Evening star., 1938-06-19
NSLEADERSH|P
FROM BALTIMORE
HumbIes Richmond, 7 to 0,
for Ninth Victory in
Last 13 Years.
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

A 17-year objective Of Washington
Hotchkiss Cup teams was achieved
yesterday when the 1888 squad did
something more than whitewash Rich
mond, TO, at Columbia Country Club
to retain possession of the historic
inter-city tennis trophy for the third
success year.
Until Tom Manean's racket gave
the host team its fifth point yesterday
to clinch the current two-day series,
Washington never had been able to
show more victories than Baltimore,
the only other city which has held the
cup more than once.
Twice In the last six years. Balti-
more and Washington each were
found equal in the number Of VIC
tories, but in each subsequent year,
the Monumental City team has step
ped out to regain the edge which had
been born through victories in the first
i've years of Hotchkiss Cup play.
Last Friday, the neighboring cities
started all even-each having won
eight times. Baltimore's elimination
by Richmond on the first day of play
automatically erased its chance to pull
ahead of Washington again, and the
latter's win yesterday-its ninth in
the last 13 years-enabled it to show
for the first time more victories than
its rival. Richmond won the cup once,
in 1888. Norfolk never has won. In
cidentally, Baltimore and Norfolk,
first-round losers, did not stay to play
for consolation honors.
MAngan's Seventh Meet.
Washington's victory was as sur
prising as another w. P. A. loan. but
human interest was provided by the
same man whose victory assured VIC
tory for the home racketers, for Tom
Mangan played on the first Washing
ton Hotchkiss Cup team that was able
to win the series in 1926. Yesterday
he was playing on the winning side
for the seventh time. Only one other
local player Capt. Dooly Mitchell, has
had his name engraved on the cup
as member of the championship
team six previous times like Mangan.
Mitchell's years of service did not
start until 1929, however, three sea-
sons after Mangan began.
Yesterdays TO score. in what
started out as a nine-match engage
ment, was due to a heavy doWnpour
which washed out the last two doubles.
Jimmy Farm and Bill Howard took
q straight-set decision over Rich
mond's No. / team of Cabell and
Miller for the seventh point to give
Washington its only shutout victory
in the last three years. Scores OF
both final matches in 1896 and 1887
were 81.
How convincing was Washington's
superiority is shown in the scores,
which reveal that only one Of the
seven matches went the limit Of three
sets. Ricky Willis lost the second set
to Bob Jones. Only one other local
netman was carried past deuce scores.
Mitchell being extended IL games In
the first set before defeating Bob
Cabell, IS, 81.
Welsh Routs No. Player.
Cabell, with Cliff Miller and Jack
Lewis, was supposed to form Rich
mond's big three. but his high-rank-
ing colleagues went down to even more
inelorious defeats. Miller, Richmond's
No. / player. was routed by Barney
Welsh, "a, 81. Lewis was stopped
by Tony Latona, 6-4, 60. Appar-
emily, the locals were toying with
their adversaries in one set and turn
ing on the pressure in the other.
1t also was that way with Hugh
Lynch, who whipped Jimmy Sydnor,
Go, Ga. And it was that way
with Mangan, who trimmed Harold
Cook, 63, 81. Willis alone was
given q fight of 1t before vanquishing
Jones, 60, 2-6, ". Perhaps
Ricky wanted more exercise than his
colleagues.
Farrin and Howard, the only
doubles team given the chance to play
before the rain, had equally as easy
a time Of it. They defeated Rich
mond's No. l doubles combination
Of Cabell and Miller, 60, 6".