Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-07
MISS WILLS KEEPS
WIMBLEDON TITLE
Defeats Senorita de Alvarez
in Tennis Finals, 6-2
and 6-3.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England, July T.
Helen Wills, American tennis star,
retained her championship in the
women's singles at Wimbledon today.
defeating Senorita Ella de Alvarez,
brilliant young Spanish player. before
huge crowd which included the King
and Queen.
The score was 6-2, 6-3.
The crowds that jammed around the
iron gates shortly before play opened
we're SO thick that 1t WAS difficult for
ticket holders TO get into the stadium
King and Queen Arrive.
Miss wis and Senorita de Alvarez
had S minutes practice. The American
girl was dressed all in white and
Senorita de Alvarez had a toucn OF
color In a flaming orange bandeau
Miss Wills took the first game on her
service.
King George and Queen Mary arrived
Just before play started for the second
game and Miss Wills stood soiemniy at
attention while the Spanish senorita
made a courtesy.
Senorita de Alvarez then took the
second game from 80, but the american
girl went into a 2-to-l lead after
long deuced game which Miss Wills
finally took on a service ace.
The Spanish girl was playing well
ard there was no apparent indication
OF her recent illness. The crowds SYM
pathies, however. were markedly with
her. because Miss Wills was expected 10
outclass her completely.
Spanish Girl Appiauded.
The fourth game went to the Spanish
girl. who was playing beautifully, scoring
several fine shots off the champion ana
the galleries roared for her when she
rushed the net and passed Miss Wills
perfectly. The score in games was now
3 and 3, but the champion steadied,
took the fifth game on her own service
and then broke service for the first time
to take the lead, 4 to 2
In the seventh game. Senorita de
Alvarez had the vantage point, only to
lose the game when Miss Wills came
through to even the points and then
later to score powerful aces to win.
Miss Wills then swept through the
eighth game, taking the set. 60.
Senorita de Alvarez captured the first
game In the second set and then in
creased her lead by taking the second.
thus leading 2-love In games, She was
showing splendid speed and was CONN
dent as she drove gracefully across the
court.
Leads at. 3-Love.
Still displaying dazzling speed, the
Spanish girl raced into 3-love lead,
winning the last point by spectacular
return picked from under her feet on
the base line.
Miss Wills then got In her first game
of the set by dint of great racing across
the base line. 1t was the first time
that Wimbledon ever saw the American
girl trailing this year and the interest
In the match was intense Steadyine
further, Miss Wills got another game
back after 1t had gone to deuce and
then took q love game Oft the Spanish
girls service. making the games score
3--3.
Then the champion steadied and ran
out six straight games.
Senorita Alvarez. who has been sur
fering from an attack OF laryngitiS,
seemed anything but sick girl as she
extended Miss Wills to greater effort
than she has been forced to exert before
this year.
The challenger exhibited faultless
backhand and sent many low, rakine
shots skimming past the nets, until the
middle OF the second set when her game
suffered a collapse.
Point score for first set:
Wills .....,,... - ! 8 t-~32
Alvarez. ........ l454 2-23
Second set:
Wills. ...., 022i s 4 4 6 AL
Alvarez. ...... 444l 80 4 0--2i
NH,so wills xcored "a ,,oi,,ts and won
IL games, while Senorita Alvarez scored
Al points and won games
Mrs. Holcroft Watson and Miss p,
Saunders won the women's doubles
championship by defeating Misses