Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-03 | Page 6 | Texas University Tennis Star Wins National Honors

Texas University Tennis Star Wins National Honors HA Pa July 2 AP AP- AP The state of ot Texas captured its first national Intercollegiate singles tennis championship today when Vilmer Wilmer Allison University of ot Texas Tex Tex- as Its s defeated Ben Gorchakoff of Occidental Occidental Occidental Oc Oc- Oc- Oc college In the final match 6 1 6 1 6 The east however took the doubles doubles doubles dou dou- bles title when Princeton's team John Van Ry Ryn and Kenneth Appel beat Gorchakoff and Norval Craig of Occidental in a set four match 64 13 7 5 7 6 6 In the singles G Gorchakoff was Wall not notable notable notable able to cope with Allison's terrific service and court generalship and it required only forty five minutes for the Texan to brush his opponent aside Allison sailed into the Californian Cali- Cali almost from the beginning the latter winning but one game in each When the match was half finished it app appeared ared to spectators that Gorchakoff Gor Con chakoff realized that defeat was ws almott al- al molt mott a certainty and decided to save nave himself for the doubles championship championship cham cham- contest which was to start at t the tho conclusion of the singles In Inthis Inthis Inthis this coupled with Norval Craig he was alto alo defeated although he and Craig gave the Princeton college college col col- col- col lege pair a hard nard battle