Show J INVADERS ERS SWEEP TOW TOWARD Both Murio And Oswald Seek Title Dave Freed Forces Hawaiian to Three Hard Fought Sets Before Losing Th The specter of two Invading stars star battling for for Utah's tennis ch championship champion ship was staring Beehive net enthus enthusiasts in the face Saturday as the they awaited semifinal matches in th the state tournament on the Salt Lake Lak Lake Tennis club courts at Forest Dale This rarity found Mel Mcl Gallacher and md Buck DIxon experiencing th the novelty of ol being underdogs in Utah competition as Dixon prepared to rac face Worth Oswald of San Francisco at 2 p. p m. m and Gallacher keyed him sell self for a battle with John Murio Muria also of or San Francisco at 15 p. p m m. Murio Murlo reached the semifinals day lay with a hard fought victory over ove the he powerful driving Dave Freed in three sets 63 6 57 7 6 63 DIxon ad with a straight set triumph over Sam Sara of Denver 63 6 6 3 DIxon in Form DIxon was in the best form of the season eason as us he eliminated the Denver star tar and his work was also brilliant as he teamed with Earl Peirce to beat eat and Harvey Hansen Hanson 6 1 8 86 The two veterans veterans' were exceptIonally ex ex stead steady particularly Inthe In Inthe the he first set and their straight se set victory held out the promise of some Interesting tennis for their clash with Murio Murlo and Oswald in a doubles semifinal tilt Saturday The other doubles semifinal at ot offered ered little choice with the city championship combination of Mel Me Gallacher and Grant Evans facing Ross Sutton and Dave Freed The Freed Sutton combine beat Sam Whitney Whit Whit- ney cy and Holman Waters Friday in straight sets although the second set went 86 8 while Gallacher and Evans had lad an easier time against Milton Musser lusser and Allen Elggren to win 6 2 2 6 63 They Meet led Again Bud Raleigh who beat Dan Freed in n straight sets for the city title was again gain to meet Freed in the junior finals Saturday at Freed won irs In n straight sets from Jack Snow Friday Fri Fri- day ay but Raleigh survived a marathon mara mara- thon hon with Wayne Gallagher 12 10 6 46 6 6 Mrs Mary Smith King-Smith Prosser and arid Agnes Norris Ruth Crow and nd Mrs W. W Y TIpton 6 4 6 4 to gain ain the championship round In women's wo woo mens men's doubles Rosella Christensen and nd Cleo Epper Epperson on will vill play Edith i Von Yon Hadeln and Mary Gibbs at Saturday for the right to play the Prossor orris-Prossor tandem Prosser and Norris rushed out the first set after breaking Miss Crows Crow service when she turned In five straight raight double faults and pulled out put the ic second set after losing the first three iree games Dave Freed was unsteady In the first set against Murio as the San Francisco star broke his service in inic inthe inthe the ic first game and Ind forced him into frequent errors with his hI driving strokes rokes to the sidelines Freed steadied after losing 6 3 and with ith an improving service and deeper lots forced Murio to defense and andon won on 7 5 to square the match Murio furio became most cautious as they began the le final set broke his service and nally won on his own service 6 63 Finals in irs all aU but mixed doubles wille will willbe b be e played Sunday |