Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
YOUNG RACKETERS
BEAT EAST, 6 TO ;
Lott, Ooeg. Harrington Lead
West to First Victory
Since 1925 Clash.

%kfkEfSA HILLS, y. y. AUGUST is
Led by George lott. Johnny
Does and Alan HerrinStou =
1 vouthful tesw n tennis play
eve from the Western half Of
th- country downed an Eastern accre-
e1tlcr minus the services Of Bill Tiiden
sr6 Frank Hunter this afternoon. Ia
vtH the annual EsSt-WcSt matches FOR
the first time since The hevday of Billy
Johnston
After sin hours ~ tennis. in which
we're fought SIX matches IN singles and
three N doubles t!'e bows from The
WeSt or >rceo victorious with six
matches vcn and three lost. this cor
shutting The worst beating The West has
c."sn the East since away back in 1917.
Nj since 1878 had The Wcst been able
r. win a. all arc the score or tha;
memorable occasion when little Bil
Johnston took tl1e deciding match from
Vincent Richards was ) ~ 4
Triumph came ~ last today In
thrilling fashion with The WeSterncrS
coming from behind u Garrison FIN
tsf 20 overcome 2-tN-0 lead against
them and sweep The remaining six
matches IN great burst Of consistently
Rood tennis The Western rally arrived
coinCi6entally With The appearance on
the courts ~ the players = no proved
bennington. Lott ard Doce in turn
sweeping their singles matches ard
then. in doubles coine on to account
for three more victories
Harrington Starts Rout
EeTrineton started II. scoring FIRST for
the West by trimming Gregory Mangin
e Newark \ j. 6--3. s.. s. The
Stanford University PLAYER had thr
stuff 70 beat back determined rally
or the part Of Msnein. who is 4 sopho-
more az Georgetown. anG - win out in
Z hard-fought final set
Fis victory seemed az the moment n
Re q somewhat forlorn ray of hope for
ths West, as. shortly before. Bill Avde-
lotte, the Young national indoor cham
Dior from New York had taken the
measure q HsfTlncton's fellow San
Franciscan. Neil Brown. by scores of
IS. As. So Watson WaSnburn
one-tlnle Harvard and Davis Cup
doubles player. had trimmed Bobby
Seller another young San Franciscan. !
IN straight sets 6--4 SIS. and Bevke- /
icy Bell Of the University Of Texas had I
gone down To unexpected defeat at the /
hands Of a third New Yorker, Dr.
George King. So. IS. s.
But the West had onlv lust begun TO
play and the crack troops were going
into action In quick succession after
Esrrington's victory came 8 speedy /
triumph for Lott over John Var Ryn !.
bv scores OF IS. 81, and one almost 4
rs rapid for Doeg over the Davis Cup
veteran. Richard n. Williams. ID. 6--3 I
-,
Lofts Win Surprising.
Lofts win was probably the more
surprising, IS Van Rvn and ne we're
the No ] men Of their teams. and the
match looked like a natural" with
strong likelihood that II would 90 the /
Limit 70 three sets But Lott has not /
beer touring Europe with the Davis /
Cup team for nothing. and ne polished /
OF Van Rvn with case after a slow
start.
George vas on the short end Of a
SIS count in games in the first set.
bur ran of the next four games to
take it. IS. The 6enonstrative. color
FIJI young Ch;cagoan was in rare form
enc playing with = dash and slash that /
made him particularly deadly at the /
net
Doee meanwhile was pounding =
furious service. second only 70 that OF
Tilden in force, into williams court
until II finally brought him victory
Are after ace he sent whistiing past !
the Philadelphian. who could do little +
bJt regiSte. admiration whenever Doeg
was On the firing line.
The series now was ali even. with the /
SIX singles matches equally divided To /
WIN. the West tYotted out three doubles /.
teams that finished of their Eastern /
soveTsaries V'ith splendid exhibitions Of /
synchrcniZed tandem play.
First Lott and Doeg staged one Of /
those triumpts Of youth over age at
the expense If williams and Wsshburn,
who played together against the Japa-
nsse in defense NJ the Davis Cup in
1921. and despite the fne tactical play
Of the experienced Fasteners thew
scored easily, IS. So.
WeSfernerx Clinch Match
Only one more win was needed 10
elinch the series and the honor Of pro-
cucing II fell to Seller and Brown. the
San FrsrG lSco youngsters vho hold the
Pacific Coast doubles crown and are
here IN the East primarily for the puF-
pose Of capturing the national title
Their double harreled attack riddled
Msngln and Aydelotte by scores NJ
g.. 10 after which Bell and Her
ringfcn added dacisiVeneSs IN the vic
tory of their team by defeating Van
Fyr and Fritz Mercur by scores n
as S.. S.
Even the absence IF Tilden. wha vas
barred from the Eastern team because
q the amateur rule charges against
him, snc Of Hunter, who staged 2 strike
IN protest, could not detract from the
victory Of the Westernerx John Hen
Messy. one Of the best PLAYERS In the
Western territory. could not come East
for the matches, and they had IN win
without MIN
An added attraction Tas an exhibi-
ton match in which Miss Helen wills
ere 0t the proud possessions % the
Western tennis world, scored tn straight
gets, SIS. g--4 over Fritz MercIr. The
handsome young Bethlehem pa
player. Who earlier IN the week beat
Bill Tslden.