Show 1 i r TE IS i rr r rr i r r r RACKET i r r I NETTERS SKID There is little acing on the cement courts at Victory par park these days daY The concrete near the baseline Is al always always always al- al ways covered with just enough dust to give the space a dance d nce hall aspect Netters fear sliding and consequently are more moderate In their deliveries WALTZ ALTZ WINNER Speaking of dancing this Bill Stratford boy Ogden city net champ ch recently copped capped a waltzing prize atone at atone atone one of the resorts And Bill Is Just Justas as graceful on the tennis courts FRE FRENCH Cn ACES AccordinG to the veteran Earle W. W Peirce in the past pst France has always placed two tUo men together in No 1 position In lit the tennis rankings s. s They are arc Henri Cochet and Rene La Coste Cost These racquet wielders play tennis about as evenly as any two could and consequently they share the top rung while ranking ranging position No 2 Z is left blank with Jean Borotra coming in for third FEW CHOPS C ON GRASS COURTS Peirce has played against Cochet and Big Bill Tilden in national tour tour- He says the chop stroke isas Is Isas as rare as buffalo in eastern net cir- cir The chop he lie sa says S is difficult to engineer on grass graS courts because of the lower bounce A high bouncing bouncing bouncing ing pellet Is alwn always s 's much easier casier to chop than a n. low skidding ball DIXON DINON BROTHERS MEET It looks as though there is going to be another Dixon cl clash h in the state singles Last year for the first time Um Champion Fred clashed with his younger brother Don That was Inthe in inthe the lie finals However the prospective meeting will not have a trophy at nt stake this year jear The two are posted in m the same bracket and consequently must meet in the semi semi- finals DON IMPROVES Local tennis critics are of the opinion that the younger Dixon will put up a greater battle than he did last year car when he fell ell in four sets Don gained Invaluable experience on his tour of Wyoming Wyo Wyo- yo ming Ining and Colorado and if his terrific ter ter- ter- ter rifle southpaw drives are functioning functioning unc- unc he will wilLbe be a hard man to IRVINE IN DOUBLES Several Se close followers of or the local net game have wondered what has happened to Jack Irvine former University Uni Uni- University of Utah net captain in the state singles pla play Jack has been able to find time for the doubles only in the Beehive meet this year He HeIs Heis Heis is pla playing ing one of the best chopping games sames of his career Paired with the veteran Peirce in the doubles Irvine will be dangerous |