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THE PLAY THAT CONQUERED 25 COUNTRIES

THE CHINA MAIL JULY 1, 1988.

An All American

Tennis Final

Helen Jacobs To

Meet Mrs. Wills Moody In Wimbledon Singles

London, To-day.

Sun prevailed at Wimbledon yesterday after an an early rain, and the first match on the centre-court provided one of the biggest upsets in the Championships, when Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.), the 1936 winner, beat Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) in straight sets, and earned the right to meet Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) in an All-American final.

Miss Jacobs is the first unseeded player ever. to reach the final, in which she has made six appearances, winning for the first time in 1986.

Yesterday's Results

Another upset occurred when, atominüERTI RAShayes and Miss Jean Saunders (Gt. B.), who were un seeden, beat Jacques Brugnon (France), and Miss Thelma Coyne (Australia) in three sets. The lat ter were a seeded pair.

Results as cabled by Reuter, were:

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Semi-Finals The final of the Women's Singles; Miss Helen Hull Jacobs (U.S.A.) at Wimbledon, will be an all Ameri- beat Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) 8—2,

04. can affair this year, since Mrs. Helen

Mrs. H. Wills-Moody (U.S.A:) beat Wills-Moody eliminated the former Mrs. Hilda Sperling (Denmark 12–10, German champion, Mrs. Hilda Sperl-6-4. ing (Denmark)

(nee Krahwinkel

MIXED: DOUBLES Quarter-Finals

who became Danish by marriage)| NOW THE SCREEN'S BIGGEST LAUGH HIT! yesterday afternoon, shortly after H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs. S.

Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) had (Gt. B.) and Mrs. Heine

Palfrey-Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat J. Olliff Miller (S. earned the right to play in the final Africa) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. A fascinating and novel picture-you'll wait a long time before you

will see a screen play so charming and so full of laughter.

by beating her compatriot, Miss A. D. Russell (Argentine) and Miss GREATEST AND FUNNIEST SCREEN HIT OF ANY YEAR ! Alice Marble, in straight sets, on the Freda James (Gt. B.) beat Christian Boussus (France) and Miss Nancy Wynne (Australia) 6-2, 7-9, 6-4.

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centre court,

Miss Jacobs, who won by 6-4,

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64, was never in danger, although F. Kukuljevic, and J. Pallada (Yu- Miss Marble played an extremely goslavia) beat J. B. Sturgeon and G. aggressive game while Miss Jacobs L. Tuckett 6-3, 108, 64.

Semi-Finals.. remained "on the defensive for most!

D. Budge and Gene Mako (UIS.A.) of the time, preferring to let her (Holdera) beat G. P. Hughes and F. opponent beat herself by her own H. D. Wilde (Gt. B.) 6-2, 6-4,

12--10.

errors.

Luck was also distinctly on Miss Jacobs' side.

MIXED DOUBLES Quarter Finals

LADIES ALL-ENGLAND PLATE

Fourth Round --

R. A. Shayes and Miss Jean, Saun- While the Jacobs and Marble derson (Gt. B.) beat Jacques Brugnon match was relatively a one-sided (France) and Miss Thelma Coyne affair, the encounter between Helen (Australia) 1—8, 6—1, 7—-—-5, Wills-Moody and Hilda Sperling kept spectators in suspense-till the--Miss-Gem Hoshing-(China) beat- last ball

played. was

Miss P. L. F. Thomson (GŁ. B.) 6–0, They 63. played a rather careful game and were obviously reluctant to take any Miss Gem Hoahing.... (China) beat

Miss N. B. Brown (Gt. B.) undue risks.

B2

The first set lasted an hour and

Quarter Finals

20 minutes and tired the two play-115X25||| ers to such an extent that they

: played a baseline game práctically the record which she herself now throughout the second set...

shares with the famous -French

By qualifying for t

the final, Mrs. player, Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen. Wills-Moody stands an excellent In a Mixed Doubles encounter, charce of winning the title for the the German-American combination eighth time, whereby she would beat. (Continued on Page 16)

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