LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 240, 3 July 1908, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

GORE WINS TEE CHAMPIONSHIP. / ; (BY TELEQEAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'—COPYRIGHT.) ; London,, July 1. •: A. W. Gore won the lawn' 'tennis chain-' pionship, beatiiig ! 'H. f 'Rip'er-Ha'rrett, ■ 6—3/ 6—2, 4—6/ 3—6, 6—4. GORE'S- DOUBLE- CHAMPIONSHIP. - Apparently H. L. Doherty was, like Brookes, !ju absentee. The "imperturbable Gore," who thus wins the blue ribbon of tennis, had already (May 4) won the covered court championship, beating AVilding in the final. In tho present championship Wilding was defeated in tho .fifth round-'by Roper-Barrett, who got, right through '.to the - final.''/L. O. S. Poidevin thus doscribes-Gore's' defeat of Wilding in the coyored cpurt final:— ' '"Tho play in the .first two sets was quito' up to championship l ' form.' Each player won 'his service to begin with, and then lost in turn till '4 all' was called. By judicious and effective 'volleying Wilding secured the set by G to i. Ho did not follow his service-im-mediately to the net, as lie usually does. This, coupled with the knowledge of Gore's deadly passing strokes on the return of, service, kept liim manoeuvring aboiif the back of' the court. Even though, he carefully'chose'theZiffle for. ■his advances upon tho net, Gore repeatedly passed him down the lines or across the court. "Still, Wilding led at 5 to 3, but from this point his game gradually weakened, his length became shorter, and Gore ;'drew level'at 5 all and 6 all, and eventually"won"the "set by B;games toGon a double fault. Gore, heartened by this success, hit away and spoil .established a strong lead of 3—love: and: .then-.4—10v0.. Wilding mado no effort to recover- this set,which went against him at 6 games to love. Then he pulled himself. , together in praiseworthy manner, and went away with a'lead, reaching 5—3 once more. It was good lawn tennis. • ... ■ ;■;. .- "He got. within-'a 'point "of -'the 'set moro than once in the next game, but Gore twice saved the situation for himself with beautifully placed; ,• winners from awkward positions. The'- 1 score 1 ' 'was ' called '5 all.' Once again Wilding-led.G—s, but could not sustain his effort, a#d amid.great applause. Gore, after leading by 7—G, made: the 'winningpoint down his favourite line, and'became.. tW holder of the championship for 1905.' • ' ; j "Tho ' winner has never, played .in better form, and lie showed characteristic grit, for, with the exception of the third set, he was agame or two to-tho-bad most of the way."--