Wimbledon 1908
General 1908-06-22 - 1908-07-03
Grandslam / Challenge
Grass
7
Wimbedon, Worple road
England
Source 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London); Tennis Forum
Report Mens doubles final: Ritchie/Wilding def. Roper Barrett/A. Gore 6-1 6-2 1-6 9-7
Mixed doubles:
1R: Dorothea Lambert Chambers/Tony Wilding (NZ) d. Amy Kirby/Victor Gauntlett 6-3 6-2
1R: Mrs JB Perrett/Alfred Beamish d. Helen Harper/Fritz von Bissing (Ger) 6-4 6-3
1R: Agnes Tuckey/Charles Tuckey d. Beryl Tulloch/Evan Gwynne-Evans 6-3 6-4
1R: Violet Pinckney/Walter C. Crawley d. Amy Ransome/A.E.M. Taylor 6-3 3-6 6-1
1R: Ruth Winch/Clement Cazalet-bye
1R: Winifred McNair/Roderick McNair d. C.B. Bell/Friedrich W. Rahe (Ger) default
1R: Mabel Parton/Theodore Mavrogordato d. E.E. Sargeant/Paul de Borman (Bel) 6-4 7-5
1R: Dora Boothby/Albert Prebble d. Mary Curtis-Whyte/Gordon Lowe 6-1 6-0
1R: Constance Luard/Arthur W. Gore d. Lina Flemmich/Charles Pritchett 6-1 6-2
1R: Countess Clara Schulenburg (Ger)/Laurie Doherty d. E.L. Bosworth/Arthur Wallis Myers 6-3 6-4
1R: Madeline O’Neill/Oscar Kreuzer (Ger) d. Blanche Hillyard/George Ball-Greene 6-3 10-8
1R: Alice Greene/George Thomas d. Mildred Coles/J.B. Ward 6-3 7-9 8-6
1R: Mrs Paine/[Kenneth or Robert] Powell-bye
1R: Edith Johnson/T. D. Stoward-bye
1R: Mrs Armstrong/H. Pollard d. Agnes Morton/Charles P. Dixon 6-4 6-4
1R: Charlotte Sterry/Herbert Roper Barrett d. Gladys Lamplough/Wilbeforce V. Eaves (Aus) 6-3 9-7
2R: Chambers/Wilding d. Perrett/Beamish 6-0 6-2
2R: Pinckney/Crwaley d. Tuckey/Mrs Tuckey 6-3 6-1
2R: McNair/McNair d. Winch/Cazelet default
2R: Boothby/Prebble d. Parton/ Mavorogordato 6-4 6-2
2R: Luard/Gore d. Schulenburg/Doherty 6-4 5-7 6-3
2R: Greene/Thomas d. O’Neill/Kreuzer 7-5 6-1
2R: Paine/Powell d. Johnson/Stoward 4-6 7-5 6-3
2R: Sterry/Barrett d. Armstrong/Pollard 6-4 6-4
QF: Chambers/Wilding d. Pinckney/Crawley 6-4 6-4
QF: Boothby/Prebble d. McNair/McNair 2-6 6-4 6-1
QF: Luard/Gore d. Greene/Thomas 6-3 7-5
QF: Sterry/Barrett d. Paine/Powell 6-3 3-6 6-1
SF: Chambers/Wilding d. Boothby/Prebble 6-1 6-0
SF: Sterry/Barrett d. Luard/Gore 5-7 6-4 6-3
FI: Dorothea Lambert Chambers/Tony Wilding (NZ) def. Agnes Morton/Herbert Roper Barrett 6-4 6-3
Media
Winner Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
Players
Arthur Westlake Andrews
Walter Scott Andrews
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
George Courtenay Ball Greene
Alfred Ernest Beamish
Conway William Blackwood Price
F.H. Bryant
George Aristides Caridia (Karidias)
Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet
Walter Cecil Crawley
Percival May Davson
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
Charles Percy Dixon
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Lionel Hunter Escombe
Dr John Mason Flavelle
John Fortescue Foulkes
Edward Stanley Franklin
Otto Froitzheim
Victor Reginald Gauntlett
Marie Claude Maurice (Maurice) Germot
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
Wylie Cameron Grant
Walter Scott Andrews
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
George Courtenay Ball Greene
Alfred Ernest Beamish
Conway William Blackwood Price
F.H. Bryant
George Aristides Caridia (Karidias)
Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet
Walter Cecil Crawley
Percival May Davson
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
Charles Percy Dixon
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Lionel Hunter Escombe
Dr John Mason Flavelle
John Fortescue Foulkes
Edward Stanley Franklin
