The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-08-29
Hundreds See Finals
On Tennis Courts
Of Wilberforce u.
Lulu Ballard Takes
Title From Ora
w a S h in g ton

! NllDerlOTCe, OulO-J usI ilhS q
story book, a bold champion came
from out of the West, to be truth
full the Southwest, for that is the
section of the country from whence
cometh the new mems singles
champion. Lloyd Scott, 19-year'
old student at the Prairie View
College, Prairie View, Texas, is the
youth who won the major title here
at the 10Th Annual Championships
of the American Tennis Associa-
ton. Scott, who was seeded third
in the tourney, found his path be-
set with many obstacles, in the
final (semi) round he defeated
! Nathaniel Jackson, the 1884 cham
pion. who in turn had beaten his
brother Franklin, the defending
titlist. Scott's final round opponent
was the thrice runner-up, Harmon
Fitch, of winston Salem, n. c. In
addition to winning the mems
singles title, Scott annexed on
Wednesday the intercollegiate title
as the SCIAA winner over Hubert
Eaton of Johnson c. Smith Uni
versity, CIAA winner. The match
saw Fitch win the opening game
on his service, but the match was
soon evened up and continued that
way until Sail, when the cham
pion came through to win the last
three games of the first set, to
make the score 5-3. The second set
Fitch found his style after losing
the first game on his own service
took the next four before Scott was
able to win another, and then
Fitch ran out the set in the next
two games to win at 6-2. The third
set Fitch started by winning his
service in the first game and then
Scott took the next two games, and
then Fitch went like a house afire
to win four straight games and win
the set at 60. After the intermis-
sion, Scott went to work and be-
fore Fitch got going, the Texan
had a 80 lead. Fitch took the
fourth game and the only game in
the fourth set, the Texan winning
at ell The fifth and final set was
really a battle. Scott took the first
game, and then his opponent al
ternated with him on every ode
game until the score was tied a
: 4 games all, then the champion
took his opponents service ant
won his own to win the set at 6 A
The point score was:
Scott 1st Set, 46; End Set, %;
3rd Set, 20; 4th Set, %; 5th Set
"a; Total Isl. Fitch, 1st Set, Al;
End Set, 80; 3rd Set 81; 4th Set
Is; 5th Set, %; Total las.
The score was GA, 2-6, 1-6, 81
Ga.
After a reign of seven years
since Bordentown, N. ]. in 1929
Miss Ora Washington, the Philadel-
phia perennial, was finally de-
throned of her women's singles
title. The victor in the women's
singles play this year was Miss
Washington predecessor, and
doubles partner, Miss Lulu Ballard
also a Philadelphia, but repre-
.onfino T,,oIyanaa Tpotif,fa Mice
Ballard fought a brilliant match to
down the champion in straight
sets. The first set was really a close
one, but it appeared that the de-
fender was tired in the second.
AS an afterthought it might be
that the 102 degree heat took its
toll. Miss Ballard opened the SER
vice and won. Miss Washington
took the next two games, and then
the Tuskegee woman took the
fourth game to even the score at
2 games all. Miss Washington then
appeared as though she was going
to retain her title when she went
on to take the lead at 5 games to
2. Miss Ballard then fought like a
tiger to run off four games in a
row to lead at 6-5. The defender
took the next game to tie it up
only to lose the next two and the
set at Sc. The second set was a
different story, the pep and vim
OF Miss Washington of former
years had vanished, and she was
only able to win the third game Of
the second set, and the new cham
pion came through with two love
games in this set. The score was
6-1.
The point score was:
1st. Set End Set Total
Ballard .... 40 "a 70
Washington 43 IL b4
The score was So, 6-1.
The junior singles went to a Is
year old youth, Johnson G. Wells,
Of Buffalo, N. Y. Wells, who was
truly the dark horse" of the
weeks NAV came through like a