Tennis

As we noted in our last communication, Coach Red Hoehn has been operating this year with a largely inexperienced aggregation, composed primarily of last year's jayvees and sophomores. Hence the relative lack of success of the team against opposition in its own league is not surprising. The team has considerable balance, but lacks outstanding performers who can battle the top-ranking players of the opposition on even terms.

Amherst 5, Dartmouth 4. After falling behind by the score of 4-2 at the conclusion of the single's play, the Dartmouth team staged a remarkable comeback in the doubles and narrowly lost the meet by the final score of 5-4. In the singles, the first four Dartmouth players were defeated. Playing at No. 1, Chuck Kettering was beaten by Smith of Amherst, 6-4, 6-2. The No. a Dartmouth player, Bill Randall, lost his match to Wesley of Amherst 6-2, 6-2. Mendy Balkin, playing at No. g, went down to defeat, 6-4, 6-4, at the hands of Schleicher of Amherst. Fesker of Amherst then beat Al Collins of Dartmouth 6-1, 6-3 for the fourth singles defeat. The last two singles players for the Green won their matches, however, with Bill Crotty defeating Martindale of Amherst, 6-g, g-6 and 6-1, and Doc Dey turning the tables on his opponent, Bloor of Amherst, 6-4, 6-3. The first doubles team of Kettering and Balkin then lost by 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, after which Doc Dey and Bill Crotty came through to win with no strain whatever, 6-0, 6-1. Captain Joe Welch then combined with Al Collins to win their match, 8-6, 6-3, thereby almost pulling the team encounter out of the fire. Almost, but not quite.

Williams 7, Dartmouth 2. Playing their first match on the local courts, Coach Red Hoehn's hopeful charges lost to a powerful Williams aggregation, led by their No. 1 player who is one of the leading junior stars in tfie country. This match as a whole was not, however, as one-sided as first appears, inasmuch as several of the Dartmouth individuals and doubles teams forced the visitors into three sets before succumbing. Chuck Kettering of the Green had the unenviable role of meeting the No. 1 Williams player, Dick Squires, and Chuck managed to run the match into extra sets before losing. He came back from a 6-0 first set to take the second 6-4, only to go down to defeat in the third set. Bill Randall also lost after an extended battle, and Captain Joe Welch likewise met defeat. In the No. 1 doubles match of the day, Kettering and Balkin were beaten after winning a set. The two Dartmouth victories were gained by Al Collins' smashing 6-0, 6-0 singles triumph and the victory of the doubles team of Bill Crotty and Doc Dey.