WIMBLEDON

The Championships
From Our Sports Correspondent
There are five titles to be disputed at Wimbledon, and the end of the Championships saw Great Britain holding four of them. That looks good on the face of it, if not quite so good on further investigation.
As regards the chief title, the men's singles, that was something in the nature of a fiasco. The two survivors were Perry and Von Cramm, undoubtedly the two best men in the meeting and the two best in the world.
Perry had had to battle chiefly with Americans. He had defeated G. D. Stratford, Van Ryn, " Bitsy " Grant and Budge the red-headed youngster of twenty-one whom many see as a future champion. Perry's handling of Grant had been instructive.
Perry did not lose a set to the little man, who in America had beaten the best; and he beat him thanks to the speed of his game and his ability to volley.
Against Budge, Perry had also played great tennis, if somewhat unequal.
Perry led 5-3 in the first set, became uncertain and lost it without taking another game, but he won the next three sets. Budge has perhaps the best backhand today, but his forehand is not as powerful and he has not Perry's speed about court.
Von Cramm
Von Cramm had beaten Hecht, the champion of Czechoslovakia and Boussus, the No. 1 of France, without losing a set. He then beat Maier, the Spanish champion, but did lose a set here, to a man with a great service, and powerful game, save on the backhand which is uncertain.
Then Von Cramm defeated Crawford, the Australian, in straight sets, but the big and heavy Crawford was handicapped by a slippery and treacherous court, as the lighter German was not.
After that Von Cramm beat Austin and dropped a set here to a man playing at the top of his form.
With their respective records and both playing well, what a game was anticipated!
Von Cramm took his own service without a deuce, one all, and everything pointed to a real " dog fight." But Von Cramm on his first service had strained a thigh muscle—a fatal handicap. There was nothing to show but a refusal to go after a ball that meant a real run, and Perry only lost one more game in the three sets. It was hard lines on both players, and Perry did well not to relax, but to maintain top pressure to the end.
The Women's Singles
The Women's Singles was between Fru Sperling (the long, long Fraulein Krahwinkel, who has married a Dane) and Miss Jacobs, playing in her fifth Wimbledon final. No English girls you will notice.
Miss Round had gone down to Fru Sperling 6-3, 8-6. Now if Miss Round had only had a sound forehand she would have won, for Fru Sperling relies on rocklike defence.
Fru Sperling then went on to beat the French champion, Mme Mathieu, easily. Miss Stammers was beaten by Poland's best, Mlle Jedrzekowska, in two sets. It was a bad day for Miss Stammers, who suddenly appeared unable to do anything right with any sort of stroke, hopeless! and such a pity for is she not bracketted top with Miss Round in English ranking?
Chile's Champion
Miss Jacobs had had no trouble with the Countess de la Valdene (Senorita de Alvarez) who is still brilliant but too uncertain.
But against Senorita Lizana, the champion of Chile, Miss Jacobs had been in real danger, for the little girl from Chile, after taking the second set at 6-1, was in great form, hitting winners forehand and backhand.
She led 4-2 in the final set, but just when a win looked likely she grew tired, could do no more and Miss Jacobs had little opposition in the two last games.
Miss Jacobs did not lost a game to Poland's ace, who was hitting very hard but whose backhand grew worse and worse and even the hard forehand was sailing out. Those two finalists, Fm Sperling and Miss Jacobs, had a truly dreadful match. One hour and forty minutes, each one afraid of the other, the occasion and the possible prize overcoming them.
It was set all and Miss Jacobs led 4-2 and then it was five all, when the American summoned her courage, and went to the net, so did Fm Sperling.
But Miss Jacobs is much the better volleyer and she went to 40-15 and then had a net cord against her and was passed at the next point and it was deuce and doubtless she must have thought that she was fated not to win Wimbledon. But she stuck to her guns, and on the third match point she came in, volleyed and Fru Sperling netted.
Miss Jacobs was Wimbledon champion after having tried for ten years! She gave a leap into the air, and then appeared overcome, and no wonder!
Not great tennis, and Mrs. Moody at her best would have beaten either in less than half the time.
Two Good Doubles Pairs
Tuckey and Hughes won the doubles from Hare and Wilde in the fifth set. At last we have two good doubles pairs, and Hare especially is good in this game, smashing, volleying and serving with power. In fact all four men have good services, which is again remarkable seeing that usually, the swift service lives in America only.
The doubles showed that Allison and Van Ryn are not the pair they were (they went down to the eventual winners in four (Continued at foot of previous column)