1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

final Miss Aitchison and Roper-Barrett beat the best Swedish pair, Mrs. S. Fickand G. Setterwall, after some fine play on both sides, all three sets having to beplayed. Mrs. Fick, especially, was in her very best form, but Setterwall, althoughhe made some good strokes, was not in sufficient evidence at the net. Roper-Barrett,on the other hand, let very little get past him there, and Miss Aitchison’slong drives along the side-lines awakened general admiration. Barrett-Aitchisonwon by 3—6, 6—1, 6—2,FINAL.The final of the Mixed Doubles was the last event of the competition,and gave a fine example of the way in which this gameshould be played, i. e., with the man at the net and his partner at thebase-line. The struggle for the Gold Medal was between two pairsboth representing Great Britain; Miss Aitchison — H. Roper-Barrettand Mrs. Hannam—C. P. Dixon. The first set was won by Aitchison—Roper-Barrett by 6—4, but the next two sets went to their opponentsby 6—3, 6—2, this deciding the match in favour of Hannam—C. P. Dixon. The winners were greeted with well deserved applause.Presentation of Prizes.H. M. The King gave away the prizes immediately after the closeof the competitions at 5 p. m., May 12th.PRIZE LIST.Gentlemen‘s Singles.I prize: A. H. GobertFrance.II C. P. Dixon Great Britain.III A. F. Wilding Australasia.Ladies’ Singles.I prize: Mrs. E. M. HannamII Miss S. CastenschioldIII Mrs. M. PartonGreat Britain.Denmark.Great Britain.I prize:IIIIIGentlemen’s Doubles.A. H. Gobert and M. GermotG. Setterwall and C. KempeC. P. Dixon and A. E. BeamishMixed DoublesFrance.Sweden.Great Britain.I prize: Mrs. E. M. Hannam and C. P. Dixon Great Britain.II Miss F. H. Aitchison and H. Roper-Barrett Great Britain.III Mrs. S. Fick and G. Setterwall Sweden.626