Twilight's Last Gleaming

Your TennisTitan and three of his mates enjoyed a late afternoon/evening of doubles at Kinsley this date. Titan had his measure taken by George 'Chemist' Hauss and Frank 'Slats' Slattery (4-6, 4-6) in the first two sets. Fellow retiree 'Rockin Rick' Ricci was not able to do enough to pull the 'bloated blowhard' to victory in either set. When these two play together Aesop can author a new fable, aptly titled "The Tortoise and the Snail." 'RRR's deft volleying was often wasted as TT was unable to cover the backcourt in support. Similarly, feeble returns off some of TT's power serves went unchallenged by the leg weary Ricci. Titan avoided being swept when 'Slats' crossed over the net for the third set (6-3) and became the Titan's legs. The last four games of the final set were played in twilight and saw TT/'Slats' rally from their 2-3 deficit to victory. As 'Slats' left the court 'Chemist' chortled, "Frankie boy, is it a Beacon Hill call when the player can't see the line because of insufficient light and calls it 'in' because it sounded good?" To wit 'RRR' chimed in, "Chemist, who could hear anything other than the Titan's constant yammering!"