THREE TITLES TO BUDGE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22136, 5 July 1937, Page 9

THREE TITLES TO BUDGE

AMERICAN'S FEAT AT WIMBLEDON

MISS D. E. ROUND WINS SINGLES

VISITING PLAYERS DOMINATE FINALS

(UNITED VIIBSS ASSOCIATION—COrVRIOHt.)

(Received July 4. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON", July 3. J D Budge.'2l-year-old American, won three titles in the All-England lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon, accomplishing a feat that has eluded all the great men players since the full five events were first included in the programme in 1913. Miss D. E. Round won the women's singles title, but the only other English success was Miss A. M. Yorke's share in the women's doubles championship, which she won in partnership with Mme. R. Mathieu (France). The finals resulted as follows: MEN'S SINGLES (Holder, F. J. Perry, England/* Final J D. Budge (United States) beat G. von Cramm (Germany), 6-3. 6-4, t>--. WOMEN'S SINGLES (Holder, Miss H. Jaccbs, United States.) Final Miss D. E. Round (England) beat Mile. J. Jedzrejowska (Poland), b-t. 2 " 6 ' 7 " 5 ' MENS DOUBLES (Holders, G. P. Hughes and C. R- D. Tuckey, England.) Semi-finals

G P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey (England) beat R. Menzel and L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia), 6-2, o-f/>"*• J D Budge and C. G. Mako (United States) beat G. von Cramm and H. Henkel (Germany), 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 0-4. 6-3

Final Budge and Mako beat Hughes and Tuckey, 6-0, 6-4, 6-8, 6-1.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES (Holders, Misses K. E. Stammers and F. James, England.) Semi-Finals

Mme. R. Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Yorke (England) beat Misses E. M. Dearman and J. Ingram (England). "Mesdames M. R. King and J, B. Pittman (England) beat Mrs D. Andrus (United States) and Mme. S. Henrotin (France), 6-3, 6-4. Final Mme. Mathieu and Miss Yorke beat Mesdames King and Pittman, 6-3. 6-3.

MIXED DOUBLES

(Holders, F. J. Perry and Miss D. E. Round, England.) Semi-Final

Y. Petra and Mme R. Mathieu (France) beat D. D. Prenn JPoland) and Miss E. M, Dearman (England). 6-2, 6-4.

Final J D. Budge and Miss A. Marble (United States) beat Petra and Mme. Mathieu, 6-4, 6-1. ALL-ENGLAND PLATE Final

W. Sabin (United States) beat N. G. Farquharson (South Africa), 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Miss Round's Success

One of the hottest days this summer favoured the end of the Wimbledon championships. In the women's singles final Miss Round won the first set comfortably, though she was worried by the Pole's ■drop-shots.' A number of aces figured in the Pole's 2-1 lead in the second set. She also outmanoeuvred Miss Round in close-quarter play. Her own double faults were partly responsible for Miss Round being down, 1-4. Mile. Jedzre.iowska, profiting by an attack on her opponent's backhand, captured the set. Both began the third set by losing service. Miss Round, with a sudden burst of brilliant and severe driving, went to 2-1, but over-driving and a double fault by the English player gave the Pole a 3-2 lead. Miss Round. unable to cope with five drop-shots. was behind 2-4, but she saved the vital seventh game with the help of a service ace, and levelled the score at 4-4 solely on the Pole's serving lapses. Miss Round held her service, and better placements gave her the lead at 5-4, but the Pole evened. Miss Round took the lead at 6-5 with a love game and her opponent went to pieces in the next game.

Americans Win Donbles

Budge and Mako did as they liked in the first set of the men's doubles final, winning it in 10 minutes. T>.e British pair led 2-0 in the second set. but the Americans, playing with greater severity and steadiness, levelled at 4-4, and went ahead to win the set. 6-4. The standard of play was disappointing, long rallies being rare largely because of the Americans' more incisive volleying and better combination. Budge dominated play and seemed impregnable. The Americans, without being pressed, went to 3-1 in the third set. but the British pair made a surprising recovery, and levelled at 5-5 and 6-6. They broke through Mako'? service for a 7-6 lead, and amid tremendous excitement won the set, 8-6. Tuckey served and volleyed »grandly. The fourth set was a repetition of the first. The Americans rattled up a 4-0 lead before Budge lost his service. After this the Americans riddled the Englishmen's defence.

Budge Beats von Cramm

The centre court was crowded for the men's singles final on Friday. Both started at top speed, but von Cramm captured Budge's opening service aid, finding his length sooner, led 3-1. Budge, however, then found touch, and, scoring with magnificent passing shots, won five games in succsssion for the set. The German found Budge's fast driving and volleying too difficult to counter, and the American led 2-0 in the second set, having thus won seven games in succession. Von Cramm also found Budge's kicking service difficult to handle, but evened at 3-3. Budge again produced fierce services and I passing shots to take the set. ' In the third set von Cramm apparently lost much of his speed and | science and he was unable to replyto the American's powerful strokes. but he fought hard, several game> going to deuce. Budge had three match points at 5-2. but won the final game only after four deuces. Budge won the match because of his greater speed, forcing von Crcxnm to make his strokes quicker than he likes. The match lasted 63 minutes, one of the fastest of recent finals. Budge achieved the remarkable feat of going through the singles championship with the loss of only one set.