Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-27 | Page 11 | Dixons Look Every Inch Champions in Retaining Net Crowns

J LOOK EVERY INCH CHAMPIONS IN RETAINING NET CROWNS BUCK DIXON WINS THIRD UTAH SINGLES TEAMS WITH DON TO COP FIFTH STRAIGHT DOUBLES Ruth Crow Retains Feminine Laurels as Ra Ray Hust Wins Junior Singles Doubles B By Lon Lou Richardson That likeable red faced fated steady Dixon Fred Dixon Fred Buck DIxon of oI Provo Is is still king of ot Utah's Once a again gal n h he e stands atop t the h e heap In both singles singles sin sin- and doubles i A set four triumph tri trl- Ji t over fighting fight t- t 1 jIng In ing Lund Johnson of Salt Lake 6 62 6 2 4 6 3 6 3 6 3 gave r him hini his lils third state t a- a singles championship championship championship champion champion- ship while a three three- I. I set win with his rr 1 younger brother t Don brought Buck u f th the e state t e d doubles ou bl- bl es 9 24 1 title for a fifth fUth ii jf t consecutive i time e d MMel Mel el Gallacher and Johnson D Dave a v e Freed of ot Salt Lake were the victims 6 4 64 6 6 4 6 Both victories were well earned under under un un- un- un der den a broiling sun before a good s W d crowd at the Victory park courts Sunday Sun Sun- day There was no doubt as to the superiority of the defending champions champions cham cham- in both matches The Dixons assumed an early lead In both encounters encounters encounters en en- counters and battled to victory To be sure they were given a genuine fight In both but steadiness ss s spelled m h n s Fans are wondering today If it Utah really has a tennis player capable of or dethroning the year old assistant Young university coach Critics are also wondering it If there is a coming combination In the state of ousting the brothers from their throne CertainlY no new kings hl r h f TT on the horizon Salt Lake gained laurels however howe r when Miss i Ruth Crow triumphed over Miss Edith Van formerly of or Germany German In three sets to annex her her fifth Utah women's singles championship champion champIon- ship 3 6 36 G 60 61 63 6 Another two time kin king was crowned as Ray Hust became Utah's champion champlon cham cham- pion plon Junior netter r. r He defeat defeated d Fr Fred d Glide Glade 6 61 62 6 in the singles and paired with Grant Evans to take the doubles from Stan Smith and Julian Durham by Identical scores Ores All are arc Salt Lake youths Odd as it may maj seem all aU three singles champions scored their victories with the chop stroke a a. stroke which i Is al almost almost cl al- most obsolete in bl big time tennis But ButaU all aU three used the chop to perfection Sunda Sunday Buck Dixons Dixon's game same was at its neak Deak His service was deadly his returns most accurate and his Judgment un un- un canny Dixon remained at th the baseline baseline base base- line most of the time being cont content nt to outmaneuver neU the challenger Johnson Johnson John John- 1 son broke Dixons Dixon's service only once In the f first two sets But the former Utah Ag Aggie lc star showed a brilliant attack in the third set winning live Jive straight games from the champion He finished out the set 6 3 only to se Ee ses stead steady Dixon again break brenk through when points were wera needed most Although the Dixons won the tho doubles doubles doubles dou dou- bles crown n in three straight sets they y were forced to battle for every point many games going deuce They broke both Gallagher's Gallacher's and Freed's service In winning the first two s sets ts 6 64 6 The champions assumed a 4 2 lead In Inthe Inthe the third had it knotted at 4 44 and then garnered the championship by taking Gallacher's service and winning winning win win- nIn ning on Freed's The challengers rushed the net time after time for some brilliant shots but the Dixons Dixons' steady stead driving and chopping from the b baseline was not notto notto notto to be bo denied victory Miss Von brought the crowd to its feet in her match with Miss Crow when she showed a clever backhand and powerful service to take the first set from the defending champion The queen however resumed her rule when she marched away with six straight games ganes in the second set and under well controlled shots took the third and the championship H Hust st former East high champion branded himself a a. comer corner in both Junior finals