TRIPLE CROWN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23542, 4 July 1938, Page 9

TRIPLE CROWN

BUDGE’S VICTORIES WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT AMERICANS WIN ALL TITLES MRS WILLS-MOODY’S RECORD (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, July 2. (Received July 3, at 6.30 p.m.) In the final of the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon yesterday, D. Budge (United States) defeated H. W. Austin (England) 6—l, 6—o, 6—3. Today Mrs Helen Wills-Moody (United States) succeeded in her “ comeback ” by defeating Miss Helen Jacobs (United States) in the final of the Women’s Singles, a title which she first annexed in 1927. She has now won the title eight times, thus defeating Mrs Lambeth Chambers’s record of seven wins.'

Budge was in devastating form, and Austin, despite his pluck and resource, was often unable to get within yards of Budge’s whizzing drives. Budge won 14 games on end till Austin broke through the American’s service in the third set. American players made a clean sweep, succeeding in winning all the titles. Budge secured a triple crown. Queen Mary and the Duke and Duchess of Kent were present yesterday and watched the play in the Men’s Singles final. . Mrs Wills-Moody defeated Miss Jacobs 6—4, 6—o. Miss Jacobs’s ankle gave out and the second set was a mere procession. Results:— MEN’S SINGLES FINAL D. Budge (United States) defeated H. W. Austin (England) 6—l, 6—o, 6—3. WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL Mrs Helen Wills-Moody (United States) defeated Miss Helen Jacobs (United States) 6 —4, 6—o. MEN’S DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL Henkel and Metaxa defeated Kukuljevic and Pallada 7—5, 6—2, 6—4. FINAL D. Budge and G. Mako (United States) defeated H. Henkel and Metaxa (Germany) 6—4, 3—6, 6—3, g 8 WOMEN’S DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS Mine Mathieu and Miss Yorke defeated Misses Andrus and Henrotm 3—6, 6—3, 6—4. Mrs Fabyan and Miss Marble defeated Misses Heinemiller and Morphew 7—5, 6—4. FINAL Mrs Fabyan and Miss Marble (United States) defeated Mme Mathieu (France) and Miss Yorke (England) 6—2, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS Budge and Miss Marble defeated Shayes and Miss Saunders 6—4, 6—2. Henkel and Mrs Fabyan defeated Russell and Miss James 6—3, I—6, 6—3. FINAL D. Budge and Miss Marble (United States) defeated H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs Fabyan (United States) 6—l, 6—4. REMAINING AN AMATEUR BUDGE DENIES RUMOURS LONDON, July 2. Budge told the Daily Telegraph, that despite rumours to the contrary, he intends to remain an amateur. THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS BUDGE AND MRS WILLS-MOODY In again winning the Wimbledon title, Budge has accomplished what no other tennis player in history has done —that is, held at the one time the Wimbledon, American, Australian and French Men’s Singles Championships. William T. Tilden and Fred Perry have held three of the four titles at the same time, but never the four. Few world champions have sprung so rapidly into fame as Donald Budge. He is now only about U years old. The world fiist knew about him as recently as 1934, when, with Gene Mako, he beat some of the greatest Doubles combinations then existing, and in a Singles match fully extended Fred Perry. Next year he was the United States first selection for the Davis Cup team, and set the hall-mark on his game by beating both von Cramm and Henke] of the German Davis Cup team. In 1936 he was ranked third in the world. Now he is on top. Mrs Wills-Moody was forced to default to Miss Helen Jacobs in the final of the American Women’s Singles championship in .1 9 .33. straining her back and not playing again. She had been the undoubted tennis champion of the world since the day when Mile Suzanne Lenglen became a professional. She had a bad season that year, and her accident capped a series of misfortunes. Since 1923 she had won the American Singles seven times, twice having enjoyed three successive wins, and not defending her title in three

years. In 1932 Miss Jacobs won,the championship in Mrs. Moody’s absence, Mrs Moody also won the Wimbledon Singles in six of the previous seven years, not playing in 1931, when Fraulein Cilily Aussem won the title. The American won the French Singles in four of six successive seasons, and did not compete at the meetihg on the other two occasions. In 1935 Mrs Moody re-entered the Wimbledon Singles and won the championship for the seventh time, thus equalling Mrs Lambeth Chambers’s record. In this match she was within a point of defeat by Miss Jacobs, who gave her a hard battle. In 1936, Mrs Moody did not play in Singles matches, and Miss Jacobs was the champion at last, beating Mrs Sperling in the final 6—2, 4—6, 7 —5. She had been in the final in 1929, 1932, 1934 and 1935, only to lose each time, three times to Mrs Moody once to Miss Dorothy’Round. . Last year Miss Jacobs fell before Miss Round (who was the ultimate pinner) in the quarter-final, the score being 6—4, 6 —2. AUSTRALIAN HARD-COURT TITLE CRAWFORD DEFEATS McGRATH SYDNEY, July 3. (Received July 3, at 6.30 p.m.) In the final of the Australian hard, court tennis championship, J. H. Crawford beat V B. McGrath 2—6 3—6, 6—2, 6—2, 6—4. MLLE SUZANNE LENGLEN CONDITION STILL SERIOUS PARIS, July 1. Mile Suzanne Lenglen, who is suffering from severe anaemia, is slightly better, but her condition is still serious.