The Washington times., 1938-07-09
MRS. ROBINSON.
VS.. EDITH CLARK.
IN TENNIS final.
BY Lillian RIXEY

Fright now," said Mrs. Mar.
garet Robinson, Edith Clark is
at the peak of her game and still
improving. I haven't yet found a
way to beat her, but I have an
idea or two" This afternoons
scheduled match in the finals of
the women'S District champion
ship at Columbia Country Club
will determine whether Mrs. Rob
mSon'S ideas click.
She may have in mind using her
tricky drop shot, which has caught
flat-footed most of her opponents
In singles and doubles to date.
But Edith Clark feels she has
nothing to fear from Mrs. Robin
Son at the net or from those drop
shots, because she hopes to keep
the pace so stiff that Mrs. Robin
son will be forced to play a de-
fenSive baSeline game.
HEADY GAME
Mrs. RobinSon'S game is to Miss
Clark'S what Dooley Mitchell's is
to Barney Welsh's, after a manner
OF speaking. Dooley and Mar
garet Robinson both play heady,
tricky game, with much less speed
on the ball than their rivals.
Both Miss Clark and Barney
Welsh play tennis players game
Of tennis. That is, their style is
orthodox and fast driving, with al
great deal of spectacular bril-
lance. Miss Clark'S footwork
could be improved upon, but she
makes up for that weakness with
plenty of steam on the ball.
In today'S finals, Mrs. Robinson
has as much chance to take Miss
Clark as Dooley has ever had to
defeat Barney, in other words a
good, fighting chance.
In yesterdays semifinals, Edith
Clark proved that no Washington
youngSter has yet developed
enough form to keep her running
when she defeated steady, little
Willie O'Steen, 60, 6-3.
TROUBLE APLENTY
Mrs. Robinson ran into consid-
erably more trouble in her match
with Anne Ellis. Slow starting
the young Chevy Chase star won
the second set at 6-3 from Mrs.
Robinson and had her 20 on
the last set. Then Margaret
Robinson settled down to cross
court volleys and drop shots
which had the long-legged Chevy
Chase girl Scooping them up on
the run, from side to side and
from net to baseline, Miss Ellis
soon tired aud lost the last set
53.
singles-Edith Clark defeated Willie
O'steen, 60. S-S; Margaret Robinson
Doubles:-Lee and Ellis defeated Gra-
ham and Owens. 60, 6-2; Baker
and Bransford defeated Pritchard and
Gonard' Gonan' 80, Ga, 80; Miller and
loch. 6-3, 6-2; Clark and Robinson
defeated Fishburn and Rixey. SO, 6-1
Mixed Doubles-Willie O'Steen and G.
Herbert defeated Margaret Graham and
H. Hathaway, 5-T 10, 6--1.
Consola lations-Eleanor Fishburn de-
1eated Dorothy Bender, 2-6, Is, SIS
Charlotte Decker defeated Gertrude
Smith, 6-2, g..
TODAY'S PAIRINGS
Singles finals)-2:3o, Edith Clark VS..
Margaret Robinson.
Consolation (finals)-2 p. m, Eleanor
Fishburn VS.. Charlotte Decker.
Doubles-1o a. m, Baker and Brans-
ford VS.. Miller and Bender; p. m,
Lee and Ellis VS.. winner Baker VS.
Miller match; $3.50, Clark and Robinson
Ts. Bayer and Vest.
Mixed Doubles p. m, Rixey and
Willoughby VS.. Owens and Owens;
p. M, Baker and Baker vs. Ellis and
Sharp, Miller and Rice VS.. White and
White; 5 n. m, Robinson and Robinson
VS.. winner WiIloughby-Owe match;
Finckel and Adair VS.. winner Miller
White match; Tyler and Welsh vs.
O'Steen and Herbert.