The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-10
Watson. Gilliun
And McAllister
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erdsy with ! s.s, i, SO conquest
of Captain Payson in the third
round of the Mems Tennis Cham
pinnships at County Beach.
Joining him in the quarter-fin-
ais with third round victories
were Commander Joe.Watson. 1t.
Q. r. Gillian. and Commander j.
A. McAllister.
Kermit's long struggle with
Captain Payson began on Tues
day, ran two full hours into dusk
10 a 6-3. lie, IA deadlock and re-
stunned yesterday at 3:30. The cap
tain served at the start Of part
two and ran through the game
with the aid of one service ace.
q lob placement after drawing
Roberts to the net, and, and VITO
base line rallies that sent the bah
over the net a grand total Of 26
times. The Captain had the pa
tience of Job and the match half
way in his pocket Down as and
on service. Kermit managed 10
swap points to deuce, with the
crowd quoting 4 to odds against
his chances. Payson needed two
honest to-goodness forcing shots
atithis high point and taking Ker-
rnit's second serve on an early
bounce would have been perfect
place To begin, but he had been
playing the soft accurate game
throughout the match and now it
was impossible 10 break the pat
tern. Kermit ran his legs off on
those next two points and seized
both of them TO tie at SIS From
this moment on the Key West
youngster gradually gained the
upper hand. He moved in a little
earlier on the bounees, sought
greater length on his drives, and
when he came to the net, angled
the ball of to the side of the court
instead of returning il midway
between the service and base lines
where his courageous opponent
would lob over his head. Kermit
moved in two steps between the
Captains first and second serves
and ii was these two steps that
meant the difference between vic
tory and defeat. Robbed of a half
seconds positioning time, Captain
Pays0n saw some of his returns
going into the alley by inches.
Kermit broke his service and at
last, his flat forehand found the
hackhand corner and the match
was over.
Surprise player. 1t. O. r. Gill
lam, continued his winning ways
with a as, Us, 6-3 triumph over
City doubles champion, Jack Sci
iers. In the first set and most Of
the second, Jack pulled the Uni
versity Of Virginia ace to and fro
like marionette. The strategy
consisted Of chopping far up on
one side of the court and driving
down the opposite side. But Gill
iarn is very young man with a
pair of legs that can cover miles
at top speed without buckling, and
Sellers, with a lead Of AZ in the
second set, couldn't quite muster
enough strength for the coup de
grace. True he was coming to the
nst. bat his approach shots were
INST a shade too shallow for a
man of Gilliam's ability, and the
yollnester began making him
lnnae after second volley at
tempt after the first failed in the
kin. Slowly and surely the tide
armed and the Lieutenant assum-
I'd shaky command. One lapse
and j aok.eauld still have collared
nm in the third set. but it peyer
came.
The impertirbable Commander
McAllisfer raced through a Leo
Carey who could do nothing right.
tie was tight as drum from
Start to finish and never worked
into his full-bodied drives, In has
SO. 6-l win, the Commander
ehpwed that he is much seasoned
over a year ago, with a complete
ssroke on the backhand in place
Il what used 10 be a defensive
9ah. Young Carey will find that
she ygay to relaxation lies through
more match play.
Commander Joe Watson pre-
eailed over Don Cruz who had all
rs strokes bur didn't quite know
{nw 10 win the necessary points
,lth them against an opponent
3bo missed nothing unless fore
"a spike injury on his racket
nd didn't help the Cruz cause
~ Neverless the rallies were
"a 10 watch because both play
were hitting the ball as y
sna,ld be hit. with complete
nkes. Years more of match ex-
%.3snce spelled the difference.
4n,norrow at five Harvey Sell
meets Commander Cordry. Ii
III Illsiey plays R. B, Carroll
1t. B. Zwilling encounter:
s4h Hartenstine. Peter Varels
ss1s the winner of the Tony
80 Roberts Smith match. Quar-
};nals begin on Sunday,