The Archive · 1937

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The International Recreation Club English Girl's Second Wimbledon Win: Women's Doubles to Miss Yorke and Mme. Mathieu Wimbledon, July 3.

IS Dorothy Round, leading woman player of Great Britain, made a successful farewell appearance at Wimbledon to-day when she defeated Mile Jedrzejowska, of Poland to capture the women's singles crown.

The English girl, who is expected to retire from competitive tennis after her marriage later this year, triumphed by 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 before a capacity crowd and in terrifical y hot weather. This is Miss Round's second, Wimbledon championship.

Her first success was in 1934, when she defeated Miss Helen Jacobs in the final.

The Anglo-French combination, Miss Mathieu, the French champion: captured Yorke and Madame the women's doubles title to-day in easy fashion from the British pair, Mrs. King and Mrs. Pittman.

The score was 6-: 3, 6-3.

Wimbledon, July 2.

Following the sensational victory of. the young American, Donald Budge, over Gottfried von Cramm in the men's final at Wimbledon, Germany suffered her second defeat this afternoon when her doubles team of

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