The Archive · 1937

VON CRAMM IN ANOTHER TITANIC STRUGGLE

Forest Hills, Sept. 8.

A major upset occurred in the American women's singles lawn tennis championship to-day, when Miss Dorothy Bundy, daughter of Miss May Sutton, the former Amérieah and Wimbledon champion, beat the Miss Alice Marble, by 146, of poiüts of winning the match in the second set, but her younger opponent fought back strongly and eventually managed to clinch the set.

In another match Senorita Anita Lizana. the Chilean, eliminated Mrs. van Ryn by 6-1, 6-1.

The men's championship saw the elimination of Bryan Grant, the American Davis Cup player, by Baron G. von Cramm, ihe German ace, after a terrific battle which went to five sets.

The score was 6-8, 6-3.

9-7, 2 2-6, A minor upset was witnessed in the last match of the day, with the defeat of Charles Hare, the British Davis Cup player, by Robert Riggs, one of the most' promising players in the United States, The young American triumphed by 4-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5—Reuter,

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