TENNIS FINALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 160, 10 July 1933, Page 7

TENNIS FINALS.

ROUND'S BRAVE FIGHT.

Mrs. Moody Loses a Set in Final of Singles.

"UNSEEDED" PAIR'S EFFORT

(United r.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, July 9

As has hoon usual for several years the Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament had fine weather throughout. It -was closed yesterday with the best women's final seen for years.

The King and Queen, and the King of Iraq were present. Jack Crawford and his wife were presented to Th.ir Majesties in the vestibule of the grandstand. King George heartily congratulated the new British champion.

Every seat in the centre court was occupied when-, Miss Round met Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody for the title. The English girl deservedly won the. long middle set.

This was the first time the incomparable Helen had lost a set to anybody lor several years, but yesterday she had to light all the way to retain her title. Sho won the lirst and third sets.

It was an exciting, hard hitting match throughout. Miss Round showed unexpected ability, both in severity and in placing.

The remaining three finals also terminated as was generally anticipated; although the "unseeded" pair, Misses James and Yorke made an heroic effort to win the women's doubles from their moro experienced opponents. It took 38 games to settle the issue.

Writing in the "Morning Post" Mr. H. S. Scrivener (referco of the championships from 1906 to 1914 at the Old Wimbledon and also one of its early competitors) says: "Xone who saw it will ever forget the British men's singles final on Friday. Crawford's victory was a veritable triumph of court craft."

"The Times" says: 'Crawford on each visit to England lias shown himself a moro accomplished player than before. Ho was superior to Vines in his production of strokes and the calmness with which he played them." Detailed results of Saturday's finals:— Ladies' Singles. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) beat Miss Dorothy Evelyn Round (Great Britain), o—4, O—S, o—3. Men's Doubles. Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon (France) beat Jiro Satoh and R, Nunoi (Japan), 4—6, o—3, C —3, 7—5. Ladies' Doubles. Madame Rene Mathieu (France) and Miss Elizabeth Ryan (U.S.A.) beat Misse3 Freda James and A. M. Yorke (Great Britain), 6—2, 9—ll, G—4. Mixed Doubles. Baron G. von Cramm and Fraulein H. Krahwinkel (Germany) beat N. G. Farquharson (South Africa) and Miss Mary Heeley (Britain), 7 —5, B—6. Winners of the five British championships during the last three tournaments:— Men's Singles.—-1931, S. B. Wood (U.S.A.); 1932, H. E. Vines (U.S.A.); 1933, J. B. Crawford (Australia). Ladies' Singles.—l93l, Fiau Cilly Aussem (Germany); 1932 and 1933, Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (U.S.A.). The lastnamed has now won the title six times, equalling Mile. Suzanne Lenglen'e record.

Men's Doubles.—l93l, G. M. Lott and J. Van Kyn (U.S.A.); 1932 and 1933, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon (France).

Ladies Doubles.—l93l, Mrs. D. C. Shepherd Barron and Miss P. E. Mudford (Britain); 1932, Miles. D. Metaxa (France) and J. Sigart (Belgium); 1933, Mme. R. Mathieu and Miss E. Kyan (U.S.A.). The American woman has been in the victorious pair on ten occasions. v

Mixed Doubles.—l93l, G. M. Lott and Mrs. L. A. Harper (U.S.A.); 1932, E. E. Maier (Spain) and Miss E. Ryan (U.S.A.); 1933, Baron G. von Gramm and Frau. H. Krahwinkel (Germany). Miss Ryan was also in the winning combination in this championship seven times.

The losers in the ladies' doubles on Saturday (Misses James and Yorke) are officially ranked 11th and 29th in Great Britain, whose two leading players— Misses Mary Heeley and D. E. Round— were defeated before the eemi-finals. Miss James, like Misses Mary Scriven and Katherine Stammers, is a left-hander. Never since the "seeding" of the draw had been instituted—with the object of reserving the best players till at least the quarter-finals—had an "unseeded" player or players previously reached a final at Wimbledon. The "seeded" pairs in the ladies' doubles, besides the winners, were: Misses Heeley and Round, Mile. Sigart and Miss Scriven, Mrs. Whittingstall and Miss NuthalL

Baron G. von Gramm has borne out the opinion that he is destined for high honours at the game by reaching the third round of the men's singles (narrowly beaten by Clifford Sutter; ranked fifth player in the world); the semi-final of the men's doubles (beaten by the Japanese in five sets), and the final of the mixed doubles, which he won.

BOMBARDED!

CABLEGRAMS FOR CRAWFORD,

SYDNEY, July 9.

The whole of Australia is elated over Jack Crawford's victory at Wimbledon. Thousands of congratulatory cablegrams have been sent to him.

A considerable section of the public appeared to have -waited till the early hours of yesterday morning to hear the result, which was broadcast successfully throughout the Commonwealth.

Crawford's father and mother at Bondi listened in and were tremendously excited. A constant stream of neighbours called on them to tender their congratulations.

AMERICANS WIN.

INTER-'VARSITIES' CONTEST.

NEW YORK, July 9.

In au athletic contest yesterday at Cambridge, Massachusetts, a combined Harvard and Yale track team defeated an Oxford and Cambridge (England) team by six first.3 to six, a>id nine second places to three, thu.s gaining a third consecutive victory.