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Show Will BESTS SH THE SEMI By ANTHONY F. WILDING. World's Tennis Champion. Special Cable to The Tribune. WIMBLEDON. England, July 1. As generally anticipated, the semi-final between be-tween Krcuser of Germany and the Australian Aus-tralian champion, Doust, did not produce tennis of tho high standard associated with the concluding stages of a world's championship. After his decisive victory over the veteran Gore, the young German started a slight favorite, but Doust from the outset adopted the correct tactics, which fortunately happened to coincide with his usual game and style. Kreuscr is extraordinarily steady in off-the-ground strokes, and, being an international football foot-ball player. Is reminiscent of Parks in his activity and recovery of seemingly impossible impos-sible balls. But as a rule the one thing to upset these steady, soft players Is persistent per-sistent hustling at the net by a skillful volioyer. That, briefly, is what happened today Doust successfully approached the net on surprisingly soft services, he volleyed well and with Judgment and on tho day was a distinctly better man in all departments, The score read G-2, 6-3, 5-2 in Dousfs favor. The final now Hps between McLough-1 McLough-1 1 it and Doust. To my mind it is a foregone fore-gone conclusion, as 1 consider the American Ameri-can a full fifteen bettor single player than tho little Australian. The weeding process in doubles has now been completed and barring accidents, acci-dents, Rahe and Klcinschrot, a surprisingly surpris-ingly nippy and sound German pair, will meet Parke and Beamish in the final. A very close match was played today between Parke und Beamish and Wilding Wild-ing and Ulllyard. Tho tennis was a llttlo llt-tlo erratic and jumpy, but towards the close improved and became fairly exciting. excit-ing. Purke and Beamish combine ex-ccileptly, ex-ccileptly, and although their mistakes arc rather more frequent than should be necessary, they manage to score a great number of outright winners. Hlllyard. though boasting of forty-eight summers, played well and It was exceedingly hard luck that he should lose after four all with his service to follow had been called in the final set. The score ran 7-9. 6-3. G-3. 3-6, 6-1 in favor of Parke and Beamish. Beam-ish. Mrs. McNalr and .Mrs. Lambert Chambers Cham-bers have not qualified for the women's final. Tho challenge match between Mc-Lousrhlln. Mc-Lousrhlln. should he win the final, and Wilding, will he played Friday afternoon after-noon j |