Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-05

final where Ted Rogers, also q
top-seeded defending champion.
was defeated in q marathon match
by Tim Coss.
The form sheet was right in q
number of other good matches.
Defending Champion Ann Gray
came through to win over her
perennial rival. Willie Herbert. in
the women's singles final, 81. Ga.
and Tom Bradford, the 14-year-
old rising star who gives indica-
ton of some day being Washing
tons best player. took the boys sim
giles final over Pierce Gardner.
81, Ga. Bradford is the young
ster who gave DR.. johnson such q
battle before losing In the first
round OF the mems tournament.
Thackara Forced Into Errors.
The score of Johnsen's victory
over Thackara was 81. Ga, and
DR.. Dave was ahead almost from
the word 60 In their match before
o large gallery at Edgemoor Ten
mis- Club. Little Dave played q
very steady game. Most Of Wis
cute little shots were working well
and his frequent forays to the
net kept Thackara from develop
ing the smashing; driving game
he likes. johnson just didn't make
mistakes and he forced Thackara
into a number Of errors.
Today in the 1890 pm. finals
at Edgemoor. johnson will tangle
with Air Force Capt. Robin Hip
penstiel, the second seeded player.
Despite Johnsen's upset victory
yesterday, Capt. Hippenstiel looms
as the favorite. Yesterday the
captain continued his steady pace
through the tournament by beat
ing the old master, Barney Welsh.
6-8, Ga, 60.
Also today are mixed doubles
finals at IL am. and the mems
doubles final at $3.50 pm. In the
mixed doubles. Mrs. Gray and
Phil Ned meet Charlotte Decker
and Don Leavens. Decker-Leavens
yesterday defeated George and
Mrs. Herbert. 60, SO, In semi
finals. The mems doubles final is
between Hippenstiel-Johnsen and
Welsh Hugh Lynch. Hippenstiel-
johnson defeated Thackara and
Leavens, 60, 81, in yesterdays
seminal.
-. Women's Doubles Decided.
The women's doubles title was
decided yesterday, with Miss
Decker and Mrs. Gray winning
over Mrs. Herbert and Sosie Cir
gosian, 6-1, As. ga.
Coss' victory over Rogers In
their match at Columbia Country
Club came after more than four
hours of play, with the score. Ga.
a6, 33, 3-6. 6I1. These two
boys are buddies Of long standing
and have played many q match
together, and this was the first
time Coss had won.
Coss just played q steady de-
fensive game to wear down
Rogers. The turning point came
In the second game Of the fifth
set, q game that itself lasted more
than half an hour. Both had
taken two sets up to then. and
Coss had won the first game Of
the set on his service. With Rog-
ers serving, that game was deuced
more than 20 times. On one vol
ley the ball crossed the net 81
times. Both boys were well tuck
cred out by that time. and after
Coss broke Rogers service to win
for a 20 game lead, they just
lobbed out the rest of the set with
Rogers winning only one more
game.
A little rest freshened them up
again, however. and they teamed
to win the junior doubles final,
60, 6-3. over Winston Suffer
and Dennis Hevener. In other
finals at Columbia, Bradford and
Sandy Pearson defeated Pete and
Don Dell, Ga, Ga, for the boys
doubles title; Janeth Lloyd de-
feated Eleanor Johnston, Ga.
B-6, for the junior girls cham
pionship. and Carol Mortimer de-
feated Bellmar Gunderson, 81.
Go. for the girls Is and under