Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-13 | Page 16 | Texas Doctor's Forecast Realized as Allison Wins United States Net

Texas Doctors Doctor's Forecast Realized as Allison Wins Win c United States Net Tit Titi By HENRY McLEMORE l 1 United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Sept 13 UP UP Eleven Eleven years ago at an Inter tennis dinner in Hav Haverford rford Pa Dr Dan Darnel Daniel el A. A Pen ck unassuming bespectacled professor of romance languages a at University of Texas made the bold prediction that the time was Wa far far- off when the Lone Star state stat would be world-famous world for fo for tent tennis is play players rs f It sounded a bit ridiculous Texas at t that at time was wa abou about abou prominent In tennis as R B Rui There were cowboys in T xu but tennis players t. t they they came from tho the east cast and the Y coast The mild little littleY Y doctor knew what he was talking about abou to for in addition addition ad ad- i to his romance romance ro ro- ro- ro mance manco languages he taught taught- a little tennis and at at- atthe the time he spoke he had half a dozen v brilliant youngsters youngsters young young- youngsters under his wing Two years later one of oC the doctors doctor's pup pupils I J I Allison I 5 Lewis N. N W White ite was given the theIn NIn No N in the national ranking And a aLewis at Lewis came Bell Bai Barnes and others And Thursday just 11 years years' Dr Penick made mad his prediction prediction- i CM I of his pupils Wilmer Allison of ot A Atin i itin Atin tin raged about the turf turC of ot F For Foi Hills to win the national lin championship For Allison the year old 8 oa Continued on Following Pace Pud N Forecast Realized When Allison Wins Continued from Scorn Preceding Pace a physician the 6 2 6 2 6 3 ictor victory he s scored ored over Sidney B. B Wood of New York in the final marked the climax of a tennis career studded with disappointments More than an any of other her top flight player in the world with the possible exception of Frank Shields he was always comI coming g close dose to victo victory y in the major major major ma ma- jor championships only t to to be beaten beat beat- en when the hc glory was in his grasp Only a month or so ago after lie he had ad taken another licking in the Davis cup challenge round he sadly told told reporters I guess I just wasn't meant to Win To his everlasting credit he didn't believe it when he said it and re refused refused refused re- re fused to bo be discouraged To win the national title HUe Allison within the space of oC two days defeated two of the he worlds world's greatest players players Fred Fred Perry and Wood in Wood in straight sets And ho beat them with tennis that seldom if ever has been surpassed on the historic Forest Hills court Against Perry No 1 in the world Allison def defender was 99 p per percent cent perfect Against Wood Thursday he lie had the tho missing per cent and was hotter than hot Watching Allison in iu the last two days lays of the tournament one couldn't help but regret that the battle batUe for forthe forthe forthe the Davis cup was held in July Had It been contested this week at Forest Hills HUIs with the Texan in full I cry it would have been ours ours all al ours