PROGRESS AT WIMBLEDON

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 27 June 1935, Page 7

PROGRESS AT WIMBLEDON

Stedman Shows Form in Keen Tussle With Hopman CRAWFORD’S WIN OVER KIRBY McGRATH DEFEATS TUCKEY (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright). Received noon to-day. LONDON, June 26. Additional results at the Wimbledon tenuis tourney are: Men’s Singles. Second round.—Crawford defeated Kirby 6—l, 6—o, 5—7, 6— 2; McGrath defeated Tuckey, 6—4, 6—2, 6—4: Quist defeated Elmer, 6—3, 7—»5, 3 6, 6—3; Hopman defeated Stedman 6 —4, 3—6, 6—4, 6—o; iPalmieri defeated Malfroy 11—13, I—6, 6—3, 6—4, 7—5; Andrews defeated Butler (Britain), 6—2, 9—7, 6—4; Legeay defeated Lee, 7—5, I—6, 6—2, 2—6, 6 —4; Hocht defeated Landry, 6—4, 1 —6. 6 —4, 6—2; Mako defeated Yainagishi, 2—6, 2—6, 6—2,* 6—l, 6—2; Menzel defeated Borotra, 5—7 6—4, G — 2. 2 —6, 11 —9 ; Perry defeated Hines, 6—l, 7—5, 6 —3 ; Yon Gramm defeated . Jones, 6—2, 6—3, 6—l; Boussus defeated Puncec, 7 —5, 6—B, 6— 2, 6 —2; Austin defeated Haines, 6—2. 6—o, 6—2. Other second round winners included Budge, Maier, Farquliarson, Stefaui. Van Ryn, Wood. Women’s Singles.

First round.—Miss Lyle defeated Miss Harry, 6 —o, 4—6, 6—4; Miss Dearman defeated Miss Row (India;, 6—2, 6—l; Mrs Whittingsall defeated Mrs Edwards, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Scriven defeated Mrs Haylock, 6—2, 7—5. Women’s singles.—First round : Mrs Hopman defeated Mrs Law 6—2, 6—l. Second round: Miss Hartigan defeated Mile. Henrotin- 10—8, 6—B, 6—3. Second round.—Miss Stammers defeated Mdlle. Goldschmidt, 6—2, 9—7. Tho weather was fine and warm, i. Crawford from the back of the court easily vanquished Kirby, the Australian driving powerfully and accurately. Elmer (Switzerland) liad the worst of long driving duels with Quist. McGrath won with surprising ease against so aggressive a player as Tuckey. Hopman versus Stedman was an.vone’s match until the third set was completed. Hopman found Stedman’s forehand more severe than he imagined. The Australian was doing most of the running and the New Zealander smashed severely, but Hopman awaited his opportunity to slieo and ehop to gain the net. Borotra gave Menzel a fright. Borotra led several times in the final set, but Menzel managed to win after 20 games had been played in the fifth set. Malfroy appeared to have Palmieri beaten, but the tenacious little Italian veteran was too consistent in a marathon match.

French Tennis Expert Issues Challenge to Borotra PISTOLS, SWORDS OR RACQUET (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright). Received 2 p.m. to-dav. PARIS, June 26. M. Didlier iPoulain, the tennis expert of the neAVspaper “L’Auto,” confirms a report that he challenged Jean Borotra following a lively exchange of letters dealing Avith Borotra’s refusal to play in the Davis Chip singles, although lie Avas playing in the Wimbledon singles. Borotra, in a letter to “L’Auto,” said : “M. Poulam, Avith an evident lack of good faith, wrote that I could not play five sets. What I wrote Avas that I could not play five sets on hard courts.”

M. Poulain states the the challenge Avas made simply 7 on professional grounds. “Borotra is a fine follow, but Ave must have the right to make such technical criticism as avc think fit.’ - *

Borotra., interviewed in London, said he had not received M. Poulain’s challenge. Tlxeso matters in France Avere subject to a code of honour, which the majority ol ! Fronohmen respected vuiquestionably. “I must do likewise, because I am not prepared to change a word or a comma,” he said.

“I might choose pistols; I expect I have the choice of Aveapons,” lie added.

Asked whether he had fenced much, he replied: “Only a low times in the last ten years.”