The Washington times., 1938-07-02
WELSH, LYNCH
RENEW OLD FEUD
FOR NET CROWN

It's nothing new, this battle
that was scheduled for early this
afternoon between attenuated
Barney Welsh and wiry Hugh
Lynch in the finals OF the District
of Columbia tennis championship
at Columbia Country Club.
Hugh and Barney have met sew
eral times before in the finals OF
Washington tournament, though
scarcely as often as have Barney
and Dooley Mitchell, who was
eliminated in the semi-finals by
Lynch yesterday, in three hard
fought sets.
Last year in the playground
finals and again in the District
finals, Barney and Hugh met and
each time Barney had to go four
sets to take the temperamental
Lynch. No one around Washing
ton has the slightest chance Of
upsetting Barney, who hasn't lost
match to a local player in five
years, except Gil Hunt, and he
was not entered in the current
tournament.
ONLY TYPE
The only type of player who
could make a dent in Welsh's
style is someone who will carry
the game to him. Hunt is that
caliber of player. Dooley Mitchell,
who is next best, plays a quieter,
more defensive game with plenty
of headwork, but this year he
started tennis late and is some
what out of condition.
Lynch'S game is of the same
aggressive stamp as Barney's and
Hunts, but it carries with it too
many weaknesses. His deep-court
backhand is surprisingly feeble
and his service too tractable.
Chief features of his game are
his speedy footwork and his dead
ly forehand. At their best, his
line drives from the forehand
would be too much even for Bar
ney, but no one can be a serious
menace to Welsh without an all
around driving game.
Fans at Columbia yesterday
were looking for Dooley Mitchell
to stage one of his spectacular
laSt-minute rallies, even when
Lynch had him 5-3 in the final
set. They had fresh in their minds
that Dooley took four straight
games in the second set when
down So, and finally won at
81 to make it even. And they
recalled how last year in the
Hearst tourney Lynch had him
down two sets, So and 40-15
for match point in the finals, and
Dooley came back to win the
tournament.
TELLING COMEBACK
But fighting from behind takes
more out of a player than he is
sometimes aware of. Lynch ran out
the set, topping it off with a
sizzling line drive, to win 6-3.
Barney Welsh earlier in the day
no trouble eliminating the dogged
Tony Latona, 6-3, 81. Toward
the end of the final set, Welsh
took 10 straight points with un-
answerable aces and line drives.
Semifinals in the doubles were
scheduled Immediately after to-
days singles finals.
Following his set-to with Lynch
yesterday afternoon, Dooley re-
turned to the court at 7:15 for his
doubles match in pair of bor-
rowed shorts which fit him rather
quick. AS the evening shadows
fell, kindly enveloping a pair Of
shorts which would have made
any rightminded tailor Shudder,
Dooley and Barney trounced Sher-
burne and Bonham, 81, 6-1.
Results:
SINGLES
Barney Welsh defeated Tony Latona,
6-3. 81; Hugh Lynch defeated Dooley
Mitchell, GO, 7-9, 6-3.
DOUBLES
| Farrin and Howard defeated Carr and
Arnold 6-3, Is; Welsh and Mitchell
defeated Sherburne and Bonham. 6-1,
/ 6-1.
| TODAY'S PAIRINGS
Singles-2:SO, Braney Welsh vs.. Hugh
Lynch.
DoubIes-3:3O, Welsh and Mitchell VS..
! Breese and Adair; Lynch and johnson
| VS.. Howard and Farrin.