SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1926, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

MISS WILLS' PROGRESS. FLOWERS FROM SUZANNE. (Received 10 a.m.) PARIS, June 6. Miss Helen Wills is progressing favourably and still thinks she will be able to play at Wimbledon, but the doctors and others say thiß is impossible. Helen complained to her mother on Saturday morning of a slight pain which increased rapidly, necessitating a telephone message. In the afternoon she was unable to play in a match against Miss Bouman, of Holland. The "Sunday Express" says Helen suffered agony, but as a fervent Chris- ! tian scientist fought until she collapsed. When a doctor was summoned she was taken in an ambulance to the American hospital, where the operation was most successful. Mdlle. Suzanne Lenglen called with flowers, and hopes to be first admitted when Miss Wills is able to receive visitors.—(A. and N.Z.) HELEN WILLS ILL. PARIS, June 6. Miss Helen Wills, the American tennis champion, has undergone an operation for appendicitis.— (A. and N.Z.)

Miss Wills is on an extended tour of | England and tbe j Continent with a view to getting the Wimbledon title, at present held by Mdlle. Suzanne Lenglen. A coupl< of months ago she had an exciting match with Suzannt at Cannes, in whicl the French lad*, was victorious, and Helen Wills. since then little has been heard of Miss Wills, apparently on account of her indisposition. TENNIS COMPETITIONS. GIPSY CLUB FINALS. LONDON, June 6. In the Gipsy Tennis Club finals Woolrych beat Eileen Bennett, 6—l, 6—4. In the women's doubles Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Miss Clarke beat Misses Maltby and Valentine, 7—5, 6 —l. In the men's singles Colonel Mayes beat Gordon Lowe, B—6, 6—2, 6—3. In the mixed doubles Eames and Mrs. Beamish beat Wheatlev and Miss Cambridge, 6 —4, 6—2.—(A. and N.Z.) FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. PARIS, June 6. In the tennis championships yesterday Waslrer beat Grahn (Finland), 10—8, 7—5, 6—2; Yon Keshling beat Oban (France), 6—2, 6—4. 6—l; Mile. Suzanne Lenglen beat Mrs. Barron. G—o, 6—o.—(A. and N.Z.) CAMBRIDGE DEFEATS OXFORD. LONDON, June 6. Sumner, an Oxford student, and Young, a New Zealander at Cambridge, participated in the inter-university tennis matches yesterday, each losing his singles and winning in the doubles. Cambridge beat Oxford by winning 14 and losing seven matches.— (Rctiteiy) BOXING IN AUSTRALIA. BILLY GRIME BEATS UREN. SYDNEY. June G. At the Sydney Stadium last evening Billy Grime retained the light-weight boxing championship of Australia, defeating Havilah Uren on points in a 20 rounds contest. Grime established a lead in the early part of the match and won every round of a fast and clever contest. At the Melbourne Stadium Kiely beat Albert Johnson on a foul in the lGtb round.— (A. and N.Z.) MOTOR CYCLING. MOLLER IN ENGLAND. LONDON, June 6. When practising at the Isle of Man for the motor cycling tourist trophy races Roy Charman crashed, breaking his wrist. It is feared the accident may nrevent him from taking part in the event. Moller, the New Zealand cyclist, also met with an accident, but he escaped with a shaking.— (A. and N.Z.) RUGBY LEAGUE MATCH. WIN FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, June 6. In a Rugby League match, New South Wales defeated Queensland by 30 points to 17.—{A. and N.Z.)