BRITISH TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 12

BRITISH TENNIS.

WIMBLEDON PLAY.

C. E. Malfroy Survives The

Second Round.

ELIMINATION OF J. GUNN. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. Play in the British lawn tennis championships entered the second round at Wimbledon to-day, and once more there were several hard-fought and long drawn-out matches. The New Zealander, C. E. Malfroy, was again in good form and beat H. G. N. Lee, eighth 011 the ranking list of Great Britain. J. Gunn, also of New Zealand, went under in a four-set match to E. Gabory, second ranked player of Hungary.

The top men in Great Britain and the' United States, H. W. Austin and R. L. Riggs, respectively, each won their matches in three sets. The longest drawn-out game was that between R. A. Shayes, of Great Britain, and J. Pallada, of Yugoslavia, the former j eventually winning after taking the first, third and fifth sets. In the women's singles Mrs. Little (Dorothy Round) had her second win, this time eliminating Mrs. D. Andrus, a fine American player. Results were as follows:— Men's Singles. First Round.—E. Smith (United States) beat R. Menzel (Germanv), 6— 1, 3—o, ti—3, 7—5; R. A. Shayes (Great Britain) beat J. Pallada (Yugoslavia), 6 —», 3—6, 9—7, 2 —6, B—6. Second Round.—C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) beat H. G. N. Lee (Great Britain), o—2, o—4, 7—5; E. Gabory (Hungary) beat J. Gunn (New Zealand), 7—5, 9 —7, 5 —7, o—2; H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat W. T. Anderson (Great Britain), 6 —3, 6—4, 6 —4; R. L. Riggs (United States) beat E. R. Avory (Great Britain), 6—4, 6—4, 6 —2; F. Kukuljevii (Yugoslavia) beat McNeill, 6—4, 7—5, <S—l; I. G. Collins (Great Britain) beat A. D. Brown (New Zealand), 6—3, I—6, 6—4, 6—l. Women's Singles. Second Round. —Mrs. L. Little (Great Britain) beat Mrs. D. Andrus (United States), 6 —3, 6—o; Mme. R. Mathieu (France) beat Mrs. M. R, King (Great Britain), 6—l, 6—o.

DAVIS CUP DRAW.

AUSTRALIA V. MEXICO.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) MEXICO CITY, June 28. The draw for the Davis Cup contest between Mexico and Australia is:— Singles. J. Bromwich (Australia) v. D. Hernandez (Mexico). A. Quist (Australia) v. E. Tapia. (Mexico). Doubles. Bromwich and Quist v. Hernandez and Reyes.