Word: bowditch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Army took its only set at second singles, as Jim O'Connell, a strong player with a fine serve, lost to Bob Bowditch, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. Bowditch, after a lot of difficulty with O'Connell's service in the first set, found his touch and overwhelmed the Cadet in the next two sets, although O'Connell made very few errors throughout the match...
...doubles coach Jack Barnaby rested his first pair, Weld and Bowditch, and moved Lemann and Bill Wood--the new second team--up to number one. After a shaky start, they beat Fisher and O'Connell, 6-4, 6-1. Gallwey and Vinton, playing second, routed Sager and Bob Chelberg, 6-1, 6-0, and Pete Smith and Bob Schwartzman, at number three, completed the shutout with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Hubbard and Yelverton...
Wood and Lemann defeated Gallwey and Vinton for the second doubles berth and will play behind Weld-Bowditch, unless the varsity sweeps the singles and Barnaby decides to rest his top doubles pairs...
Captain Ned Weld, fresh from a fine victory over M.I.T.'s Raul Karman, will again be at first singles, with Bob Bowditch, Tim Galwey, Fred Vinton, Jorge Lemann, and Bill Wood completing the singles alignment. Jim Cameron, Laurie Pratt, Pete Smith, and Scott Custer will play additional matches not included in the official scoring...
...Weld and Bowditch spotted Karman and Klapper a set in the first doubles match and then bounced back to win, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Barnaby rested his second and third doubles teams of Gallwey-Vinton and Lemann-Wood. Laurie Pratt and Jim Cameron, playing number two, came through to beat Winicour and Kennefich, 7-9, 6-1, 6-3, and Scott Custer and Langden Smith, playing third, wrapped up the shutout by taking Hodges and Dave Aker...