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POLISH CHAMPION DEFEATS
MISS MARBLE
DOUBLES FOLDERS FAIL
(By A. Wallis Myers)
London, July 2
NCE more the "House Full" signs were out at Wimbledon, again the centre court "surrounds were jammed, again there was tumult and excitement. On Wednesday it was England, Germany and the United States fighting for the men's championship. Yesterday it was England, America, France and Poland striving for the women's.
scoring 2 love games. Wilde's service was less effective, and the
loss of it to love in the fourth set enabled the Germans to win the last eight points. Budge and Mako dropped one set and nearly two to Bromwich and Sproule of Australi
BIG SURPRISES
The women's doubles had its big
surprise, the defeat of the two-year Miss holders, Miss James and Stammers, by another British couple, Mrs King and Mrs. Pittman Neither of the losers was in form,
fiss
ning Miss
gain failing trol her service return Mrs. King PRECEDENT WILL BE ESTABLISHED BOTH TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. THIS and her partner, a set in hand, led AFTERNOON, WHEN D. J. BUDGE MEETS BARON VON CRAMM IN THE MEN'S FINAL, 4-1 and had point for 5-1 AMERICA AND GERMANY WILL BE MEETING ON THE FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.The end was delayed, but the cham- TO-MORROW IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLES, MISS DOROTHY ROUND OF ENGLAND, COMING pions could not win a set. TO HER THIRD FINAL, WILL HAVE AS HER RIVAL MILE J. JEDRZEJOWSKA, CHAM Miss Round and Miss Heeley, des- PION OF POLAND—A COUNTRY NEVER BEFORE REPRESENTED IN THE LAST ROUND. pite a lead of 4-love and 5S in The champions of France and America went down in two-set matches, neither of which the opening set, were beaten by Miss yielded the close fight which their prelude promised. Miss Round defeated Madame Mathieu, 6-4,Dearman and Miss Ingram. 6-0, and Mlle. Jedrzejowska beat Miss Alice Marble, 8-6, 6-2 Wimbledon is a ladder; some go up thought Miss Ingram was the best and some go down. Both of yesterday's losers released their hold of the rungs at the same stage of the four; she only to find that their adversaries, more tenacious and better armed for the challenge, had climb Heeley's lobs with a brain behind ed out of their reach.
the stroke. Two British players survive in this event. She did not gain an ascendency
Donald Budge is now the only un- for 10 games. Indeed, it was the beaten player in the tournament. loss of the 10th game, when Madame Yesterday, with Miss Marble, he Mathien had 40 love on Miss reached the final of the mixed doub- Round's service that brought ales with a victory over Mako and French reaction and a Round surge. Mdle Jedrzejowska-the two sing- Afterwards eight successive games les players in conflict
Budge went to England.
got one back on Mako, who had Since two artists were engaged, dismissed him from the final of each supplying strokes of pure the American mixed doubles. origin, each maintaining pressure and both resisting it, the spectacle in the first set was exhilarating. Yet with every game recorded one saw Miss Bound improving, her length and strength influencing the result
To drop metaphor, the Ameri can champion's ground shot un- certainty now a glorious driv er, next a week one left her unprotected against the fiery top- spin hitting of the Pole.
Miss Marble had a lead of 5-3 in the first set, and a point for its possession. It was her service, too, in the ninth game, and most Americans regard that as a pass- port. She blotted it and missed her chance by a poor backhand drive.
Miss Kay Stammers, above, dis- appointed her many fans when partnered by Miss Freda Ja she was eliminated from the Wo- men's Doubles Championship at Wimbledon.
were missed
WOMEN'S SINGLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Holder: Miss H H. Jacobs, USA) Semi-final
(Seeded players in black type.) Panna J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Miss A. Marble (USA), &—–—–—–6, 6–—–—–—2-
Miss D. E. Roud (G.B., nominated) beat Mme. R. Mathieu (France), 6-4, 6-0;
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Holders: Miss F. James and Miss KE Stammers, GB) Fourth Round
Mrs. M. R. King and Mrs. J. B. Pitt-
Miss K. E. Stammers (G.B, nominat ed), 6—1, 7-5
The mistake proved costly; the price of it proved to be the price of the match Mille. Jedrzejowska, quite unconcerned by the laughter
“NOT UP” INCIDENT which greeted the pronunciation of
It was a set well earned. Strokes There was an incident in the her name among certain sections
and a disciplined temperament had second game of the love set that of the crowd, maintained her ham- mer-blows and her wonderful mobil-played their share, but one felt that left a moral depression behind. Miss Marble had pushed it to its Madame Mathieu, caught in the toils ity.
She squared the set in the tenth destination by blemishes of hand of a long rally, raced forward to
and eye. Her first service rarely recover a falling ball. game, taking it from 15. Her lift functioned, her forcing shots need She appeared to make a perfectly ing drive, with its speedy, deceptiveed a bigger court, even easy volleys valid stroke, which Miss Round|mah (GB) beat Miss F. James and flight one thought so many shots
easily parried and put into vin were sailing out--and its abnormal
ALICE IN BLUNDERLAND” ning zone. The umpire called pitch, caused Miss Marble to strike
In the second set she was "Alice"Not up and the surprise of the too quickly the spin had not de-in Blunderland," while her opponent, striker was shared by the crowd. -parted.
scenting victory, was hitting balls The point was of no material down the Polish corridor. A few value, and in any event was won by Mme S Henrotin (France) beat Miss Mrs. D. B. Andrus (U.S.A) and. FORCE AND FINESSE Another service break, the third extravagances, permitted to every Miss Round- But the penalty- A. E L McOstrich and hiss £ for the Pole, and the American was player in full cry, lost her the se- inflicted, of course, în absolute good ders (GB), 6——2, 7—~5~ -- 65 down. Patiently the Contin-cond and third games; all her errors faith-seemned to dwell on Madame MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHI ental, pegging down her opponent to came when they did not matter. A Mathieu's mind. She won only one the backhand line, waited for the break of four games carried her cut more stroke, and that by accident, right ball to flog. Firesse was com- Miss Marble's last chance went while Miss Round was playing per- bined with force; her heart and her when, in the fifth game, she drew fect, tennis to bring her back on hopes were high; she played very up from 15--40 to 'vantage, using court to-morrow. well
two net cords as bisques, and then
TISH WENS AND
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In the twelfth game she had four sacrificed this stroke of good for set balls. One was sacrificed by a tune by serving a double fault. She double fault; the other three were won only four more points. lost through the American's fine of exactly an hour's leng play Errors on the backhand were aken by W
forced; a beautiful winner scored the Pacific West. down the forehand line. was saved.
The
set
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MISS" "ROUND COMMANDS Miss Round was in adame form against "And the cold marble leapt to life doubt whether she has
TEMPERAMENT!
which
Miss EM. Dearman and Miss J.-In- gra (G.B, nommated) beat Miss M. Heeley and Miss D. E. Round (G.B.), 9--7-7--5
(Holders: G. P. Hughes and
Tackey (GIB)) Fourth Round
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