Show I FREED DEFEATS MEL FOR TITLE Adams Cup Goes to Dave In Five Sets With Sutton Also Wins Doubles DoublesIn In the thick of the fight Ight for championship championship cham cham- honors all season long Dave Freed finally reached the pinnacle of singles competition by taking the measure measure measure mea mea- sure of ot Mel Gallacher Galla Galta- cher in the Ad- Ad Ad t ams arns invitation tat ion meet final Sunday These contrasting contrasting contrasting contrast contrast- ing net stars had swept everything before them in t rr doubles this season season season sea sea- son and their final inal H t singles jingles engagement nt je was as Interesting v Y e jt a match as any tennis fan would care to see Big Dave finally drove his way through 4 Gallacher's defense e to win a 6 3 9 7 Freed 6 1 6 4 6 3 vIctory victory vic vIc- tory and it was a cleverly played sportsmanlike affair all the way MATCH COLORFUL Freed's powerful service and steady hard Shard hit drives were matched against Gallacher's great versatility of stroking and this time the more orthodox method brought vi victory tory Gallacher did not reach the heights that marked his play in winning the intermountain tournament a few I weeks ago nor did Freed attain the touch that gave him a place in the state tourney final but sensational stroking at times by both players made the match a l colorful one Doubles also found Freed on the winning side with the new crowned champion and Ross Sutton taking Gallacher and young Grant Evans into camp 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 3 6 G Mel played 11 sets during the day since before reaching the the doubles final he and Evans were forced force to complete a l semifinal battle with Earle W. W PeIrce and Harvey Hansen Trailing two sets to one when the battle began Gallacher and Ev Evans ns quickly pounded their way to victory vic vie tory 3 6 6 61 The singles final found Freed starting erratically while Gallacher varied his strokes in teasing fashion to take th the set 6 G The intermountain lain tain champ pulled four set points out of the fire before he lost last the second set but Freed was at his best in the third canto while Gallacher's shots went wild and he captured only a asin sin single le game The fourth set was close with Gallacher coming from behind to win the last three games and square the match With the count three all and deuce In the deciding stanza Gallacher broke his racquet and Freed immediately three games to end the battle Freed and Sutton smashed and volleyed volleyed vol vol- superbly in the doubles final I keeping jn in command of the situation all the way in spite of the Ufe stellar performances of their opponents |