TENNIS

Grey River Argus, 21 August 1934, Page 8

TENNIS

U.S.A. WOMEN’S FINAL MISS JACOBS WINS. FOREST HILLS, August 19. In the final of the U.S. Women’s Tennis Championship, Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Sarah Palfrey 6/1, 6/4. In previous matches Miss Palfrey beat Miss Freda James 6/3, 3/6, 6/1; Miss Dorothy Andrus (Stamford, Connecticut) beat Baroness Levi 6/1, 6/4; Miss C. Babcock defeated Miss K. Stammers 6/3, 2/6, 6/4; Miss H. Jacobs defeated Miss E. Ryan 6/0, 6/1. The Jacobs-Babcock match offered the only first class tennis in the day ’s semi-finals. Miss Palfrey played far from her best tennis, but still held a wide advantage over the less experienced Miss Andrus. Miss Babcock played the title-hold-er on even terms until Miss Jacobs broke through her service in the twelfth game on hard placements to the corners of the court. In the final set Miss Jacobs played in true championship form, forcing Miss Babcock throughout. In six games she suffered only thirteen errors, including a double fault. Scores:— Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Babcock 7/5, 6/0; Miss Palfrey defeated Miss Andrus 6/3, 6/4. The final will be played on Sunday. Miss Jacobs’s successful defence of the championship in the final provided a match which was far from spectacular, as her margin of superiority over Miss Palfrey was too great to provide an even contest In the first set, Miss Palfrey’s single game was won on her placements, and on her opponent’s errors. In the second set, Miss Palfrey made a determined stand, and enjoyed 2/1 and 4/2 leads, but after the sixth game, Miss Jacobs played some of the most steady* tennis seen during the tournament. She won four straight games, with the loss of only six points. Thc women’s doubles championship was won by Misses Jacobs and Palfrey from Misses Babcock and Andrus 4/6, 6/3, 6/4. BERLIN, August 19. At thc Poertschach tournament, in thc semi-finals. Metaxa beat Quist 4/6, 10/8, 6/4; Turnbull beat Von Rohmer 4/6, 6/2, 6/2. Tn the final Turnbull defeated Metaxa 11/9, 6/3, 6/2. Quist and Turnbull beat Maier and Artens 6/4, 6/3, 6/1. Germany qualified fnr participation in the Davis Cup in 1935, eliminating Rumania. LONDON, August 20 Professional tennis championship finals: Maskell defeated T. Jeffery 6/1, 6/3, 6/1; Maskell and Jeffery defeated F. Poulson and J. Pearce 6/2, 6/2, 6/0. Tn the second qualifying round of the Davis Cup, Sweden eliminated Ireland by three matches to two. NEW YORK. August 19. At Forest Hills, in an exhibition match. Perry and Roderick Menzel (the Czecho-Slovakian) broke even, Menzel winning the first set 9/7, and Pe’iirv the second 6/4.