Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-08
Seeded Stars
Win Starts
At EdgemoOr
By STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

Inc elgLlI StcOcQ players pu
a little breeze into q hot, sunny
day by advancing without thu
loss Of a set as the annua
Middle-Atlantic tennis cham
lpionships opened yesterday a
the Edgemoor Club.
Don Ralph, the top-seed anC
defending champion, set tn
pace by ripping George Cal
laghan, an Arlington teen-ager
81, 60, in a match tina
barely took 80 minutes.
OF all the seeded players
only Buddy Goeltz, the two.
handed swatter from Georgt
Washington, had a workout
Goeltz, ranked No. 5, had Il
hustle to overcome q challengt
by Carl Hannah, one-timt
American University standout
60, Ga.
Ralph Seeks Sd Title
The rest Of the matches werI
in the ho-hum category, which
is quite typical of first day.
play. The remaining six seeded
players lost only a total O
eight games. Steve Potts, TIN
No. 2 seed, easily dropped H
WillenS, 81, 81.
Ralph, the bespectacleC
Notre Dame grad, Is trying TO
his third title in a row, a fea
accomplished only once since
1949 and that by Tim Co.'S il
1885. Since Ralph hasn'
been active lately, there 4
some question about his sharp
ness. and the jury Is still out
Callaghan, a bit nervous
held his service only once, il
the third game Of the first set
and quickly went downhill aft
er that. Ralph made some err
rors early, then found hi
touch and began hitting tn,
crisp ground strokes that ar
his trademark to finish tn,
match quickly.
George Stewart, who lost II
the finals to Ralph last year
flashed the form that won tn,
recent D. c. Public Parks tour
nament. He didn't lose a gam,
and crushed Paul Thrasher
60, 60, with those unortho
dox topspin strokes.
Rogers Beats Stimler
Also moving ahead effort
lessly were Ted Rogers CNo. A
who routed Mort Stimler, g.;
6-1; Fred McNair mo. g., VIII
eliminated Renato Venture
6-1, 60; Coss mo. y, VIII
thumped William Roshe, 81
so. and Hugh Lynch III M
81, who listed Jack. Packard
81, 60.
Singles begin in both men
and women's brackets at
am. today with mems double
ticketed for 2 pm.
Yesterdays results:
Mems Single
First Round-George Callahan d.
Charles Magill, "a, 6+3; DAM
Mayors s Js Si1 Rl SaaT os siVliR ian;
non. 6-3. ell; Gerald Thorn d
Peter Gibbs, 60. 7-6; Neil Morl
def. M, Ferguson, 6-2, 60; Doy
Royal def. Makol Larsen, 6-2. g.
a; Sandy walker def. John sha
Sd; 81; Mike MeistTell def. Hare
Nick ourusoff def. Jack Cllffor
Joe HOOKS S dela S. s car! 4 Petsr Nc g
Frank Magruder def. A. J. Drucke
81, 81; Jack Ransohoff def. Pa
seeger, FL 81: Mort stimler d
Be- tses dets Raw Ng Ms gM2 80 pa
Richard Mis- def. Ed Ananis 2
g., Ga; Jack Sloat def. Al TaylC
49,. 6-1; Paul Gilbert def. Gasp
Names, Ia. 7-6, 6-3; Dav
FUCKER def. Stewart Mem. 60. g..
csIlsshsn. S@I. 80; Msys Mayer q
lNikolai Makarenko, "a, "a a
Phil Neff def. Yang. 81, defaul
Griff Payne def. John Cradle, 8
81; Hugh Lynch def. Jack Packar
81 81: " Waiter iissreR KIT det' df Nei TS No
ley. Sc, 81; George Stewart d,
Mike Glantz, 60, 60; Herb Rapp
port def. Mills, GA. 40, 81; Pr
M Msftsr S Ssi Il Ri HsntuT wilson a.fau
PeytOn Howard def. MeiistrelL q
81; Ernie Kientz def. Bud Mill
Steve Potts dsii. H. wrnens. g.
! al; Larry Maiiddlekamp def: ouruso
] thompson, sMs. e eM McSAf Badd gee dO e
def. Hannah, Ga. 81; Mora d
RsnsoSofi, s-s. e-s; ; Ted R %sers q g
s ssf so.t 20 & Ki p,cs sil Wii,s'
|, def Mills. 90. 81; Talkin d
Z sloat, 6-2. 81; Tim Coss def. W
liam Rosie. Go, 60: Gilbert
Thomas Nygarrd, 60, 81: HarV
Harrison def. Tucker, 60, "a.
n TOday's Pairings
Floyd e vga MOTIFS; G Gs M Ts Moi
\ Wheeler VS.. Smith; Harrison VS..
q Bauserman: Martin vs.. Wendell. 10:
Z Watson VS.. Stockard:' Simon VS.. RI
sell; Packard vs.. d. Bauserman:
kott VS.. Gray: Rogers VS.. Silverstol
1:3O-Parker VS.. Parrish; Ralph
Mayors; Neff VS.. Payne: Lynch
Custer Klose winner; Stewart
Royal: McNair VS.. walker; Howard
Kientz; ]. Irish VS.. Garran. 1:3C
Rappaport VS.. Packer-Parrish vim
Malone VS.. Burt. 2:30-Citrenbaum
Kit.