Evening star., 1948-07-25
Repeats Over Dreyer
In Singles, Shares
Doubles Crown

Capt. Robin Hippenstiel Of Air
Force Headquarters added another
important tennis title to his sum-
mer's collection yesterday when he
won the Air Force National cham
pionship at the Army Navy Com-
try Club. He defeated Capt. Arthur
Dreyer, also of AF Headquarters and
the same man he won over last week
in taking the Eastern Air Force
crown, 60, Ga, 81.
Earlier this summer, his first in
competition here, Capt. Hippenstiel
won the Edgemoor Tennis Club
championship and the District crown.
He was runner-up to Jim Thackara
in The Stars City of Washington
tournament. a
With his victory yesterday, Capt
Hippenstiel won the right to lead the
Air Force team into competition in
the Leech Cup matches against the
Navy on Friday at the Army Navy
Club The winner will take on the
Army, defending champion, in Sat-
urday's challenge round for the all
service title.
Hippenstiel Cleans Up.
Capt. Hippelstiel teamed with Col.
A. j. Evans, also from Air Force
Headquarters, to capture the doubles
title, defeating Capt. William A. Die
trich, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas,
and Lieut.. Robert Wilson, USAF,
Europe, 6-2, 60, 60.
In yesterdays singles final, Capt
Hippenstiel displayed a good all
round game, mixing driving fore
hands from the back court with
teasing drop shots from near the net
He also made number of excellent
recovery shots of Capt. Dreyer's
placements.
Despite a weaker backhand, Capt.
Dreyer gave his favored opponent
battle in the first two sets, particu-
larly in the second. At one point
Capt. Dreyer had 4-3 lead in games
in the second set after breaking
Capt. Hippenstiels service in the
sixth and taking his own in the
seventh. Point score in that set was
only 34-28 in favor of Capt. Hippen-
stiel.
Air Force players joining Capt.
Hippenstiel in Leech Cup play are
Maj. Thomas Bonner, Far East;
Capt. Dietrich, Col. Evans, Lieut.. !
Wilson, Capt. Jack Keller, Western
Area; Col Nicholas E. Powell,
MATS; Lieut.. William Schivar and
Capt. Elson Staugaard.
Army Players Listed.
In addition to 1t. Frank E. Meh-
ner of Salt Lake City, Utah, who
won the Army singles tennis title
last week at West Point, members
of the Army's Leech Cup tennis
team are:
1t. Col. Sanford H. Webster of
Larchm6nt. N. Y, stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga, and Capt. Charles D.
Daniel of Tupelo, Miss, Third Army
entries, the 1948 Army doubles
champions; Capt. Robert Scruton
ofyDenver, Colo, Far East Command
representative, Army doubles run
ner-up, Capt. H. B. Henderly of
Ocala, Fla, stationed at Fort Knox,
KY, representing the Second Army;
1t. John Exall Of Fayetteville, Ark,
stationed at Camp Leroy johnson,
New Orleans, La, and 1t. Julius
Taylor of Louisville, KY, both Of
Fourth Army; 1t. Warren w. Drake
Of the Fifth Army; Master Sergt. |
Louis Persinger of Amsterdam,
N. Y, stationed with the Sixth
Army. and End It. Albert j. Geraci
of Fort Monmouth. N. j., of the
First Army.
Five Army men who played in the
Army wide tournament are accom-
panying the team to Washington,
as substitutes. They are 1t. Ber-
nard A. Petrie of Detroit, Mich,
1948 Army doubles runner-up, and
Pfc Tom William Bolton of Dowa-
jiac, Mich, Far East Command rep
resentatives; 1t. Col. Robert H. /
Rhine of Portland, Ore, stationed
at Morgan Park Military Academy |
Chicago, ILL.,, Fifth Army; Capt
Kermit j. Sherwood of Ellsworth,
Kansas, Sixth Army representative,
and 1t. William M. Kunkle of Third |
Army.
The nonplaying captain of the
team is Col. c. w. Christenberry of
Fort Jay, N. Y, Army Recruiting
Publicity Chief, well-known tennis
star and former member of Army's
Leech squad in 1929, 1881 and 1892.
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