TENNIS RIVALRY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 149, 27 June 1938, Page 11

TENNIS RIVALRY

PLAY AT WIMBLEDON MRS. MOODY'S CLOSE CALL AUSTIN BEATS MAKO (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 25, The lawn tennis championships were continued at Wimbledon today. In 'the third round of the women's singles the eclipse of Mrs. Wills-Moody seemed imminent as 4000 spectators watched Mrs. Heine Miller -(South Africa) sensationally pile up a 5-1 lead, but suddenly she seemed magnetised by the American's backhand, and allowed Mrs. Wills-Moody to call the tune. Mrs. Wills-Moody took five games on end, after which the issue was never in doubt.

The . gallery at the centre court . gave Austin an unusually warm wel- : come. He had become the father of a daughter overnight. » Results are:— [ MEN'S SINGLES, j (Holder, J. D. Budge, U.S.A.) ( Fourth Hound. : J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat R. A. [ Sh'ayes (Great Britain), 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. ! R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) injured i an ankle and retired when his score i against D. MacPhail (Great Britain) > was 6-8, 9-7.. H, W. Austin (Great Britain) beat C. G. Mako (U.S.A.), 6-4, 4-6, 9-7, 0-6, 6-4. L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia) beat P. Kukuljevie (Yugoslavia), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. M. Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) beat Kho Sin-Kie (China), 7-5, 3-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. H. Henfcel (Germany) beat D. Maneff (Switzerland), 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. WOMEN'S SINGLES. (Holder, Mrs. D. Little, nee Miss D. E. Round, Great Britain.) Third Round. . Miss M. C. Scriven (Great Britain) beat Miss M. R. Couquerque (Holland), 6-2, 6-3. Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Miss F. James (Great Britain), 6-4, 6-2. Miss K. Stammer's (Great Britain) beat Miss M. Stewart (Great Britain), 6-4, 6-1. Fourth Round. Mrs. Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) beat- Mrs. Heine Miller (South Africa), 8-6, 6-4. MEN'S DOUBLES. (Holders, J, D. Budg.e and C. G. Mako, U.S.A.) iSecond Round. G. P. Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde (Great Britain) beat D. Mitic and F.' Puncec (Yugoslavia), 8-6, 6-2, 6-4. . WOMEN'S DOUBLES. (Holders, Mrs, R. Mathieu, France, and Miss A. M. Yorke, Great Britain.) Second Round. Misses E. M. Dearman and J. Ingram (Great Britain) beat Misses Enger and S. Kraus (Germany), 6-3, 6-1. Mrs. S. Fabyan and Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) had a walk-over against Mesdames M. R. King l and J. B. Pittman (Great Britain), who scratched., Mrs. King sprained her ankle. Fourth Round. Misses T. Coyne and N. Wynne (Australia) beat Misses Burr and Law '-(Great Britain), 6-1, 8-6. | MIXED DOUBLES. , (Holders, J. D. Budge and' Miss A. - 1 Marble, U.S.A.) Third Round. '! C. Boussus (France) and Miss N. Wynne (Australia) beat H. Van Swol ; (Holland) and Miss S. Paterson (Greaj, j Britain), 6-4, 6-2. J, Borotra (France) and Mrs. Wills- ; Moody (U.S.A.) beat T. Hughan (Hoi- < land) and Miss G. Hoahing (Great ] Britain), 64, 6-1. ' H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs. S. . Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat 'L. Hecht i and Mrs. Deutschora : (Czechoslovakia), 4-6, 6-1, 6.2. " I '- • 1