The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-26
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BY HARRY COSTELLO

That today Is the consensus Of
opinion among those fortunateS
who yesterday witnessed Yelverton
Bill" Garrett. Chevy Chase Club
player and all.university champion
Of the University of Virginia, de.
feat Frank Buddy" Goeltz, Of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, in straight sets,
6-1, 6-3, 6-.3, and gallant
Dooly Mitchell-he of the coura-
geouS heart - win over Hugh
Lynch. former Princeton captain,
A6, As, 81, 6-3, IS, after
Lynch four times was at match
point, on his own serve, in the
eighth game of the third set of the
and after Lynch had held
an advantage of five games to one
in the fifth and deciding set. F."
The Garrett Goeltz match was
great because of the scintillating
tennis played by the boy from the
But, let the defeated
ouOuy COelCI Tell you ABOUT 1ta
Has Everything d,
Said Goeltz after the match:
II have played plenty of star
tennis players, including those
ranked in the first 10 Of the
United States, but 1 doubt if
any Of they could have won
over the Garnet I played today.
YeIvertOn had everything .
great tennis player should have.
"At times his service was SO
terrific that IL threw me off
balance, and nearly knocked the
bat out of my hand. His ALL,
court game was superb in every
detail. He handled my best,
with cOnsummate ease, and with
all the grace Of a Vines or a
Tilden at his best.
"My best shOt-a crOss-cOurt
fOrehand-he fired back at me
faster than any tennis player L.
have ever played. While it ID
true that, at times, he was q
bit off on his serve, he made
up for that little shOrtcOming
by his remarkable cOurtcOver.
age. 1 played him deep, and I
played him short. 1 lObbed, and
I played q soft ball at him. I
changed my tactics time and
again, only to find that every.
thing lOked alike to him.
"He's a great pIayer-a Davis
Cup player in the making. !
take off my hat to YelvertOn
Garnet, as a tennis player and ;.
as q gentleman. He dignifies
the game, in his quiet, modest
way. His spOrtsmanship, several {
times under trying circum- :
stances when the gallery APP
plauded players in another
match, just as Garnet was
about to Serve), was the acme
Of perfection. I'm glad SO
many young people saw my .
match with YelvertOn, If for no
other reason than that they saw
the spirit Of tennis exemplified /.
by my opponent In a most
satisfying manner"
Buddy Off Form
After the match, Yelverton Gar.
nett said:
Buddy was off form in his
match against me, and played
much better than usual"
Galleryites had expected no
such one-Sided victory as they saw
Garrett win. Make no mistake
about It: Goeltz played magnifi.
cent tennis. Even so, he was no
match for the boy from the uni.
versity. 3"
The Mitchell.Lynch battle was
a remarkable match. The former
Princeton star got off to a flying
start and took the first two sets
and was only a single point re-
moved from victory when the
great fighting heart of Dooly Nit
chell once again revealed itself.
Down To Business
In the eighth game Of the third
set, with Lynch in front, five
games to two. and on top in the
eighth game, at 40-love, Mitchell
got down to the business Of keep
ing the match alive. The crowd
which had been watching the
magnificent strokes of Yelverton
Garrett, on court No. at Edge.
moor, moved over to watch what
they thought would be the final
few strokes Of the Mitchell-Lynch
match.
1t was stark drama, as Mitchell
fought his way to deuce in that
eighth game of the third set.
and then to advantage, and then
to game.
Spectators seemed to sense
what was in the making. for they
refused to leave, once they had
taken seats around Court No. 2.
When Mitchell took the third
set, at 81, the crowd got up,
stretched and awaited the re.
turn of the players, who retired
to the clubhouse, for the custo.
mary 10-minute rest at the con
clusion of the third set Of five
set match.
When they returned, they
moved to Court No. /. 1t ap'
peared that Mitchell faced an
impossible task. but what came
after proved the truth Of the old