Evening star., 1950-06-25
Americans Prominent
In Both, as Well as
In Henley Regatta
By Ben PhIeeor
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

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Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer
LONDON, June 24.-Britain' S
biggest fortnight of international
sports opens Monday on the famed
center court of the All-England
Lawn Tennis Court at Wimbledon
In the next IA days, the sports
menu in these islands will include
the British Open golf champion
ship at Troon. Scotland: the Royal
Regatta at Henley, England, and
the Wimbledon championships,
widely regarded as the supreme
international tennis competition.
-Four American professionals
and three amateurs, headed by
Frank Stranahan, British anna
teur champ, have entered the
Open tournament. starting July 8.
Eight American entries, includ-
Ing full crews from Harvard, Dart
mouth and Yale, will chase the
rowing crowns on the Thames
River above London, starting
July 5.
But the tennis at Wimbledon
will be the big show
Schroeder Not Defending.
Ted Schroeder, Americas top
ranking amateur, has left his
singles title undefended and the
scramble for a successor promises
to be the most wide open in years.
Frank Sedgman, 22-year-old
Australian Davis Cup star, drew
the No. l seeding, but he has
been troubled by an injured wrist
and may run into difficulties be-
fore the mems final on July 7.
Billy Talbert of New York was
seeded No. 2, and six of the other
seven American men entered drew
favored spots in the seeding list,
which was doubled this year to
Is from its normal eight.
The women's singles could turn
into an all-American rout by the
time the quarter-fi finals come
around. Eight of the first 10
American players are entered, in
cluding Louise Brough, defending
Wimbledon queen, and their ranks
have been bolstered by five more
highly qualified challengers.
Douglas Stuart, London book
maker. makes Miss Brough an IL
10 favorite to repeat her 1949 sue
cess. He quotes Mrs. Margaret
Osborne Dupont as a IA second
choice, followed by Doris Hart at
to and Mrs. Pat Todd at 8 to l.
You can almost name your
own figure on the rest of the
field" spokesman for Stuart
said.
Sedgman 81 Choice.
The odds shape up this way on
the men: Sedgman, 81; Talbert,
To; Jaroslav Drobny. last years
runner-up. Al; Eric Sturgess,
South Africa, 5-1,-and Bulge
Patty, American now living in
Paris, I'll.
With Schroeder absent, Drobny
draws the honor of opening the
tournament on the center court
against Christian Grandet of
France. Other first-day matches
On the center court include Vic
Seixas of Philadelphia VS.. Sven
Davidson of Sweden, and Gardnar
Mulloy of Miami, Fla. VS.. Josip
Palada of Yugoslavia.
All first-day matches will be
mems singles. Women's play
probably will start Tuesday.
The complete American entry at
Wimbledon: Men Talbert;
Seixas; Patty (seeded No. 81; Null
10y; Art Larsen of San Leandro,
Calf. (seeded No. y; Fred Ko-
valeski of Detroit (seeded No. 13):
Irv Dorfman of New York (seeded
No. 14, and Tony Trabert of
Cincinnati.
Women-Miss Brough Seeded
No. u; Mrs. Dupont tseeded No.
p; Miss Hart (seeded No. 81; Mrs.
Todd (seeded No. A.; Shirley Fry
of Akron. Ohio Seeded No. 81;
Gertrude Moran of Santa Monica.
Calf, (seeded No. y; Nancy
Chaffee of Los Angeles; Betty
Rosenquest of South Orange.
NJ j.; Dorothy Head of Alameda,
Calf; Barbara Scofield of San
Francisco; Nancy Morrison of
Palm Beach, Fla; Mrs. Helen Rih-
bany of Boston, and Marta Bar
nett of Coral Gables, Fla.
Bulla and Penna Entered.
The complete American golf
entry at Troon. Professionals
Johnny Bulla of Phoenix. Ariz.:
Toney Penna of Cincinnati; Art
Clark of Huntington. w. Va, and
Sergt. Charles Rotar of Anton,
Ohio. Amateurs Stranahan,
James McHale of Philadelphia
and William Hildtich. Newark,
N. j.
The American entry for the
Henley Regatta:
Eight Dared Crews.)
Grand Challenge Cup - Har-
ward, Dartmouth College Rowing
Club.
Eight Dared CrewS.)
Thames Challenge Cup-Yale,
Kent School.
-Four Dared BoatS.)
Stewards Challenge Cup-Penn-
sylvania.
-Four Dared BOats.)
Wyfold Challenge Cup-Pomfret
School, Hun School.
Silver Goblet Pairs-Dartmouth
Rowing Club.
Diamond Sculls Singles-T. p.
McCreesh of ST. JoSeph's College,
Philadelphia.