Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15


something in common this weel
They had the tennis set hi
Lynch, 20, whose dad is S
put an end to top-seeded Don
Ralph's hopes of three straight
Middle Atlantic tennis titles
with a rousing, GO, IS, mid
week upset. For Lynch, it put
a curious twist to a season that
already has had more ups and
downs than the Manhattan
skyline.
At Princeton, where Lynch
played No. 4, he was undefeated.
That may have signaled bright
things for the tournament trail,
but the day after final exams,
Lynch was thumped soundly by
Bob Bowditch in the first round
of the Columbia Invitational.
A couple of weeks later, Lynch
was another first-round victim
in the National Intercollegiate
at Palo Alto, Calf.
1T was hardly a sterling
tournament record, was it?"
Lynch said.
AS things go, Lynch isn't
likely to ever forget the victory
over Ralph. This much seems
certain since Lynch hasn't yet
forgotten a defeat.
81 played Ralph once when I
was nine years DID," Lynch said,
land I was still looking for my
first game when we met again"
Harrison, 81, entered the Mid
die Atlantic unseeded, but
hardly unnoticed. Everybody
tabled him as the dark horse
He left still as much of a puzzle
as the ancient riddle of the
Sphinx following a quarter
final defeat by Steve Potts.
What potential!' the vet
Grams whistled.
Harrison's shots seem to ex-
plode off his racket. On a given
day he can beat the best, as
he did last year when he upset
Crawford Henry at Orange, N. j.
But Harrison often has trouble
putting two shots together, yet
two winning matches.
Someday, it seems, Harrison
is going to harness all that
power, put all the shots to-
gether and win a big one. In
the meantime, he's sure to make
life increasingly uneasy for his
rivals. Nobody knows for GER
tain when they meet this big
guy from Richmond whether
they're going to encounter al
Jekyl or a Hyde.
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While these two collegians
were the conversational pieces
midway in the tournament, al
couple Of old hands-Dr. Arts
CarpouSis and 69-year-oldI
Harold Shaffer-provided an
interesting touch.
Of all the players, DR..
Carpousis had the best reason
to be eliminated. A few minutes
before his first-round match,
he had to default when he was
called upon to deliver a baby.
Shaffer, the oldest player in
the tournament. seems to be
getting better with age. He lost
his firSt-round match to Mike |
Meistrell and wound up with
a justifiable complaint. The
score was listed as 81, 60 in
stead of 81, 6-3.
1T doesn't sound like much"
Shaffer said, "but I worked
hard to get those extra three
games"
Any time a 69-year-old |
youngster wins four games in
the MALTA tournament it de-
serves to be listed correctly.
Shaffer VOWS that next year
he's going to win a set. If that |
happens, he'll deserve a head
line.
The tennis fans crowding
Edgemoor this week are unani-
mously roofing for one come
back. Their wishes for a speedy
recovery go to c. Alphonso
Smith, who recently suffered a |
serious cash on his right foot |
in a power lawn mower &C
cident. This is the week |
Washington will be host to
Pauncho Gonzales, who'll I'M
doubtedly have something to
say about the United States
Davis Cup hopes against |
Mexico. Also on the card |
are the mems interclub Class
A playoffs this week end with
Columbia defending its title
against Edgemoor and Chevy
Chase.
Junior tennis activity gets an
added lift today when the
newly-organized GWTA tie a m
makes its debut in a match
at Wilmington, Del. Glen Gould,
Linn FoSs and Jed Courtney
will play junior singles while
Bobby Goeltz and Tom Murphy
are ticketed for boys singles.
Bob Davis, Bob Goldman, Bo
Jones and Mark Taylor COM
plete the lineup for doubles,