The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06


3, So, rs, in the final round of the
It was a game almost unparalleled
in tennis history as the former
queen of the courts returned to the
heights by battering down Miss
Jacobs So lead in the third set
Playing the irresistible, poker faced
game of old, Mrs. Moody finally hit
the pace which made her famous
to run out the set.
The smashing triumph gave the
veteran California net pastimer he1
seventh all-England title.
Defeated Girl Cheered
The defeat was crushing disap-
pointment for valiant Miss Jacobs,
and the spectators, despite their
openly shown favor for Mrs. Moody.
cheered Helen No. as she walked
from the court, head held high.
Four times Miss Jacobs has chal-
lenged for the title, and four times
she has. been repealed when but a
single step removed. Today's match
marked the third time Mrs. Moody
and her magic racquet have barred
the doors in Miss Jacobs face.
The defeat also indicated Mrs.
Moody's default to Miss Jacobs in
the third set of their final round
meeting in the American champion
ships at Forest Hills in 1888.
When Mrs. Moody defaulted she
was trailing 80 and was roundly
criticised in many quarters for
withdrawing and thus robbing Miss
Jacobs of clean-cut win.
But Mrs. Moody said another
game, another point, at that time
would have endangered her Sprained
back.
She AttainS Her Goal
But Mrs. Moody did not forget the
criticism. Almost from the moment
she walked off the Forest Hills court
with booS ringing in her ears she
started quiet, careful comeback
campaign, determined to meet again
her rival in major final and prove
that only her injury had cost her
the title.
That hour arrived today on the
center court of classic Wimbledon.
And she came through-came
through after she had teetered on
the brink of defeat.
Miss Jacobs was but one step
away from victory in the final set
when she gained match point. With
but one point separa ting her from
a magnificent triumph, Miss Jacobs
Melted an easy shot from baSeline.
DemOralized, Miss Jacobs then outed
a low backhand from midcourt, and
followed it with a forehand chop
that fell outside tn ebaseline.
Mrs. Moody Is Relentless
Mrs. Moody opened the tenth
game by banging back Miss Jacobs
first service ball for a placement,
but lost the next point when her
forehand drive, which visibly busted
the baseline, was called out. A rum
Die of disagreement swept the sta
dlum as the decision was announced.
upset, Miss Jacobs broke down
completely off both wings to lose
the next three points, as well as
her heard-earned lead.
1t was obvious now that nothing
could stop Mrs. Moody. She took
the eleventh with a pair of brilliant
passing forehands to go into the
lead for the first time in the set.
Miss Jacobs, her face a study in
worry and despair, continued to
muff the simplest of shots.
Miss Jacobs still was highly I'M
steady in the twelfth game and
ended the match by chopping a
forehand inches outside the base
line.
Moods Striking Contrast
Mrs. Moody was a nerveless piece
of machinery in these final five
games of the third set. Not once
did she betray a single flicker of
emotion. Even at that electric mo-
ment in the ninth game, when but
a single error separated her from
disaster, her face was as frozen as
a mask.
Miss Jacobs offered striking
contrast. In moving to a So lead
her face was a picture OF eXultation.
She thought she had her rival
pinned, and she showed it. But as
the tireless, cold machine in front
of her began chopping away her
lead, eXultation became worry, then
fear, and finally, despair.