Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
YEOMANS- MARKEY
DEFEAT CHAMPIONS
Former viii Meet Mitchell
Today in Singles Final
for Stars Trophy.

TWO newcomers today occupy
places among the elite of Wash
ington tennis
Edgar Yeomans and Bud
Marley, slim, heady youths, yesterday
In the District public parks champion
ships on the Rock Greek courts, proved
beyond peradventure that from now on
they must be reckoned with seriously
In important net competition herea-
bout.
Before their cleaning rackets fell
three defending champions. Yeomans
In the biggest upset of the season here,
vanquished Bob Considine, defending
champion, and the outstanding racketer
of the section, in straight sets, 8-6
s-6. In singles semi-final, and with
Markey swept through to an easy VIC
tory, also in straight sets, over Maurice
O'Neill and George Shoemaker, de-
tending champions to win the doubles
crown The scores we're 6-3, 60,
81. Marley, after waging furious
battle in the singles semi-finals against
Dooly Mitchell went down before that
hard-hitting netman in a three-Set
match The scores were IS, 3-6,
G-3.
Meet EaCn OtneT IOudy'
Mitchell and Yeomans will face in
The singles final today on the Rock
Greek courts at $3.50 o'clock On the
same courts half hour earlier Ruth
Martinez and Dorothy Kingsbury are
scheduled to battle in the title round
of the women's singles. At the conclu-
sion of the matches, the singles and
doubles winners will be awarded The
Evening Star Cups.
From the outset the Yoemans-Con-
sidine battle was packed with drama.
Yeomans, former Central High stalwart,
and now member of the tennis team
at the University of North Carolina
where he is senior, offered the willy
Considine stern battling all the way,
As play progressed and the 20-year-o
boy, instead Of cracking, continued to
give his foe as good as he sent, and bet
ter, the gallery of several hundred, be.
won the first set and continued to set
the pace in the second. most OF the
crowd transferred its attention to this
match, paying little heed to the Marley
Mitchell struggle, grim as 1t was. They
sensed the big upset that was coming,
realized that they were witnessing
history making battle. Anybody here
able to conquer Considine, who has col
lected SO many titles lately that he has
become stoop-shouldered, deserved their
attention And when finally Yeomans
landed the second set and the match
salvoS of applause doomed across the
courts.
It was through courageous rallies that
Yeomans captured both matches. In
the first set he was trailing to when
he lsshed out to take the next three
games and the set He repeated this
performance in the second set.
Uses Court Strategy.
A potent forehand, superior control,
and use of the old bean we're outstand-
ing features of Yeomens' exhibition.
Observers who are familiar with the
style of both players noted that Yeo-
mans consistently played to Considines
forehand instead OF his backhand. This
they described as real strategy. Most
of Considine's opponents play to his
backhand. The rangy Bob has a
masterful backhand and this type Of
attack is right down his alley. His
forehand is by no means weak, but OBJ
servers point out that he is not so
formidable In this respect AT any rate,
Yeomans kept hammering them straight
at Considine and as result on more
than one occasion. this clever player
literally tied himself in knots trying to
get them back
While the first set was replete with
thrills the second was even more throb-
bling. After getting Al lead Yeomans
was forced to yield the next three games
TO the grimly struggling Considlne to
make the count 4-au. Then after Yeo-
mans had won the next game and Con-
sidine had come back to again knot the
count at Sail. Considtue then went to
score another win.
It looked then like Yeornans was
cracking or Considine was beginning TO
ind himself in earnest. But Yeomans
promptly dashed back to break through
his foes service to even the score at
six games He then added another game
and followed this up by once more
breaking through to win the Anal and
the set.
1t was the first defeat in champion-
ship play that Consldine has suffered
since last year, when he fell before the
veteran, Clarence Charest. in the final
Of the District singles championships.
It also was the first major victory ior
Yeomans in tournament play here.
Yeomans was seeded No. 5 in the singles
"A the current tournament, while Con-
sidine was No. /.
Considine Now Ineligible.
Considines defeat also was costly
blow to Washington's hopes in the ma
tional public parks championships,
starting here August 10. He now is
ineligible for this event. Last year at
Buffalo. with George Jennings Of Chi
cago he captured the doubles cham
pionShip.
In the doubles Yeomans and Marley
outclassed O'Eeill and Shoemaker by
q vide margin to win their first leg on
The Star trophy, which must be cap
tured three times for permanent pos
session. Their harder hitting against
the chop game Of their opponents and
their superior speed told. Many double
faults by Shoemaker also hurt him
and O'Neill.
Mitchell had TO battle hard all the
way TO conquer Marley but his hard,
straight driving stood him in good
stead. Marley made many brilliant
gets but often they were returned so
weakly that Mitchell smashed them
back for easy kills.
Marley. captain and No. ! on the
Notre Dame University tennis team
last season and now law student ac
George washington University, Is play
ing his first year of tennis here.
Game scores follow:
SINGLES
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First set
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Second set
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