The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-07
Don Cruz Defects
State Hurd Court
Champion Dave
Houghton

The Key West Junior
Tennis players upset the
strong meters of the South
Broward in a match cham
pionship that saw the local
boys and girls in action at
the Seaplane Base Satur-
day.
Key West girls tied the
South Broward girls % in
an abbreviated match while
the Key West boys won out
over the South Broward
Boys, four matches to three.
The young male meters from
Key West had their sweet re-
venge, for they were previously
beaten. The young locals copied
the play with six matches to one
over their previous victors. This
match again has shown the re-
markable Improvement of the
Key West Boys. They were led by
the able METER Don Cruz who de-
feated the State Hard Court
Champion Dave Haughton, GA,
6-3. 1t was a brilliant match all
the way and points to the fact
that Cruz should be top ranking
Junior and High School player
within a year
Jim Shakespeare of South Bro
ward defeated John Cruz, 60,
Ga: Jim had had a little to much
fineSse for John to handle. Shake
speare's game was all efficiency
having to Withstand Cruz's brave
thrusts.
The No. ranking Marry Sch
weiger of South Broward defeated
Peter Knight So, 6-2, 6-1. Peter
started off playing a very hard
hitting game. After the first set,
he started fading and kept right
on fading. Peter showed need for
concentration for a driving match
instead of paying attention to all
soutside obstacles.
Terry Daughtry defeated Dave
Barwick with very little compet;-
ton from his opponent He defeat-
ed the South Broward star 60,
60
The No. 5 ranking Tony Dopp
of Key West downed Roy Green
field of South Broward by 6-2, 60.
This was another one-sided match
and Tony proved that at last he is
becoming winning player.
In the doubles, Shakespeare
and Haughton defeated Don and
John Cruz by 6-3. 4-6, 6-3 count.
The match was well played
throughout and was definitely
4 the deciding match of the day.
Knight and Terry Daughtry down
ed Schweiter and Barwick 81.
6-3. Here was another match that
was a rough and tumble affair.
Peter and Terry had to cut eye
teeth to win the matches from
the South Broward hot shots.
For the girls doubles, Lynn Pier
of South Broward defeated June
Yates GA, 6-3. June was slightly
under par and lacked practice,
The No. 2 star Dolores Villate
clipped Lyelien 1olie) Clark
Ga, go. Dolores the most improv-
ed Junior player in the vicinity,
was never better in any match.
In the No. slot. Key Vests
rising star ''Poochy' Fernandez
defeated the tough and bother
some star Chriss Powell in 6-3,
6-3. count matches. Pooehy's fight
ing spirit and her play resembled
that of the famed Pancho Segura
which was just too much for
Chris.
For the doubles, Key West gain
ed a tie when Pier and Powell de-
feated Vita Barraso and Vlllate
GA, 6-3.
The South Broward team stay
ed through yesterday because OF
the enjoyment of Key Vests hos
pitality. Due for sincere thanks
for the success of the entertain
ment are Mr.. and Mrs. knight
who gave a barbecue in their
honor, and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Yates who provided entertain
ment by taking the net stars water
skiing. Many others had much
to do with the wonderful success
for everyone involved.
CuTTEET ERnARn