The Washington times., 1931-08-01
WILLS MEETS
JACOBS At
SEABR|GHT
BY MICHAEL J. FOSTER


The end of a long, long trail,
which has wound its way through
all the major tennis centers Of
the world, was in sight here to-
day for Mrs. Helen Wills Moody,
queen of the women's tennis uni
verse, in her final-round match
for the Seabright Bowl against
Helen Jacobs.
During her eight years of in
ternational play, Queen Helen has
won every major net trophy worth
seeking but one. Wimbledon, Au-
teuil, the Rivera, Forest Hills,
Longwood and ESsex-all have
cheered the great California cham
pion in victory.
But Seabright, although it has
watched Mrs. Moody five times,
first as a pigtailed girl, and later
as a grown woman, has never had
the opportunity of hailing Helen
the First as champion.
Society Present
This afternoon, however, local
society fans will be given their
chance to pay belated homage to
Mrs. Moody.
Unless Queen HeIen's Berke-
ley rival comes through with
the most amazing upset of her
career, the worlds champion
will polish her finaI-rOund Op-
pOnent off in straight sets and
capture the Seabright bowl.
This first clash of the year be-
tween the two California HelenS
is expected to fill every avail
able seat in the Seabright Clubs
permanent and emergency stands.
Unless Miss Jacobs plays a lot
better tennis than she showed in
her early matches, it is doubtful
whether she will even exceed her
"jinx" total of five games against
Mrs. Moody. The Berkeley Helen
has been playing way below her
form here this week.
Mrs. Moody, in contrast, has
been performing like true
champion.
Queen Helen Grim
Queen Helen will play ruth
lessly against the pretender to
her throne, too. Mrs. Moody
makes no secret of the delight
she takes in trouncing her most
persistent rival.
The queen will be out to
humble the princess rs de-
ciSiveIy as she can, and Helen
the second will have to play
100 per cent better tennis than
she has showed thus far this
week to escape humiliating de-
feat.
In addition to the women'S
singles final, the finals in both
the mems and the mixed doubles
are on today's schedules.
In the mems doubles, the for
mer world championship tandem
of Wilmer Allison and Johnny
Van Ryn will oppose the 1929
bowl winners, Gregory Mangin
and Berkeley Bell. Mangin and
Bell are conceded little chance OF
winning.
There still is a lot of talk
hereabouts concerning Ellsworth
Vines great five set win in the
mems singles yesterday over
Johnny Doeg.
The Pasadena 19-year-old looks
more like our next national cham
pion as each day passes. 1t
took a fighting heart to pull
through against a battle of Doeg's
calibre after dropping two sets,
and trailing 1-3 in the third.
DOeg Off Form
Some of the experts, however,
felt that Vines victory was not
as clean cut as it might have
been, pointing to the score of
1912, 6-8, 6-3, 8-6, 81 as
proof of their views.
However, it was pointed out
that this is only the second
season for the California youth
and naturally lacks seasoning.
DOeg, also was off his form to
some extent allowing Vines
innumerable opportunities to
finish off the points.
Vines outstroked Doeg on the
stroke analysis, but also piled up
the nets and outs in a manner
that would probably have spelled
defeat for him at the hands of
any of the Davis Cup players.
For all of that Vines should be
able to win the national title next
year hands down, especially if
he shows the continued improve
ment he has exhibited in the last