1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

altogether and the next two sets were won easily by Lowe, 6—2, 6—2. In thedeciding set, however, Gobert was his old self, and won the final set and thematch by 6—2.Wilding, and F. G. Lowe, having thus been beaten in the semi-finals, had toplay for third prize. Wilding, however, was not altogether in form. He lost thefirst set by 6—4 and won the next by 6—2. In the third set Lowe led by5—1 but then Wilding came on, took the set by 7—5, and the next and last by6—0.THE FINAL.After the conclusion of a week’s matches, A. H. Gobert and C. P. Dixonmet in the final of the Gentlemen’s Singles. Both men did some beautifulwork, though Dixon possibly did not play so well now as he had doneagainst Wilding. The Englishman had the lead at the beginning ofall the three sets, in the first two by 2—0, and in the third by 3—1.On each occasion, however, Gobert showed that he was master ofhis game, and, after a warm contest, succeeded in getting the lead.After 90 minutes’ play the French Champion won the Olympic GoldMedal in the Gentlemen’s Singles by 8—6, 6—4, 6—4, amid thelively applause of the spectators, who occupied every spare inch of theTennis Pavilion.LADIES’ SINGLES.Second Round.In the Ladies’ Singles, Miss F. H. Aitchison (Great Britain) was beaten in thesecond round by the holder of the Danish Ladies’ Championship, Miss S. Castenschiold,a result that had scarcely been expected. Miss Aitchison possessed somefine, long strokes, and placed her balls far back along the side lines, whileMiss Castenschiold, on the other hand, gave short balls which seldom camefarther than half-way over her opponent’s court. The Danish representative, however, had an enormous amount of energy and never seemed to tire, in spite of allthe exercise her opponent gave her. Her aim evidently was merely to get theball over the net and allow Miss Aitchison to strike it out. The latter tired bydegrees, and her strokes beginning to lose in accuracy, she quickly lost the lasttwo sets after having won the first with similar ease. The result was 2—6, 6—2,6—1 in favour of Miss Castenschiold.SEMI-FINALS.Miss Castenschiold had now to meet in the first semi-final the Lady Championof Sweden, Mrs. S. Fick. A victory was hardly expected for the Swedish colours,but a good match was hoped for, and Mrs. Fick played very well the whole time.Her strokes had not the accuracy that marked Miss Castenschiold’s, however, and theDanish champion won after two equal sets by 6—4, 6—4.The second semi-final was played between two representatives of Great Britain,Mrs. M. Parton and Mrs. E. Hannam, the latter winning, thanks to the pace ofher balls and her own greater activity. The result was 7—5, 6—2.Mrs. Parton and Mrs. Fick had to play for the third prize, and in this gamethe difficult screws of the former were altogether too much for the Swedish representative,Mrs. Parton winning by 6—3, 6—3.621