Evening star., 1946-05-26
Thomas, Juvenile Net
Ruler, Survives in
Adults Tourney
By Rod Thomas

In one of the biggest days of play
on record for tennis in the District,
the field of ITO in mems singles in
The Stars City of Washington
tournament, which opened yes
terday on the Rock Creek courts,
was cut almost in half.
The days most conspicuous VIC
tory was scored by Gerry Thomas.
Wilson High School student, who
last year won the Junior and boy
championships of The Star tourna-
ment. Gerry eliminated Carl Beall.
6-1, As, 81. Beall is close to
the top of the unranked players
of the city. In the second round
the youngster will meet Capt. Ar-
thur Dreyer today at noon.
F. Barnard Welsh, seeded No. !,
will make his first competitive ap-
pearance in several years when he
Welsh, naval officer during the
war, is something of an unknown
tennis quantity.
Also making tournament debut
will be Ann Gray. defending woman
champion, who at 1890 this morn
ing will play Ann Fisher.
Initial matches in Women's sim
giles and doubles and mems doubles
are on the slate. Following are
yesterdays results and today's
pairings:
Mems Singles.
.F5e1 P5enminary Iound-Frsnk c4ntwsn q.
man VIM John O'Brien, 81, 81;
STANLEY Levy asrIior Horaee Line !ineOqss al
2-6, 81 e-3: David smith d. JACK
Rsons fStae5' Ga ga % L, FSllbDs Y bnes Sed 4: d.
5SS,5 5ssa5n hsoefsIs! e swssey sw "a = Ken Ken
Emmett sheehan d. Ed Phelps, Ct, S.
: Jim Miller d. Cameron Murchison, 6---4.
So S. AIle Nuremberg R,ehard SSlne,,i Ma
jim JIM Edmund, 50, 81; John Curtis; Cur s.;
3 osms5 bo5n5ssia sssbaSs S Sd gl Maxim Maxim
: ton Moore d. Marvin Greenbers, 81.
81; Col Fred 1 Moor Moore q Jack Tos.en.
dron d Ellis dim, 6-4, 6-4, walter
kemetlck q; Joe. Jones 6-1, Go: ". G.
IS John D shpman d. z. l. Thurston.
, g. 6U3 Howard Mendsl d Andre
Chuck Swanson, ct s.: Frank Shore
Z; W,es,oa SHARES \ ), 6 Sordon ces3x e. 6-3 A
Col. N. Z Powell d Arthur Cox, 6--3
s-ll Frank Barnhart d, David West;
Marx Marks s 6 Aan nsGaEsoI Eeon Formsn d EdVaId war.
r 9 Gon, g.. 6-I: Louis MULTI Harold
W9en HoJje s3 6 "a a. q a., Littls ,rse Joe
shep Holt d Harvey Kreuzberg IS.
xe,,n 2m5, 90 Edsar Powers d L. T Z.
) Robert Kssthsrr d, o. Gerry
ca1".s cs9 Art Df:gtr GaF sf' & Mon S t britr s
g: 1t. K K Jones d Kenneth G..
Adams. 6--l, 60; Never Gel1and d.
, g. ~ " West; ,r by default and Bob Burgess
FIRST round-Bentlev defeated STANLEY
" Moore 60 61l; Allie Ritzsnbers
defeated Waldron. 60. g: Mendel de-
teated Neu, "a. q, So Alphonso
Durham defeated 4 B, Mattingly; Go;
ii. and A, Chintakananda defeated
Tommy Beight, 60, 6-3.
Pairings For Today.
. Mems Singles.
cs- 1oEHy ~ Ritzenbers 1a. vs. Ted Johnsqg It.
BllI HeLtrlch vs.. Georse Herbert, L, poyle
e5n 5ohes vs. '5 Mst burress Y vs. .Is5
RethoTst and Dewitt smith vs., Bernie
! iIEEpsyld Smith vs.. hLane. Men vs., Gal:
eah Mks Rs0f fnpnon m Tom Mdo ne o cusi Frd
:, shipmsn. shore vs.. Wheeler and Holt vs.
vs. = saERha5 Nsesrr2 %sss 4,va, ys
vs. 1t r., Del Miller match Little vs. Alt
g A'@I IEWinner vns l. i: tomdr. Charles yone,
Herbe5 pqoT mas match wilmer Es Re5 HsF'e "
s vs. as Raes5sr3 s5sshaa xnn:4 1P E. Hsl <
Jones VS.. Geltand match vs.: wirner Bur.
, nanda and Barney Welsh vs.. W. w. East
: Winner welsh '. Eastman match Y.
winner by RItzenbers ', Johnson match.
Bentley '. winner David smith V Lang
Wilmer 5neE Daoy eH Moorehesd match
: ner Curtiss y Maxim match, '. winner
1hGP0n He4SS M9os G9 eneT Freq S.ms,ss n Moore
! matcn '. Mendel; winner Shore '. Wheeler
ner MULTI v Mack Taylor-Lt Del Miller
match: vim, winner Little V Altman msteh match: y;
Smith v. winner Thomas V. Dreyer match.
5-Wlnner Spriggs Y. Rethorst match V.
y Durham.
a Mems Doubles.
4-Alphonso Smith Capt James Farm
j. schsttman: Charles Charming Ed Beard
Neaon asnmer
e41o G /. Purdy; TsEd Alan Mccarroil-boyie Royal
' Wheeler-Leighton; A Chintakananda-
d BUddy % 4dair- Bentley 5s'' v BlacE.Davld
Smith; 1rv Ornstein- Bernie Dennison V. ole
Rass E9asS aSasI
Ssss Hssss s5a:
Powers-Marvin Greenburg.
: Shy Ritzenberg and partner v, VIM.
gaSts Sone5 GTaas Ii aeE Gme5 ehfs.
0 bert Mendle: Robert Kacther- -Ricard Neu
resaRIH5 winner Ghsn Yihpfsyer P9TsTs
Nef Ben Theeman a'srI and partner Re- She
hada- @ Adams v Tom Reynolds-Gordon
Q Scott Rethorst.
Women's Singles.
: 80. a-Pesrl Pea Mccoy v Louise oshn. To- -
Moore " Margaret Sweeney. Borghiid Fond
v. Priscilla Smith, Dorothy Dyer Y. Mar
Garet Marks and Barbara Lynch v. Joan
=, Ann Bannick V. Monty Gr!ndle.
: Charlotte Decker v. Clara, ockey: Helen
, Black V. Frances Barry.
3-Ann Fennessey v. Martha Galbreath,
, Evelyn Rose v. Mrs. Ellis OHM, Margaret
Graham VS. Doris Raef Betty Zimmerma n
, V, Vivian Burns and Helen Levy V. Ellen
Oberti.
Ann Valasak v. winner Lynch -Brans.
ford match.
Women's Doubles.
\ 5-Ann Gray-Alice Macdonald v Betty
Zimmerman -Borshild Pond Frances Barry
Martina Galbreath V. Ann Bannick- Ensign
, Mlchelene Crosse, Charlotte Decker Helen
Gibson V. Doris Raef-Margaret Sweeney,
Vivian Burns-Monty Grindle v. Helen Levy
: Lorraine Puto and Sara Moore -DorothJ
; Dyer v. Margaret Grahsm-Na Vissering
5 Motorcycle Meet Takes
e Entries Up to Start
:. Application for entry in today's
: National Capital Motorcycle Club