AUSTIN BEATEN
Wimbledon Surprise Caused By U.S.A. Player-Upsets In Women's Singles Also.
United Press Association.— Copyright. (Keceiveii 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 3. iircati'st surprise ot ■. r1.,„ „i- ---,.• tii, n,,,,,i i a cl,lv o1 surprises » the limi sli lawn tennis ehampioishiu* i C rea it, to " day Waß the eliminate. v., mTv ' Lnlte '' States Players. .Wi.ii ww runner-up m the singles, to •'• " Hhclkp. United States, last year and si 111 lust tanked player of America t,>ny oK the title this year Amer,ca ' to tooke surprisingly annihilated his Brit>»h opponent in 4o minutes. He took Wtm leß to m „f r ° W n an<l dld not »"»* Austin to play a fluent game for i myment. Cooke drove and served terrifically throughout. rT'r'Ji.'"' f °!"i- lof « t ., Jn t,IP men ' B sin ' l ,r ol i P ,T' .'"" Mlow American. Rigg«, '■ HcMkel ((uM-nwin.v) and F. Puncec 'li nnpinii of , i lie, sl.ivia C...it lint,,,,r.s first woman player. .Mi-- M. ( . S,i,von. was also eliminated. M"s """•ll'> li.mn.ll. win, was staging •'. '"'in' 11.11 k. unit under to Mrs. S. P I, ' ~in ' Hocnnd tin the li„ t „r t | u . United f;'-- "■'»»••» PlawMs and Miss M. R. ,'"" '• 7""" 1 "" the British ~,i,kir,..r lint, IT \V.I« , V, l " l r S, ' lt ' -s \- '■'•rinei-iip ~, M,s. '-I , '- ' '," "■' . w ,' , " n " n '* Hin R l« '1 '" r '■"'> ' l '-'tish hope i„ this ' l ;;;'"" V" w !" M** '<• K. Stammer... who "'," •', I '''m. '■ opponent. In .1,, 1i,,,,1 ,-,„„, f th „ m(Vs ~„„,,, :*:... ,;i ;!ln • ; ,w z,,,,1: "" 1 rh " m: 1 V ■ !"' ,'"* nnhsh part,,,.,- w,.„! under o v Hare and K Ff. I). Wilde, a for--111 '■ 1 .1 I lit- i!| il |k|| p,|U-, It.'suits were us follow: -
MK.VS SINGLES. M.^f-s, 1 I,"";'"; 1 !, R - ,K KiRKs aTnitp d it . • , '„ <~,' ""< Mnh.inimod (India) ft. ■ a 9.V d' j, ' v "' '>"-"»I«viu). 6-1, JT.."-Vi ,1 • • I P i y, MP *''' '>"-" , "'''vin) boat E r. C.nke CUnilrr! States) beat H. W Austin (Orcnt F»nt;.in I. 6-3, 6 0 6-1
WOMEN'S SINGLES. Fourth Hound.- -Mrs. S. Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss J. Saunders (Groat Britain). 0 2. 0 4; Mrs. I\ Fabyan (United States) boat Mrs. 1). L. Little (Groat Britain), (i 1. :i (i. (j 2: Miss K. K. Stammers (Croat Britain) beat Mrs. Henrotin (Franco) 7-5. 6 2; Miss H. H. Jacobs (L nited State*) boat Miss M. K. Lumb (Groat, Britain). 6—2, 7—."): Mrs R Mntluou (France) beat Miss V*. E. Scott (Groat Britain), 6—3, 4—6, 6 2; Miss J Jedrzojowska (Poland) beat Miss M. C Scrivon (Great Britain), 6—3, 6—C. MEN'S DOUBLES. Third Round.—o. E. Hare and F. H D VVilde (Great Britain) beat X. V. Edwards (New Zealand) and R. Morton (Great Britain), 6—l, 6—3, 6—3
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 155, 4 July 1939, Page 19
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