Evening star., 1951-08-29
TaIbert and Sedgman
Clash as Net Meet
Hits Serious Stage
BY Cospor Names
Sfor Staff Correspondent

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William F. Talbert, f1fth-rank-
ing American player, and Frank
Sedgman, top-ranking Australian,
clash today in the fourth rounds
of the National tennis singles
championships at the West Side
Tennis Club here.
The match, expected to provide
a line on Americas chances in the
Davis Cup plan to be held in Aus
tralia in December, is one of sew
eral indicating that the serious
stage in the championships has
been reached. From here on, the
going will become tougher each
day for those favored as title con-
tenders.
Other top matches today include
those of Gardnar Mulloy, seeded
No. 6, against Henri Rochon of
Canada, who yesterday upset Don
Candy of Australia, and Mervyn
Rose of Australia against Rich
ard Sorlien of Philadelphia.
Connolly, Gibson Clash.
Maureen Connolly, 16-year-old
former National girls champion
and 10th-ranking woman player
and Althea Gibson, Negro star
head the list of matches in the
women'S section today. Doris Hart,
Wimbledon champion and seeded
No. here, will play Mrs. Marjorie
Buck of Boston.
Henry Van Rensselaer, of Wash
1ngton started against Mulloy yes
terday as though he was to rum
through the Nations fourth-rank-
ing player, but was defeated, Ga,
6-1, 6-3. Hitting his ground
strokes with great speed and nick
Ing the lines, Van Rensselaer,
rushed through the first three
games. But Mulloy met the un-
expected challenge by lifting his
game and soon evened the score.
The crucial game for Van Rens-
selaer followed on his next service. |
Several times he had game point. |
but each time he either missed
the shot or watched Mulloy make |
a placement. At So the WASH
lngton player held his own de-
livery, but Mulloy took his service
for the set.
MullOy Stops Van Rensselaer,.
Mulloy was too strong for Van
Rensselaer, in the second set, but
the third saw him pressed by the
District player. At 5-3, Mulloy
serving, Van Rensselaer, brought
the score to his advantage after
being 15-40. He had a good
chance to win it on a passing shot,
but hit the tape on the try.
The left-handed service of Rose,
Australian Davis Cup star, proved
too much for Malcolm Fox, City
OF Washington champion. Roses
delivery, which he followed regu-
larly to the net. upset Fox's ground
strokes and other shots. Ro>>
won, 81, GO, 6-3.
Straight Clark, 1850 Middle At
lantic champion, won handily over
Sgd Levy, South Africa's No. 2
player, at 6-4. 6-3, 6-3. Clark's
net play proved too effective for
Levy's soft drives to pass.
Longest match was a 3-hour. /
64-game battle between Henri
Rochon of Canada and Don Candy
of Australia. Rochon finally edged
Candy, who had defeated him
declslvely in match earlier this
year, 8-6, 80, "a, As, 7-5.
Savitt Defeats Main.
Lorne Main. a compatriot of
Rochon, displayed fine brand of
tennis in his match with Richard
Savitt, although the latter won,
IS, 6-3, GO.
Main, who hits both his fore
hand and his backhand with both /
hands on the racket, handled
Savitt's big serve and booming
ground strokes with unusual effec-
tiveness.
Results yesterday:
MEMS SINGLES.
Second Round
sN Mervgn Rose defestsa Malcolm Fox. |
IS ST Grant iS5; Golden g defeated sMd B7en. Bm1
McG5resory defeated Fred si Hasist3 AeHHetH 5Msi
Third Round.
Richard SaVitt defeated Torne Main
SID Levy. 6w4, 6--3, Ga; Herbsrt Fiam
Tetol 5sm seiEas X VGEt jf defeated s5 e Fred
defeated MAJ Henry Van Rsngseiaer a5ahss Ne4y sm,
Tony. Trabert defeated Jack Geller. Ga.
Sardv SM4 20; Henry oRoeehon defeated. Don
william F F. Taibert @ defeated d-P PumiteTa aM2
6sfssfsG Gafsan9i ESQ., eeras Sd I:,1 61 Frank Sedsman
Budse Patty sOdef defeated ted Lads7av aecSt a IS
i1-9. 3-6, 6-4; Hamilton Richardson
Sefeated rdJ.I JACK Tger9 Merps @s 30 sm3
Cation. 81. 6-3. g.
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
Second Round.
RaTbars M5s KmbFd Pa5Fsin Todd s defeafa MTs MSs
Walker Smith defeated Miss Pat Stewart. St. va
6m1 81; Miss Doris Hart. defeated Mrs +
Enak Elm CsTr9 dseated so MIS-: @ MRS Rc Mafore
dns sscb ME Joy s MOtam dsfeatsd Mss %.nAsen MFs
Mrs Helen P. Rihbanys s-8. sE6. 6@3;
Miss Nancy .Chaffee defeated Miss Anita
Third Round
~, Miss Shirley Fry, defeated Miss Pat
feated Miss Dorothy Head, 81; 60.