The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-18


Especially tired was Berkeley Bell,
a little gent who looked like he
could use good T-bone steak. AS
matter of fact. most of the Gus
toners who attended these contests
of skill and science at the Butler
F'ieldhouse were late for work this
morning. Action started at 8 last
night, and it was just couple of
minutes before today when it ended.
It's Changed Game
The doubles match, which Vines
and Bell finally took from Lester
Rollo Stoefen and George M. Lott
Jr., lasted for a seemingly endless
period. If the final set hadn't ended
where it did at 1911, there wouldn't
have been enough witnesses present
to make it legal. Most of the citi-
zens had checked out hours before.
But tennis is changed game.
They have cut out that "forty-love"
business, and now, even the spec
tators are permitted to boo in a mild
sort of way. In case you haven't
seen a match in the last 80 years,
you hardly would recognize it as the
thing the Gibson girls mixed in their
athletic program with croquet.
Game Seems Faster
1t seems to get faster every year.
The players stage rallies that make
your neck sore to watch. After the
first few games, they puff like old
steam engines.
This midnight show started off in
the conventional manner with Bell
and Lott tangling in the opening
singles engagement. The first set
found Bell working very hard, but
he miscued half a dozen overland
shots. Lofts lobs continued to worry
him all through the match. The
Texan won two of his own services,
but the former Davis Cup doubles
champion had little trouble scoring
a GO victory.
Neither player came to the net
in the second set. Both tried to
outblast each other from the base
line. After Lott had him on the
short end of 80 game score, the
little fellow came back 30 lead 4-3.
Up to the Rafters
Then Bell started knocking his re-
turns up toward the rafters. Lott
wasn't fooled, though. He Just let
them bounce, and then sent them
ringing back. This tactical error
tied the game count at 4-all, but
Bell took his own delivery and broke
through Lofts to win the second
set, ga
Bell ran into real trouble in the
third set. After he took the first
game, Lott ran five straight. AL
though the Texan rallied some to
capture another, his opponent made
short work of the final game and
posted another, 60. This gave Lott
two sets out of three and the match.
From a technical standpoint, the
most brilliant tennis was played in
the Vines-Stoefen engagement. The
pace was much faster, and both
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Little Rollo," the prize fight
hopeful, took four straight games
and went on to win the first set, GO.
Vines talked to himself and stubbed
his toes, but couldn't seem to get
under way.
Vines Third Triumph
Showing pop-eyed bursts of speed,
Vines had a complete form reversal
in the second csnto. He took the
first three games with ease. From
then on in, both won their respec-
tive services, and Vines came out
ahead, 6-3.
The rubber tilt also went to Vines,
after he outsteadied his long-legged
rival in four rallies. The worlds
professional champion gained 81
edge and then continued his ham,,
mering until he triumphed, Ga.
This was Vines third triumph over
Stoefen in as many starts during
this trip.
The doubles meeting was like one
long, disordered dream At times
both sides made brilliant saves, and.
at other times, they lost all control.
The most remarkable shot-making
of the exhibition was turned in by
Vines in the next to the last point
OF the match Four times he made
around -backhand strokes that had
the spectators screaming.
In an impressive fashion, Lott