WIMBLEDON TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 22683, 24 June 1937, Page 11

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

ALL-ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Frets Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 23. (Received June 24, at 11.45 a.m.) At Wimbledon, in the men’s singles, second round, Crawford defeated Andrews, 6-4, 8-6, 6-1; M'Grath defeated Coombe, 6-3, 6-3, .5-7, 6-2; Bromwich defeated Kirby, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; E. E. Fannin defeated Sproule, 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-0; Stedman defeated Sharpe, 6-4, 6-4 (retired); Henkel defeated Tinkler, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3; Van Deneynde defeated Eddes, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3; Grant defeated Morton, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0; von Gramm defeated Tuckey, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4; Parker defeated Brugnon, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4; Austin defeated Sabin, 6-2, 6-3, 6-0; Budge defeated Hughes, 6-2, 6-2, 0- Other winners included Dlako, Lacroix, and Kululjevic. In the men’s doubles, first round, Dlenzel and Heoht defeated Crawford and M'Grath, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. In the women’s singles, second round, Senorita Lizana defeated Miss Lumb, 1- 6-1, 6-2; Mile. Jedrzejowska defeated Miss Beazlcy, 6-1, 6-1; Mrs Andrus defeated Dliss Yorke, 6-3, 6-4. In the third round Dime. Sperling defeated Frl. Horn, 6-2, 6-0; Dliss Jacobs defeated Dliss Heeley, 6-3, *6-1. In the mixed doubles, first round, Lee and Miss Dicken defeated Coombe and Miss Lyle, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. On an outside court Crawford met Andrews, who has the reputation of being a lion-killei\ Crawford, in his usual unhurried style, settled down to a long driving battle. The second set was a great base-line duel, interspersed with volleying. There were seven deuces in tho thirteenth game. Andrews lost form in this set, and Crawford took the third easily*. Dl'Grath, in the early games against Coombe, had pleasant practice. He slacked off in the third set, however, and Coombe took advantage of this by increasing his speed and playing vigorously. He won well and deserved his win.

Bromwich opened confidently* against Kirby. He won the first set by accurate driving. He slipped twice on the greasy court in the second, but increased his pace in the third and fourth sets and forced Kirby into errors.

Sproule had a marathon encounter with tho 21-year-old South African, Fannin, whose ultra-steadiness won him the match. In the doubles Crawford and Dl'Grath, the seeded pair, went under owing to their uneven play and the Czech’s greater speed and accuracy.