Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-06 | Page 21 | Helen Jacobs Selects Mrs. Fabyan as Rival

Helen Jacobs Selects Mrs Ms Fabyan as Rival J i 4 By BOB BOB CAVAGNARO Associated Press Sports s Writer FOREST HILLS N. N Y Sept 6 Helen 6 Helen Hull Jacobs surprised the tennis world Friday by predicting that Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Brookline Mass is the player to beat if she wins her fourth successive American singles championship It had been generally conceded that K Katherine Stammers the comely comely comey come come- ly y Engliss miss who Js is bracketed in m the lower half halt with Mrs hire Fabyan Carolin Babcock o of Los Angeles and Freda James of England mow moY down n her remaining opponents opponents opponents I and reach the final round a greatly improved player play play- er em over last year said Miss Jacobs speaking o of Mrs Fabyan Theres no doubt in my mind she can anc and will defeat either cither Miss Babcock or Miss Stammers Difficult Test Personally I feel she will give mo me a more difficult test than either cither of the other two Mrs Fabyan who vho lost t to Miss Mis Jacobs in straight sets zeta in the final fina last year is credited with one 01 of the soundest games o of any anyon anyon- on in the tournament Her gr ground und strokes are arc beautifully hit she has a fast twisting service and is Is' one of the few te women who know what to do dowhen dowhen dowhen when they go up to the fore Core court Miss Jacobs who has played only two matches so far tar in the tournament tournament ment meets Evelyn Dearman o of England next t Additional Honor If It Miss Jacobs is successful in her tier title defense defenso this tills year she will wUl willbo bo technically bo the first player in history to triumph four years hand hand- running M Mrs s. s Molla dolla Mallory won the Hie tournament four times ending in 1918 b but t the 1917 event was of officially ore of- tidally listed as a patriotic tournament tournament tour tour- Postponed for the third successive day Thursday because of rain pla play was to be De resumed in both the themen's themen's mens men's and women's divisions Friday I