Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-05 | Page 13 | Garnett and Dixon to Clash for Tennis Title This Afternoon

GARMETT AMD DIXON TO CLASH FOR TEHCJIS TITLE THIS ACTL-:: Idaho Player Captures Women's Singles Till: Provo Duet to Battle Logan Pair for Double: Laurels ." ' . ByVicTaufer A daaiaia w raachad to play tha dsualaa match torn tima Manda: Naftamoon. ED GARNETT,' present holder of the singles champion ship of the intermountain region, will defend his laurel this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when he battles Fred (Buck Dxon of Provo in the finals match of tha mtermountain tour ney. Garnett won the right to play Dixon in the finals b: Both these women played good ba! and worked toget her In nrt fa h Ion. thua thev were unbeatable. Mb 8tlefl and MIm Rudeltat were no capable of handling the hard drtv: and the well placed shots of tha win alng combination. The doubles matrhee ware thi matchea that afforded the fans th real kick. In the first match, of th day. Coleman and I'eteraon hnttlf Hayes and Officer. It took Colcmai and Petareon a long time to take th. first set and after sixteen hard fough games they battled the opponent 1w and took the honor. In the sermf aet things wera a bit easier for Pe tereon and Coleman and they wen able to send hark the apeedy server of Officer and Heye. Pierce and Gal lac her were easy fn Smith and Dixon. The Provolt h an easy time solving tha serves m rlacement shots of the local duet ater when Coleman and Peterson defeat at the hands of Howella an Hammond, present state double champions. Ho wel Is and Hammon were pushed hard In both sets bu they wera there la the plnche sn came out on top. DOUBLES MATCHES HARD FOUGHT. , The matchea mr the titles wtlt real thrillers. This Is the first tlm that Dixon haa ever met Oarnett Oamett has held the title for the pn four years and has had little trouhi. In retaining It. but this year am to be a year for champions to fn'i and Dixon la determined to be tb one to add another champion to th defeated Hat. Dixon and Oamett play the Mm-style Mm-style of ball, but Dixon d"s not r'"' the same steady brand that tiarnt does and If Dixon experts to vii he will have to settle down and tak things a bit more calm toy. This will he the eecond time. Ham mond and Howella have met ffmiti and Dixon In tha fliuUa of tourna ments this year. The two eembitia tlona battled for the atate title at 1-c ran with Dixon and Smith being oi ha losing end of the arore. The mate) though when played should be a rea battle. trimming nitl Merrill of Logan, yesterday yes-terday In two straight acts. The scores were f-Z, -. Mrs. 8. Robinson of Ntmpa, Idaho, won the slnglea title of the womea'a division by taking the measure of Mias Kdythe Tyler, Utah atata singles sin-gles tlttsholder. The scores of the matches were -1, t-t. The Idaho champion had her way during the en- ; tire contest, but had a hard time 1 downing """the"" fighting' spirit of tho Utah champion. Miss Lucille Schattler and Mrs. 8. Robinson annexed the women's doubles dou-bles honors whsn they gave Miss Hm-rtetta Hm-rtetta Stlefet and Nil as J. nude I let. a neat trouncing, Tha scores of the sets were t-1. J. SMITH AND DIXON WIN. In tha men's doubles matchea, John Smith and Fred Dixon, of Provo are nlttedy against Was Howella and Cy Hammond of Lgan. In the finals. Dixon and Smith won the light to play In the finals by defeating Cy nallacher and Karl pierce, 4-1, 1-1 Earlier In the afternoon Pierce and G altar her trimmed Oarnett and Kc-cle. Kc-cle. Dave Coleman and Eliot Peterson defeated Jl mHayea and Bob Offt-ced Offt-ced In two thrilling sets only to be eliminated fro mthe doubles race later when Hsmmond and Howella gave them a nest trimming. There Is aome dispute aa to when the double match between Dixon -Smith and Hani mond - How wola will be played off. Smith Is unable to ! rilay the titles match off today due i o an important meeting In Provo and i the Logan play era are anxious to get back to their home and work Monday, and therefore the tourney officials are having a hard time to arrawge tha battle, OARNETT FOOLS , 'EM AGAIN. Ned Oarnett, although the dopes tare, picked him to loae early la tha tourney tour-ney beoauae he wae out of condition condi-tion and larked exercise this year, upeet the dope bucket again yesterday yester-day afternoon by taking the afternoon after-noon honors away from Bill Merrill. Garnett had a perfect day with the racquet. His shots were accurate and hta serves seemed to pussle MerrllL Merrill put up a game fight but was unale to cope with tha playing of tfce pi"nt champion. Mia Tyler lost her first aet of the year yesterday when Mrs. Robinson i of Idaho, annexed the women's aln- (les title a fur two hard fought seta llss Tyler won the alnjrlea title at the V. of IT, this aprtng which a tart-1 tart-1 ed her list of vie lories, later she captured the Hty and atata singles title by playing a high elaao brand of ball. Mlas Tyler put up all aha had to bat tla the experienced woman VISTimOAVS ItctULTS. Man'a Stnalaa. B. M. Oaraatt dafaaled Bill Mar rill 4-1, -4. ' Wamaa'a Doublaa. Vra. Ksblnaoa and I.uellla Brhattl dafaatad Ml, Hanrlatu, 8Ufel iu Mlaa i, RudalUl. 4-1, I t. Wamaa'a Slnglaa. Mr. Roblnaon dtfeatad M1h Eayth Tvlar. -!. 4-1. Man', Deublaa. X. Plarra and C. Gallarhar dafaat.f' K.( Oarnatt aad 0. tcclaa, t-l. 1-4 Paa Colaman and H. Patarana da-faatad da-faatad J. Haa, and B. Ufflcar, 1-7 4-1, l VT. Howalla and C. Hammfmd da. faatad t. Colamajt and . pataraon, Hmlth and F. W,on (l.faalad T. nallarhar and E. Plarra 4-1. 4-1. whan It oama to cxrhana Ina tolllna win,, but It was not suMlcIant and aha lost. ONOSTtR SINOS WAV TO WIN. Mlaa Lucllla Mehattlar, tha lttlla ami,.(.r, aant- bar way to victory with Mr Hoblnana In tha doublaa.