GAY WIMBLEDON

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 164, 26 June 1928, Page 5

GAY WIMBLEDON

WORLD’S TENNIS STARS ASSEMBLE

A FIRST-DAY SENSATION.

ANDREWS DEFERTS HUNTER 1

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(Received 26, 11.44 a.m.) London June 25. There is little wonder that Wimbledon inspires tennis like nothing else on earth. To-day it is a garden party of rare loveliness* with 12,000 present, including many Dominion visitors.' There was a gay picture of frocked society people, flannelled men and gail custuined Orientals as they paraded on the beautifully nedged terraces dividing the most perfect courts ever offered even at Wimbledon. One heard a dozen different languages. The players alone represented twenty nations. Even the opening day produced a first-class sensation in Andrew’s defeat of Hunter. First round results: —

Hawkes beat Artens f Austria), o—3 6—4 6—l.

Lycett beat Powell, 6—4, 4—6, 7— 5, 6—B, 6—2. Coen'(America) beat Peterson (Den mark), 7—6 —3, 6—3. Austin beat Jacob (India)* 6—1 # 6—3, 6—l. Moon beat Gilbert 5—7, 6—l, 6—o* 6—4.

Cocket beat Sleem, 6—2, 8—6 t 6—2. Kleinschroth beat Collins (Scottish champion), 6—4 6 —2, 6—l. Jean Borotra beat A. H. Lowe, 6 — 2. B—6, 6—4, ’ Boyd (Argentina) teat Godfree. 6 —3. 6—2, 6—2. Colone.l Mayes beat Cummings, 6— 3 6—2 6—l.

’ Kingsley beat Turnball. 6—2, I—6, 6—3 6—2.

Dicks beat Peacock (New Zealand) 6—4, 3—6, I—6, 6—2. 6—3. Peters beat Crole-Sees 6—2, 6—2, 6—l.

E. D. Andrews (New Zealand l beat Hunter (America) 6—4 5—7 6—4, 2—6 7—5.

Patterson beat F. Crawford, 6--3, 4—6, o—3, 7—5.

Hopman' beat Higgs 6—2, 6—3 7—5.

Ohta Japan, beat Stefani, Italy, 6—3, I—6, 6—l. 6-3. Landry (France) beat Greig, 6—3 6—3, 6—4, 4—d, 3—2 (retired;, Huges beat Young (New Zealand) 6—J, 6—4, 6—4.

Crawford beat Hodges 6—l 6—3 6-2. . . , Other first round winner were Hennessey, Tilden, Lacoste, do Morpurgo, Boussus, Edouard, Borotra and Brugnon.