LAWN TENNIS
♦ DAVIS CUP SWEDEN ELIMINATES IRELAND (CWIED PMflB ASSOCIATION—BT ELBCTEIC TELBOEAI'H— COPYRIGHT.) STOCKHOLM, August 18. In the second qualifying round for the Davis Cup Sweden eliminated Ireland by 3 matches to 2. GERMANY BEATS RUMANIA (Received August 19, 8.50 p.m.) BERLIN, August 18. Germany qualified for participation in the Davis Cup in 1935 by eliminating Rumania.
AMERICAN DOUBLES j | PERRY AND WILDE HEAD j SEEDED FOREIGNERS (Received August 19, 7.20 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, August 18. F. J. Perry and F. D. Wilde are placed first on the foreign seeded list for the United States doubles tennis championship which begins on Monday. V. Kirby (South Africa) and R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) drew second position. The defenders, G. M. Lott and L.! R. Stoefen, topped the United States seeded list. ALLISON BEATS PARKER (Received August 19, 7.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 18. At Newport, W. L. Allison beat Frank Parker (Spring Lake, New Jersey), 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, winning the Casino singles tournament. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP IN AMERICA MISS JACOBS BEATS MISS BABCOCK FOREST HILLS, August 18. Miss Sarah Palfrey (United States) beat Miss Freda James (England), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, and Miss Dorothy Andrus (Stamford, Conn.) beat Baroness Levi, 6-1, 6-4, in the quarter-finals of the American women's tennis championships. j In the semi-finals Miss Helen Jacobs (United Stales) beat Miss Caroline Babcock (United States), 7-5, 6-0. Miss Palfrey beat Miss Andrews, 6-3, 6-4. The match between Miss Jacobs and Miss Babcock produced the only firstclass tennis in the semi-finals. Miss Palfrey played far from her best tennis, but still held a wide advantage over her less experienced opponent. In the first set Miss Babcock played the title-holder on even terms until Miss Jacobs broke through her service in the twelfth same on hard place- • nients to the corners of the court. In I the final set Miss Jacobs played uu to true championship form airi forced Miss Babcock throughout. I The final will be played on Sundav
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21247, 20 August 1934, Page 16
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