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the first point. The wind was so gusty
as Washburn faced it that the bal!
careened wildly about in the air and
finally landed in the wrong service
court. His next shot went out OF
bounds, and then Pell scored on two
pretty passing drives down the side
lines. Washburn's drive went into the
net and Pell had won the opening game.
Washburn had taken quick notice Of
the fact that TO strtke the ball under
the conditions waj Risky, so he settled
down to a safety FIST" campaign and
ran out the next three games, with
Pells drives pitching far back OF the
base line or into the net.
Pell found the court limits for a
space and won the next two games by
placing his returns well down toward
the base line on Washburn's backhanc.
The Harvard man captured the seventh
I'D then Pell ran out the last three
and the set at Cd, with Washburn un-
able to control his chop strokes.
The first two games Of the second set
went to Washburn, the underspin he
put on his strokes giving the ball a
low and treacherous bound, and Pell
made costly errors in trying to lift his
shots over the net. After leading at
81 on games, Washburn allowed his
opponent to draw even, losing the fifth
game through three double faults.
Match on Even Basis.
But the Harvard student took a brace
then, and by running TO the net and
choking off Pell's drives with volleys to
the corners for placements won the
last three games and the second set at
6-8. The match was all even again.
Pell got the opening game Of the
third set when Washburn INDUCED in
a Bit Of widness, but then the latter
cot going better and won the three
| following games. most of his points
being earned with clever shots 20 the
openings in Pell's forecourt.
Taking more chances at this stage Of
the match, Pell succeeded In trlcking
Washburn out of position by driving
deep until he had the Harvard man
near his base line, and then softening
his strokes and dropping the ball we'll
I'D in his opponents fOrecOurt.
Fell went into the lead at As on
games, and did his best playing of the
dav in accomplishing the feat, but after
a bitter fight for the points in the
eighth game, which Washburn won after
deuce had been called six times, he
weakened and remained a game behind
until the sixteenth, when Washburn
took the set on Pell's errors by score
Of 81.
The rest between the third and
70 nth sets seemed TO put new con-
fdence into Washburn and he began TO
slash away at his drives with his Gus
tomary air of recklessness, covering up
h. shots well. Pell got the first and
third games only, and then Washburn
ran straight through to victory by win
ming the last four games. taking the
last at love on two nets by Pell and two
dazzling 'cross-court volleys Of his own
for clean aces.
Gallery Follows Stars.
Just before the fourth set began the
word went through the crowd that Nc
Loughlin and Williams had sneaked
awav TO one Of the courts behind the
clubhouse and were playing a practice
match. II was enough, and there was
a regular stampede from the stands as
the spectators made for the court
where the national champion and the
former holder of the title were playing
No definite games score was kept as
the man from the East and his great
rival from the West exchanged drives,
smashes and lobbs, but Williams showed
to greater advantage. His service had
a severe break TO it and his block vol
legs were executed with beautiful pre-
cision.
Mclaughlin confined most of his work
TO back court play. The men went at
il hammer and tongs, and the crowd
hemmed the court in great oblong as
they watched the two greatest I4-~ 49,