Monday, Jul. 16, 1923
At Wimbledon .
William M. Johnston, Californian, won the tennis championship of the world at Wimbledon, England.
He has the distinction of being the last champion that the world will acknowledge, since the tournament will never again dignify its winner with the distinguished title. Owing to protest from the United States Lawn Tennis Association there will henceforth be no world's champion ship tournament in tennis.
Johnston eliminated early in the matches his most able competitor, Vincent Richards, of Providence. In the all-American finals he met Francis T. Hunter, of New Rochelle, N. Y., and won as he pleased, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1.
Suzanne Lenglen lived up to her record and won the women's championship of the world for the fifth time by overwhelming Kathleen McKane, of England, 6-2, 6-2. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American, was defeated in the semifinals.
Mile. Lenglen won a second title on the same day when, paired with Elizabeth Ryan, American resident of England, she retained joint claim to the women's doubles championship at the expense of Misses Austin and Colyer, English, both under 20.
Miss Ryan also won a double victory when, with Randolph Lycett, of England, she defeated L. S. D. Deane and Mrs. Shepherd-Barron in straight sets in the mixed doubles final.
Lycett was the third player to take a double title, as a result of his victory, with L. A. Godfree, over Count de Gomar and Edouardo Flaquer, of Spain, in the men's doubles.