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THRILLING TENNIS
AT KOOYONG.
Crawford and Mrs. Craw-
ford Win.
AGREAT FIGHT.
Women's Singles to Miss
Hartigan.
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.
The Australian lawn tennis cham-
pionship meeting ivns concluded to-
day nt Kooyong with one of thc most
thrilling and even mutches that have
ever been staged on thc centre court,
lt was tho mixed doubles final, in
which J. Crawford and Mrs. Craw-
ford (X.S.W.) defeated II. IC. Vines
and Mis. Van Kyn (U.S.A.) after
both pails hehl innumerable match
points iu thc third set.
Miss Joan Hartigan, the Xew South
Wales junior, won the women's singlen
championship in brilliant fashion by n
straight-set win over the title-holder, Mrs.
Buttsworth. The women's doubles final
went to thc Queensland pair, Mrs. AV esta
eott and Mrs. Molesworth, who candy
defeated Miss Hartigan and Airs. Van
Ryu after one of thc hardest hilting
women's nintches of the tournament.
EVEN FIGHT.
Tho mixed doubles wa« the most even
fight that Kooyong has seen, and it seem-
ed a pity that the result could not have
boen a draw. From ."j-nll in the final
set, both pairs led alternately, and held
match points until the Australians ran
out winners of tho match, 13-11.
The American« seemed all Ret for nn
cat¡y victory aller the first set, in which
they broke Crawford's (service for thc
first game. They wore on top all
through the set. with Vines playing ut hie
top to dominate the play. Thc Aus-
tralians were only ei'iiul to three gaines,
and were .unable to present any, sort of
effective defence to A'ines' aggression.
AUSTRALIANS STEADIER.
In the second set Vines over-did his at-
tempts to take thc mnjor share of the
pla)-, and Cranford and Mrs. Crawford
got their chance to steady and build up
their usual solid combination. They
gained an carly break from Mrs. Van
fiyn's service, and wore able to hold tho
lead to see out the set. Mrs. Crawford,
who had made a patchy start, steadily
worked into her best form, anti1 towards
thc end of the set was more than holding
her own against Vines' attack. Mrs.
Van Ji.yn went gamely to thc net at
every opportunity, but she may have
done better to have remained back oh her
service garnet-, because her deliveries did
not carry suflicient power to allow her to
get in safely.
A REAL BATTLE.
Thc final set snw a real battlo with
Mrs. Crawford prominent. All tactics
possible in n mixed doubles were used by
both pairs in an attempt to gain thc ad-
vantage, but they wore so evenly matched
that neither side could gain a winning
lead. The service was the dominating
feature early, but a break occurred on
Vines' service to give tho Australians a
5-4 lead. Thc chance was lost when
Crawford's service was dropped. Thc
Americans were in tho lead at 0-5 and
7-0, but despite the fact that they got
to match point op more than one oceas
j ion, they could not clinch thc set.
tho Australians led at 8-7. and
held 40-lovo, but could not win tho
game.
'They were level at 8-all, and then thc
Americans again went ahead. Thc 18th
game brought tho Australians level, and
taking Mrs. Van Hyp's service again
took the lead mid held mutch point.
CHANCE MISSED.
Crawford til row away tho chance, .when
he hit ont an. easy volley. :
The Australians wore in front at
10-0 with mutch point, hut Vines
smashed to Bave the match. The
Americans went ahead at ll-10, and
held match point, only to lose the
game for U-all. " '
Tho next two games saw the (end on the
24th game, on Mrs. Crawford's service,
the Australians got to 40-15. The Am-
ericans fought to deuce and each pair in
turn held advantage point, and on the
sixth match point for this game alone,
Vines hit a difficult forehand into, the net.
SPLENDID DISPLAY.
Miss Hartigan gave a splendid display
lo take the women's singles. Her fore-
hand was particularly powerful, and her
?backhand stronger than it had been curl-
ier in the tournament.
In tho final of tho women's doubles
Miss Hartigan was often astray in going
for winners to the lines. . Mrs. Wcstu
cott and Mrs. Molesworth had a wonder-
ful control with their fast drives and
found holes in Mis. Van Byn's defence.
It was a great match, with the Queens
landers dominating the play throughout
because of their pace.
Miss N. Lewis repeated her performance
of last year in winning tho girls' singles
title, but had to play her best tennis to
defeat Miss Williams, a very promising
junior from Sydney. Misses B. and G.
Stevenson won the girls' doubles in fine
style from Misso3 Blick and Cox, who
were chosen before the winners for tho
Victorian junior intcr-Stnte team.
Results:
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
Final.
Miss J. Hartignn (N.S.W.) cl. Mis. C.
?Buttsworth (N.S.W.), 0-4, 6-3.
' WOMEN'S DOUBLES.
Final.
Mrs. V. Wcstncott ami Mis. B. H.
Molesworth (Q'land) d. Miss-J. Hartigan
(N.S.W.) and Mrs. J. Vau Ryu (U.S.A.),
0-3, 0-2.
MIXED DOUBLES.
Final.
.T. Crawford «nd Mrs. ' Crawford
(N.S.W.) d. H. E. Vines and Mrs. J.
Van Ryn (U.S.A.), 3-0, 7-5, 13-11. "
GIRLS' SINGLES. .
Final.
Miss XT. Lewis'.(Vie.) d. Miss Williams
(X.S.W.), 0-4. 0-5.
GIRLS' DOUBLES.
Final.
Misses G. and D. Stevenson, (Vic.) d.
Misses X. Cox and M. Blick (Vic), 6-4,
0-3.
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