Evening star., 1938-06-04
Farrin Shoots for I,uo Titles Euenng Star Struggle
ALONE CAN SCORE
DOUBLE TRIUMPH
Seeks Tandem Honors With
Howard, Meets Lynch in
Singles Final.
By BILL DISMER, JR,

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Feather-footed Farrin, they're call
ing him-that boyish-looking naval
lieutenant who has emerged as the
only tennis player who can win two
championships in The Evening Stars
mems tournament winding UP today
and tomorrow at the Edgemoor Club
This afternoon Jimmy Farrin was
to pair with Bill Howard. who has
been his doubles partner for IL years,
in an effort to beat Dooly Mitchell
and Ralph McElvenny for the doubles
championship. Play was to start at
2:30 o'clock.
Tomorrow Farrin goes against Hugh
Lynch in the big match which will
decide the singles title and bring the
winner years lease on The Stars
perpetual trophy. The match, too
will start at 2:30.
1t is interesting to note that both
matches will be all-Edgemoor finals,
as all five contestants are members of
the host club.
Youngsters Start Play.
Meanwhile, some half hundred jun
ior and boy players were beginning
competition which not only will lead
toward championships, but also pro-
duce the Districts representatives in
two national tournaments and one
sectional. Qualification for the Ma
tional Interscholastics, Nationals at
Culver and Middle Atlantic at
Charleston, w. Va, were at stake.
Until the youngsters are advanced
further, they must yield the spotlight
to their senior colleagues, who were
finding universal interest manifested
in the matches which will produce
the doubles and singles champions.
The reason they're calling Farrin
feather-footed is because he seems to
be the lightest thing on two feet
which doesn't actually fly. Primarily
because of his ability to cover the
court with rapidity bordering on the
miraculous was he able to defeat David
johnson in one Of yesterdays semi
final matches by scores Of Ga, 8-6
Equipped with deep-driving powers and
fine volleying game, the lieutenant
plays the kind of game which is fasci-
mating to watch and he should prove
an attraction in the finals.
Had it not been for his extreme
agility, 1t is likely johnson would have
beaten him, for the young Junior
Davis Cup star was hitting them well
and proved an able foe for the man
more than 10 years his senior Farrin
now has come through four matches
without the loss of a set, and en-
route to the title round has beaten two
OF the best netmen in the city-Ricky
Willis and Stan Robinson.
Lynch in Fettle, Too.
This Is not to imply, however, that
his opponent of the morrow-Lynch-
has not been playing sensational tennis
also. If anything, Lynchs progress
has been even more notable than
Farrtn's, for the seeded No. / star has
had to eliminate such respectable foes
as Pat Deck, Mel Tarpley and-yester-
day-Allie Ritzenberg. Lynch also has
won every match in straight sets and
NPk'OtASiAo Aios> bcCIl dDle 10 WIN more
than five games from the favorite.
As a matter of fact, Lynch waited
until yesterday to show his best
form. Delighting his followers who
might have feared for his stand
against Ritzenberg, Lynch polished of
the public parks champion in straight
sets by 60, 6-1 scores. Singularly,
Ritzenberg never won on his own
service, breaking Lynch's for each of
his three game wins. Held to four
points in the fourth, fifth and sixth
games Of the final set, Allie fought off
two match points before succumbing
IN the seventh.
TODAYS MATCH.
Doubles Final.
2:30-Dooly Mitchell and Ralph
McElvenny VS.. Jimmy Farrin and
Bill Howard.
ToMORROW'S MATCH.
Singles Final.
2:30-Hugh Lynch VS.. Jimmy Far
Tin.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Singles Semi-Finals.
Hugh Lynch defeated Allie Ritzen-
berg, SO, 81.
Jimmy Farrin defeated David John
sen. Ga, &6.