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Jennis A symphony 0/ motion-e-a while ball, a twanging racquet With the finest squad to represent Western Maryland in the last few years, Coach Frank Hurt and Captain Ted Bowen led the Green and Gold success'[ully through its nineteen match card. As the season got under way, only Wilbur Prentiss and Harold Bell Wright had been lost through graduation thus leaving four varsity lettermen holding forth at their old posts. Throughout the winter, Coach Hurt had lined up a difficult schedule. The racquet swingers opened their campaign against Man- hattan College on the local courts, April 17. The New Yorkers boasted a well-conditioned squad and gained wins in four singles and one doubles match La gain a 5 to 4 verdict. For the Terrors, So Baugher, sensational sop' homore who holds the Maryland State Junior title, forced a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 defeat on Reilly, The following day, Johns Hopkins Univer- the visitors' number one player. Gene Belt sity stopped the Terrors by the same score as also came through in his singles engagement, their first match, 5-4. Harry Yingling, clever winning in three sets. The doubles combina- freshman player, bested Blue Jay Dever tions of Bowen-Baugher and Belt-Baylies like- Hobbs ill straight sets. Baugher and Captain wise chalked up decisive victories. Bowen also captured singles match for the Hurtman, while the Belt-Yingling duo gained "9: ScoLt Kn