Otto Froitzheim
Victor Reginald Gauntlett
Marie Claude Maurice (Maurice) Germot
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
Wylie Cameron Grant
Wilfred Pollen Haviland
Peter Hicks
Robert Harry Hotham
Douglas Woolley Kitching
Harold Austin (Harry) Kitson
Oscar Kreuzer
Marie Charles William (Willie) Lemaire de Warzée d'Hermalle
Francis Gordon Lowe
Arthur Holden Lowe
Theodore Michel Mavrogordato
Roderick James McNair
William Godfrey Milburn
Valentine William O'Connell (Val) Miley
E. Morris Hall
Norman Everard Brookes
A.N. Other
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Meredyth (Frank) Pearson
Henry Pollard
Kenneth Powell
Robert Branks Powell
Albert Davis Prebble
Charles Richard Delabere Pritchett
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Dunstan Rhodes
Peter Hicks
Robert Harry Hotham
Douglas Woolley Kitching
Harold Austin (Harry) Kitson
Oscar Kreuzer
Marie Charles William (Willie) Lemaire de Warzée d'Hermalle
Francis Gordon Lowe
Arthur Holden Lowe
Theodore Michel Mavrogordato
Roderick James McNair
William Godfrey Milburn
Valentine William O'Connell (Val) Miley
E. Morris Hall
Norman Everard Brookes
A.N. Other
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Meredyth (Frank) Pearson
Henry Pollard
Kenneth Powell
Robert Branks Powell
Albert Davis Prebble
Charles Richard Delabere Pritchett
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Dunstan Rhodes
John R. Richardson
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Herbert Roper Barrett
A.R. Sawyer
George Miéville Simond
Sirdar Nihal Singh
Thomas Dudley Stoward
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
George Alan Thomas
Edgar William Timmis
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
Charles Arthur Orpen Tuckey
Dr Philippe Edmond Pierre (Pierre) Verdé Delisle
Baron Moritz (Fritz) Von Bissing
J.B. Ward
Frederick Noel Warden
Sydney J. Watts
Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
Henry Wilson-Fox
Edward Yatman
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Herbert Roper Barrett
A.R. Sawyer
George Miéville Simond
Sirdar Nihal Singh
Thomas Dudley Stoward
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
George Alan Thomas
Edgar William Timmis
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
Charles Arthur Orpen Tuckey
Dr Philippe Edmond Pierre (Pierre) Verdé Delisle
Baron Moritz (Fritz) Von Bissing
J.B. Ward
Frederick Noel Warden
Sydney J. Watts
Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
Henry Wilson-Fox
Edward Yatman
Challenge round
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore*
Norman Everard Brookes
Norman Everard Brookes
w.o.
Rounds
Round 1
Percival Davson*
Moritz von Bissing
Moritz von Bissing
6-4
10-8
6-3
Roderick McNair*
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
6-3
6-1
6-1
Frederick Noel Warden*
Clement Cazalet
Clement Cazalet
6-4
3-6
6-4
3-6
6-4
Henry Pollard*
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
w.o.
A.R. Sawyer*
F.H. Bryant
F.H. Bryant
2-6
6
2
7-9
6-4
6-3
Henry Wilson-Fox*
Sirdar Nihal Singh
Sirdar Nihal Singh
11-9
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith*
Pierre Verdé Delisle
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-1
6-4
6-3
Wylie Grant*
J.B. Ward
J.B. Ward
6-3
8-10
7-5
6-3
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
George Miéville Simond
George Miéville Simond
w.o.
Willie Lemaire*
Harold Kitson
Harold Kitson
6-1
2-6
6-2
9-7
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe*
Edward Stanley Franklin
Edward Stanley Franklin
w.o.
