Evening star., 1950-07-17
Mid-Ahantic Victory
Likely 10 Raise Net
Ranking Of Clark
By Cospor Nonnes

dG IIle G0CI4On Olup OF F1uaQet-
phia.
A triumph over Gil Shea OF
Los Angeles in the Middle At
lantic finals yesterday at Ken
wood Country Club whetted
Clark's ambition. Ranked No.
10 nationally last year, he hopes
to land among the top 10 of 1850.
In the Middle Atlantics were
three performers who outranked
him in 40. namely. Earl Cochell,
San Francisco, No. S; Hugh Stew
art, Los Angeles, No. is, and
Arnold Saul, Los Angeles, No. II.
Robin Hippenstiel of Washing
ton. Middle Atlantic champion of
1949, did not defend.
Clark said he planned to play
through the season, ending with
the national singles at Forest
Hills. The Pasadena youth
showed great improvement the
past week over his previous play
and is considered, according to
Cochell, a real possibility for top
honors.
Magda Rurac Repeats.
Another Californian, Magda
Rurac, took the wcmen's title.
She retained the crown she won
last year by defeating Baba Lewis
Of Boston in a well-played. three
set match, 6-3, Is, 6-3.
The contest between Clark and
Shea proved to be a battle OF
serves and net play. Except in
the final set, when the suns heat
took toll. each man followed every
serve into the barrier. Some of
the volleys were brilliant, with
both players making winners from
seemingly impossible positions.
Clark's ground strokes, particu-
larly on his return of service, were
better than Shea's. and in the
final analysis that proved the
edge. But 1t was a battle down
to the last point with Shea stag
ing q rally from is to As in
the third period. He could not
quite make it. however, Clark win
ming the decisive game after so
all.
In the first set Clark broke
through Shea's serve to go ahead
two games to one. The latter
broke back to even the games at
four. making a beautiful half
volley in the process. Games then
went on service until Gall. The
Pasadena youth then won a lows
game on Shea's serve, scorine
game point on q passing shoi
down the line. He held service t,
take the set. S.
Rallies for Win.
Shea got OF to a fast start I,
the second chapter, breakin,
Clark's service for 20 and ther
moving to 81. Each broke tn,
others delivery in the next two
games. and Clark then cracked
Shea's service twice more to rur
ouG t1e SET aC 6-4. A
In the last period Clark took q
turn in getting a long lead. After
Shea had won the first game, the
Pasadena player took five in a row.
But Shea is a fighter. and he stub
bornly refused to lose In the hard
fought games that followed. Clark,
whose serve was losing its sting
as ne showed signs of tiring, had
enough left to pull out the last
game for a Ga victory.
Rurac and Lewis put on a beau
titul driving duel, with first one
and then the other holding an
edge. In the first set Furac's un-
dercut backhand and long fore.
hand drives carried too much
space and depth for the Boston
girl. and the Californian won the
set at 6-3.
But the complexion of the
match changed with the second
set. Lewis began to get bette,
control of her hard-hit forehand
and race to the net behind it tc
make volleys that scored outright
Her overhead was particularly
good through this set, several O.
her kills being made from dee,
court.
Effort Takes Toll.
The effort proved too much fo]
the New Englander in the thirt
set. After 2-all was called, Rura,
ran through the next three game.
for a So lead by virtue d
stronger stroking and fastel
court covering. Lewis made :
stand at this point and broke
through the Los Angeles woman, s
serve. with Rurac making three
double faults in one game. The
defending champion then ended
the match by taking the next
game, which included one rallv
OF about 80 drives, for the set
6-3. WV
Earl Cochell, San Francisco, and
Hugh Stewart, Los Angeles won,
the mems doubles title by beatine
Jim Brink and Fred Fisher. both
OF Seattle, Wash, 6-l, IS
Brink and Fisher defeated Arnold
Saul and Shea, both of Los An.
seles, in the semif1hals, Ga, SL-6
Rurac and Lewis teamed to take
the women's doubles. They bcar
the Washington team of Virginia
Boyer and Ann Gray, 60. e-1
Rurac then teamed with Alphons,
Smith to win the mixed doubles b,
defeating Lewis and Gil Boglev
3-6, 60, 60.
Summaries:
Mems singles:
III FINAL round17straiEht Clark, Pasaden.
sMs.' sa.' soeIsatsd Gil shea' Los Angeles
Momen's singles:
Angs1si En1si round Magda Rurac, Lo
o-3, 1-6, 6-3. ''0i
Mems doubles:
rishsr eminbot Both Of foqHd g.at,. jim Brink FRI.
fHsated Arnold saul-Gil Shea, Los Ami Angeles M
Final round-Earl coch.u cssn Fran
CISCO Hugh Stewart los AnTelesI AZ
feated Jim Brink-Fred Fisher, 6@f oE
Women's Doubles: - '-o
Final round : Masda Rurac uo
Angeles)-Bab Lewis (Boston defeated Az AZ,
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