Evening star., 1939-06-11
Youngster Achieves
Startling Triumph
In Straight Sets
Play Suspended in Two
Other Battles; Decide
Crowns Today
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

SOt1e SOTl Ol dll-IlIIle record 1OT
futility in a single afternoon of local
tournament tennis was established
yesterday, when no decisions" were
handed down in two of three
matches after 5 hours and 10 min
utes of play in The Stars City of
Washington championships at Edge
moor.
The title doubles match between
Its. Jimmy Farrin and Bill How
ard and David johnson and Hugh
Lynch was terminated by darkness
at SIS in the fifth set. while a pre-
vious semi-f1nal singles match in
volving Farrln and Alphonso Smith
was halted after each had won
set in order to permit the start of
the doubles.
The only decision reached, though.
was momentous one-Defending
Champion Lynch being eliminated
In startling straight-set defeat by
18-vear-old johnson, who is playing
only his second year of senior ten
mis-. johnson qualified for the final
round by whipping Lynch, 60, IS.
Decide Titles Today.
AS a result of the days stale
mates revised schedule was ar
ranged for today. when the cham
pionships in both singles and dou-
bles will be decided.
At 2 o'clock, Smith and Farrin
will play their third and deciding
set, the winner to meet johnson
for the single title and The Star
Cup Immediately afterWard. Follow
ing the titular singles encounter,
Farrln and Howard and Lynch and
johnson will replay their entire fifth
set-with the doubles championship
going to the Misunderstanding the
afternoon all even at two sets apiece
johnson and Lynch took the first
set Yesterday, 6-4; Howard and
Farrin took the next two at 6-1 and
IS. and Lynch and johnson took
the fourth at 6-3
= The big news of the day. of course,
was Johnsens victory over Lynch.
1t was no f1uke, johnson having one
of his best days and making Lynch
play his kind of game. Throughout
the two sets. which required little
more than an hour. Davie kept
Hugh nailed to the baseline and in
the deep-court exchanges the Young
ster was supreme But added to
that was JohnSen's superior all
around game, the Districts Junior
champion of 1888 exhibiting a brand
of stroking which seldom is seen
Nl,rNr,-orr l,1 y Ill
that when johnson gained conf
dence and kept hitting the ball he
would be a much better player and
Davie probably learned that himself
yesterday.
Tipoff Comes Early.
Some inkling of what was to come
was evident at the end of the fifth
game of the first set when johnson
had Al lead Lynch, desperately
fighting against the fates which de-
creed 1t was to be Johnsen's day..
momentarily called a halt by win
ming the sixth game, but johnson,
ringing In drop shots to augment
his game. ran out the next two
games for first blood.
Lynch heartened his supporters
by overcoming Johnson's 80 lead in
the second set to stick with him to
A and 5-5. but Davie threw in a
beautiful backhanded volley to win
on his own service for 6-5 and over
come Lynch's 40-l5 advantage to
deuce the score and win on the first
match point when Lynch smacked
one of Davies speed balls into the
net
Smith, inserting a tricky UNDER
hand service at infrequent intervals,
just wouldn't be beaten by Farrin
In the other semi final. Farrin took
the first set at IS and had a 5-3
advantage in the second. but
"Smitty' held the upper hand in the
next two games to tie the score at
SIS. Smith then took a lead at
6-5, which promptly was tied by
Farrin and the newcomer then re-
taliated by matching Farrin's win in
the 18th game for tt. AS one wag
in the gallery remarked 'Smitty's
too tired to play third set, but he
keeps trying his best to arrange it."
Smith Kept on Run.
Smith had plenty of reason to be
weary, too. for the Navy Leech Cup
star kept him running all day, but
always his opponent came up with
the ball, whether it was off the back
stop or from point yards outside
the sidelines.
The doubles match soon developed
into the old struggle between two
players storming the net and forcing
their opponents back on their heels
and vice versa. Although three
fourths of the participants were dead
tired, none would give up and it
was just as we'll for all concerned
when Referee Strand Johnson finally
called halt at TAO o'clock.
One match point, however, had
been reached. Howard and Farrin
being within a point of victory at
5-4 and 1910 in the fifth set
johnson, however, came through
with beautiful placement right be-
tween them for deuce and Howard
and Farrin followed with nets and
o1lts of returns off the racketS of