LAWN TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22436, 24 June 1938, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON

RESULTS IN SECOND ROUND NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN IN SINGLES (tnnTBD rassa associ atiob—coetbiobt.) (Received June 23, 2 p.m.) LONDON, June 22. A full gallery at the centre court at Wimbledon to-day saw Mrs H.C. Hopman (Australia), test the strength of Mrs Helen Wills Moody (United States), which, it was generally assumed, was waning. The Australian kept the rallies going gamely, and easily matched the American’s driving, but she just lacked that purposefulness and finish which Mrs Wills Moody produced when in difficulties. Miss Helen Jacobs (United States) fainted when walking to the court to play Miss J. Ingram (Great Britain! and the match was postponed. C. G. Mako (United States), who beat C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, was slow to get going. His relative mildness of service enabled Malfroy to lead 5-2 and then 5-4. The New Zealander did much running to capture the set. Mako, in the second set, served more fiercely, forcing Malfroy to resort to lobbing, to which Mako was merciless. Malfroy’s best scoring strokes were drop shots, but the American s “legginess” and reach often neutralised this. Both were below form. Malfroy, in the fourth set, found that it paid to come into the net and volley, but there were long rallies in the glaring sun. In the fifth set Mako lasted better. Results:—

Men’s Singles Second Round Budge (U.S.A.) beat Billington (.Great Britain), 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Henkel (Germany) beat Deloford (Great Britain), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Cejnar (Czechoslovakia), beat Coombe (New Zealand), 6-0, 6-4, 3-6, 4- 6-3. Kho Sin Kie (China) beat von Metaxa (Germany), 6-4. 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Mako (U.S.A.) beat Malfroy (New Zealand), 4-C, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Hecht (Germany) beat van den Eynde (Belgium), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Boussus (France) beat Meredith (Great Britain), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Olliff (Great Britain) beat Abe (Japan), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Third Round H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat Darkins (Great Britain), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Women’s Singles Second Round Mrs H. Wills Moody (U.S.A.)" beat Mrs H. C. Hopman (Australia), 6-3, 6Miss M. E. Lumb (Great Britain) beat Miss M. Heeley (Great Britain), 7- 6-3. Miss B. Nuthall (Great Britain) beat Mrs Andrus (U.S.A.), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Miss D. Bundy (U.S.A.) beat Miss F. S. Ford, 6-2, 6-2. Mrs Heine Miller (South Africa) beat Miss Kitson (South Africa), 6-1, 5Mile. Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Mrs King (Great Britain), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat Mrs Haylock, 6-2, 6-4. Miss T. Coyne (Australia) beat Miss Gem Hoahing (China), 6-3, 6-0. Third Round Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss Piercey, 6-4, 6-0.