Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20
SCORES FOUR-SET
| WIN OVER SHIELDS
Former G. U. Player Upsets
Davis Cup Star With His
Great Stroking.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
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"A yEW YORK, March 1s.-
M Gregory s. Mangin of
| Y Newark, who, according to
his own admission, never
won anything BEFORE" crowded
into the front rank of Americas
tennis luminaries today by scor-
ing a smashing four-set victory
over big Francis K. Shields of
New York in the finals of the
national indoor tournament.
Mangin, "a years old and late Of
Georgetown University, gave q dazzling
exhibition in humbling the Davis Cup
| star, 10-8, 2-6, ca, 6-3, before
1000 cheering fans. The triumph Of
the country's eleventh ranking player
over the tall internationalist, ranked
No. 8, was popular one.
wades Through Strong Field.
Seldom has any player waded through
more formidable field than did the
Newark boy in his march to the title.
On successive days he turned back
Christian Boussus Of France, Sidney B.
Wood of New York, George Lott, IT., Of
Chicago, and Shields, all past or poten-
tial Davis Cup stars. Until today he
was not forced to go an extra set
Following the final match, Mangin
received the big championship cup
from Jean Borotra Of France, four-time
winner and defending champion, who
was eliminated in the quarter finals by
Berkeley Bell.
With the exception Of the second set,
which Shields rushed through to win
n min
rested, the new champion was the bet
ter, more polished tennis player all the
way today. His service was fully as
effective as Shields and his stroking
from every angle was well nigh perfect.
Smuggling Battles Shields.
Shields, who had progressed to the
finals without being extended, using his
scorching service to overpower the boys,
found himself today against slugger
who could knock it back at him with
interest. In the long opening set Man
gin broke the tall New Workers. deliv-
cry three times, did it thrice more in
| the third set and once in the fourth.
| It was all he needed.
In the final two sets Shields made a
desperate bid to pull even by rushing
| to the net on almost every point, but
his best efforts were futile. Mangin,
stroking powerfully and accurately from
either side, passed him as often as he
! charged In or forced Shields to hit
weakly into the net or out Of the court.
Mangin's great driving, which changed
him almost overnight from an also-ran
to champion, is the result of a change
in style. Six months ago, he explained
! in the showers, he changed from the
| Western to the Eastern grip. It's diff
| ficult to explain the difference. Suffice
to say, Mangin is thoroughly sold on the
new grip, which gives the ball a fiatter
trajectory and tfrives on low balls.
Even in Earned Points.
An analysis Of the match revealed
that the pair were even in earned points,
each with so, attributable to the fact
that Shields scored II service aces to 4
for Mangin. Mangin, however, scored
46 placements in the four sets to 80 for
Shields.
Additional figures:
Nets, Shields Sc, Mangin AZ; outs,
Shields 81, Mangin At. Double faults,
Mangin 5, Shields 2. Errors, Shields
100, Mangin "a. Total points, Mangin
159, Shields LA.
The Davis Cup doubles pair, George
Lott, jr., of Chicago and Johnny Van
Ryn of Philadelphia, had little difficulty
subduing Mangin and Berkeley Bell in
the final for the tandem title by scores
Of 6-3, 60, 6-4. Mangin, who had
only few minutes to rest after beating
Shields, played nstlessly.
Lott and Van Ryn succeeded the
French pair, Boussus and Borutra, as
doubles champions.