Sport: College Tennis

The intercollegiate tennis singles matches at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pa., last week, were not up to snuff, but the championship went to the Southwest for the first time in the 42 years' history of the tournament.* Wilmer Allison, 22, of the University of Texas, ran Ben Gorchakoff of Occidental College (Los Angeles) off the court in 39 minutes in the finals. Score: 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.

John Van Ryn of Princeton, who gave Champion Allison a little trouble in the singles' semifinals, captured the doubles' title with the less spectacular aid of...

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