Showing irresistible form, Mrs. M. Reader Harris and Mrs. T. Burton defeated Mrs. T. Collaco and Miss D.
Eardley in the final of the Shanghai Ladies Doubles Championship yesterday afternoon on the S.L.T.A. court before a crowd of not more than a hundred on-lookers, The score was 7-5, 8-6, 6-1.
The victors started poorly in the first two sets, losing a three-game lead in the first and a two-nil advantage in the second. In the third and deciding set the winning pair realized the danger of losing and tightened up in convincing style to drop only one game, the second, for a score of 6-1.
Mrs. Reader Harris, as usual, was the outstanding player. on the court. While not playing a brilliant brand of tennis, she certainly showed that it took more than ordinary opposition to beat her in the baseline game, returning shots with great persistency. Mrs. Burton excelled in the front court and, though she made several costly mistakes, gave her partner invaluable help by her constant crowding of the net.
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