Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-01
Ball Takes
Easy Victory
.AtEdgernoor
BY STEVE GUBACK
star staff Writer

George Ball, runnerup for
the National Seniors Clay
Courts tennis championship the
last two years, lost his way
getting to the Edgemoor Club
yesterday, but the way he's
playing tin obviously take some
doing before he loses q match.
The wirey schoolteacher.
! seeded No. 8, had no more
than q light workout yesterday
. In romping to q 60. ell tri-
utnph over Bill Strawinski Of
Falls Church in his opening
round match.
e BY all odds, Ball was vulner-
able.
l9Qt
& Lost Driving Here
2 He got lost driving down
from Glen Head, L. /, arrived
late, admitted that he was
whipped" by the heat. and
then wound up with an I'M
usual case Of the filters.
" The filters had nothing to do
with Balls match, but rather
with one played by his brother.
The first sight Ball saw upon
entering Edgemoor was his
brother. Russell, playing Craw-
ford Henry on the No. / court.
Russell is from Salt Lake City.
which Is considerably more
than q stones throw away from
Bethesda.
r. well, I'll be -" said the
surprised New Yorker. "It's
Just like the old days on the
circuit. can't explain 1t. but
the minute I begin watching
him I get nervous.
The brothers are 10 months
apart in age. Both played on
Northwestern University's Big
Ten title team Of 1886. And
to add to the coincidence, Don
Leavens Of Mclean, Va, who
was playing on the adjacent
court, also is off that same
Northwestern title team.
a.
Russell Ousted
Times have changed. though.
Although Leavens and George
Ball won their matches. Rus
sell, who was No. at North
Western, was eliminated.
This may reduce the confu-
sion later on, since 1t is q
Sinch that George Ball is going
10 keep advancing for a while.
II was George Ball who elimi-
mated Bitsy Grant in the semi
finals Of last years tourna-
fnent at Atlanta and many
tate him as the chief road
block in Chauncey Steele's bid
Tor q successful title defense.
Ball almost was inclined to
Agree. IT haven't played as
much lately as I'd like" he
Said, "but I feel good; I feel
Strong"
Ball was the highest-seeded
player among 10 Gall winners)
Who saw action yesterday.
steele, Grant and Harry Hoff-
mann Of Philadelphia. the No.
seed, all we're " make their
debuts today.
Yesterdays results Call
Washington area unless other
wise noted:
A. First Round.-Albert Jones defeated
q Ersd s RiGssSGCdh iisr.Si. Pal.
pefeated Carl FontaininL 60, 81;
Mickey Perdew. Baltimore. defeated
hernie stckney, .0-3, 60; Tom
epTmss Miami defeated .s,ond BIZ oS Grady
defeated wesley MichSels' wesley,
~ 81, default William Parsons, Al
Iona. Pa, defeatsd Alex Kettles, ~
defeated Or, Waldo somfners, 90,
-ii Ralph Adair defeated Bryan
Hamlina Bridgehampton. n. e IA
robert Harris. al, ID; Alex We'll.
fcrd. Memphis, defeated CAR Hsreh.
6her, Haddonfield, N. j.. g., 0--2.
n J. Burke Wilkinson defeated VII.
lam Woernle, baltimore, 0--2. 60;
Henry Crawford. Decatur, Ca, de.
ieated Russell Ball, salt Lake City
xTsS H srsDs HtsinsiTs sssieSt.d Cod cal
BcsSvSss esisstss Cen. Royal ,iSS y;
defeated Edmund Oates, al, 6-2
James Heiskeli defeated Richard
Jack station, st. Petersburg. Fla, de-
feated Norris Kaneear, 81, 81
al J. Hersehel, Rideewood, n. j., de-
4fated Henry classic. 60, ell JoI
a1pshutz, Philadelphia. defeated LArrI
iMiddlekamp, Us, p-2; George Ball
Glen Head. L. L.. defeated Bin Btra'
aWinski, 60, ST.. -
r second Round-willlam Parsons
ALTOONA. Pa, defeated Henry FOES. de-
faulti RsEinald Weir, New York. de