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Tennis Courts "Tennis, Everyone" AS I SEE IT.,, To Be Reserved BY CUHTIS C. WAY In Scotch Plains rfl BY DICK CHILTON H Richard E, Marks, Superin- 2 tendent of Recreation, has an- t ,.,the Giant victory over the Washington Redskins at Giant Stadium nounced that a new tennis reser- Certainly the recently completed United States Open was unusual. last Sunday was a very significant one. It was more than just a win vation system will be introduced Perhaps bizarre is a more fitting description. There was a bomb threat, m "O over George Allen, thereby breaking his record of never having lost an at the Kramer Manor Park ten- a shooting, a wrist slashing, spectator anarchy, racial slurs, a sit-in H m opening day game in his eleven years as a head coach. It was more than nis courts as soon as the three protecting South African participation, a transsexual, a ninth grader, starting off the season before the home crowd with an opening day vic- new tennis courts are finished. It penalty points, etc. The list is seemingly endless as was the tournament, s tory. is expected that the three new which shoul be the final one ever at the West Side Tennis Club, m It was significant because it showed that Coach John McVay is more courts will be ready for play But wait! Despite all the strange happenings there was a constant, a N interested in building a solid team for the future than he is in holding within the next four weeks. guiding light who we spectators could turn to keep our sanity. This his job. And apparently he has the backing of the Giant management, Reservations must be made in beacon of tradition was Chris Evert. Of course she won the women's just before the season started McVay released Steve Ramsey, the person with the tennis attendant. title, who else! veteran journeyman quarterback received in the Craig Morton trade. Proof of membership shall be Evert proved her loss at Wimbledon to Virginia Wade was an upset This was not an easy decision for it meant that the Giants, in effect, required. Reservations will be that will occasionally happen. So Evert is human and loses once in a got nothing in return for Morton, These things happen sometimes'. taken by the attendant according while, Ramsey was not the hope of the future as it turned out. to the following schedule- Sun- Not on clay. Evert, with her deep ground strokes and interminable It would have been easier to have kept Ramsey, to save face, and day through Thursday, 7:30- patience, is virtually unbeatable on the slow Har-Tru. She hasn't lost started him hoping that they could salvage something from the trade. 9:00 pm to reserve court for the on clay in over four years, an incredible 23 straight tournament wins After all he was the only one left with N.F.L. experience. What we following day (Saturday 8:00 am and 113 individual matches. Astounding! would have witnessed, however, would have been another season of through 9:00 pm hour); Satur- Evert was as reliable as the seasons as she dosvned an early opponent drifting along with yet another quarterback who had not been of top day morning 8:30 am through at love in only 40 minutes. She trounced comeback-bound Billie Jean caliber during his N.F.L, tenure and more importantly was not going 10:00 am to reserve court for the King 6-2, 6-0 in the quarters, then proved why she is such a great to get better. following day (Sunday 8:00 am champion. In her final two matches she was not on the top of her McVay may have had to do a selling job on the Giant management through 9:00 pm hour). A reser- game, committing more unforced errors than usual. Yet, against in- to go into opening day without one quarterback that had ever even ap- vation fee of SI.00 per court -will spired opposition, she won each match.,.and in straight sets. Even peared in a N.F.L. game. Something probably never seen since the be charged. The fee will be paid when not in top form, Evert is amazingly consistent in the clutch. creation of the league. at the Recreation office which is She battled Betty Stove in the semi's, and was victorious 6-3, 7-5. However, McVay did it and started Jerry Golsteyn on Sunday. It open weekly from 9:00 am to Then Evert defeated 12th seed Wendy Turnbull 7-6, 6-2 to capture her proved dramatically correct as the young quarterback rallied his team 4:30 pm. third straight Open. Turnbull twice served for the first set, but was to brilliant and exciting come from behind 20-17 victory in the last Tennis players can purchase a easily broken. The