Evening star., 1955-07-02
Louise Brough Wins Crown.
In Upset at Wimbledon
Breaks Spell
OF Mrs. FIeitz
By IS, 8-6

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Hills. Calf. upset Mrs. Beverly
Baker Fleitz of Santa Monica.
Calf. today, Us, s-6. to re-
gain the Wimbledon women's
singles tennis title she held in
1948, 1949 and 1850.
It was the fifth time the two
Californians had met in vital
tournaments in the last two
years, but only the first time
that Miss Brough. who was rum
ner up here 1853 and 1854. had
won.
The mems singles crown was
taken yesterday by Tony Ira
bert of Cincannti. who defeated
Kurt Nelson Of Denmark. 6-3,
rs, 81.
Lew Hoad and Rex Hartwig.
Australia's prospective Davis Cup
doubles team, today won the
doubles title with q IS, Ga,
6-3 victory over their fellow
Australians, Ken Rosewall and
Neale Fraser.
More than 1900 spectators
were jammed around the famed
center court as the two Ameri.
can girls started their duel under
a bright, hot sun. The Duchess
of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
her daughter, watched from the
royal box.
Squared at 3-3
Miss Brough gave a hint Of
things to come when she broke
her opponents serve at the very
start. Louise won the first three
points, and Mrs. Fleitz hit one
into the net after pulling UP to
800. Miss Brough made it
20 by winning her own service
at love. During the first two
games, Mrs. Fleitz hit eight shots
into the net.
Games followed service until
the sixth, when Mrs. Fleitz tipped
a winner just over the net for
advantage and then, passed Miss
Brough with a lefthand drive to
square the match at 3-3.
Driving hard with either hand,
Mrs. Fleitz held her service for
a 4-3 edge after the seventh
game was deuced twice. but Miss
Brough held her own serve to
square it at A. The same
thing happened in the next two
games and the score went to
l5-5.
Mrs. Fleitz suddenly lost her
touch in the 11th game. and
Miss Brough broke her service
lat love after a series of long
exchanges. The ambidextrous
swinger tried hard to break sery-
ice back, going to leads of 80
and 1910, but could not pull
out the game. Needing only
point. she tried to lob over Miss
Brough's head, but was short
and Louise smashed it into q
corner to deuce the game.
Mrs. Fleitz lost the next point
when she fell heavily chasing a
drive. She had to be helped to
her feet by linesman. Miss
IBrough closed out the set when
Mrs. Fleitz once again hit into
the net.
Set Deuced Twice
Mrs. Fleitz broke back in the
fourth game, but Miss Brough
again broke through her firing
opponents service in the fifth
game for a 80 lead. She held
her own service for a 4-2 lead
and the match seemed to be
over.
But Mrs. Fleitz rallied to pull
up to A. She accomplished
this by going to the net more
Often. Miss Brough again seemed
Ito have the match in hand
when she made a service break
in the 11th game, but Mrs.
Fleitz. in her final rally, de-
feated Miss Brough on service
and the match again was
squared at 6-6.
That was her last gasp, how
ever, as Miss Brough once more
broke through in the 18th game
and followed up by holding her
own serve for the match.
While Trabert took the mems
title yesterday. the last American
womep's doubles team of Mrs.
Fle,tz and Darlene Hard Of Long
Beach, Calf, was eliminated by
Shirley Bloomer and Pat Ward
of Britain 6-3, 81. The other
semiflnal went to Angela Nor
timer and Ann Shilcock of Brit
aims over Fay Muller and Jenni-
fer Hoad Of Australia, 60, 6-1.
In mixed doubles semifinals,
Enrique Morea of Argentina and
Miss Brough defeated Neale Fra
ser and Beryl Penrose of Austria
| liza, To. Ga, Ga, and Vic
Seixas of Philadelphia and Doris
Hart of Coral Gables. Fla, de-
feated Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hoad
of Australia, 6-3. 81.
Trabert. the boyish- looking.
24-year-old American, won the
equivalent Of the worlds tennis
championship without the loss of
a set. Top-seeded in the tourna-
ment, he swept through all his
earlier matches in straight sets
and the best the unseeded Mel