Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
TEXAN STARS
In DOUBLES
Wilmer Allison and Van Ryn
Furnish Upset, Beating
Gregory, Collins

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sters on their first trip to Europe
furnishing the biggest thrill, the
United States forces outdid them
selves and carried off three of
Britain's five coveted tennis titles
in the Wimbledon tournament,
which ended today.
In a terrific battle on courts
made slippery by intermittent rain,
Johnny Van Ryn, Of Orange, N. j.,
former Princeton tennis captain,
and his blond partner from Texas,
Wilmer Allison, triumphed over
the powerful British cup pair, j. C..
Gregory and I. @. Collins to win
the final for the mems doubles
championship GA, ST, 6-3, 1912,
.6-4.
1t remained for Miss Helen Wills,
serene in the possession Of her
third Wimbledon singles crown
gained in easy fashion yesterday, to
sally forth paired with the veteran
Francis It. Hunter and add the
mixed doubles championship to
Americas list of laurels. Miss Wills
and Hunter won from Collins and
Miss Joan Fry Of Britain, 6-1, Ga.
France and England divided the
other two titles, Henry Cochet
overwhelming his French country
man, Jean Borotra, GA, 6-3, GA, to
ascend the mems singles throne,
and England'S team of Mrs. Phoebe
Watson and Mrs. Peggy Saunders
Michel retaining its women's dou-
h10c cIInrapooor NV I1rr1i1- Mo-
Phyllis Covell and Mrs. Dorothy
Shepherd-Barron, GA, 8-6, in the
final round.
Hard Match
Most of the tennis fireworks on
this rainy and wintry day came in
the memorable five-set fight in
which Van Ryn and Allison car
ried away on their youthful shoul-
ders in their first invasion Of
Europe, n of the most cherished
titles known to the game. The is
sue was in doubt until the very last
ball crashed into the net from a
British racquet and sent Van Ryn
and Allison, exhausted but elated,
1eaping over the net to receive
congratulations from the pair of
rugged Britons.
The contest was a See-SaW bat
tie for the first eight games of the
opening set. Van Ryn lost his mi
tial service. Gregory, following,
also dropped his serve, after
which the games went with service
until the Americans led at Sd, and
with a series of hard hit drives
down the lines captured the tenth
game and the set.
The second set went to Britain
at rs after the score see-sawed
exactly as in the first set until the
Americans led at 5-4. Then Col
Inns, whose play heretofore had
lacked fire, served a love game to
make 1t five all. The Britons fol-
lowed this by crashing Van Ryn's
service for another love game and
a 6-5 lead.
Rain Falls
Gregory won his service and the
set amid tumultous cheers.
A light rain was falling through
out most of the third set which the
americans won. Their team work
was far superior to that of the
Brltlsh pair in this session. Collins
was the weaker member of the
team out with the opponents lead
ing at 4-2, he served a love game
The Americans then ran out the
set, 6-3.
The BritonS won the fourth set
after one Of the most terrific hat
ues the Wimbledon center court
had seen in many years. For near
~ an nour thrill after thrill mark
ca the play on the slippery turf.
Inc Br1tishers finally broke through
Alllson'S service and captured the
SeG az l2-1O. The Texan appeared
very tired in the last game of The
IN the fifth and deciding set the
americans broke through the SER
wee OF Collins, Scottish membe If
the team, in the third game -
!eao at FL, then made if 40 h,,t
Cle I4gntlng BritisherS held on and
olew ' at A. The next game
went to the visitors. Then. Allison
serving, finished the match.
6y Their victory, which was nre-
Ceued py smashing triumphs over
une best doubles pair in the wor1d
including the defending chamnions
Henr1 Cochet and JACQUES b.
non OF France and Bill Tilden as
FRANK Hunter, fellow Americars
Wno won this title in 1907 Az
young Americans can Law claim -
virtual world supremacy in do1lhlee
although comparatively new -
big time international plav the ~ =
youngsters, Allison, the Texan enG
van Ryn, the former Prince+nu
captain, cut a swarth at Win1h1a
oon that stamped them as one of
tne pest doubles combinations NJ
together in recent wears. pU'
The dark-haired Van Pvr
ms ion partner from Texas uyoo
the Wimbledon CHAMPIONSHIPS w" u
tnelr very first trip to FI1ronoon
tennis battlefields. Brouobt aIoan
as members of the American Dor;s
CUP team, they were nracticaT<
EnknoWn at Wimbledon until thoS,
Oegan TO play and were genera M.
rateo below the other two Ansr;
can combinations TiIGen Ell
Aunter and George Lott and 1ohu
aenneSsey. The latter pair ~
eliminated in the semi-fina1s " va,
ene same team which the neT,