The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-19
GAMBLER
Wins CUP
In Finals Of Ladies' Singles
Saturday
But MI. Vernon TriumphS In
Mems Singles
Either Russell Or Carl Lever
ing To Win Cup
| Match Between Two Occur
| RIM IN Tuesday
Sapp And StOyIG Defeat
GGhrGS And Harper

Miss Helen Thompson of Gambler,
by defeating Miss Nina Levering of
this city in the final match Of the
ladies' singles in the Knox county ten
MS tournament Saturday, won the
right to possession of the champion
ship cup for one year, an So tennis
racquet and the title of champion of
Knox.
Not so fortunate was Gambler in
mems singles. The semi-finals in this
part of the tournament resulted in
| the Levering brothers, Russell and
| Carl, forging to the lead to fight it
out for final honors Tuesday after
noon. Thus, Mt. Vernon retains the
more coveted cup-that Of the mems
| singles, though 1t is a debatable ques-
ton as to which Levering boy will
win.
| The crowd gathered at the Round
Hill court was far the largest to wit
L
ness any of the matches this year.
| These commenced to assemble all
through the afternoon and consider
able trouble was experienced In find
ing seats for all, the chairs being
quickly appropriated.
The first match of the afternoon
was in the upper "leg" of the mems
singles-a semi-fnal match between
r. Levering and Russell Eastman.
Levering captured the first set in
comparatively easy fashion, playing
smoothly and with no seeming effort.
Eastman won the first three games of
the second set and then Levering won
three. Each captured his own serve
up to deuce, when Eastman rallied
and won two games and the set, TO.
The third and decisive set finally
/ went to lowering after hard battle
on his part.
, Miss Thompson and Miss Levering
then filled the bills. Miss Thompson
B., developed a power o. stroke which
with judicious placing, bothered Miss
= lowering exceedingly. The score fslls
far short of telling the real game
e Miss Levering played splendidly anC
: the many difficult returns she got sur
prised all of her friends. Miss Thomp
c sons game got the better OF her II
a a pinch and she lost both sets by the
scores go and g.
Next in order came the feature
match of the afternoon, between Car
y lowering and Harold Walton. AL
though it was figured that Leyerint
would win, his adherents were by M
/ means cocksure after Walton's splen
did exhibition against his brother Fri
day afternoon
AS soon as the set had started, al
. doubt lingering as to Levering's abil
ity to defeat his opponent vanished
He simply out-classed him at ever.
point. Walton tried all of his stroke
and even resorted to several differen
styles OF game, but none seemed t
feeze Lvering the least whit. IL
stood up and returned every bal
knocked into his side of the cour
with his effective low, Chop stroke
q each ball carefully placed until h
could find an opportunity to shoe
one out OF Walton's reach entirely
lowering is master hand at thi
ID style OF game--a style that Is rapid
8 gaining in favor among tennis expert
= of the country-and his exhibition
Saturday afternoon was extremel
pleasing to AL Of the spectators.
% The most brilliant playing develoI
ed in this match was frequent su'
20 cession of "volleyng" on the part c
n. Levering and Walton, while eac
2 stood very close TO the net. Invar
- ably Leverng won out in this excitin
" play, which sometimes was protracte
" so long as to become nerve-rackini
II must be said that Levering's abb
ity has been underestimated A
dope" was figured out on basia {
his play last year. The whole poir
n. Is that Leverlng has improved mon
OF tbs year than either Of the Wal'o
e brothers. Twill be a lively match b