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the stationary racket In the receivers
hand returned the ball far over the
servers base line.
Limited as he is only by youth (he's
just 20), Garnett may find himself at
slight disadvantage today, pitted
against the most experienced raeketer
in local ranks whose playing has car
ried him up and down the Atlantic
seacoast and to a national public
parks championship in New Orleans.
Welsh may have that something"
today that distinguishes great player
| from a good one, and If he does, his
veteran craftiness may beat the young
upstart. Then, too, either one may
crack wide open, though that is hardly
likely.
But, riding the crest Of a wave
which already has engulfed two Of the
best players in town, Garnett will be
hard TO stop. Like ball club on a
winning streak or q runaway race
horse, Garnett doesn't know what de-
feat is, in fact, he doesn't know what
it is to be behind. He has been tied
in his preliminary matches, but always,
when caught up with, bore down
little harder (if that is conceivable)
and put EN- away.
Todays safest bet is 5-set match
with-you may choose-winning.
Next to Garnett, the biggest sur
prise of the tournament came yester-
day morning when the Ritzenberg
brothers, Nate and AL knocked out
the defending champions, Mitchell
and Markey, in three sets.
The RitzenbergS victory, their first
one in senior competition, marked
their second successive major triumph
in as many days. Nate and Al having
won Georgetown UniverSity's inter-
scholastic tourney on Friday to win
the right to represent Washington in
the national interscholastics at Forest
Hills in December. Charley Charming
and Ralph Adair of Central were their
victims in straight sets, 6-l, 6-4,
6-3.
Nate and Al also cleaned up In the
singles, both eliminating every one else
on their way to the finals, in which
Nate defeated his kid" brother, 60,
IS. Both now have their eyes on
the junior tournament which will be
sponsored by The Star, beginning
June IS.
Tournament Tales.
THE cooperation Of every one con-
l. nected with, or interested in, the
tournament has been striking +.
They haven't been able to do too much
at the Edgemoor Club &. Jack Gray,
president of Edgemoor, lending every
assistance to put over his clubs first
tournament in great style Even
going to the trouble and expense Of
/ borrowing more than 800 chairs for
| spectators for today's final Chet
Adair, father of Buddy of Central
Highs team, lending helping hand
in rounding up assisting officials in
all important matches Strand
johnson CDavids father, Allie Rit-
zenberg, Alan Staubly, Austin Rice,
Tom Markey and others gladly taking
the umpires seat in the quarter and
semi-f1nal matches The enthusi-
asm of good old Tom Mangan, preSi-
dent of the Middle Atlantic Tennis
Association, over the (at lastD for
nation of a truly tennis club, nom
existent since the days of the Dunn
barton Club .. .. and orchids to him
for playing again in the tournament
whose first championship he won, in
1929.
1t must be a great source Of salts
faction to players who, growing hot
during a tough match, know there are
cool showers awaiting within 80 steps
of the court . and soft drinks and
ice cream available in the club
pantry.
If the women have just as good .
time during this week as the men
apparently had, we'll be satisfied q. .
There's no reason why they shouldn't,
what with a perpetual trophy also be-
ing put into competition for the first
time by The Star E. And mixed dou-
bles facing a revival after several
seasons. you can count on Mar
garet and Stan Robinson on being
near the tops in that division both
are among the Districts best.
One more vote of thanks and then
we're through =. to the players who
travelled the eight miles to Edgemoor
daily despite the grind of academic
examinations, and to all who entered,
not expecting to get by the first round
land didn't)-thankS