Evening star., 1938-09-13
BOB GETS LESSON
IN LOSS TO HUNT
D. c. Lad Is Great in 5-Set
Victory-HeIen Trimmed
by British Girl.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated Press Sports Writer

FOREST HILLS. Sept. 13-All was
more or less chaos in the national
tennis championships today. what with
both Bobby Riggs, the Nations No. 2
star, and Helen Jacobs. its grandest
feminine competitor, busting them
selves off and wondering why the en-
glneer DIDN'T blow his whistle.
The two Of them were slapped down
without ceremony yesterday. in the
virtual privacy of an outside grand
stand court. Riggs got his bumps from
Gilbert A. Hunt, jr.. Of Washington,
D. c., who was mistakenly ranked No.
l9 in the country last year. and Helen
fell apart before the humping left
hand drives of Mareot Lumb of Eng
land who is the worlds greatest wom-
an squash player.
Makes Riggs Determined.
Riggs, who was expected to play
Jack BromWich of Australia in the
semi-flnals, recovered sufficiently to
say it would be great lesson to him.
Maybe I've played little too much
tennis he admitted. This was about
my goth tournament this year I'm 60
ing back TO Chicago and go to work,
and before next summer I'm going to
learn to play forcing game"
I'm glad Bobby finally has learned
his lesson" said Walter Pate. captain
OF the American Davis Cup team, who
still must count upon Bobby to hold
the fort next year if Donald Bulge
turns professional
Hunt in Great Form.
Hunt. whose previous claim to i'm
mortality was the fact he reached the
final of the intercollegiate champion
ships against Gene Mako in 1884.
played some beautiful tennis against
Riggs. He discovered that he could
reach the net by whipping the ball to
Bobby's deep backhand, and once he
got to the forecourt he volleyed like
fiend
The scores. 60. 0-6, 81, 0-6,
6-4. reveal Hunts unusual strategy.
He literally threw two sets away at
love and saved his own energy for the
big effort. In the final game he aced
Riggs twice and smoked another across
so fast that Bobby lofted it out of the
court.
Hunts opponent in the quarter
finals tomorrow will be Gene Mako,
another unseeded Cinderella who
called his shot by trimming Franjo
Puncec of Yugoslavia, g., 6-4. 81.
Mako is playing brand Of singles
tennis no one knew he had, and he
Is favored now to win a semi final
berth against BromWich.
Plays Terrible Game.
In blowing Miss Jacobs off the court,
IS, So, Margot Lumb revealed that
she has developed into a dangerous
tennis contender. She took up tennis
seriously only because she had run
out of real competition in squash, and
already she whales harder forehand
than any woman in the game.
Il simply couldn't beat that kind
Of tennis" said Helen, though she
could have up to two years ago
Several hot matches were in pros
pect today, with Bulge swarming over
Charles Hare of England in the blue
plate special. Sidney Wood. jr., met
Franjo Kululjevic Of Yugoslavia. Bryan
Grant, jr., faced Adrian Quist Of Aus
tralia, and Don Mcneil battled Harry
Hopman of Australia.
Among the women the lineup was
Alice Marble VS.. Dorothy Stevenson,
Kay Stammers VS.. Barbara WinsloW,
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan VS.. Thelma
Coyne and Jadwiga Jedrzejowska VS..
Dorothy Workman. BY nightfall there
will be eight surviving men and eight
surviving women, and then the real
fun will start.