Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-23


apparent attack of stage fright
IN which left his strokes weak anc
i impotent, Bob ConSidine fought
his way to the public parks net
title Yesterday in an uphill battle or
the Rock Greek Park courts, wrestling
the crown from Dooley Mitchell. cham
pion for the past two years, 10, IS
6-3. liz. 6--l.
Considine was awarded The Evening
Star challenge trophy. presented at tine
close of the court duel by Col. u. .
Grant, Sd, officer In charge OF pubic
buildings and public parks, He VIII oe
the first player to have his name IN
scrihed on the cup which Went into
competition this season.
Doubles trophies, also donated by the
star. we're presented Mitchell and his
partner. William Buchanan, by Col
Grant. Mitchell and Buchanan won the
title In this class last week. Along with
Considine. they will represent the Dis
trict in the national public parks event
i'm Cleveland, next month.
drizzling rain, added to dense hu-
miditv. made doubly arduous the task
for the finalists, but failed to dampen
the enthusiasm of the large crowd
which lined the courts and covered the
grassy slope of the hillside bordering
the reservoir.
Considine Starts Poorly.
Considine's stroking was sluggish IN
the flrst two sets but had he been at
his height he probably could not have
stoned Mitchell. who was playing the
most brilliant and accurate tennis OF
nis career. Scarcely an error could
have been chalked against him through
ont these two braces which was not
forced bv his opponent. The few points
that Rob gathered unto himself were
earned by honest effort, for the defend
ing champion was giving nothing away.
Playing entirely from the back court
Mitchell sent Scintillating shots deep
into the corners, which accounted III
part for Considine's tendency to error,
The latter, however, was suffering OBJ
vlously from nervousness, which caused
him to make frequent double faults
and unexpected errors,
In the third set Considine assumed
the net position for the first time and,
with IL, the aggressive, Mitchell
changed his tactics, too, but not for
the better. He came through To the
net repeatedly. probably To forestall this
move on the part of the rallytng Bob,
but his advancing shots did not have
the punch In them that his deep-eourt
drives had had In the early stages of
the match and he found himself trap
ped into errors or passed frequently
Some of his most brilliant placements
were made from the forecourt, never
theless
II thrills had been missing in the
first two sets, due TO the one-sided score,
there was no lack of fireworks" In the
fourth. Having 6--3 victory back of
him. earned in the third set. ConSidine
settled down to his usual stride. Mitchell,
too, frightened up In this set. and the
real battle for the title was staged. II
was a heart breaker for Mitchell, who
gained q AZ lead and stood within 2
points OF match at SIS on his own
service.
But Considine exhibited u fighting
spirit that carried hun through the
pinches, displaying that characteristic
Steadiness when he Is backed 10 the
wall which has earned more than one
decision for him. Mitchell played brill
liantly until he stood we'll on top then
imperceptibly almost, he let down just
enough to give his opponent straw
10 grasp, and the latter was quick to
seize his opportunities, Al "a Mitchell
stood Z points from victory. but was
forced back, to see the count tied, With
the count 6~-h, once more In Mitehells
favor. close decision turned the tide,
and things we're evened again,
Conslolne assumed the lead for the
first time at al, winning his service