Evening star., 1947-01-12

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Area Into Spotlight;
barfzen Rated No. |
Bernard Bartzen of Williamsburg,
Va, was named the No. ] singles
tennis player of the Middle Atlantic
Tennis Association yesterday at a
momentous meeting that signalized
the end of net doldrums in this
section.
Before President Clarence E. Daw-
sons gavel brought the three and
one-haf f-hour session to a close, the
association had voted to apply for
birth in the Church Cup matches;
accepted an old and priced Dunn
barton Club trophy for Middle At
lantic championship competition;
approved participation Of junior
Davis Cup team from this area in
the Corish Cup matches: voted
funds for junior tennis develop
ment, and renominated all incum-
bent officers for another one-year
term.
Rankings, which Chairman Hickey
Willis announced as the unanimous
choice of his committee, went pretty
much as expected, with Barney
Welsh rated No. Q, Hugh Lynch, No.
3, and Davey johnson, No. 4. Thir-
teen players from this area were
included in the top 20.
Data Lacking on Some.
insufficient information on some
players and inefficient play by
others" was Willis reason for not
including a few players who prob
ably would have merited considera-
ton in the first 20 singles group.
The committee was unable to
rank women, boys and juniors be-
cause of insufficient information on
those classes, but Dawson said an
effort would be made to get all
available data on them.
Mrs. j. Frank Devlin of the
L'Hirondelle Club of Baltimore was
named chairman of committee for
women's and girls rankings which
will begin to function this season.
Ezra Gould and Capt. Albert j.
Gore, veteran members OF the now
defunct Dumbarton Club, described
the history of the trophy donated
to the association, which originally
was put up by Alb Leech and cap
tured by Dumbarton in competition
with local clubs from 1916 through
1919. At Capt. Cores suggestion it
was decided to rechristen the silver
ware the Leech- -Dumbarton Cup.
List of Officers.
Officers named by the nominating
committee, tantamount to election,
were President Dawson, Of Chevy
Chase, Md: Vice President Sam
Woods of Richmond, Va: Secretary
Treasurer Frank G. Roberts Of Bal
timore; Executive Committeeman:
Owen Hohenstein of the District of
Columbia; Walter E. Beuchelt, Mary
land; E. T. Penzold, jr., Virginia;
and Sectional Delegate John A.
Magee of Baltimore.
Magee, who offered the motion
to apply for entrance in the Church
Cup matches, said it would mean
putting this area in big-league team
competition for the first time in
history. Currently eligible clubs
hail from Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, representing the New
England, Eastern and Middle-States
sections. AS In Hotchkiss Cup play,
site of the matches will be rotated
among the various cities.
Rousing Hand Given BogIey.
The cup donated by Joseph r.
Corish of Boston marks the start
of fresh attempt to build up tennis
among young players and the idea
is expected to attract many bud
bing stars. The meeting heard
Woods explain how Richmond grad
ually had built up interest in tennis
in that city, and later gave rousing
hand to Gilbert Bogley, national
boys singles champion, outdoors and
indoors.
Middle Atlantic rankings for the
year follow:
1. Bernard Bartzen, WILLIAMSBURG. Va.
Washington; ). Harold barroxs: Char.
Xii aetf, s WASHING hrsaos;ss paVid gmitS
Washington. 10, Buddy Adair. Washing.
ton: II, Jack Morrison, Baltimore: 12; Art
Il, Alex Keiles. Baltimore: ,1s, Paul pol
lard. Lynchburg: II, Powell Taylor. Nor
fef s john xa Cults DeTs Wsshnon hSys so
Jones. Washington.
Doubles.
rows. west: 8. McCarroll-RoyaI Z, Mertz-
Frank; 9, Dunham-Pavitt; 9, Bentley
Fisher; 10, Spriggs-Dryer.
Mixed Doubles.
L.. Eyert, Edwards: 2. Smith. Smith: !:
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