Evening star., 1937-08-15
POLISH STARW|NS
RYECROWNE EASILY
Alice Marble Defeated In
Straight Sets-Parker,
Riggs Reach Final.
By the Associated Press.

N4dJdI) UeuIItJONSkH, FOL
N and's tennis queen, won the
\ womens Eastern grass court
tennis championship today by defeat
ing Alice Marble of San Francisco.
the American champion. for tbs
fourth time this year. The scores
were IS, 6-.
Bobby Riggs. l9-year-old Hollywood,
Calf, star who failed to make the
Davis Cup team last Spring. earned
the right to play Frankie Parker Of
Milwaukee and New York, one OF the
successful Davis Cup candidates, in
the mems singles final. Riggs, ma
tional clay court champion, was
seeded third and Parker first in the
tournament.
back Joe Hunt of Los Angeles, new
national junior champion and Bobbys
leading rival in early-Summer tourna-
ments, 6-3, +e, 6-. 3-6, s-3.
Parker had just as stiff a struggle
with Francis X. Shields former Davis
Cupper and now a movie actor. They
battled nearly two hours before Parker
A gallery of more than 5000, the
largest in the history Of the tourna-
ment. janmed the stands and over
flowed onto the grass around the
courts.
Alice Marble Outsteadied.
MISS JFDRzEJoWsKA, who beat
A'A the American champion three
times in England this Spring, but
lost to her two weeks ago at Sea
Bright, N. j., outsteadied Miss Marble
In the vomen's final.
Her forehand lacked its usual ter
rific pace as she has not yet become
accustomed to the heat Of August
In America, but she was superbly ac-
curate and had an excellent change
Of pace.
The Polish girl rarely attempted
to take the net and nearly every time
Miss Marble came in she was passed.
Service WAS broken seven times In the
first set as Jadwiga came from l-3
to tie at all. then broke through
to Lead 5-4. Miss Marble prolonged
the match with service break as
Yajah double -faulted at set point.
Miss JedrH jowska went to deuce
five times against Miss Marbles serv-
Ice to win the next game, then easily
ran out the set She was forced to
rally again from "A in the second
set, but won with comparative ease.
Rigs Hunt Match Furious.
p IGGs and Hunt put on battle IN
~ which the formers court covering
ability was the deciding factor. Bobby
slowed his pace after winning the frst
set He dropped the second. He WAS
| unable to withstand Hunts rally,
which tied the match again the fourth
set, but when the chips were down he
ran the Los Angeles youngster ragged
to take the fifth and the match.
Shields, who has been absent from
the Eastern tournament circuit for
two years, weakened after fine start.
Errors cost him the long first set but
he looked very good in the second
when he had Parker on the run. From
there on, however, he was wild, losing
many points by overdriving the base
line.
Reach Finals in Doubles.
nON BUDGE of Oakland, Calf, and
Gene Mako OF Los Angeles, Davis
Cup and Wimbledon doubles cham
pions. easily reached the final by
whipping John McDiarmid. the Prince
ton professor from Fort Worth, Tex
and Arthur Hendrix Of Lakeland, Fla,
81, 81, SIS.
Parker and Shields paired later to
gain the other half Of the doubles final
on 2-6, 81, 6-3, s-3 victory over
Lewis Wetherell Of Santa Ana, Calf,
and Robert Kamrath OF Austin, Tex.
Besides the Parker-Riggs match, the
mems and women's doubles champions
will be decided tomorrow. Miss Marble
and Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of
Boston meet Mrs. Marjorie Van Ryn
Of Austin, Tex, and Carolin Babcock
OF Los Angeles, while Mako and Bulge
close the tournament against Parker
and Shields.