Evening star., 1944-02-13
be||ak, Pag|iaro
|C|ash Today in
classic Battle
Hozi and Fields Amonq
Men, Carolyn Wilson
Hang On for D. 6.
BY ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
With results running to form
through the first three rounds of
mems singles and to the semifnals
Of women's singles last night at
the Columbia Table Tennis Center
one Of the best shows presented
by the paddle sport in years is
promised when competition resumes
on the same courts at O'Clock
today. Finals will be contested to-
night at Heurich's gymnasium, start
ing at 8.
Before a packed gallery some OF
the worlds finest table tennis per-
formers won their way into the
advanced stages of a tournament
sponsored by The Star.
How They'll Square on.
The pairings for this afternoon
in the mems quarterfinals are:
Thor Hazi, Washington, defend
ing champion, VS.. Charley Schmidt
New York; Cy Sussman, New York
former high ranker nationally, VS..
Dick Miles, New York star; Lazlo
Bellak, internationally famed, an
Army sergeant, ". Lou Pagliaro
New York, a slight favorite to win
the Eastern title, and Sailor STAN
ley Fields, former Washington
champion, VS.. John Somael, New
York, Of national renown.
None of last nights winners was
extended but every match on this
afternoons program is expected tc
be a scrap. particularly that be-
tween Hungarian-born Bellak ano
Pagliaro, former national champion
Table tennis authorities touted thi.
as a classic.
Washington Doing Okay.
Washington stands to win two
titles, represented by Hazi, another
native OF Hungary; Fields and Mis-.
Wilson. All were hot on their game.
last night.
Results:
Mems Singles,
First Iound-Upper half: Thor Hazi
bye c. Geier defeated Joe Carter by i'e de- e.
tsvlt; K schaber defeated j. Burton b
| QeIeated L.
siamds i..ted sil flr.l; Pi.lc. ai-e Joe ca@sro ds
i!,,.G T. a.; = st:L Hi; pale Hagphan Dc
Mike Hammer i defeated s Gross Gross. l-l9 sli--ll9e
9y.; g sus.man; bye: n. tansdon dea"ts' DE-
IA. .alN1a. 2G0i5. 1aMs1. @ e'iet aie
y; gordon Barry defeated F. Newpeck
s shapiro. 2a s11l si1i joe ,s vasth deteats 1aY
Ne1viek 81 l dif,u,1 ersTd s1.raa dsfestsd
toIss; LSEsf ssIf Lou Pssl,sTe bye; A Pc
iaI;.s Eii!snsossn s. y s.isult Cal sflnner, De g.
S11sa; SS11-1lsa; r Sky kghn defeated Nelson dyards
Chant defeated Arthur Van Dyck, s3-!1
BIZ, sl:;I, 2l.12; Lazlo Beliak; bye: stsnie.
seieatsd Edv.ad Way. gf' as:a1 ii2 21-f5 Y p p
4: 21-14; Fred Borses defeated Eusen
dsfea5.d aen 25S james 2 SHEA l5 l e5o BY ken4f aa
SSs-a3:o r; sgyarsit defeated Robert Wal
Ferris Fer defeated s1l4 a.ofse 2i s,:5 s1ls
Second FOUND: 'l Haai aiAet debated ssti Geiel
S1-I4 ~; S1-S; schaber defeated Kuniir
| Schmidt defeated Hammer. 2i-5, 3l-1f
2l-13; Sussman defeated Langdon oil
21-16, 81 10; Barry defeated Ruark. u !
2l-l4. .l-l3; Vaeth defeated Girard
21-l4, 2l-l9. ella Miles defeated De
laney, 21-16, o0-21. 2l-l1. 2l-l4; Paeliaro
| bye: Canning defeated Betowsky, 2I-lq
| 2l-l4, 2l-l1: Skinner defeated Kuhr
21-1l, 2l-1l, 2l-16: Bellak defeated D
| Chant. 2l-l4, OLA 2l-l4: Fields de
| feated Bondy. 2l-10. 2l-1S. ella: Borge
| defeated Beebe, 2l-12, els. 21-l9: Ken
ner defeated Suvarsit 2l-l6, ol-19 PILL
| Somael defeated Ferris. 2l-12. 21-9. 2l-l(
Third round: Schmidt defeated Camera
! 21-16, 2l-12. 21-1S Sussman defeate
Barry. gig. 21-1a: Bellak defeated Skin
ner M 2J-ls: 2l,14: 2l-l5; somael de
defeated Borges, 21-14, 21-9. 21-16: Pas
| Hazi defeated Schaber 2l-lO. 2l-l
2l-l2; Miles defeated Vaeth, 21-l5, 2S-2t
| Women's Singles.
| First round-Mae Clouther bye; Vii
ginia Redmon defeated Mary Arnold ol-
u, 21-l6 al; Ruth Wilson defeate
Hawthorne, bye; Pessy Mclean, bye: Maj
uw1T Ki,,x p Slc1o; Mildred Stout defeate
i!,y1n Wilson defeated H. Greene. al
Second round-clouther defeated Rec
mon, 21--14; 21-4. 2l-5 Hawthorn
defeated Ruth Wilson. 23N2l, 2iW1l
Sl-l9; Mclean defeated Acton, 2l-1.
81. ELL; CAROLYN Wilson defeate