Evening star., 1942-06-09
Both Are FIashv
In Scoring in
Same Bracket
Lynch, RoyoI Hardest
Hurdles in Borney's
Section of Draw
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON,


stubby Bobby Bensinger today stood
out as the leading candidates to un-
horse defending champion Barney
Welsh In The Stars City Of WASH
ington tennis tournament currently
being unravelled at Edgemoor, bar
ring further upsets.
While Lord Barney was patting
his way through a two-set triumph
over Samuel Hayes. Chandler ham
mered out an easy victory over Peet,
60, 60, and Bensinger, the mar
velous mite, ousted Sergt. Buddy
Aoair in three torrid sets, SO, Ct,
6-3, to land in the quarter-finals.
Also in the round of eight is Da-
vey johnson, who polished of Bob
Burgess in straight sets, 60, 6-2, and
then returned to the courts to hum
BILE Dewitt Smith, 6-3, 6-l.
Thus, the trappings are arranged
for a bang-up quarter final round
from which may emerge the man
who will hand Lord Barney his first
trimming since he last saw his bar
ber.
Welsh's Path Not Easy.
In Welsh's own bracket, Of course,
are some formidable challengers
such as Hugh Lynch, perennial
finalist, Doyle Royal. playing the
best tournament tennis Of his career,
heavyweight Bill Breese, and dark
horse Jerry Courtney, but the con-
sensus Of those who have watched
the action thus far is that Welsh's
sternest competition will come from
somebody in the opposite bracket.
Chandler, playing smoothly and
apparently effortless, probably will
meet Austin Rice tomorrow in the
third round. Rice was to tangle
with Bill Helfrich this afternoon,
but only a violent upset would pre-
vent him from advancing. Rice,
the closest thing to perpetual mo-
ton with a racket in his hands yet
seen in this bailiwick. has been get
ting in a lot Of practice during his
infrequent tournament appearances
and will be ready for Chandler. 1t
will be q good match. as will the
winners duel with johnson.
Bensinger. playing warily and
using his head as we'll as his racket,
gave a nice exhibition against Adair,
boosting his stock considerably.
Adair. plainly showing the need for
more work, staged a great comeback
in the second set after Bensinger
had him at So in games and match
point. but he couldn't make 1t in
the final cluster. ,.t.
Leavens Is Big Hurdle.
Bensinger, of course. may bow
out in his next match with the
winner between Don Leavens and
Ricky Willis. Willis pulled up
winded yesterday after sending
Hackney down the skids, ga, Ga.
and If Bobby should happen to get
him he may beat Ricky simply by
wearing him down.
Leavens, however, appears to be
in pretty good physical condition
and will be mighty tough hombre
to handle. He breezed through
Shoemaker in his first appearance
and whitewashed Brinkerhoff his
second time out. He has an edge
in experience over Bobby and GER
tainly has game polished enough
to deal with Bensinger's strategy.
The latter, however. is in tip-top
shape and playing beautiful tennis
He also has the seemingly mex
haustable energy of teen-age youth
and anybody undertaking him is
liable to wind up viewing the final
from behind the eight ball.
johnson, while not overlooked, has
not been as severely tested as he
will be In the quarter finals. Leav-
ems, Bensinger, Rice or Chandler
will give the embryonic sawbones
all the competition he Graves, and
Davey, like some Of the others, Is
feeling the lack of consistent work
Royal Threatens Lynch.
1t Is possible that Welsh will come
a cropper before the championship
round, but not probable. Courtney
had his troubles with Mendel yes
terday and Breese appears to be his
usual, good-natured self-a nice big
target for Barney's thunderbolts.
Lynch never fails to give a good
account of himself, but may not get
past Royal If the latter continues
to exhibit the same cool, keen game
he fired at Bill Dorasavage yester-
day.
DorasaVage, former Catholic U.
ace, had given Eddie Miller the
buns rush in round one, and Miller
was seeded seventh. But Royal
handled him nicely and without un-
due trouble, crossing him time and
again as he successfully took the
net to ram home the payon shots.
Royal may not be the tourney win
ner, but he apparently is going to
have a loud voice In the silverware's
disposition.