JOAN RIDLEY WINS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 297, 11 September 1933, Page 9

JOAN RIDLEY WINS

Both Singles and Doubles ENGLISH TENNIS VICTORY (Received September 10, 7.30 p.m.) Philadelphia, September 9. Joan Ridley (England) to-day won the middle States women’s tennis championship, defeating Alice Francis (New Jersey), 6-2, 6-2. Joan Ridley and Alice Francis, of Orange (New York) won the middle States women’s doubles championship, defeating Anue Page, of Merlon, and Cecilia Riegel, of Philadelphia, 9-7, 6-1. Miss Ridley reached the title round of the singles event with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Anne Page. COCHET AND VINES To Become Professionals (Received September 10, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 9. A message from Paris states that Henri Cochet has definitely decided to turn professional. Ellswoyth Vines, despite his. failure to reach the quarter-finals In defence of the national tennis championship, and his reluctance thus far to commit himself to a professional contract, is expected to follow Cochet’s lead and to turn professional before the end of the year. It is authoritatively understood that, despite denials, Vines has agreed to talk definite terms soon with the object of joining Tilden in a tour. DUTCH DEFEATED New Zealanders in Form (Received September 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 9. E. D. Andrews and Stedman were included in the British International Club’s team playing against Holland at Eastbourne. Britain leads by eight matches to love, the wins including Andrews’s defeat of Timmer, 7-5, 6-8, 6-3, and Stedman’s defeat of Leembruggen, 6-4, 7-5. The New Zealanders in partnership won the doubles.