The Archive · 1935

Stammers Wins Final

London, May 4.

Miss Kathleen Stammers, who unexpectedly defeated Miss Dorothy Round, the Wimbledon champion, in the semi-final, to-day won the Brit Ish women's singles hard court championship at Bournemouth by beating Miss Scriven in the final, in straight sets, 6/2, 6/2 The nal of the men's doubles, in which a South African pair clashed with a New Zealand team, resulted a victory for the latter. Malfroy. and Stedman, the New Zealanders, won over their opponents, Farquhar land V. G. Kirby, by 6/8, 6/2.

The finals of the mixed doubl and" the women's doubles we: h decided without being played. Mrs. Pittman and Miss Yorke gained a we. over the Misses Dearman and Lyle, who scratched, while Tuckey end Miss Scriven were given a we. over Prenn, the German star, and Miss Dearman, who also scratched their match—Reute

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