Evening star., 1952-01-13
Thaekara, Top-Rated
Last Year, SIumps
To Fourth Position
By Cospor Nonnes

By Cospor Nonnes
Malcolm Fox Of Baltimore and
Mary Slaughter of Charlottesville,
Va, were ranked No. 1 in the
mems and women's singles rank
ings Of the Middle Atlantic Lawn
Tennis Association announced yes
terday at the annual meeting in
Columbia Country Club.
Fox succeeds James Thackara of
Washington, who dropped to No.
4. and Miss Slaughter, who is still
In the junior ranks, succeeds Mrs.
Ann Gray. Thackara played very
little tennis In his home area in
1851 and was not ranked on that
basis.
Although Barney Welsh of
Rockville, Md. won the Middle
Atlantic tournament last summer
at Hot Springs, Va, the Balti-
more youth received precedence
because of his sterling play
throughout the year. Fox beat
Welsh in the finals Of the City
OF Washington tournament, and
won the District of Columbia event
in which the Rockville player par
tcipated. Welsh was ranked No. 2.
Fox was No. 5 last year.
Smith Burrows Team No. 1.
c. Alphonse Smith and Harold
Burrows were top-ranked in mems
doubles and the junior team of
Miss Slaughter and Belmar Gum
derson, Falls Church, was ranked
No. l in the women's division.
Newcomers to the first 10 inI
singles are Henry Van Rensselaer,,
No. S; Delmar Sylvia, No. 6; Tim
Coss, No. Z; Fred McNair, No. 8,
and Charles Atherton, No. 10.
Those dropping out were Gilbert
Bogley, Burrows. Larry Dee, Ber-
nard Schneider and Philip Nef.
Donald Leavens went from No. 6 |
TO No. 3 and Bob Threadgill from
No. 10 to No. 8 in the new ratings. |
Stansbury Reelected.
Herbert Stansburg of Beckley,
w. Va. was elected to his third
successive term as president of |
the association, and w. E. Lamble,
jr., Of Baltimore to his third term
as vice president, Caspar Nannesl
OF the Edgemoor Club was elected
second vice president.
Frank G. Roberts of Baltimore
was chosen for his 10th term as
treasurer and A. O. White of Co.
lumbia Country Club, for his
fifth successive term as secretary.
Mr.. White reported that 48 clubs
are members of the association
20 in Maryland and WASHINGTON,
16 in Virginia and 10 in West Vir-
ginia. The clubs have BAL courts
and about 1910 tennis-playing
members. There are also 10
schools and colleges, with 2,925
students playing tennis, affiliated
with the organization.
Mems Singles: Il
Donald HeavensF 4. James. j. Thackars:
5, Henry Van Rensselaer,; 8. Deimar syi-
a; FREQ TIE MeNsts Cess; g. sebs5t Fps4;.. ThTsads
H.. Mickey Pardew; IL. Charles Chan
nIG nning: l3, Shelton ,Horsley: a, JACK
sssa kslph 'es Adai1 fS IS Bob S zsTRssc ssWood
19 Doyal Royal: 20, Frank Durham.
Dave schmmel; se. Nathan ens Askin: ma:a a. BoS sS
Figg. jr.; 2s. Bob Payne; 30, Frank Hartz. |
ucenfs da1a those w.re omitted tt because q IN
Gaines and Ramsey Potts.
Mems Doubles:
Fotts T. t$nsh 5urws & smthRs%ssy B. aaaEy
IMssyens; MsNeir:; g. ILeayenS7Thackara; 4, smith
9, Shelton and Waller Horsiey; 10, Bob
A1ssw9od. A d.syiyia; II, Threadsili-
Women's Singles:
. J., Mary Slaughter; 2, Mrs Cecilia Hill:
mar n susan snndeesdn; dReylin; Judy Dsylin: 5. Bel
Frank Pace; s. Rhoda THOMPSON; 8. sosie @
Girgosian; 70. Mrs. Pearl Mccoy.
say1or! il chFlstiRs Il Ma. Morley; d Mrs Wanda
reri.: rrennessey; Is, Ann Bannick: Is. Nancy
EaM EMh'n' Ao' oeItS montgomery; 70, Jean
Women's Doubles:
II, Slaughter- -Gunderson; 2. Mrs. Hill
GIirgosM,an: Iaag e susan and Judy. Devlin; 4.
sian; q, Judy Deylin- Mrs. Leonard Hobbs;
io sssssst sasan 6e2in MTs
Eeaner Colston.
Junior Singles:
/; Ted Rogers; Q, coss: 3. Tom Brad
Buzzy Hettleman; 8, John Chandler; 10.
ii. Malcolm 1eith; 70. Bruce eustafson;
49, Lanny Ross; "A. Robert Bortner; IS,
John Kopf: 16, John Echols; II. Morris
f'y5 Dcsald saaslsi; pell; 2, Pierce Gardner; 3,
David Freistat; 4, RAYMOND York; 5.
e4R R hfS55i P:'ss g. sHa s ~ %sSn 5ssa
II; Laurie Eardin: u, Kenny Thomas:
15, Saul Leibowitz.
Girls Singles tunder 1s).
Il. Mary slaughter;, 2, Judy Devlin; 9,
Belmar ,Gunderson; 4; Nancy corse: s;
p7s e. Louise & salpS T. @shss fesn
10. Marguerite Davenport.
Girls Doubles (under 18):
cuoush sausnfe5Pfsn g IGretes
o, Margo McElvain- Eleanor Watmough; z, |
Anna Schafer-Joan Bolin: g., Georgia
Carrineton Eleanor Thomas; 9. olive
Nancy Peterson; 10, jolly Urner-Martha
Stauffer.
Girls Singles (under 16):
l.. Carol Mccord; 2, Loretta Lowe; 3.
g. Eleanor Thomas: 6. Mickey Teixeria
2, Georgia Carrington; 8. Sara Wolf.
Tech Easily Defeats
Episcopal, 1898
Episcopal opened its season yes