Happy...New...Year

TT welcomed in 2005 with 5 familiar colleagues at Kinsley... or were they??? HAPPY Jack Carey played like a NEW man; "it's been YEARs since he performed so well," said his friend Bill. Indeed, HJ and King Gene gave the "Zwei Deutchlanders" all they could handle in set 1, dropping the tie breaker to George "Chemist" Hauss and Bob "Kraut" Kluge 6-7 (4). HJ/KG did not let victory slip from their grasp in set 2 as they broke the tandem of TennisTitan and George "Teacher" Febles in game nine to take the set at 6-4 when HJ held serve in strong fashion. HJ performed admirably throughout, complementing the fine net play of KG with consistent baseline and deep volley returns that had them at set point twice against 'Chemist/Kraut.' The 'Kraut' exhausted from a week of trysting the night away with his 'Honey' had enough in the scrotum to hit the mark one last time as he closed out the breaker. In singles play Chemist defeated Kraut and King Gene out performed TT at 6-3.

TT is off to join the Southern Seniors Tour for the next four weeks. Look for the exciting reportage as he resumes play against 'CC Flash" et al in January.