Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-06 | Page 16 | La Coste Defeats Fellow Countryman in Wimbledon Title [Illegible]

LA COSTE DEFEATS FELLOW IN TiTLE MAT AT 6 t IT STRONG WIND PREVAILS A ARENE ARENE RENE TAKES HARD i MA MATCH reH FROM HENRI COC i Spanish Star Will Meet Helen Wills in ini in i ens en's Singles Finals Saturday ST. land July Rene G champion of th Unite today the at al tennis singles his French fellow tellow c COl Henri Cochet Tilden's old WOO WOn In four sets 61 45 The Tho crowds excited only when t for Cor tb points that meant victory When LaCoste won thol thoi tholon on a a. that Cochet the tho baseline ho o 6 racquet In the air Gusty Wi vi with both players g match Francis T. T Hunter and I took the first set mixed doubles match With rIt Ss Spence ence and Miss Elizabet 6 54 4 Spence and MIss second set from Huntera by the same margin they first 6 Spence and Miss Ryan third set nod the mate Hunter and atlas set was wa decided 6 64 1 Miss Harvey AI Dennett the I English pair ed Daphne Akhurst and Es Ea of Australia from the bles 6 8 6 3 6 6 In the mixed doubles 3 OHara O'Hara Wood and th tho A Ai teamed to beat George flees nees and Mrs HOlcroft 64 6 6 LONDON July 6 APElla AP- AP Ella do de Alvarez or of Spain been sufferIng from an ana a laryngitis stated tins m morn rn she would be e able to met mer Wills vms In the finals Of th the singles tennis 1 Wimbledon tomorrow It b feared that she would be u continue tn In the tho pia play J Despite her decISion to p P norita Alvarez dir did not over o the tho prospect Swathed wraps from throat to feet teet a dIed before roaring fire In t mend mond home where she is and hoped for fOT Inclement tomorrow U If it would only rain ahard tJ a hard tomorrow wouldn't it iti she said Then m with Helen Wills Wilis would hai ha put off until Monday But t 1 r I shall shah put up as good a a possible My game gamo wm will be i tied aled wIth It a few tev wheezes e afraid I shall get et a Rood good lick