SPECTACULAR PLAY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7

SPECTACULAR PLAY

TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON. , NEW ZEALANDERS WIN. CRAMM—MAIER DUEL. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received Jane 27, 10.25 a.m. LONDON, June 26.

Light rain overnight and in the forenoon delayed the start of play at Wimbledon to-day. Austin (Britain) met the 6ft. 4in. Frenchman, Legeay, who paid the penalty for too often venturing to the net against Austin’s flawless passing shots.

Next came a real battle of giants. The Spaniard, Maier, in his gayest and most daring mood, engaged Gramm (Germany) in an exceedingly fierce duel. The players’ cannonball services and long-range driving bombardment worked the crowd up to a high pitch of enthusiasm. The game went with the service till Cramm broke through in the 17th game, and took the set 10—8. Then, though the German won the second 6 —2, play was more even than the scores suggest. The Spaniard’s full-blooded hitting gave him the third set, but Cramm returned the compliment in the fourth to win the match.

The New Zealanders, Malfroy and Stedman, the latter’s fingers heavily plastered, wore down their English opponents, Butler and Ritchie, in a steady game. Malfroy especially was severe in smashing. He and Stedman were always more certain in closeup volleying. Sproule and McGrath’s match with Aeschilman and Ellman (Switzerland) was a very garden fete engagement. Crawford and Quist were far too severe for their Chinese opponents. The Chinese often smiled at their hopeless inability to cope with the Australians’ angled shots. Details are as follow: MEN’S SINGLES. Fourth Round. Austin (Britain) beat Legeay (France), 6 —4, 6—l, 6—2. Allison (United States) beat Jones (Britain), 10 —8, 6—4, I—6, 7 —5. Cramm (Germany) beat Maier (Spain), 10—8, 6—2, 2—6, 6—2. Budge (U.S.) beat Caska (Czechoslovakia), 6—3, 6—o, 6 —4. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Third Round. Miss K. Stammers (Britain) beat Miss J. de Meulemeester (Belgium), 6—4, 6—o. Mrs Adamson beat Mile. Henrotin, 6—4, 4—6, 9—7.

MEN’S DOUBLES, Second Round.

Malfroy and Stedman (New Zealand) beat Butler and Ritchie (Britain), 5 —7, 6 —l, 7—5, 6 —4. Crawford and Quist' . (Australia) beat Kho and Lum (China), C —l, 6—2, 6—4. ' Sproule and McGarth (Australia) beat Aeschilman and Ellmer (Switzerland), 6 —2, 4—6, 6 —3, 6 —l. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.

Misses B. Nuthall and Mrs Alister (Britain) beat Miss Babcock and Mrs Van Ryn (U.S.) 6 —4, 3 —6, 6 —3.

PERRY AND CRAWFORD. HIGH PRAISE GIVEN. LONDON, June 25. S. N. Doust, writing in the Daily Mail, says that spectators in the PerryVan Ryn match saw the most amazing tennis ever played at Wimbledon. “1 have never seen more audacious and bewildering strokes than Perry played. No player that I can recall has hit balls so terrifically hard with such accuracy.” The Sun-Herald Service says: “Even if Crawford fails to regain the championship, this is already his Wimbledon from the viewpoint of popularity. There is not even standing room when lie plays. The crowd loves his • quiet demeanour and pleasant manners.” Perry and Cramm go serenely forward. They, like the Australians, have so far not struck real opposition. The critics are convinced that Crawford has returned to his 1933 form, and may even surpass it. DAVIS CUP THE GERMAN TEAM. Received June 27, 8.5 a.m. . BERLIN, . June 26. The German team against Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup contest is as follows: —Cramm, Henkel and Lund.