Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The matches were played before
packed stands, including numerous
representatives of the nobility, a.
though ROYALTY was not represented
Mile. Lenelen as a spectator saw thu
defeat of her Colorful Spanish riNa.
by England's ranking woman player
whom Suzanne herself has frequently
doWned.
1t was the absence of Mile. Lenglen
and Helen Wills, indeed. that gave
Mrs. Godfree II comparatively cas-"
path to the hampionShip. for after
the English star had defeated E!lza ..
beth Ryan in the third round, she
had really no strong opposition uut!.
she met the Spanish champion todav.
and Mile. dbl NlastO gave her H.
trouble whatever in the seini-finals-
One Big Victory.
Although the final days play was
somewhat disastrous for the Auler.
cans America came off by no means
empty-h handed i'm the tournament as
whole The Women's double title, Won
Yesterday by Miss Ryan and Miss
Browne. stands as a signal American
triumph over the best internationa.-
lists.
The AmeKcan team had Representa-
tives in every final except the women
singles, Nnefe the seIlI-IiHdIS were
reached.
Confronting an unknown problem
in Mrs Godfree. Senorita de Alvarez
today did not show the self assura nee
she had displayed in defeating Mrs.
Molla 3. Mallory in the semi finals.
Her strongest asset had been taking
her strokes early with the ball on the
rising bound In today's contest she
was much later in meeting the ball for
the most part, especially in the first
set She took the ball at or after the
top of the bound and kept playing
more 20 the center of the court. II, p.
stead Of driving to the sidelines.
The Spanish girl also lost numerous
points by driving many fairly easy
balls beyond the ba seline.
The senoritas defeat III the first SCI
caused her 10 change her haSeiine
tactics and so to the net al the open
ing of the second set. In that way she
took three straight games.
Mrs Godfree came up to the ner
for the first time during the fourth
game and made several volley place
mentS in this set which seemed :"
worry the senorita into taking more
chances. This gave the English play
er many points. for almost every
time the Spaniard left the court un-
covered, Mrs. Godfree drove place
ments, scoring several on deep drives
TO the senorita's blind corner, within
few inches of the baseline.
kinsey Not I'm Trim.
II became apparent early in the
mems doubles that Richards and
kinsey would have great difficulty
with the French stars, CoChet ard
Brugnon, and the French pair prov Ell
TO be the masters.
Where the Americans had hoped to
get III points in the doubles with their
effective net work it was the French
men who really did this by beating
them to the net and refusing to give
ground. even in the face of kinsey :
drop shots. which now and then went
through safely. over Richards cross
court drives.
With only a tWO-set singles match
put on as a time filler. kinsey came
back to the court for the mixed dOU-
bles, in which he was paired with
Miss Browne against the two God
frees. He was incompletely rested
and did not display his usual bril-
lance and activity.
Mrs. Godfree, fresh from her tri
umph over Senorita de Alvarez earlier
in the day, proved the star also in the
mixed doubles event. Time aYi
again she met kinsey's chopped DROPS
at the net, TO Volley placement re-
turn.
Miss Browne got in several pretty
lobs that fell neatly a few inches IL
side the baseline, but failed to dri, =
the Godfrees away from the net,
which they played close, following the
lead of the Frenchmen in the men
doubles. On the other hand. kinsey
Melted many balls in this match of
type which as a customary thing he
drops into his opponents corners for
aces.