FINALS AT WIMBLEDON

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1935, Page 9

FINALS AT WIMBLEDON

MRS. MOODY'S SEVENTH WIN

DOUBLES TO AUSTRALIA

United I'iess Association—By Electric 'J'clesraptj—Copyrjylit. LONDON, July 7. The Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament was brought to a close in idoat

The champions for 1935 are:— Men's singles: F. J. Perry (Britain). Women's singles: Mrs. Helen WillsMoody (U.S.A.).

Men's doubles: J. H. Crawford and A. K. Quist (Australia).

Women's doubles: Misses K. 6tammers and F. James (Britain).

Mixed doubles: F. J. Perry and Miss D. Round.

The only players to retain their titles were Perry arid Miss Round, the latter again being successful in the mixed doubles though failing to hold the women's singles.

The tournament resulted in a triumph for British Empire players who annexed all the championship honours except in the women's singles, in which Mrs. Wills-Moody staged a magnificent "come-back."

I In the final against her countrywoman Miss Helen Jacobs, Mrs. WillsMoody was down 2-5 in the last set, but captured five games in a row and took the match. In the men's doubles final the Australians Crawford and Quist were successful in an exciting fighting finish. MAGNIFICENT MATCH. Mrs. Moody gave convincing proof that she could "come-back," and in doing so she broke Mile. Lenglen's record of six. victories. Her match in the final with Missr Helen Jacobs was a magnificent one, which lasted 100 minutes and was of the highest quality throughout. If Mrs. Moody is not as good as before her injury in 1933, she clearly is still the world's greatest. Miss Jacobs fought with dogged courage against an opponent whose nerve and skill saved the match when it was apparently lost. In the first set Mrs. Moody began brilliantly against Miss Jacobs, who could not cope with her opponent's severity. Then, by great safety and shrewd tactics, forcing Mrs. Moody to run as much as possible, Miss Jacobs drew level, 3-3. Mrs. Moody, however, took the set, 6-3, with Miss Jacobs achieving vainly courageous recoveries. MISS JACOBS'S VITALITY. Serving powerfully and interspersing sweeping backhand winners with her favourite chopped drive, Miss Jacobs volleyed well and achieved splendid passing shots and took the second set 6-3. Her vitality was amazing in view of the work involved in resisting Mrs. Moody's cannonade. In the final set Miss Jacobs went more frequently to the net and led 5-2. The next game Miss Jacobs netted at match point. Mrs. Moody, recovering, drove brilliantly, and finished with five games in a row. Mrs. Moody equals Mrs. Lambert Chambers (Miss Douglass), who is the only other woman to gain seven Wimbledon victories. AUSTRALIANS' FINE EFFORT. In the men's doubles final, the Australians Crawford and Quist performed greatly against their opponents, the Americans Allison and Van Eyn. Quist generally was , better, but Crawford was supremely safe in a fighting finish. In the first set the Americans concentrated on Crawford, showing remarkable respect for Quist, who is building a wonderful doubles reputation. Allison, attempting to hustle, made many errors in volleying. Quist was in a tigerish mood, bounding towards the net following his service, slamming the first volleys decisively. The Australians led 5-3. Crawford, playing with urbane skill, won his service to love for the set. There was little to choose between the pairs in «the second set, which the Americans took through overhead severity plus Crawford's errors. EXCITING FINISH. The Australians twice broke through Van Ryn's service in winning ' the third 6-2. In the fourth set Quist's brilliance was overshadowed by Crawford, who served magnificently, but the Americans again scored by grimly severe overhead play. The Americans led 3-2, and 4-3 in the final set, then amid tremendous excitement .the Australians took a 6-5 lead, maintaining the pressure until in the last few games Van Ryn weakened. Even Allison, who had not been missing anything, was unable to save the match, which ended when Crawford volleyed sharply and Van Ryn tossed out.