George Ball Greene*
Robert Harry Hotham
Robert Harry Hotham
6-3
6-2
3-6
6-0
Robert Powell*
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
6-0
6-2
6-2
Charles Tuckey*
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
7-5
4-6
7-5
4-6
6-3
Charles Dixon*
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
6-4
6-4
6-1
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
Val Miley
Val Miley
6-3
6-3
6-2
George Caridia*
Wilfred Pollen Haviland
Wilfred Pollen Haviland
6-1
6-2
6-2
John Fortescue Foulkes*
Arthur Westlake Andrews
Arthur Westlake Andrews
6-3
4-6
7-5
6-0
John R. Richardson*
Edgar William Timmis
Edgar William Timmis
6-4
6-3
1-6
2-6
6-4
Arthur Gore*
Lionel Escombe
Lionel Escombe
6-2
6-1
7-5
Kenneth Powell*
Percival Davson
Percival Davson
7-5
6-4
6-1
Roderick McNair*
Frederick Noel Warden
Frederick Noel Warden
6-3
6-3
7-5
Henry Pollard*
A.R. Sawyer
A.R. Sawyer
6-0
7-5
6-1
Walter Cecil Crawley*
Henry Wilson-Fox
Henry Wilson-Fox
6-0
6-2
6-0
Albert Prebble*
Peter Hicks
Peter Hicks
6-3
6-8
6-3
0-6
6-1
George Alan Thomas*
John Flavelle
John Flavelle
6-2
6-0
4-6
6-3
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Victor Gauntlett
Victor Gauntlett
6-3
1-6
6-2
6-4
Conway William Blackwood Price*
Sydney J. Watts
Sydney J. Watts
6-1
3-6
7-5
6-4
Thomas Dudley Stoward*
Douglas Kitching
Douglas Kitching
6-2
2-6
5-7
6-4
6-0
Wilberforce Eaves*
Edward Yatman
Edward Yatman
6-1
6-1
6-3
Theodore Mavrogordato*
Charles Pritchett
Charles Pritchett
6-1
6-2
6-2
Tony Wilding*
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
3-6
6-0
6-2
7-5
E. Morris Hall*
Dunstan Rhodes
Dunstan Rhodes
6-3
6-3
5-7
6-3
Frank Pearson*
Alfred Beamish
Alfred Beamish
9-11
6-1
3-6
6-4
6-3
Maurice Germot*
Gordon Lowe
Gordon Lowe
w.o.
Arthur Lowe*
William Godfrey Milburn
William Godfrey Milburn
6-2
4-6
4-6
8-6
6-1
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Walter Scott Andrews
Walter Scott Andrews
6-3
6-2
6-4
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler*
A.N. Other
A.N. Other
w.o.
Round 3
Wylie Grant*
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
4-6
6-3
7-5
6-2
Willie Lemaire*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
6-3
6-3
6-2
George Ball Greene*
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
6-2
9-7
6-1
Robert Powell*
Charles Tuckey
Charles Tuckey
6-1
6-2
6-2
Charles Dixon*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
6-3
6-2
6-3
George Caridia*
John Fortescue Foulkes
John Fortescue Foulkes
6-1
6-2
6-1
Arthur Gore*
John R. Richardson
John R. Richardson
6-2
6-4
6-0
Kenneth Powell*
Roderick McNair
Roderick McNair
6-1
7-5
6-4
Walter Cecil Crawley*
Henry Pollard
Henry Pollard
1-6
6-4
6-1
6-1
George Alan Thomas*
Albert Prebble
Albert Prebble
w.o.
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Conway William Blackwood Price
Conway William Blackwood Price
6-2
6-0
6-2
Wilberforce Eaves*
Thomas Dudley Stoward
Thomas Dudley Stoward
6-1
6-2
8-6
Tony Wilding*
Theodore Mavrogordato
Theodore Mavrogordato
6-0
6-3
6-3
Frank Pearson*
E. Morris Hall
E. Morris Hall
6-1
6-4
6-2
Arthur Lowe*
Maurice Germot
Maurice Germot
w.o.
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
6-0
6-0
6-1
Round 4
Willie Lemaire*
Wylie Grant
Wylie Grant
3-6
4-6
6-4
6-2
6-2
Robert Powell*
George Ball Greene
George Ball Greene
6-3
8-6
ret.
Charles Dixon*
George Caridia
George Caridia
1-6
6-3
6-3
6-3
Arthur Gore*
Kenneth Powell
Kenneth Powell
6-2
9-7
7-5
Walter Cecil Crawley*
George Alan Thomas
George Alan Thomas
6-1
6-4
6-1
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Eaves
7-5
6-3
3-1
ret.
