Evening star., 1925-08-16


Holding a lead of two matches to
one as a result of yesterdays play,
the British forces increased their edge
when Mrs. Lambert Chambers. vet
eran captain, conquered Eleanor GoSS,
IS, 3-6, 6--1, in the first match this
afternoon, but spectacular singles tri-
umphs by Miss Wills and Mrs. Molla
Mallory, put the United States back i'll
the running until Britain's hurricane
finish decided the issue.
Miss Wills gained the singles lau-
fels of the series, when she conquered
her leading British rival, Miss Nc
Kane, in a tensely fought three-set
struggle. 81. 1--6, 81, while Mrs.
Mallory turned In the other American
victory today by downing Joan Fry,
ls-year-old English girl, 6-3, 60.
Gallery Is Unruly.
The conclusion of the series requir
ing five hours of play, not only
brought ont an unusually close bat
tie for honors, but also witnessed
demonstrations on the part of the
gallery of some 5000 fans unparal-
leled in American tennis annals.
Aroused to a high pitch by the
tenseness of the Mckane- Wills strug.
gle, the crowd grew more unruiy as
the play progressed, voicing vigorous
protests against line decisions that
seemed questionable and later going
so faS as to boo Miss Wills when
she appeared for the final doubles
match after a long delay,
This contest was frequently inter
rupted by yells from spectators, who,
more after the fashion of base ball
fanS than tennis followers, hooted
many of the decisions.
Take him OUT" they yelled after
one linesman had made two decisions
which aroused a particular feeling of
protest and the umpire's admonitions
We're drowned in a chorus of jeers.
Miss Wills victory over Miss
Mckane was the high spot of the af-
ternoon and the turning point in
Americas uphill battle, though, as it
later turned out, the firing effects
OF this triumph found her erratic and
ineffective in the final doubles match,
v It was a spectacular duel Miss Wills
had with Miss McKane, particularly
In the last, and the American girl had
far from a decisive margin when her
Steadiness finally pulled her through.
Nevertheless 1t was a notable tri-
umph for the American girl and gave
her a margin of three matches to
Two over Miss McKane in the rivalry
between these two over three seasons
competition.
Throughout the keenIy fought de-
Gliding set, in which Miss McKane
staged a magnificent uphill fight
after trailing at 2-5 on games and
facing apparently quick defeat, the
gallery seemed almost as much on
edge as the players. The brilliantly
sustained rallies. Miss Wills power
ful forehand drives and Miss McKanes
sparkling play at the net all drew fire.
quent outbursts of applause from the
crowd, but the tenSeSt moments came
when vigorous disapproval was voiced
over a number of line decisions.
From beginning to end of the strug
gle, lasting an hour and half, it was
"a test between Miss McKane's more
versatile attack and Miss Wills pow
erful driving. At the net, the British
girl was clearly superior, but she had
few opportunities to get there, so ac-
curately did the American girl shoot
her drives from corner to corner.
Figures Show Classiness,
The following recapitulation of the
stroke analysis reveals how closely
the rivals were matched:
Aces. .Pmts Outs Nets DE- EP Frs
Mss Mss MeKsne, %isls q 81 SSS / 3 s.
Mrs. MaIlory's superior generalship
proved too much for Miss Fry, a
factor which also played an important
part IN the victory OF Mrs. Chambers
over Miss Goss. but it was speed that
finally turned the tide in Britain's
favor.
The agility of Miss Colyer in cover
ing court and her sparkling shots at
the net were outstanding features of
the deciding doubles match, while the
team work of the British pair was
far superior to that of the Americans.
Miss Colyer and Miss McKane took
nine straight games before the
Americans, on Miss Brownies service,
finally halted the tide that was sweep
ing over them. They also rallied to
take the sixth and seventh games,
but it was their squirt and the British
pair quickly smashed their way to
victory in the next two games.