Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-17

Our Man Finally
Finds His Game
BY MORRIS SIEcEL

THE APPEARANCE OF AN old foot-faulter at the
BezTayor Tennis Camp yesterday posed unusual prob
lem for Pauline Betz and Clark Taylor summertime ever
of the 1court Wisconsin layout which nor
maly bears the name of Sidwell Friends School
I'VE don't know what group to assign you TO-" said
Miss Bez the den mother you too old age-wise and
too bad ablity-wiSe."
Their campers aren't customariy greeted in this de-
rogaory manner but this particular intruder
paying as well as non-playng and Miss Bez felt OBJ
legation to encourage him.
After lengthy conversation with skads Of bronzed
tennis fiends who running amok in their freshly
starched white skvvie Taylor proposed solution Since
there were no volunteers, why not start the visitor off
against the BalBoy? This is mechanical bezaZz which
spews out tennis balls the way Iron Mike and Dick
Radatz diSgorge basebals
THE NTERLoPER WORE olve-green sacks and
checkered sports shirt At beer tavern this easily would
have passed the uniform of the day, but not at
spectacle tennis camp 1.-THE shirt and trousers" Miss
Betz protested I'VE reluctantly permit but you must
regulation shoes It will you look little like ten
mis- player at least from the ankles down."
She had point there, of many the visitor lost
during his stay
Against Ball-Boy, the man showed the result of his
long ayoff Until yesterday he abied his only modern
day encounter with tennis watching Jack Kramer
ton against the Of that greasy kid stuff televsion
commercial.
1t was quickly evident that Kramers kind Of coaching
was better for good hair than it for good tennis
Even BaBoy rebelled at the incompetence of his
petition The machine became balky from ustifiabe
confidence.
TONI MARTIN "A BRUNEI beauty, was the first to
center court She quick lead Her opposition
doubefaulted three straight times and followed by
pletey whiting the only volley of the first game
Miss Martin won the encounter two games to The
fans in the gallery couldn't believe the score They failed to
see Miss Martins opponent win game Her opponent con-
Cured but gladly accepted the from total calamity
Three weeks ago." Miss Betz explained, Toni never
had played tennis before She did not play too well today
but there nothing out there to stimulate her" Miss
Martin is 10 years old.
Having encountered the ignominy Of defeat by lady
player the guest next matched with Tom Mangan He
should have stuck with Miss Martin Mr. Mangan, barely
TO- three straight games The gallery felt it
overmatch from the moment Toms opponent almost
knocked himself out trying to return pittypat lob The
gallery was not disappointed
"AS LONG AS I'M GOING to be Inundated" the
guest protested 81 may well lose to the champ Bring
on Miss Betz"
1t never was necessary for Miss Betz to call on the
sklls she displayed to win Wimbledon and four United
States tennis championships to bring off victory in this
encounter 1t rout of such proportions that by COM
parison it made last Septembers LsonPatterson fight
closer than the Kennedy Nixon election
Miss Betz, who has sports-writing hubble smart
enough to write about tennis and not play it. played left
handed 1t still hand too many Between the only
voley of the threegame rout she paused to wind her
watch Her opponent in mood for gaantry, sneaked
in his only point of the match
The gallery Missed at this inordinate display Of
Spormanke conduct IL faleo TO realize Time waits Ior
no one, especially in tennis match in which a male
species is being clobbered by lady species
Pauline in moment of contriteneSS, offered to pair
her opponent against her 7yearod Gary The visitor
smaty rejected the proposition, his only smart all
day.
you MIGHT AS WELL take entire curriculum"
Taylor said I'VE also have classes in bridge ping pong and
chess"
The undistinguished visitor paired with Peter
Kenmore TO- at bridge Despite Mr. KenmoreS brilliant bid
ding and subsequent playing he could not overcome the
handicap of his soveny partner Another rout resulted
ping pong the guest Jared better He carried to
1926 loss by Peter Cohen nine Il was nervous at first
the conqueror said II helped explain why it took him
long to win.
Chess not much different After three pawns were
snapped the visitor told he had been checkmated
This was more than enough to endure in one day.
Total disgrace tennis bridge ping pong and chess The
proprietors finally feeling pity invited everybody for soft
drinks on the house.
Here was not overmatched Drinking always has been
Of my better games.