WIMBLEDON EVENTS.

Auckland Star, Issue 154, 2 July 1934, Page 7

WIMBLEDON EVENTS.

Four Americans in the Quarter-finals. PERRY BEATS QUIST. LONDON, July 1. The weather was very warm for the Wimbledon lawn tennis championship tournament yesterday. The King and Queen attended and were very interested in the Perrv-Quist match. Perry (England) defeated Quist (Australia), G—2, G—3, G—4s Lott (U.S.A.) defeated Hopman (Australia), 4—o, 6—3, 6—2, 6—2; Kirby (South Africa) defeated Von Cramm (Germany), G—2, 2—G, 6—4, 6—2; Shields (U.S.A.) defeated Boussus (France), 6—4, 3—o, 6—4, 7—o, B—G. Quist played as though he recognised he had no chance. From the beginning he was erratic. Perry took things seriously and seldom relaxed. Lott. drew Hopman to the net and lobbed over his head, making Hopman chase impossible balls and causing him to tire quickly. Lott displayed superior court craft. Von Cramm played against his doctor's orders and Kirby was lucky to win and gain a place in the last eight. Boussus made a great fight against Shields, only the latter's superior serving bringing him victory by demoralising his opponent. In the first round of the men's doubles Turnbull and McGrath (Australia) defeated Stedman and Andrews (New Zealand), B—G, G—2, o—6,0 —6, G—l. Second round: Williams and Wood beat Nishimura and Yamagishi (Japan), 4 —6, 2 —6, G —2, G —2, G —3; Borotra and Brugnon beat Lysaght and McPhail, C —2, G —l; Gandar-Dower and Malfroy beat Legeaty and Lesuer, 6 —2, 4 —6, 9—7, 6—4.

Ir. the fourth round of the women's singles Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Goldsclimidt, o—2,0 —2, o—3;0 —3; Miss Round defeated Mrs. King, o—3,0 —3, 2—o, 6—3; Miss Palfrey defeated Mdlle. Jedrzejowska (Poland), o—2,0 —2, o—2;0 —2; Miss Hartigan defeated Frau S. Sperling (formerly Friulein Krahwinkel), 6—4, 5 —7, 6—4; Miss Scriven defeated Miss Babcock, o—7, 6—B, 6—2.

In the mixed doubles Stedman and Mrs. Hopman defeated Gandar-Dower and Miss Noel, 6 —4, 9 —7; R. Menzel and Miss Thomas defeated Borotra and Miss Nutliall, 6—4, 6 —4; Oliff and Miss Ingram defeated Turnbull and Fraulein Aussem, o—B, 6—3, C—3; McGratli and Miss Hartigan defeated Sharpe and Miss McAlpine, 6—B, B—6, 6—l. The Tennis Association has decided to send three women—Misses Round, Lyle and Dearman—to Australia via America.

WIMBLEDON SINGLES. CRITICS ON "LAST EIGHT." (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 1. Critics, reviewing the last eight in the Wimbledon singles, expect Crawford, of Australia, to overcome the United States player Stoefen, whose weakness is his ground shots. There is reason to wonder if Perry can subjugate Lott, who slew Perry's bogy, Stefani. Paying great tribute to Miss Joan Hartigan's defeat of Miss Sperling, Wallis Myers says she put Sydney right on the map. She nobly faced a nerveracking moment, saving match point after three gruelling challenges.