Famous Sport Event

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 175, 9 July 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)

Famous Sport Event

Wimbledon Tennis Tourney Ends ATTRACTED REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL NATIONS. Wimbledon, the Mecca of all tennis players has been, for some wtjeks past, the centre of interest and the championships were of special interest this year because of the New Zealand and Australian players taking part. On this page will .be found a number of photographs of some of the more prominent competitors taking part in what is unofficially looked upon as a “world’s tournament.”

It was pleasing to note E. D. Andrews, the ex-New Zealand champion’s victory in the first lound over the French Davis Cup player Brugnon, who has been one of the leading French players for the past twelye years, and has gained many notable successes in all parts of the world. Andrews went on to the third round before going out to the United States player, Shields.

The cabled account of the match shows that there was very little between these two players, and the score, 4—6, 13—15, 6—3, 7—5, 6—2, indicates that every point was keenly contested. With a two-set lead Andrews unfortunately fell and injured his ankle, this no doubt having its effect on his future play. Andrews, however, showed his vyonderful fighting spirit for which he was noted when in Now Zealand, by gaining a 5—3 lead in the fourth set. The United States player, however, saved the set, and went on to take the final set for the loss of only two games. Andrews is only twenty-six years of age, and the form he showed in this match indicates that in the near future higher tennis honours must come his way. Andrews, who hails from Palmerston North, was three times Wellington provincial champion, and New Zealand champion in 192". He also won the New South Wales junior championship in 1926, and was runner-up in the New South Wales championship in the same year. Playing for the first time at Wimbledon in 1928 he caused a sensation by defeating F. T. Hunter, the United States Davis Cup player. He is to make a world tour in company with Henri Cochet. Another ■ well-known New Zealander, Malfroy, won’ his first match but was eliminated in the second round by Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup player, in straight sets. Hopman must have shown very fine form in this contest, and apparently his passing shots and lobs broke down the volleying game favoured by Malfroy, for the New Zealander could collect only six games in three sets.

A third representative of the Dominion in R. T. Young went down to

Great Britain’s No. 1 player, Austin, 6—2, 9 —7, 6 —3. Austin eventually The most successful of the Australians was Jack Crawford who went through to the semi-finals. A former reached the final.

Australian Davis Cup player, 8. N. Doust, and now one of England’s leading tennis critics, selected Crawford as a finalist with Cochet in the Wimbledon singles. This is ample evidence that Crawford is playing far better tenuis now than he has ever done in England before. In his two previous visits t<» England he did not impress the experts very favourably. Crawford failed to enter the final but nevertheless he helped to place Australia in the forefront of international tennis. The tournament just concluded was* a real world’s championship, although the name world’s title has been dropped as a courtesy to the United States championship, which sometimes attracts a field almost as great internationally as the British Isles. However at Wimbledon this year every player of note, with the exception perhaps of George Lott, America’s No. 2 player, was present. The semifinals of the singles indicate how international was the contest, America, England, Australia and Japan being represented. In the other finals, representatives from France and Spain figured prominently.