Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-27
Star Net Field Read,
To Launch Campaign
AtEdgemolor Club

/ OOlt-SpOkcN, tldIu-HlttuiB Jill
Thackara. who last year used the
City of Washington tournament
as the first stepping stone toward
the Districts No. / tennis rank
ing. will begin the defense of that
crown tomorrow at Edgemoor
Tennis Club.
| A full holiday week end Of ten
mis- will usher in the tournament
! that additionally marks the start
Of competitive play in the Dis
trict. Championship matches will
be played week from Sunday.
June S. Sponsored for the first
time by the Edgemoor Club. mems
and women's singles and doubles
will be played at the host club
courts while boys. girls. junior
boys and girls battle for titles at
Columbia Country Club.
AS defending champion Thack-
ara was seeded No. / Barney
Welsh, boss man of Middle At
lantic ranks and one Of the most
colorful campaigners on local
courts, drew the No. 2 spot.
Thackara's chief competition is
expected to come from Welsh and
Capt. Robin Hippenstiel Of the
Army Air Force. who won two of
four tournaments last year to win
the No. 3 rating.
Familiar names are listed for
the tournament, together with q
raft of unsung newcomers anxious
for a shot at the title.
Thackara's first opponent will
be Art Dreyer. a steady hitter who
figures to give the champ a run
for the marbles. Welsh. making
his first appearance in the tour
nament in recent years, has drawn
Ed Minty and Hippenstiel drew
Gene Frye.
Mrs. Willie Herbert. Mrs. Ann
Gray, Pearl Mccoy. Sara Moore.
Sosie Girgosian and Charlotte
Decker are among the outstanding
women seeking the first crown of
the season.
Ted Rogers. Tim Coss, Winston
Suffer and Harrison STRATEGY are
some of the big names among the
juniors, while boys and girls
ranks are well filled with names Of
future champions who'll be swing
ing with vigor for title recogni-
ton.
500 am.-w. Kemetick-Lt. Z. Beasiey.
1t. Col. Ashman-Marshall Green. Stephen
yerges;Bob ThrsadsilI steve ssrapeds-
Bili Reynolds, Austin Rice.Biil Psyitt.
Doyle Royal-A. .Aridin. Fred McNair-Jack
1000 a.m.-chas. cnanning-Joe LanE,
bart, Ted Johnson Mike. Montcalm. Paul
son: w, 7: GlnoraR. Sherry; E stan 81 az,
ii 90 am-cortland Ferguson-W. c.
sr ny Aan sS ri ayeni
Taylor Ha.t Stan Levy.A. ). Trssider; ~,
JAM. hiaheI sgaa
Fe H.nHiN smith.
PHI p aefi -Bill s.ssst.' orms wilsSn.k.
% kiIsu.;e. i watts. Don Lssvsn'-
HosaT p.m sallssi aSn' %eisheEd MiSty R.
Armstaons, Msx s MsMsstsrs
Tsosnton r01 aoers "a riiDsf Charles
or 9Shn't Al.r M sG:diSFe
Jean charon.W. ". LinsbarEer. A. Keller
lt1f sist4. d sdsii bssseis'M ,d.eamD
soS Zoo snLSlass It.s-c.rs. Msr <. ne.
Jo conklin' Fsiicia Miller Ann Fe9nsssey,
Alice Grogan-Dorothy Estes, Ruth Grosan-
Christine Morley.
900 a.m.-willie Herbert-Marion Ans
Decker Marsaret Dun, Palfrey-Antignat.
1900 a;m.-Marssret draham'F' Barry
ii:6o s.m.SAnn dray-gsrbars lynch
100 pni.-Sara Moore-Sosie Girsosian.
MONDAY.
600 amE,MarsareMt oo stone vs. winner
TOMORROW.
a.m.-Malcolm Leith-c. French, D.
Barnes-E. Kinnear. ,. 49,,
Tom s:slJ. ssadYF .rrin Peter b.dor
II s.na.Mwalter schifi- Bill Corse. Dom
aid Dell-D. Barnett. H. Valensi-D. Beatty.
Juniors.
o am.-Joe Sidley-E Eddie Beale. Tim
cess-Raymond oundsrson; Dick stewart.
Bill Owen, N. Pearlsino-Bil Lem, Dennis
Hevener-Robert Fierstein, John Dolhs-John
Myers, winston Sutter-Alan Hermann,
Tom Gareche-Burt Epstein,
IL a.m.-Ted Rogers-Dick Brewer, DICK
Lane Arthur Cohen, John Clifford. Bin
Guess. Harrison straley-D. Bannett, Sam
Albert-Phil Work, Alan McNabb-Larry
1850 amy. R. Grunderman- John
Frisby, Dick Stoever- Millard Boteler. ROD
ert Johnson-Alan Reynard.
400 p.n.-Otto Hetzel vs.. winner OF
sidley-Beale match. winner Of Coss-Gun-
derson match VS.. winner OF Stewart-Oven
match.
1000 a.m.-Carol Olive-Paddy Buscher.
Carol Mortimer-Dinny Rogers, Nancy
Corse-Belmar Gunderson, Laura L. Larson
Cherry Crme.
Junior Giris.
1o.oo am. Eleanor Johnston-Lois
Deiteneir, Janeth loyd-Jane Bailey.
Roller Skaters Assembling