Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
Aussie and U. 5. Duos
Off 10 Good Start in
Bid for Doubles Title
BY Tho As.oeioted Pros.

by the Assoeiofed Press
BRooKLINE. Mass. Aug. n.
-Top-seeded United States and
Australian teams appeared ready
today to make spirited bids to
reach Sundays finals Of the ma
tional tennis doubles champion
ships based on their opening
performances.
The American combination Of
Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert
and the Australian duo Of Lewis
Hoad and Ken Rosewall swept
to easy first-round victories
yesterday.
All seeded mems and women's
combinations remained in action.
The two Davis Cup tandcms--
seeded at the top Of their respec-
tive domestic and foreign divi-
sions-showed flashes Of cham
pionship form despite the fact
Trabert has been laid up for four
weeks with q blistered nand and
Seixas' singles play has been OF
stride.
Easy Opening Victories.
Seixas and Trabert defeated
Don Fontana of Toronto and
young John Leach Of Los An
geles. 81. 6-1. "a, after q
slow start. Hoad and RoseWall
brushed by Maxwell Brown Of
Louisville, KY. and Barry Mac
key of Dayton. Ohio. 6--2. 60,
rs.
The Australian pair recently
lost the Eastern Grass Court and
Newport Casino doubles finals
to fellow countrymen Rex Hart
wig and Neale Fraser. Hartwig.
teamed with Mervyn Rose, won
the national doubles title last
year.
Hartwig and Fraser, who drew
q first-round bye, will meet Es-
mond and Alastair Martin Of
Glen Mead, N. Y. Fraser, q 10
year-old southpaw, Joined Hart
wig in the Eastern and Newport
tournaments after Rose UNDER
went an appendectomy.
The second-seeded domestic
pair of Bill Talbert Of New York
and Hamilton Richardson Of
Baton Rouge, La, also drew a
bye into the second round.
Tussle Due Among Women.
The veteran WON'T ms combina-
ton Of Mrs. Margaret Osborne
DUPONT. Wilmington, DEL, and
Louise Brough, Beverly Hills,
Calf, won a GO. Go decision
over Ruth jeffrey, Melrose.
Mass, and Manga Baumbacher
of Salt Lake City. Utah. The
winners are seeded No. 2.
The rine-tirne doubles queens
indicated they are set to give
the top-seeded combination OF
Doris Hart. Coral Gables. Fla,
and Shirley Fry, Akron. Ohio. q
tussle for the crown. The Hart
Fry team, defending champions,
drew a bye yesterday.
Among the winners in mems
doubles were a pair Of young
Davis ,Cuppers and two Junior
stars. Straight Clark of Balti-
more and Hal Burrows Of Char
lottesville. Va. who represented
the United States in the recent
interzone Davis Cup matches
defeated Jack Nicer and Dan Sui
Ivan, Tampa, Fla. 6-3. Ga.
60. Donald Dell. Bethesda.
Md, and Ron Holmbers. Brook
Ign. outlasted Lesley Longshore.
Admission, Ala. and Calhoun
Dickson. Tampa. Fla. 6-4, As,
%, 0-U, %.
Coss and Hettleman Ousted.
Tim Coss and Emanuel Hettle-
man of Washington. D. c., we're
eliminated by Richard Sorlien
and Robert Forbes, Wynnewood,
Pa, 60 Ga, 12-10.
In women's doubles, Susie and
Judy Devlin of Baltimore won
their opener by defeating Anne
Summers, Old Greenwich, Conn.,.
and Margo Mahoney, Charles
town, r. l., 81, Is. 6-3. Char
lotte Decker of Washington.
D. c., and Marjorie Norris.
Bethesda. Md. were eliminated
by Karol Fagaros. Miami, Fla.
and Isabel Troccole, New York.
60, rs. -
In mems senior doubles. Kahl
Spriggs, Chevy Chase, Md, and
Alex Kettles. Bethesda. Md. de-
feated Norman Drake. Boston.
and Plat Spencer. Brookline
Mass. Ga, 6--1. C. Alphonso
Smith, formerly of Washington
D. c., and Edward Jacobs. Bal
timore. eliminated Robert Daley.
Sanbornville. N. H., and Spencer
Demille, South Orange, N. j..
Go. 6-1.
DR.. Carl H. Kopf and John
Kopf of Washington. D. c. won
their opening match in father
and son doubles by defeating
William B. and Frank Cults.
Saunderstown. r. /. Ga. 8-6.
In the same division Capt. James
H. Farrin and James S. Farrin
Of Waban. Mass. and formerly
of Washington. D. c.. defeated
w. l.. Van Alan. ST. and jr.. New
port. r. l.. Go. 60.