Evening star., 1938-06-06
Lynch Makes His First Triumph Here an nf
SMASHES FARR|N
F0RSTAR TROPHY
Bride Thrilled as Victor,
Finding New Skill, Wins
in Straight Sets.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.


No Evening Star Tennis Cup ever
was held with more pride than that
which Highland Barbara-Lynch
fondled today. 1t was won by the
former yesterday when he recorded
probably the most decisive defeat ever
infiicted on runner-up in the 9-year
history of the City of Washington
tournament
Perhaps the sight of that shining
prize had a migical effect on Lynch
before he started play. Perhaps the
fact that he never had won a singles
tournament here since coming to
Washington in the spring of 1885 made
him fight all the harder to clinch a
match in which he entered slight
Iavorite. Perhaps-and this might
nave been the most compelling mo-
uve-Lynch was playing his first tour
nament as married man, and the
thought OF winsome little girl want
ing her husband to be champion made
him realize he couldn't let the little
woman down.
Whatever the reason for as inspired
bit of tennis as this town has seen
In many day, Hugh Lynch yester.
day made 1t Jimmy Farrin feel lust
like Barney Ross must have felt last
Tuesday night when Henry Armstrong
was through with him.
Farrin Fights to End.
Like Ross. Farrin never gave up,
but that's about as much as can be
said for the hiterto sensational Young
naval lieutenant
1t was over so quickly-the q games
OF the three sets were completed in
less than an hour-that MANY of the
spectators arrived too late to see more
than one service by each player. The
scores were 60. 60, 6-3, and
Lynch Won is games in row before
Farrln earned sympathetic applause
by finally crashing through Lynch's
service on the fourth game of the
third set.
Tennis fans who have watched |
Lynch ever since he came here after |
graduating from Princeton said he |
never approached the form which he
showed yesterday. Despite the fact |
that he was up against a man whose
main forte was speed and court |
coVerage. Lynch time and again scored |
on placements which sped past the
naval officer like tracer bullets.
His backhand, hitherto VIGOROUSLY
weak, afforded no loop-holes yester-
day. Though not returned with the
speed of his firmly-hit forehand, balls
off Lynch's backhand were nearly as
effective.
In short. Lynch completely out
classed Farrin who, it must be ad-
mitted, was nowhere near the form
which three times had carried him
to victory over ranking players last
week.
Cup Thrills Wife.
-Four of the 81 games Lynch won
at love. In three others Farrin was
able to score only one point. Only
twice in the first two sets was the
victim able to deuce the score. Lyncn
won IL points in row to end the
f1rst set, taking the fifth and sixth
games at love. Those statistics bet
ter than anything else, show the su-
of the seeded No. 1 player
over the man who had been thought
well enough Of to seed second.
1t was happy victory for Lynch
The curly-haired personable ex-Tiger
was pointing for the championship
and it would have been a bitter blow
had he lost. The always brides
maid. never bride" gag had gotten
Under the lads skin recently, for it
was true that Lynch several times
had knocked at a titles door, only to
De refused entrance at the final round.
Mrs Lynch, his bride of less than
/ year, who watched her husband Z
n his first tournament, was Just as l
thrilled as Hugh. Indeed, it was
lard to pry her loose from the Star =
Cup once her husband had given it i
o her to hold. When she left home
she wondered where there
vss enough space to put it If Hugh I
ould win it.
Don't worry, though" she said
fter the match, well make a place i
or it,"