Tony Wilding*
Frank Pearson
Frank Pearson
6-1
6-1
6-1
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
9-7
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Robert Powell*
Willie Lemaire
Willie Lemaire
6-4
8-6
6-4
Arthur Gore*
Charles Dixon
Charles Dixon
10-8
6-3
3-6
6-0
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Walter Cecil Crawley
Walter Cecil Crawley
6-1
6-3
6-2
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Tony Wilding
Tony Wilding
2-6
6-4
6-4
6-0
Semifinals
Arthur Gore*
Robert Powell
Robert Powell
10-8
6-4
6-2
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie
6-3
6-1
3-6
6-1
Final
Arthur Gore*
Herbert Roper Barrett
Herbert Roper Barrett
6-3
6-2
4-6
3-6
6-4
Tournament
Round 1
Percival Davson*
Moritz von Bissing
Moritz von Bissing
Roderick McNair*
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
Sir Ernest Salter Wills
Frederick Noel Warden*
Clement Cazalet
Clement Cazalet
Henry Wilson-Fox*
Sirdar Nihal Singh
Sirdar Nihal Singh
Henry Pollard*
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
A.R. Sawyer*
F.H. Bryant
F.H. Bryant
Round 2
Arthur Gore*
Lionel Escombe
Lionel Escombe
John R. Richardson*
Edgar William Timmis
Edgar William Timmis
Kenneth Powell*
Percival Davson
Percival Davson
Roderick McNair*
Frederick Noel Warden
Frederick Noel Warden
Charles Dixon*
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
Frederick William (Fritz) Goldberg
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
Val Miley
Val Miley
George Caridia*
Wilfred Pollen Haviland
Wilfred Pollen Haviland
John Fortescue Foulkes*
Arthur Westlake Andrews
Arthur Westlake Andrews
Robert Powell*
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
Charles Tuckey*
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
George Ball Greene*
Robert Harry Hotham
Robert Harry Hotham
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe*
Edward Stanley Franklin
Edward Stanley Franklin
Willie Lemaire*
Harold Kitson
Harold Kitson
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
George Miéville Simond
George Miéville Simond
Wylie Grant*
J.B. Ward
J.B. Ward
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith*
Pierre Verdé Delisle
Pierre Verdé Delisle
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Walter Scott Andrews
Walter Scott Andrews
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler*
A.N. Other
A.N. Other
Arthur Lowe*
William Godfrey Milburn
William Godfrey Milburn
Maurice Germot*
Gordon Lowe
Gordon Lowe
Tony Wilding*
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
Theodore Mavrogordato*
Charles Pritchett
Charles Pritchett
Frank Pearson*
Alfred Beamish
Alfred Beamish
E. Morris Hall*
Dunstan Rhodes
Dunstan Rhodes
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Victor Gauntlett
Victor Gauntlett
Conway William Blackwood Price*
Sydney J. Watts
Sydney J. Watts
Wilberforce Eaves*
Edward Yatman
Edward Yatman
Thomas Dudley Stoward*
Douglas Kitching
Douglas Kitching
Walter Cecil Crawley*
Henry Wilson-Fox
Henry Wilson-Fox
Henry Pollard*
A.R. Sawyer
A.R. Sawyer
George Alan Thomas*
John Flavelle
John Flavelle
Albert Prebble*
Peter Hicks
Peter Hicks
Round 3
Arthur Gore*
John R. Richardson
John R. Richardson
Kenneth Powell*
Roderick McNair
Roderick McNair
Charles Dixon*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
George Caridia*
John Fortescue Foulkes
John Fortescue Foulkes
Robert Powell*
Charles Tuckey
Charles Tuckey
George Ball Greene*
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Willie Lemaire*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Wylie Grant*
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
Otway Scarlett Graham Toler
Arthur Lowe*
Maurice Germot
Maurice Germot
Tony Wilding*
Theodore Mavrogordato
Theodore Mavrogordato
Frank Pearson*
E. Morris Hall
E. Morris Hall
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Conway William Blackwood Price
Conway William Blackwood Price
Wilberforce Eaves*
Thomas Dudley Stoward
Thomas Dudley Stoward
Walter Cecil Crawley*
Henry Pollard
Henry Pollard
George Alan Thomas*
Albert Prebble
Albert Prebble
Round 4
Arthur Gore*
Kenneth Powell
Kenneth Powell
Charles Dixon*
George Caridia
George Caridia
Robert Powell*
George Ball Greene
George Ball Greene
Willie Lemaire*
Wylie Grant
Wylie Grant
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Tony Wilding*
Frank Pearson
Frank Pearson
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Eaves
Walter Cecil Crawley*
George Alan Thomas
George Alan Thomas
Quarterfinals
Arthur Gore*
Charles Dixon
Charles Dixon
Robert Powell*
Willie Lemaire
Willie Lemaire
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Tony Wilding
Tony Wilding
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
Walter Cecil Crawley
Walter Cecil Crawley
Semifinals
Arthur Gore*
Robert Powell
Robert Powell
Herbert Roper Barrett*
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Final
Arthur Gore*
Herbert Roper Barrett
Herbert Roper Barrett