Evening star., 1953-07-03
Nielsen Beaten
In Straight Sets
Before $1,000
PhiIodeIphion Sixth
American Victor in
Lost Seven Journeys
BY the Assoeioted Press

By the Assoeiossd Press
WIMBLEDON, England, July
3.-Vlc Seixas of Philadelphia
overpowered Kurt Nielsen of
Copenhagen, Denmark, to win
the All-England mems tennis
championship today in straight
sets, 81, 6-3, Ga.
This was the sixth Wimbledon
singles victory for an American
player in the last seven years.
The 29-year-old Seixas, cap
tain of the United States Davis
Cup team in 1852. had never won
major tennis title before. He
came close in 1851, but lost in
the American finals at Forest
Hills. N. Y, to Frank Sedgman
of Australia.
The Center Court at Wimble-
don was jammed to capacity for
the match, with $4,000 sitting
and another 5000 standing under
dull skies with a damp wind
blowing across the courts.
Seixas Starts Fast.
| Seixas started very fast and
ran up a 4-to-1 lead with sharp
net play before the 22-year-old
Dane steadied and pulled up
to "A.
After Nielsen made it TT with
two aces, Seixas won his service
at love with three perfect scoring
shots that the Dane didn't even
try to retrieve.
Seixas outmaneuvered Nielsen
to climb to 15-40 on the Danes
serve. Then Nielsen shot across
another ace to pull up to 30-40.
After a long exchange. however,
Nielsen missed the sidelines on
a backhand return of a deep
drive and the Philadelphian won
the set. 81.
The first two games of the sec
ond set went by service. although
Nielsen had to fight hard to hold
his service as the American be-
gan to dominate play. Seixas
then broke through and ran up
a 81 lead, then grabbed the Sec
ond set, 6-3.
Dane Ahead Only Once.
The Dane won the first game
of the third set. the only time
he was ahead in the match. but
Seixas evened things with a
beautiful volley. After two
deuces. Seixas broke Nielsen's
service and then ran his lead to
4-2, making few errors.
Nielsen steadied to win the
next game, but Seixas was
readying for the kill. He went
ahead. 80. when Nielsen netted
and then drove an easy smash
outside. Seixas took the game
by ruling the court from the net
on the next points and led,
5-3.
Nielsen held his service to pull
up to As, playing very eau
tiously.
Seixas took the first point Of
the 10th game when Nielsen
netted an easy return. The
Dane overdrove the second
point, netted the third and the
final Seixas service. Seixas won
the game at love, the set. Ga
and the match 81, 6-3, Ga.
The Duchess of Kent pre-
sented the challenge cup to
Seixas in the center court.
American Girls Win.
Before the singles finals got
under way, Doris Hart and
Shirley Fry, Americas top
doubles team, routed the British
combination of Helen Fletcher
! and Mrs. Jean Rinkel, 60,
60, to gain the finals in
doubles play.
Miss Hart of Coral Gables,
Fla, and Miss Fry, whose home
is in Akron, Ohio, are seeking
their third straight Wimbledon
doubles championship. The
Florida girl also is in the singles
finals and will meet Maureen
Connolly, the defending cham
pion, for the title tomorrow. The
doubles finals also are scheduled
for tomorrow.
Miss Connolly and her fellow
Californian, Julie Sampson of
Pasadena, will oppose the de-
Tending champions in the f1nals.
They eliminated another British
pair, Angela Mortimer and Ann
Shilcock, 60. 60.
Wasn't Even Seeded.
| Nielsen, who was battling to
bring European tennis out of the
doldrumS, was the first unseeded
. player to reach the finals here
since Wilmer Allison of San An
tonic, Tex, accomplished the
feat % years ago. Allison lost
to Bill Tilden in the 1880 finals.
A victory for Nielsen, a hap
py-go-lucky, husky youth, would
have given a much-needed in
lection to Europe's jaded tennis
world.
The last European to win the
coveted Wimbledon title was
Frances lanky Yvon Petra in a
below-par 1916 tournament-the
first after World War II.
Before Petra, there was the
peerless Fred Perry of England,
who reigned supreme for three
years-1934-35-36.
Before the match. Seixas was
a 3-to-1 favorite to'end Nielsen's S
giant-killing romp.