbia
Country Club.
Just who will squelch the squire
they aren't prepared to say. 1t
might have sounded more like wish
full thinking than prophecy had not
a couple f1shed out a couple of small
banknotes to support their predic-
tions. They may know something,
but if so the gallery hasn't detected
any good reason to anticipate
Welsh's defeat.
Tom Thaler of Baltimore, who
prefers the front handle of Tim"
thinks he might have chance
against Welsh if he gets into the
semiflnals with him. But Thaler
faces the immediate problem of
disposing of Hugh Lynch before
worrying about such weighty mat
tiers. He is fully aware OF that
fact, too
Thompson Rated Chance.
Another well-liked pretender to
the throne is Frank Thompson, a
Vlrglnian, sub, who seems to have
lot of stuff on the ball. A gentle
man who keeps informed of such
matters pointed out that Thompson
was the Cavaliers No. / man when
Charley Charming could consider
himself lucky to get the fifth po-
sition. Said information recalled
that Thompson soundly padded
Yelverton Garnett when the latter,
fresh out of the university, was
hailed as one of the most promising
youngsters on the Eastern scene.
Maybe Thompson will be the one
to strip Welsh of his regal trappings.
Maybe, but Thompson hasn't faced
the barrage of molten rubber Welsh
serves up and, in busting off young
Dennis Chen yesterday, Ga, 60,
he wasn't overly impressive.
Davey johnson could beat Welsh
If his game held together long
enough, but johnson has shown a
tendency to crack up just when he
appears to be leveling off and get
ting ready to win.
Most Show improvement.
Otherwise there are none around
who seem able to erase the thin man
from the picture.
Welsh, however, may find the
going from now on more difficult
than in the City of Washington tour
nament for most of the boys are
showing improvement with more
work under their belts. Buddy
Adair, for example, was his best
yesterday in whiting down Sam
Hayes in the days best match, 6-3
Ga, and Don Leavens gave an ex-
hibition of championship form ir
routing Al Eisenberg of Baltimore
6-1, 6-1. ,..s.
Others still to be reckoned with
and able to throw the entire picture
out of focus with an upset are Bot
Bensinger, settling into a mans
stride with a new brand of con-
fdence, and Jerry Courtney, the New
Yorker who made such favorable
impression in the City of Wash
ington.
Yesterdays results:
SINGLES.
Upper Half.
Second round-.Sheehan defeated Wick
ho R-G
Third round--Johnssn ~ defeated tee
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81, 81; cassini defeated sheshsh
e,ls rouSsh Shs, rsuna-50hnssn ss 'a' : defeated
Lower Half.
gss; A.. ga SM35; Doherts defeated o. " II
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So 60 Be3singer 9,r5esH - defeated d.fssfsd saos
Asxss AsTln SIS s T6aleT fynsh 9 eeeissse RaS
81 e3 My5phy Is, detected pabslss Ks.le:
First EoqpdR saf. dsiestsd
RoYai Roy +, defeated wood:Hines, 81. So
erts, 90. SO; Eisenberg defeated
Holzpan- Howell. 4--6. "a, 6--3: Smart
Chandler defeated Swinford-Farr (default)
Second round-Welsh-Lynch "a defeat
ed Waits-Sachs Go, 6--3: Keiles- -Thaler
defeated Thomas-Bogle, 60. 6-2: Leav-
ens-Johnsen defeated Tewes-Sheehan
6-1. 6--4: Thompson Charming 49, de.
feated Wickham-B Beard. 6-2, Cd; Shen.
kin-Cassini defeated Adair-E. Miller. 6-2
11-9: shore-Hayes defeated Pollack.
Greenwald fdefault).
Third round-Cassini-Sh defeated
r. Miller-Wison; Leavens-Johnsen defeated
EiSenberg -Askin, 6--1. g..
TODAY'S PAIRINGS.
Singles.
Fourth round--5 pm, Welsh VS.. Willis:
6, Claiming VS.. Cassini; $40, Murphy vs.
Shenkin.