SPORT THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1990. tFOWTS.* D-3 Doeg Needs Forehand Drive to Become World Tennis Championship Possibility Ground strokes are the basis of tennis. player after player with a good fore- were going to bite their way into generally they MILTON GASTON SIGNS. A good baseliner should win hand drive. But, of course, the chop oblivion.” LEFT-HANDED good net player, who has stroke brought Little BOSTON. CALIFORNIAN over a nothing alone would not have Fox Terrier Is Judged But now they train them to be “com- February 13 The Bos- but his volley. And Doeg in the past Doeg through. He needed his service panion dogs." And for nearly an hour ton Red Sox have announced the re- save his volley and serv- win, no longer has had little and volley to but he was after she left the ring last night. Lola ceipt of the signed contract of Milton ice. and sometimes his volley has failed beating himself on errors as he had demonstrated the of a "com- HAS ALL OTHER ASSETS been the ball. Best Among Nearly 3,000 manners Gaston, pitcher, who was acquired last him badly. in his efforts to drive Dogs panion dog.” stood, year from Washington and with Collapsed. Handicap of Chop Stroke. All alone she on top of a who. When His Game muzzle, leash or col- his brother. Alec made up one of the Any such as Doeg By the Associated trunk—without Possesses Deadly Service That Has Won Him Inter- When Doeg first arrived in the East one with a record Press. when, as grand champion, she posed! lar-while mobs of her admirers milled few such big league batteries. Alec has five ago every one hailed made in 1929 must receive serious con- YORK. February 13.—Pend- for endless minutes under the kleig around. Many of them hadn't the re- since been released. Milton is spending some vears sideration team. I at him as the next national champion. for the Davis Cup ley Calling of Blarney, a swanky lights in a forest of cameras. She was motest idea of how to pet a dog. They the Winter St. Louis. national Fame and Is One of Most Colorful Those victories of last Summer should tired, and she was tickled her. But after two seasons of fair success make beat In little lady whose tribe is as nervous, and the j slapped her. poked her. and began peter and it him all the harder to lights were hot, but the onlv part veiled at. her. But they meant well. game • his to out. they NEW part of 1930 because of the confidence much a of the Manhattan her that moved lady. She and Popular in Net Game. looked as though he were on the tobog- have was her tail. And. And Lola was a never Players couldn’t hit a given him. scene as hat, last after all, what are tails gan for good. He simply But it is in my mind Grover Whalen’s top for if not to flinched. forehand drive, and this so discouraged a question trotted wag? whether Doeg can reach the top in ten- night out of Madison Square Last night turned him that he lost confidence in himself nis would be out to be ladies’ This ie one of a series of stories in which Vincent Richards is game pieces. with a chop stroke. He Garden as grand champion of the big- night at the dog show. analyzing and his whole went to far dangerous if he could develop Four of the six KNOCKOUTS ARE SCORED the playing ability the men chosen this year's United howtver, spite of all the more gest dog show in America. dogs, winners in their classes, states of for Last year, in a sound drive. The chop has its use that com- Davis Cup squad. discouraging thin ts said about his Before a gallery of nearly 10,000 peted for the grand championship were and place, but it should be employed to females, both IN BOXING TOURNAMENT career, Doeg appeared in the East mix as single as were runners-up. BY VINCENT RICHARDS, up your game and not a chuckling spectators, she was judged Meadow Lark Dawn, a shy lightweight: again, dtermined to redeem himself. diet. the best dog in the fifty-fourth and weary Quigley, City Club Sul- International Tennis Star and Former Davis Cup Ace. v by losing annual little beagle hound who of Columbus lightweight, He started badl to Eddie There are extremely few players who show of the Westminster Kennel Club. did wish they’d livan. Knights PROBAK Wilmington. Del., quit making all that City Club heavyweight, John Doeg had a real forehand drive, no player in the world Jacobs twice, at and have got anywhere only a chop- just dog racket and let her and Wolfgram. intercolleagiates with And that means about the best go away somewhere registered knockouts in the monthly could beat him. Here, in a sentence, you have the low-down on in the at Merion. Hfs ping game. Wallace Johnson is one. this side of London. There were nearly and sit down to star was completely eclipsed, it seemed. With his service and volleying ability dogs the all parts think things over, won second place. amateur boxing tournament last night the blond giant of the Pacific Coast, whose service has won him But give up. He did 3.000 in show, from She belongs to Louis Batjer at the Racquet Club. IF reputation. Johnny didn’t Doeg can beat a lot of players against of the country. of New summaries: international some thinking and decided to make a whom average chopper Pendley Brunswick, N. J. The in tennis—Tilden, the would be Calling of Blarney—possibly 118 POUNDS—Swetmnn (City Club) de- There have been many great servers Mc- big change in his game. For years he lost, but think how much effec- “Pen," short, “Blarney" Third honors went to Giralda’s Lola, irateri McLean (Knights of Columbus*, 3 a drive and more for although Loughlin, Williams, Patterson, to mention a few—but it is doubtful had been trying to hit tive his net game would be if it were a terrier, a magnificient German shepherd, the rounds, decision. couldn’t, surfaces fits better —is wire-haired fox 123 POUNDS—Barber (Knights of if any had a more deadly delivery than the young Hercules from except on the asphalt backed up by a vigorous drive. head, property of Mrs. Geraldine Colum- in California. he made up his mind with a hammer-shaped mutton Rockefeller bus » boxed Casey (Knights of Columbus) in Santa Monica, Calif. So It would be a financial asset to have chop whiskers, tan ears, curly white Dodge, a New York Social registerite 3-round exhibition to use the chop, the stroke he had em- Doeg a hobby operates 145 (Knights of Co- The fact that Doeg is left-handed partly responsible for on the team. He is one of the coat with a black spot here and there, who as kennels on her lumbus)POUNDS—Sullivanout Shapiro (Nehl is the ployed the first two seasons he played biggest gate the game, farm Madison. knocked Clubi success of his service The ball comes at you differently than from in attractions in and the waggingest stub of a tail that at N. J. in third round. the East. with a large following wherever he ever beguiled a judge. Lola's performance in the ring was a 135 POUNDS —Quigley (City Club) knock- a right-handed player, and when it is working right it comes with The difference was amazing. In- plays, both because of his service and sensation at the ed out Molina (unattached) in second round. stead of being a chopping block for Tugging at a leash along Park avenue show. Without collar HEAVYWEIGHT—WoIfgram (City Club) such speed and so low that it is almost impossible to do more than his personality. or leash she (Knights every player. Doeg began to go up the any fine Sunday afternoon you’ll see went through her paces, knocked out Schfrick of Colum- get it back over the net. It would be difficult to think of a two “Pen’s” to one of any other breed. obeying without the slightest hesitation bus i in second round. Because of the lack of effort with task ladder swiftly. He won the Nassau in- champion closer to the ideal than this he faces a great in breaking vitation tournament, the New England “Pen” belongs to John G. Bates of every low-voiced command of her which he serves, Doeg can keep whip- through equalize. young giant, and he probably has more J„ trainer, George Simpson. to championship at Agawam Hunt, the Morristown. N. who showed her him- - ping them over all afternoon without When that serve is going right Doeg Bowl, people rooting for him to become cham- self. She won prizes Europe before Lola is a fine example FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. Longwood Bowl and the Seabright pion any in of the new tiring. His stroke is as natural and is pretty sure to win half the games than other player. Nineteen terrier kind of training By and he was runner up at Southampton. thirty carrying off everything in the that is being given the Associated Press. frictionless as the swing of Babe Ruth and stay on even terms, and if the will be a big test year for him class and finally the grand champion- shepherds.