Evening star., 1948-09-16
Seven Coast Netmen,
Two Invaders Left
In U. 5. Singles
D Ne Assoeiated Press

FOREST HILLS, N. T., Sept. 16.-
1t was California against the world
today as half a dozen players pre-
pared to battle for semif1nal berths
in the mems singles division Of the
National tennis championship.
Five days Of play had chopped an
original field of 81 to nine survivors
seven from California and two
from foreign countries.
The last Of the seeded Fasteners
Davis Cup star Gardnar Mulloy OF
Miami, Fla, and Vic Seixas Of Phila-
delphia, were ushered to the side
lines yesterday in a continuing
progression of upsets.
Two quarterfnal matches on to-
days schedule sent Harry Likas OF
Sab Francisco against Herbie Flam
Of Beverly Hills, Calf, and Earl
Cochell Of San Francisco against
Eric Sturgess Of South Africa.
Top-seeded frankie Parker Of Los
Angeles and Richard (Pancho) Con-
zales, 20-year Los Angeles
youngster, reached the quarterf1nals
against each other, but will not play
until tomorrow.
Flam, 19-year -old former junior
champion, kept his hopes alive yes
terday with a stirring exhibition that
blasted Mulloy out Of the tourna-
ment, Ga, Is, 3-6, 46, S..
Likas Erases Quist.
Likas. 24-year-old national inter-
collegiate titleholder, took out the
last of five seeded Australians, Davis
Cup Capt. Adrian Quist, SO, 6-3
46, Ga
In addition to Sturgess, who won
his way to the quarter-flnals earlier,
the only foreigner still alive and
kicking was Jaroslav Drobny, the
left-handed Czech Davis Cup ace.
Drobny outclassed Seixas, seventh
seeded University Of North Carolina
star, 6-4, 81, Ga. He will not
know his quarter-f1nal opponent,
however, until Bob Falkenburg of
Hollywood and Nick Carter Of San
Francisco settle their fourth-round
fuss today.
Falkenburg, seeded fourth, barely
kept from joining the upset victims
as he came from behind to beat
Bulge Patty OF Los Angeles. 81,
46, 3-6, Ga, 1913, in five-set
marathon held over from the pre-
vious day.
Gonzales, seeded eighth, also had
an uphill struggle in vanquishing o.
year-old Art Larsen of San Fran
cisco, 60, 3-6, 3-6, 53, 60.
Parker, meanwhile, ousted young
Frank Sedgman of Australia, Ga,
rs, 6-3.
Ann Gray Eliminated.
Today's play in the women's di-
vision was to reduce the field to
semifnals, with one member of the
top-seeded Wightman Cup quarter
involved in each of the quarter
final bouts.
These send Louise Brough of Bev-
erly Hills, seeded first, against Mrs.
Virginia Kovacs Of San Francisco,
second-seeded Doris Hart of Miami
against Gertrude Moran Of Santa
Monica, Calf; third-seeded Mrs.
Margaret Osborne du Pont of Will
mington, Del, against Beverly
Baker of Santa Monica, and Mrs.
Pat Todd of La Jolla, Calf, seeded
fourth, against Mrs. Madge Vosters
of Secan1e. Pa.
The surprise survivors Of that
lineup, Of course, are, Mrs. Kovacs
and Mrs. Vosters. 81 Mrs. Kovacs
ousted fifth-seeded Shirley Fry of
Akron, Ohio, 60, 81. Ga, yes
te1day and Mrs. Vosters eliminated
Mrs. Nelly Landry of France, sec
ond-seeded foreigner, 60, 60.
Miss Brough progressed with a
60, 60 triumph over Nancy
Chaffee Of Ventura, Calf, while
Mrs. Todd defeated Mrs. Ann Gray
Of Washington, D. c., 60, 6-1.
The other four, all in the upper
bracket, had won their way to the
round of eight the previous day.