Evening star., 1944-02-11
Hot Table Net Action
Seen in Journeys
|Quafer-FinaIs
BY ROD THOMAS.

Barring upsets, the quarterfinals
in mems singles will produce prob
ably the hottest action in the East
ern table tennis open champion
ships, sponsored by The Star, on tap
tomorrow and Sunday with prelimi-
naries at the Columbia Table Ten
mis- Center and finals at Heurich's
Gymnasium.
Under the supervision of John
Meininger, tournament referee, play
will start tomorrow at pm. with
a second session at the Columbia
Sunday at l and the finals at
Heurich's will start Sunday at 8.
In the upper half is Thor Hazi,
defending champion, seeded No. /
and Washington's leading repre-
sentative in the starry field Of 43,
whose first formidable opponent, If
early play runs to form, will be
Charles Schmidt Of New York, q
former high ranker nationally.
Lower Half Especially Hot.
BY the same token the other upper
quarterfinal would pit Cy Sussman,
a tough campaigner, who once
shared the national doubles title with
Ed Pinner, against Dick Miles of New
York, seeded No. 3.
The lower bracket should present
even flasher fireworks, with New
York Lou Pagliaro, seeded No. 2,
clashing with Lazlo Bellak, famed
internaticnalist, and Stanley Fields,
former District champ, battling John
Somael, New York, who last year
shared the Eastern doubles title with
Sol Schif1.
A dozen tables will be used at the
Columbia but only one at Heurich's
where a sizeable gallery may be ac-
commodated. The show at Heurich's
will spotlight two mems singles semi
finals and the mems final, women's
flnal and mixed doubles champion
ship scrap.
Patty Berg Due Tomorrow.
With general admissions at the
Columbia retailing at 65 cents a
session and at Heurichs at IS cents.
with reserved seats at SIPS, tickets
may be purchased at the cigar stand
at the Raleigh Hotel, tournament
headquarters; at the Tennis Shop,
Falrway Sports Shop and American
Automobile Association.
Second 1t. Patty Berg of the Ma
rines, illustrious golfer and a tall
ented table tennis performer, who
Will be the honor guest at the tour
nament. is due from Philadelphia
tomorrow at 4:30 O'Clock.
Pairings:
i1por Hazi. Washington. bye: Joe Car
John f0is buston s1ass " .SSstsp Gsie5
sehaber: jamaica. n: =: Leonsrd KEN, KEN,
Si SSaitimore. bye; Joe Camera, washington
Ssr Wr st Stein. Bethlehem, Nd: Mike Hammer,
!sns sas.nsb shsTs: E seHmldt. Se. Sc5f BYE ys e
h,ns.on; Saul Reiter. Washinston. vs. Sain- A.
ssaltimSre' bye: Joseph y.eiS. Batimors. thnor.
SlIsrd w.shinstOn: S1 Rishsrd Miles. III new New
se:sSIsd ss% rye Syt 0zs: Eams1n ssm
New Yorf Bye Pa. Nelson Hys ca ndxsTgs skin
Washington. VS.. Richard Kuhn. Washing
ton; Arthur Van Dyck. washington, VS..
A, 8. De Chant. Washinston; LazIo Bel
w.sb;Dston 5ss; n 81 Ar. Armyi bye Stanley Fields,
iinstW1n: W. vs. Wss.rsR Bondy. New York; d
l. way. WaSnff3t0n, VS.. w. h Beebe,
bye: James Shea. Washington. bye: Rob-
ert Waller, Chevy Chase, vS.xRenoo Su-
Bslvoir, VS.. George Ferris, Bridseport,
Conn: John Somael. New York. bye.
Women's SINGLES.
Mae Clouther, Cambridge. Mass, bye;
Mary Arnold. WASHINGTON, VS.. virginia
Redmon, Washington Ruth Wilson,
Swarthmore, VS.. David Hawthorn. New
York: Peggy Mclean, New York. bye;
Margaret Acton. Mount Rainier, vs. Gladys
Lewis. WASHINGTON; Mildred Stout. wash
ington, VS.. Kitty Ryan, Washington: Caro-
lyn Wilson, Bethesda, bye