, 1935-07-07
RALLY WIN
FOR VETERAN
Former American Champion
indicated I'm Fine
Victory
By GAYLE TALBOT

Dramatically rising to an occasion
that called for ell her old skill and
power, ~?9-year-old Helen wills
Moody turned back the pages Of time
Saturday, rallied from the shadow
cf defeat to whip her bitterest ter
MS rival, Helen Jacobs. and capture
/ the All-England championship for
The seventh time.
Apparently foredoomed 70 defeat
when she trailed the American title
holder, Us, in the third set Of a
brilliantly contested battle that drew
q gallery Of 1900 TO Wimbledon'S
center court, Mrs. Moody came back
In spectacular fashion to win the
next five games in succession, take
the set. and with it the match at
So. SO, Us.
For the San Francisco matron
1t was 8 gallant and successful Cii-
max TO a comback campaign she
Started In England little more than
g month ago after She had been on
the sidelines for almost two years.
II was vindicat al, too, for her dis
puted decision to default TO Miss
Jacobs In the third set Of the Ameri-
can championship final of 1888 when
she was beset by the back injury that
subsequently forced her into temper
airy retirement.
Fer Miss Jacobs 1t was a bitter
defeat just when she seemed on the
verge Of the greatest victory OF her
career. For the fourth time since 1929
she found herself beaten in the
final round Of the British tourna-
ment. She lost 10 Mrs. Moody in 1929
and 1882 and was beaten by Dorothy
Round. British star, last year.
Most OF the drama u Saturdays
battle was packed into the third set.
Breaking through Mrs. Moody's
service in the third. fifth and sew
enth games, Miss Jacobs rolled up
q So lead and the finish, apparent
ly was IN plain sight.
But Mrs. Moody broke her e.
year-old rivals delivery in the
} eighth game TO pull up TO 3-5 ana
then came the break that really
proved decisive.
On her own service, Mrs. Moody
lee at 1870 but a dou5le-fault
pulled Miss Jacobs to deuce. The
American champion then had match
point at 5-4 only to smash the ball
into the top Of the net on what
looked like a simple kill.
That was all Mrs. Moody needed.
Che broke through Miss Jacobs
service at Az in the tenth game TO
square the match az five all and
then held her own In the 18th to
leao at 6-5.
In a desperate situation, Miss
Jacobs rallied fiercely in the 18th
game taking a 30-love lead on a
sizzling SerVe that Mrs. Moody
couldn't handle and then a fine ace.
The American champion then put
one ball in the net and another one
outside TO permit Mrs. Moody 70
draw level at 30-all.
When Mrs. Moody hit the nexb
one out, It appeared as though her
younger rival was well on her way
to winning the game she needed
10 square the set but scored on a
clean placement TO deuce the cor
and then held on grimly in two long
rallies until Miss Jacobs erred OH
the crucial points that gave the
san Francisco ace game. set. match
ard title.
At the finish, Mrs. Moody Still
was able to do all the running that
was necessary but Miss Jacobs
OBVIOUSLY was weary after an hour
end 40 minutes OF chasing back and
forth around the BASEL e.
The crowd gave both girls 3
tremendous ovation as Miss Jacobs
Eps-red around the net TO con-
graduate her old rival.
Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist
Of Australia captured the doubles
championship, defeating Wilmer
Allison and Johnny Van Ryn OF the
United States, twice former winners
OF the title. in a five set match, 6-3,
ST. SO, So. rs.
Except for brief patches. Van
Ryn vas medly off his game. net
ting scores Of returns close to the
net. AT times he get almost off the
court to let Allison play everything
and take all the kills.
QuiSt proved he Is probably the
worlds number one amateur doubles
player carrying Crawford all the
way, winning many games virtually
Single-handed. The Americans sell
uom managed to get the ball past
him at the net and broke his service
for the only time In the second set.