| Show BENNION I. I RETAINS RETAINS' TENNIS TITLE DEFEATS PROS I. I SENSATION r i r V Veteran D. D Displays I ays Form FormIn F. F 1 I In Three-Set Three Thriller 1 Gordie Defeats Freed Bennion Trips Alter In Semifinals Proving far more steady than his youthful opponent Dick Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion stellar Redskin net ace defeated defeated defeated de de- de- de freshman Gordon Giles in inthe inthe inthe the Kerr tourney finals yesterday 3 6 8 10 6 G Displaying marvelous control in all departments of the game Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion annexed the first set with little trouble In the second series series series ser ser- ies Giles reached set point on two occasions but the thc high national ranking star staved off the freshman's freshman's freshman's fresh fresh- mans man's challenge and went on to win 10 Obviously tired and already two sets down m Giles proved little opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position in the thc final canto losing six straight games Summary of other matches first round Bennion d d. d Wolfrom 2 6 86 86 8 6 G Benson d d. d By Bywater water 10 8 2 6 Eardley d. d Cottingham 8 10 7 5 3 6 Alter d. d Barker 7 5 8 6 6 0 Freed d d. d Forsberg 2 6 3 6 Daines Dairies d. d Hardy 8 10 8 10 Betnun d. d Musser 0 6 9 7 Giles d. d Glade 2 6 4 6 6 G Second round Benson I 6 1 2 6 Alter d. d Eardley 3 6 2 6 6 3 Freed d d. d Daines Dairies 6 1 6 2 Giles d d. d Betnun 6 1 6 G I Semifinal round Bennion d. d Alter 3 6 3 6 0 6 Giles d. d Freed I 4 6 2 6 7 5 3 6 6 1 I Gordon Giles' Giles sensational semifinal semifinal semifinal semi semi- final match with Danny Freed was far more thrilling and exciting than all aU the annual beefs that take place at the State Capitol Gordon finlly took Danny Danny Danny Dan Dan- ny to the cleaners after five tiring sets 6 4 6 2 7 5 6 3 6 Giles had a little more on the ball and quite a bit more stamina in the deciding set and raced through with the loss of but one game I 1 Completely smothering his southpaw southpaw south south- paw rival 1 Marvin arvin Alter the masterful masterful mas mas- t Bennion Denmon crashed through with with a brilliant brilliant display of heady tennis to win wm 6 3 6 3 6 G Alter Plays Well Vell I Alter gave a good account of r a I himself with some same deep drives and r i puzzling twisting serves but young Dick was usually at the z right spot t 1 to pound them back at Turn nun i I r JOne J- J One of the feature second round I matches saw Captain Alter bombard born bom bard the offerings of Gene Eardley Eardley Eard Eard- ley Icy into the far corners to come out outon on top in three sets i. i Har Harold ld Barker and Fred Glade 5 gave Alter and Giles respectively y a good scare to lose rousing three 1 set battles All in all the whole tournament was a a success and plenty of good r tennis was displayed Some of the r boys who had not been picked to todo t do very well showed up splendidly 1 |
