Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
Edmond Levy Beats Ken
meth Hawks in Intercol-
legiates After Losing Set
at t.LoUe
nv SPICK HALL

n EvERSALS Of form during matches
~ bave occurred more frequently in
~, intercollegiate lawn tennis tourna
.,,nt nj the Merton Cricket Club this
.".ot than in any otner meeting this
,oor A notable example Of this was
a. match in which Max Banks. Yale,
dotoated Wallace J. Bates, University
- california. after having been defeated
,o,o. set as a starter. This condition
~ affairs was repeated yesterday in al /;
most identical fashion when Hdmond
lew. University OF CaIltornIa, enm
mated nate Kenneth Hawks, Yale, o'o' 6'2'
Ga.
,,t tho victor in the semitinals, Levy
ros no match at all for Hawks. The
vale man was serving speedily ana ms NJ
careful placements were continually
ustted or driven out by Levy, VINO
ssemed to have trouble in getting
started, Levy's service was workinG
all right and he was delivering tne PAL
Inst as fast on his second as on ms nrst
sno' sndlinp Levy's famous EGG ball
nfootlv In this first set Levy made
peiI; pI,. n;nc noints. was beaten the open =
In.' zane at love and not once ran the
score TO deuce in a game.
Quick Change -.
Having won the first set with so lit.
Ala annarent effort. there was mild
.t;r VIZ Tben Levy took the first game OF
% tbe cot On Hawks'sS service. However,
a. Was generally thought that this was
tomnorary lapse on the part OF the
yoio man, as he Immediately tied the
count nt 1 all by breaking through
laws delivery. Each then won serv-
loo after which Levy got himself to
getber and ran the second set out at
90.
During this set Hawks was missing
sbots at the net which in other matches
had seemed easy. The trouble was that
lew was putting so much on his re-
turns that Hawks was unable to CON
troll his volleys. at least he couldn' t
control them with sufficient accuracy
TO win points.
The third set opened by Hawks win
ming his own service at love. but Levy
came to the fore again by winning his
own and breaking through Hawkes. de-
livery. putting the Californian in the
lead at 81. Hawks tied the score by
breaking through Levy's. Then the
Californian put on steam and, by ham
mering out his fast chop, won the next
three in a row and led at 5-2. But
Hawks wasn't beaten. He braced, and
BY carefully driving deeply and going
to the net he managed to take the next
two games, bring the score to "a. in
Levy's favor. It was Levy's service
next He opened with a double fault.
then nettcd. giving Hawks 30-love
lead and seemingly a chance for the
match. But Levy took couple of
points on a net and an out by Hawks,
then went into the lead at 30 on a
neat placement shot from the net. 1t
was set point and Levy put all he had
on his service, but it went into the net.
lie repeated on his next and the ball
was good. Hawks making a weak re-
turn, but footfault was called on
Levy and the score deuced However,
Hawks was saved only temporarily, for
he drove out on the next and the final
point was taken by Levy on kill from
the net that bounded high over the
backstcp and into the feminine gallery
on the clubhouse veranda.
Good Serving
Levy's serving was the best that he
has done in any of his recent matches
in the East. Only once did he fail to
shoot over his second with the same