tiebreaker was no contest, with Evert winning seven three seconds of the game. Whether such heroics and victories will tennis card of up to S10 worth of points to four. continue on future Sundays is questionable at this juncture, after all reservations and a receipt It was Turnbull's greatest tournament. The 24 year old Australian this was only one game. showing payment will be issued. whipped Rosie Casals, Virginia Wade, and Martina Navratilova to As I stated in this column of August 11 if Golsteyn shows he has the The card will then be punched reach the finals. Nicknamed the "Rabbit" for her quickness, Turnbull makings of a big league quarterback, and it showed some evidence of by the attendant at the time of has overcome a weak second serve and tentativeness to become a top- that on Sunday, the Giants should start and stay with this kid and ask play, and another card will be flight player. the fans for their support during the rebuilding. If the Giants are to issued to the player which will The real excitement of the tournament was caused by Dr, Renee lose let them lose with young players that will improve with experience record badge number, time of Richards' appearance and Tracy Austin's play. Richards, the tran- rather than ride along with players who will not get any better than reservation and date, Reser- ssexual, gained entry to the Open thanks to a court order and was they now are. It seems that the Giants have come to that decision. vations are for a one-hour soundly beaten by the third seeded Wade in the opening round. Yet Not since the days of Charlie Conerly, drafted in 1948 from period beginning 8:00 am Richards and her partner Betty Ann Stuart quietly reached the finals in Mississippi, have the Giants ever been able to develop their own quar- through 9:00 pm hour on women's doubles, before bowing to Navratilova and Stove 6-1,7-6, terback, They always had to trade for veterans (Tittle, Shaw, Morrall, weekends and 6:00 pm through For Austin it was a tremendous week as she stunned fourth seed Sue Morton). Some produced and filled the gap temporarily but in the 9:00 pm on weekdays. Members Barker 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. Austin then followed that success meantime the young ones they acquired through draft or trade never will be allowed one guest for with a strong win over Virginia Ruzici of Rumania in the round of 16. were able to take up permanent residence and lead the Giants of the singles play; double play will The S'l", 90 pound ninth grader unnerved her opposition with her future. permit two guests on the court tenacity and composure, Austin wasn't awed by her surroundings. A Let's hope the name of Jerry Golsteyn is not added to the list that with two members. The guest fee reporter asked if she'd seen the sights to which Tracy replied: "I've will be $1.00 per person per hour carries the names of Fred Benners, Bob Timberlake, Tom Kennedy, , been to New York 20 times before, I've seen it all," during the day, and S2.00 per Gary Wood, Lee Grosscup, Ralph Guglielmi, Glynn Griffing, Henry It was Stove who finally stopped the ninth grader, overpowering person per hour from 6:O0 pm Schichtle, John Torok, Ron DiGravio, Don Heinrich, Jim DelGazo, Austin 6-2, 6-2 in the quarters. It has been a remarkable year for the through 9:00 pm hour of play. Bob Post, Ed Baker, Carl Summerell, Arnie Galiffa, Bobby Clatter- Dutch Woman, who reached all three finals in Wimbledon, and cap- Reservations will only be for the buck, Tom Blanchard, Tom Dublinski, Jack Kemp, Gary Lane, Bill tured the doubles and mixed doubles at Forest Hills, three new courts at Kramer Mackrides, Ray Mallouf, Dick Pesonen, Dick Shiner, Travis Tidwell Despite some excitement in the women's draw this year, women's Manor. The other four courts and Dennis Shaw. tennis is still synonymous with Evert. Perhaps Evonne Goolagong will remain on the regular play will come out of retirement to challenge her, or maybe Austin, if she of on the hour. can get out of school. What else can Evert really win, The Recreation Commission "I'm thrilled about the clay streak," Evert said, "Now 1 need new YMCA Sponsor Y Offers S.A.T. also has opened its tennis mem- goals, I don't think I'll be in tennis a whole lot longer, but I'll stay 'till Workshop bership to non-residents of Scot- something better comes along," 10 Mile Run ch Plains to play only at the INSTRUCTION: Remember Mike Fishbach and his bizarre string job The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Kramer Manor courts.