Show Defending Champ Proves Gameness NEW YORK March 13 UP UP Con Continuing a game def defense nse of his title despite an infected eye Gregory Mangin Mangin Mangin Man Man- gin of Newark N. N J J. J Tuesday opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed MelvIn Melvln Partridge of New York in the third round of the mens men's national national na na- na indoor singles s tennis cham cham- As the original 12 seeded players ers and four unseeded battled it out in inthe inthe inthe the singles play opened in m the doubles dou bles with 16 teams in m the draw The defending champions Clifford Sutter of New Orleans and Dr Eugene McCauliff Me Mc- of New NewYork York are seeded No 1 George Lott LoU of New York and Lester of Los Angeles outdoor outdoor out out- door titleholders were given No 2 ranking One of Tuesdays Tuesday's feature singles matches pitted Lott aga against Christian of France In another in interesting interesting in encounter Berkeley Bell of New York faced young joung Andre Merlin of France Jean Borotra veteran French Davis cup pla player er who was the only seeded player to drop a set in yesterdays yesterday's second round was paired today against Frank Bowden New York In the second round Borotra lost the second set to young Ernest Koslan a sophomore at New York university Borotra 63 6 Borotra's won on 8 6 3 6 playing was ragged while Koslan was playing over his head |