The "Mouth" is Silenced!

TennisTitan got what he asked for and a bit more. Your Titan, back at Kinsley for the first time in two months, was looking forward to quality matches. He received commitments from the Slattery boys to be on hand, and with the addition of Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz, the ideal foursome was set. One hitch though - TT paired with he wrong Slattery this date! Frank 'Slats' Slattery did his usual yeoman work on the court but did not have the musculature to 'carry the Titan' to victory. Titan had some good groundies, lobs, and volleys but not enough in his arsenal on the serve to get the job done. 'King' Gene Slattery had too much game for his cousin (but not the Titan), and more often than not, overwhelmed Frankie boy with his crisp volleys at net. TT/'Slats' had staged a valiant comback from 1-4 down to take the lead at 5-4 and be but 2 points away from the set when it fell apart (5-7) with determined play from 'King'/'GK'. Set two was more of the same as the tandem of TT/'Slats' fell apart at 4-4 to drop a heart breaker (4-6). Titan was chastised by 'Slats' as they left the court defeated with "TT, you retired four years ago, you don't have to do it (reTIRE) again in the 9th game of every damn set I play with you!" Titan retorted, "Slats' you get but one chance to win a point against these guys. Like when Patty says 'put away the groceries at home,' YOU HAVE GOT TO PUT AWAY THAT FIRST VOLLEY!"