Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-02 | Page 12 | Louise Brough Captures British Crown

Louise Brough Captures British Crown Br Robert C. Dmmi WIMBLEDON, Eng., July 2 (UP) Louise Brougfl. the buxon blonde U. S. amateur queen from Beverly Hills. Csl, won the women's singles title In the Wimbledon Wim-bledon tennli championships (or the second straight year by defeat' Ing Mrs. Margaret Osborne du Pont of Bellevue, Del, 10-f, 1-a, 10-i. , Mist Brought victory, before a packed center court of 17,000 fans, marked the fourth year la a row Uiat an American has won the women's singles crown. Mrs, du Pont was 1947 tltllst and Pauline Bets of Los Angeles the 19o champion. The triumph also sent Miss Brough oft to a good start In her aim to repeat her 1948 grand slam at sll three 1111 ipsa, to wosaen In the tournament She Is teamed with Mrs. du Pont In defense of the women's doubles title and with Jack Bromwich of Australia In defense of - the mixed doubles crown. r lathe, Parker Wia Richard (Pancho) Consoles and Frank Parker of Los Angeles won the men's doubles championship by upsetting top-seeded Ted Srhroeder of La Crescents, Cel., the Wimbledon Wimble-don singles titllst, and Gardner Mulloy of Misml, Fla., t-4, 6-4, 6-2. Miss Brough and Mrs. du Pont defended their doubles champion-' ship, defeating Miss Gertrude Morsn of Santa Monica, CaL. and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, Cal, 8-, 7-5. It marked the third time In the past four years that the crack American team has won the title. The Gonzales-Psrker victory In the second ell-American finals match of the day marked the sixth time In the past seven tournaments tourna-ments that the Ysnks gslned the Wimbledon men's doubles crown. Mulloy, teaming with Tom Brown of San Francisco, lost the title last year to Jack Bromwich and Frank Sedgman of Australia. Big BaTprlee The ease with which Gonzales snd Parker, seeded third, trimmed the favored Bchroeder-Mulloy pair was a huge surprise to the packed court stands. Gonzales plsyed brilliantly In the opening set as he came through with some fine volleying and won two games on his service the first at love, Schroeder, apparently tired from his grueling singles victory over Jsroslsv Drobny of Czechoslovakia Czecho-slovakia Friday, had trouble warm- Ing up and his service was broken twice In the set. The 28-year-old California Miss's hour-and-a-half victory under a hot sun also avenged her setback at the hands of Mrs. du Pont In the flnsls of the U. S. national ingles championships last year at Forest Hills. N. Y. Miss Brough won the 45-mlnute opening set sfter Mrs. du Pont hsd wiped out a 0-4 disadvantage to go ahead, 5-4, but Mrs. du Pont stormed back with a devastating attack to sweep the second set in less thaa 15 minutes with the loss of only one gsme. It was the only set Miss Brough lost ha her six tournament matches. . , , IV7J Tiesiera Snatches Loop Lead In Important RBI Department CHICAGO. July 1 t 4hartstrp Johnny Tom- oiglrt Win Teal era. Salt Lake City catcher, bangad pas ef Ogdaat toted tha heavy bat la the Pioneer out four triples aad drove la I runs ta tie teaun- leejruo to lead hitters through gamed of June IT. male Tom OXaughUa for the lead ia triples with The fuels' tnfletder rapped out a potent .437 ssrven and pace the rune-batted-la Oepartmerat average to hold a wide load over Jim Daniels and with ST. A' K-J V'1 "oood R'P Koenl, or Sola, maintained hi. marvin In WBrow. of Twuf 'ZXZ Xr srlth e "itZZZXl " JT1. In ruin waa Frank Dean of Poem tello. J70, . ,1'"'7- ' who also maintained his load ta total baaea with " J1, PJfhing department. Manager Larry 112, statistic coo-, piled by the Howe News bureau J?.0 B'Unt eaootod his leading mark ta revealed. wv"1 at on. loaa. Manager Charles Metre ef Twia Falls had a PocataTio led ia team batting with JU per oent rough tune at the paste during tha week ended Trailing the Cardinals ware Orders. J03' stiiiin Juna 27, but bald aa to the horns pa lead with JiT, and Great rail. Joi