Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
Record Is Matches
Kicks Off Tourney
For Clay Court Title
BY Casper Names


handily yesteT cay as record rs
matches were played on the
Edgemoor Club courts to open
the tournament.
In the mems singles five Of
the eight seeded players swept
through their opponents without
the loss of set. Charles Mas
terson, seeded No. q: Ted Rogers,
5. Buzzie Hettleman of Balti-
more, 4; Fred McNair, 6, and
Jim Thackara, 4, were too
strong for their respective OPP
ponents and won their matches
without the loss Of more than
two games in a single set.
Eastern Delays Coss.
Tim Coss, seeded No. I, was
delayed by his sefnifinal match
In the Eastern tennis champion
ships at Hackensack, N. j., and
will make his first appearance
in defense of his title today.
Bobby Payne of Richmond, Va,
seeded fifth. also was delayed
by being in the doubles finals
in the Eastern event, and is
scheduled to play here tomor-
row. The Canadian star, Don
Plat of Toronto, will be the
other seeded player to make his
first showing today.
Awe Anv, C,.oxy Cnnlnl NJ
emphasized her return to the
local field after a years play in
Europe by rushing through her
match with Florence Barnes,
81. Go. She recently won the
Kenwood Invitation tournament
and is favorite to recapture the
title she held In 1852.
Newcomer "A Threat.
A newcomer to the event, Con-
ME Ball Of Daytona Beach, Fla,
seeded second, gave notice to the
spectators that she will be a
formidable contender for the
women's title. The Florida State
wonnen's champion displayed
fine strokes in beating Christine
de Maisoncelle with the loss of
q single game. A former Rollins
College star, she has played close
matches with both Maureen
Connolly and Doris Hart.
Charlotte Decker. seeded No.
;, and Judy Devlin of Baltimore,
4, also won their matches hand
lily.
Play will start in the singles
events at 8 am. today. The
doubles viii be held this after
noon, beginning at IL noon.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
rrn.r Mems SinEles.
acb EIRST RooNp6Elson King def; ?.
ner def: .Lindy Kehoe, 4-6, 6~3, 7-~5:
Frank Magruder def. Jack stanley. 81,
man John Myers def DEF 6 Thomas *, Freq si
Ferris Ga. e-1 Ted Rogers DEL.
gss ndn. ste ss., 60, 6-1; Gene Fry def.
sSrd def. Joss nisokman defau Hn s RsiS
Sf en-, Ga; a Tslkin def. Frank AIRING
Mort stimlsr def; Craig celsate. So,
John d kpd def Ed S9ar pSn rerE sf
Don schweitzers g.. 60; Clifford
Dawson def: Stanley Grant. 81, 60;
Phillipe Nsff def, Malcolm Leith. .6-1.
Carl Pf ssle esi ds ae0 cEar Rack sessres
AAls;s s ssE "a, 81 st IL Fred Nc
rison straiey def Peter Deli Deli. e13, gag na5:
Britt schsgeitser del; Harold Eaton,
Richard Brewer def. Barney welsh.
stssr xe ss Will wr,gnt Kenneth Thompson
insram def. Ned Bro Brown, default: Robert ohert
Davis def, Bill o'Brien. 6-3, 81:
Jim Trackera def. Lawrence Kelly, Ell.
def. Paul Jones. 81, 60o: AIS carl
pousis def. Louis Calbeck 60, 60;
pom RsiDh s ds aet La Ea i nidai.samp
sEcSNP 81, aogspaH.nry ye.s def:
FLOYD def. Alex Keilss, 60 81; Hugh
kyneh DEF dh,I Dave SHIRLEY e. SD;
40, 80; Hal freeman def Giro Ber-
schoninger. default; Al Jacoby def, Yves
Robert Marzke. 90, 60; Bruce Gus
tafson def. Terry Birch. 6-3, 6-1;
MasteT DOn,s def MoTmsn vsssrng
Benedict. eEs pG SMs. Royal DEL stephen
Women's Singles.
FIRST RoUND-Csrol Mccord def.
@sry Lee chs %oed So 30 P Ssssy E ElSSs
De- d.. Gay y, Mich h, s default chaElotSts
Ssse 81 s Nancy L oass' S ssf '9 asi
ro ssSSS B.rbss s so bsi. 4 Sst
barbara Gage DEL. Catherine Holtz,
man. man IS s.. Rsv aar asf 5a1 Graham S1ssi
Charlotte Decker def Betty Melos. s-i.
default; Marjorie Norris def: Frances
. .nak c1 ss a. Pearl e MsGIIs sss sf
& ch Mssssret De Me MhisSnesa ef Mary
Hugus. 6-3, Go: g..
Mems Doubles.
FIRST ROUND-Hugh Lynch-Barney
81; Kim Valentine Craig. Colgate def.
Keilss-EaRI if sprisas def. rowland Evans ans
ssassd SaT scrtner d. syd %ar FIss
Wrisht- Harry Hips def. Vince Con-
senssp DEF e esiaa se Tsssy
Afrington-Jack Mccarthy def. lawrence
Kelly Thomas Freeman. 81. Go.
Women's Doubles.
FIRST ROUND-Jane Meieney-Patty
Lynch def. Barbara Lynch-Tina Borden,
Ndefault; Ann Gray-Barbara Cage def.
Carol Coolidge-Andrea Berger. 6-2,
So. Ann Msrtindale-B Bobby Newman
d Joan SslsT dsf sss
ksiphs Christine de Maisonesils. ID. 49, s.$;
Frances Bassett- Patsy Bogley def. HELEN
Welsh-Mary Darling. 60 81.
TODAY,S PAIR1NGs.
Mems Singles. IN "
asIn.--Hugh Nshchfvs. Stuart Rob-
inson, Ramsay Potts VS.. Elton King, carl
s ssrssr vs. A Ts ,lstn Leif Beck ys Mort
10 a.m,-shsihy 8Passr,ore VS.. Dom
aid Ralph, Richard Brewer VS.. Gene
Harrison Straley vs. Earle Brown. Dom
aid Dell VS.. Kenneth Thompson. Bob
Cage vs.. Britt schwsi.zer. Ernie 1ngram
srt DaVs poyie Ro oS vs. James r TaTr rim
IL a.ni.--Jack Mccarthy VS., Donald
Floyd, Clifford Dawson vs.. Jim Thackera,
Edgar Lee VS., Al Jacoby, Bruce Gustaf-
SON VS.. Charles MAsterson.
5 i2.-Buzzie Hettleman vs.. Jack Ransa-
ford. Frank Masrider r. vs.. + Fred III McNs aI.
p.m.--Don PIatt VS.. CLYDE Freeman.
pm.-Tim Co.'S vs.. Moritada Kuma-
Womenys Singles.
Care, sue Deyii2 VS.. Marsaret Graham.
CarQl McCord VS.. Donna Floyd Judy
peyltn vs., Nancy Gates, Louise Ralph VS..
9elpar Gunderson.