Gordon State College - Taps Yearbook (Barnesville, GA)

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double fault, a lucky shot and two drives by Brown gave him the game, 6-5. Only one game to set! Brown served carefully-too carefully, in fact, for in his effort not to serve too hard he put both balls in the net. Bob won the next point by a hard drive. Brown seemed angry at the turn things were taking and gathering all his energies sent down a service so hard that it was impossible to return it. Another one followed, and another, 40-30. Only one point needed to win! Brown served the first ball. hard but Bob quietly slipped it back and took the back of the court. Brown stepped forward, swung his racket and shot the ball to Bobfs right. He jumped to meet it and sent it back-a. low bouncing ball to the back- hand! Brown scooped weakly at it but failed to get it back across the net. Deuce! Rattled over losing such a. crucial point, Brown served a double fault and then missed Bob's return of his next serve, 6-6. Bob drew a sigh of relief. He hesi- tated a minute before serving, then said softly to himself, f'Well, Brown, old boy, itfs a low bouncing ball to the backliandf' He served, and partly due to the strength of his service, partly to Brownfs collapse after the strain, won his serve to love. With the realization of the fact that to lose this game meant to lose the match, Brown seemed to recover himself and began to play his hardest. The irst serve was so swift that,Bob could but tip it as it flew by. A second was returned only to be smashed, The third point Bob won, and the fourth, by artfully placed shots across court. At 30-all, Brown served a double fault and Boba needed but one point to win. The ball flashed across the net and Bob slipped it back-a low bouncing ball to the backhand. As Brown stepped in to meet it, Bob rushed right into the net. Brown scooped the ball up weakly. The ball floated lazily up, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and the crowd held its breath as it fell. The falling ball, the ,flash of a racket-and Bob J ones, of Adair, was the Champion of Survey. ' J. P. CORRY.

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ball to his backhand. As the third set began he watched this point closely and he saw that while he played all other balls well he seemed unable to handle a low bouncing ball to his backhand. The third set was a hard fought set but Randall's old weakness reappeared and he lost the deciding set at 6-3. Then gloom settled on the Adair Club, indeed. Their champion, the man they had felt sure would win the tournament and bring the cup to the club, had been defeated. The fact that they had a representative yet unbeaten and with only one match yet to be played, gave them little comfort. No one gave Bob one chance in ten of beating Brown, although he himself did not give up hope. He studied the question of tomorrow's match over that night and thought of the number of times Brown had missed a low bouncing ball to the backhand. He made a note of this weakness and as he dozed off to sleep that night he murmured, A low bounc- ing ball to the backhandf' I The finals of the tournament were to be played at four. Bob practiced a. little that morning but not enough to tire him. After eating a light dinner he' lay down and slept a couple of hours. He awoke at three and at three-thirty saw him on his way to the court. He arrived in time to limber up and get ready to play. Brown soon arrived and at four o'clock sharp they took the court to settle the champion- ship. Bob won the toss and chose to receive at the southern end of the court. As he took his position, ready to receive the service of his opponent, he saw that almost all the members of all four clubs were present to witness the match. Ready ? Serve The first ball crossed the not and the match was on. Bob felt nervous for the first game or two but this feeling soon wore off and he settled down to play his hardest. ' The match was for three out of five sets but he realized that every set was important and so he 'put all he had in the first set and won at 6-3. Brown was a slow starter, so his friends didn't worry about the loss of one set. He got started in the second set and the force of his service was too much for Bob, the set going to Brown at G-2. The third set found the play fast and furious, with both win- ning their serves. At 5-5 Bob served two double faults and lost his serve. He made a gallant attempt to break through Brown's, but in vain, the third set going to Brown at 'Y-5. There was a rest of seven minutes after the third set and this helped Bob a lot. He came back rested, and by winning the first two games obtained a lead that Brown never overcameg the set going to Bob at 6--L. The first game of the fifth set found Bob serving from the southern end of the court. He put all he had on the ball and won the game a.fter a struggle. Brown wen his serve, 1-1. Bob won his serve only to see Brown do the same, 2-2. Each was serving superbly, each trying in vain to break the other's service. The set rocked along until the score stood 5-5. Bob had been too busy playing to think out a pl-an of campaign but as he took his position to serve there came to his mind the weakness of which he had noticed the day before. A low bouncing ball to his backhandjt he said to himself. lf'll try it!! He served and served hard but a

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Sept. CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC Oct. CC CC CC CC CC Nov. CC CC CC AC CC Dec. CC CC CC Jan. CC CC CC CC CC CC CC Feb. Calendar 12th-School opens. 13th-Classification new students. Old boys cut classification and enjoy sus pension Rule 14. 14th-New boys receive the Once Over. 17th-Chapel seats and gun license sold. Big sale. 19th+All fun ceases. Work begins. 20th-Battalion fornied. Drill starts. 23rd-First church formation. Rats all present. 25th-New boys have flame Siclfness Blues. 26th-Football practice well under way. 28th-Uniform-measurements taken. ' 6th-Saturday drill begins fContinues until December lstj. 9th-Officers appointed to fill vacancies. 13th-Gordon annihiliates Lanier in football gaiue. 20th-Saturday drill uninteresting. 25th-Extra Duty Squad rather sniall-63 nienibers. 30th-Guns issued. . 2nd-Prof. Hohnes catches Corrtv chewing gain. 7th-Cadets rush Picture Show. 9th-'Sandelin finds goat in his rooni. tDOl'11llt01'5' Devils at Work.j 1-lth-Fisher elected Major Extra Duty Squad. 15th-Uniforms issued. 29th-Gordon closes another successful football season. 10th--Baker has birthday. 13th-lce and snow covers ground. 14th-Accidents reported everywhere. QEVerybody slidingj 15th-Coal shortage. School disniisses one week earlier. 3rd-Back on the job. All report. big tiine. ' 7th-General shake-up aniong officers. Company ND annihilated. 9th-Uniforms issued. 12th-Anderson nine days? late. 14th-Boinbardinent starts in Northeast corner Academic building. 18th-Appleby cuts two more classes-total 112. 25th-Carrie Langford shot in Latin. 28th-Taps Staff elected. lst- Crouch attends drill. etth-Rule 14 suspended.