Evening star., 1947-07-04
Scores Straight-Set
Win; U. 5. Women
In Doubles Final
BY fhs Assoeiofsd Press

LONDON, July 4.-Jack Kramer,
United States tennis champion from
Los Angeles, won the Wimbledon
singles title today by crushing Tom
Brown of San Francisco, e1, 6-3,
60, in the A1l-American final be-
fore a packed crowd of $4,000, in
cluding King George, Queen Eliza
beth and Princess Margaret.
It took the 25-year-old leader of
Uncle Sans Davis Cup forces only
As minutes to complete his ambition
of capturing the coveted Wimbledon
championship which eluded him in
his initial try a year ago.
Kramer 1eaped the net to receive
Browns congratulations, but Brown
shuff1ed slowly up to meet the
winner-seemingly bewildered at the
speed with which his fellow Cali
fornian had moved him down with
a brilliant an-around game.
Crowd Is Apathetic.
The huge throng, which had
watched the one-sided match In
near silence, came to life and rose
to applaud the new champion, who
regained the title for the United
States after its one-year ownership
by Yvon Petra of France.
The two players were ushered to
the royal box where Kramer was
presented the trophy last held in
America by Bobby Riggs in 1899.
Don Bulge had won 1t the two pre-
vious years. The tournament was
not held during the six war years,
1910 through 1945.
Brown, 24-year-old University of
California law student, never was
in the title scrap. Kramer sport
ingly attempted to take some Of the
sting from his foes defeat by sug-
gesting that Brown was off his game.
boy, am I lucky to catch that
Tom on one Of his bad days."
Kramer said in his dressing room.
Brown Never Has Chance.
It was generous comment but
denied nothing of Kramer,s bril-
lance in one of the most one-sided
triumphs ever registered in VIM
bledon final.
Brown got only three earned
points in the first set as Kramer
stiff ARMED him away from the net
with passing drives to the pockets.
This strategy forced Brown to
toll at the baseline and when he
was unable to put length into his
returns Kramer hoped to the net
and slammed in placements.
In the second set Kramer broke
up Sail tie by taking three games
in a row.
He captured the first game of the
final set at love on Browns service
and went on to complete the rout,
dropping only two more games on
the way.
Osborne -Brough Duo Wins.
Margaret Osborne of San Fran
cisco and Louise Brough of Bev-
erly Hills, Calf, defending cham
pions in the women's doubles, will
play for the 1947 crown tomorrow
against Mrs. Pat Todd of Hidden
Valley, Califu and Doris Hart Of
Miami.
The Osborne-Brough team de-
feated Mrs. Molly Blair and Mrs.
Kay Stanmers Menzies of Eng
lang, 60, 81, in one semifnals
match today, while the Todd Hart
combine downed Mrs. Jean Bos-
took and Mrs. Betty Hilton, also
of England, 60, 6-1, in the other.
Mrs. Blair won her service to start
the match against Miss Brough and
Miss Osborne, but the Britons
failed to win another game until
Mrs. Menzies saved the match game
by winning her service at love.
In the second set, the American
girls won the first three games
at love and yielded their only game
on Miss Brough's service when the
score was SO.
Mrs. Todd and Miss Hart, with
Mrs. Todd doing most of the work
at the net and running back for
lobs, took the weak services of
their British opponents with COM
plete nonchalance.