Evening star., 1949-07-31
Oliver and Hippenstie
Lead Way as Flyers
.Avenge '& Defeat
By Cospor konnes

the Army Navy Country Club to
win the 1949 Leech Cup final
round 7 matches to 2. More than
700 spectators braved the heat
to watch the play.
The Air Force teams big guns,
1t. Charles w. Oliver and Capt.
Robin Hippenstiel, did the ex-
pected by winning decisively in
the singles and by providing the
edge In their two doubles contests.
Hippenstiel paired with Maj.
Thomas w. Bonner and Oliver
with Col. Nicholas E. Powell. cap
tain Of the Air Force squad.
This is the second year the Air
Force has competed for the Leech
Cup. The team was defeated last
year by Navy. so yesterdays VIC
tory furnished an extra measure
Of satisfaction for the newcomers.
The contests this year marked
the 25th anniversary of the Leech
Cup event, and the 18th time of
actual competition.
On Friday the new champions
defeated Army 80. Navy leads in
Leech Cup victories with 10.
Army has 4.
Wyatt Is Tough Victim.
1t. Elston Wyatt, Navy cham
pion, played hard tennis against
Oliver but the best he could dc
was to win two games in each
set. The Air Force titleholder's
left-handed all-court game con-
sistently had too much depth
and severity for Wyatt. The
Navy man never gave up, how.
ever. and despite the strong
leads rolled up by Oliver in each
set kept coming to the net during
the rallies. His best winners
were spectacular backhand pas
sing shots crosscourt when Oliver
came forward. but the latter
usually paved his advances to the
barrier so we'll that these drives
were the exception rather than
the rule.
Hippenstiel ran through 1t.
Kendall K. Jones, Navy. with the
loss of only one game in the
first set. His service and drop
volleyS were scoring points at
will, while Jones could not get
his dipping drives under control.
The second chapter looked as
though it would be rout also,
with Hippenstiel going ahead
for a 80 lead. But here Jones,
covering court tireleSsly, won the
next three games to tie the set.
The two men battled on even
terms until Sail was called
when Hippenstiel, by virtue Of
good volleying and overland play,
broke his opponents serve. He
then took four points in a row
to- win the set and match. Ct,
Is. E--rF .. -
Bonner Gains Revenge.
Closest match of the day was
the encounter between Air Force
Maj. Thomas w. Boomer ard 1t.
Comdr. John r. Behr. Last year
Behr beat Bonner, and the Navy
adherents were counting ON his
repeating. Eut the Air Force
player Is much improved this
year. and the difference spelled
victory for him, 6-4, IS.
Sharp contrast marked the
styles Of the players. Bonner hits
hard and seeks the net at every
opportunity. Behr depends upon
soft returns, good lobbing and
consistent play. Neither man at
any time had comfortable lead,
4-all in the first set and sail
in the second set being called
before Bonner could put two
games together each time for the
chapter.
Capt. Arthur Dreyer added the
final singles point for the Air
Force when he repeated his come
back tactics of Friday, losing the
first set and then sweeping
through the next two. His scores
yesterday were 1-6, 6-1, 6t3.
Once again his strong forehand
drives, deep to 1t. G. Hodgson's S
backhand, were decisive in his
victory. Hodgson's first-set ad-
vances to the net were matted
abruptly by these drives once the
second chapter began.
Earn Navy's Two Points.
Chief Yeoman Edward j. Serues
and 1t. c. L. Anderson scored the
Navy's two points. Serues outlasted
1t. Col. Andrew j. Evans in numer-
GUS long rallies from backcourt to
win at 6-3, 6-3, and Anderson liter
ally stormed through 1t. William
H. Shivar at 6-1. 81.
With the Air Force needing only
one point for the championship,
Hippenstiel and Bonner quickly
disposed Of Jones and Capt. James
Farrin, 60, 6-4. The Navy team
made a fight of 1t in. the second
set to bring the score to 4-all, but
the Air Force players had too much
power at the net and on their serv-
ices to be denied. Col. Ramsey
D. Potts and Capt. John c. Kel-
ler won a well-played match from
Behr and Anderson Ga, 6-3.
In the only three-set encounter
of the day Army's Oliver r-Powel
duet defeated the Navy team OF
1t. Elston Wyatt and Ems. James
H. Doyle jr., 4-6, Ga, 6-3. The
latter overcame a 80 deficit in the
first chapter to win it. Oliver was
missing his drives and volleys at
this point, and Powell failed to put
away numerous short shots. Wyatt