Evening star., 1946-07-07
Americans Land
-Four Net Titles
AT Wimbledon
Queen Mother Amonq
ID 900 to See Coast
Stors Sweep Bill
By Bill MockIin
Associated Press Sports Writer

fornia'S sun-tanned tennis brigade
swept through to four champion
ships today as the allEnglish
tournament wound up its first post
war fortnight before a crowd of
$4,000, including the 79-year-old
Queen Mother Mary.
Miss Betz started the American
avalanche with a 60, Ga victory
over her Wightman Cup teammate,
Louise Brough, on the sun -drenched
center court in the singles final and
from there on the gallery sat back
and watched an unbroken string of
triumphs by the free-sWingers from
the West Coast.
Tom Brown and Jack Kramer
stamped themselves potential
American Davis Cup doubles COM
bination with an impressive. slam
bang victory over the highly rated
Australian pair, Dinny Pals and
Geof Brown, 6-4,6-2, in the final
of mems doubles
! Brown later teamed with Miss
Brough to capture his second cham
pionship by defeating Geoff Brown
and Dorothy Bundy, 6-4. "a in
the finals of mixed doubles.
Brough, Osborne Triumph.
The all-American final in women S
doubles saw Miss Brough and
Margaret Osborne outlast Miss Bet2
and Doris Hart of Miami, Fla, 6-3
2-6. 6-3, in a renewal of a long
standing feud.
The only championship that es-
capped the American contingent in
( the first Wimbledon since 1899 was
the highly priced mems singles
which towering Yvon Petra OF
France won yesterday with a five
set victory over Geof Brown. Amer
leans led by Bobby Riggs made a
clean sweep in '39.
Three of the newly crowned
American champions, Tom Brown
Miss Betz and Miss Osborne. to-
gether with another Californian
Bulge Patty, will fly to Sweden to-
/ morrow to play series of exhibi-
tions at the invitation of that ma
tion's King Gustav. Sweden's Davis
Cup players also will participate in
the exhibitions on July 9, 10 and IL
Britain's popular Queen Mother
who arrived in the middle OF the
womens singles final and so f1us-
pion double-faulted, received each
of the winning Americans in the
royal box and congratulated them
warmly
Pals Clearly Outclassed.
The only final result that could
have been classed as an upset was
the straight-set spanking admins
tered to Pals and Geoff Brown by
Kramer and Tom Brown. The Aus
tralians were seeded No. l against
the Americans No. 2. but they
proved totally incapable of stem
ming the California pairs slashing
net game.
Pals, counted upon by the Aus
tralians to take a leading part ir
their defense of the Davis Cup ir
/ DCSCIIlUCI, pl ofCd n
in the doubles final, as he had ir
meeting defeat by Petra in the
singles quarter-fnals. He was much
the weakest player of the four or
the court today.
The Americans concentrated or
Pals all the way. banging every
return they could into his court, anc
he rewarded them with buShel Of
errors. He failed to hold his owr
service six times Geoff Brown, whc
was destined to meet defeat in three
final matches. played a steadily
spectacular game, but could moi
overcome Pals sad loss of form.
The 23-year-old Tom Brown, who
created something of a sensation
by reaching the semifinals of mems
singles, was pleased at his two vic
tories in doubles, but referred tt
them as consolation prizes He
said he hoped to return next yeal
and win the triple-crown.
Pauline Betz Keen in Win.
Miss Betz's victory over Miss
Brough in the days opening match
was seldom in doubt after the first
/ few games. She. was much toe
steady for her husky rival on the
critical points For some reason
Miss Brough abandoned the aggres-
sive all-court game which enabled
her to upset Margaret Osborne ir
the semifinals and tried to outlast
Miss BetZ from the baSeline She
was notably unsuccessful, though
she carried three losing games tc
deuce in the first set and made il
closer than the score would indi-
cate
In her role as triple finalist, Miss
Brough was required to do virtually
a chorus. girls quick change be-
tween the women's and mixed
doubles. She was gulping cup OF
tea after she and Miss Osborne
had fought through three hot sets
in the women's final when a lady
official asked how soon she could
return to the court.
'As soon as 7 get my shorts on,
she replied, and five minutes latel
she was out there.
She gave Tom Brown stauncf
support in the mixed final, standing
up to everything Geof Brown anc
Miss Bundy could throw at her ane
coming back for more.
Louise was splendid" Brown
said of his partner. "She stood ur
magnihcently' to Geoff Browns ter.
rife services and played an inspired
game at the net"
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