LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 177, 27 June 1938, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

MRS WILLS-MOODY’S ESCAPE. CHALLENGE BY SOUTH AFRICAN MAKO ELIMINATED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) London; June 25. The lawn tennis championships were continued at Wimbledon to-day. 111. the third round of the women’s singles the eclipse of Airs Wills-Moody seemed imminent as 4000 spectators watched Airs Heine Aliller (South Africa) sensationally pile up a s—l lead, but suddenly she seemed to . become magnetised bv the American’s backhand, anti asked Airs Wills-Aloody to call the tune. Airs Wills-Aloodv took five games on end, after which the issue was never in doubt. The gallery at the centre court gave Austin (Britain) an unusually warm welcome., He had become the father of a daughter overnight. Results:—

AIEN’S SINGLES'. (Holder, J. D. Budge, U.S.A.) Fourth Round. F. Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat J .S. Oliff (Great Britain), 6—3, o—3,0 —3, C—o. Budge (U.S.A.) beat Shaves (Great Britain), 6—3, 6—4, o—l. Alenzcl (Czechoslovakia) injured an ankle and retired when leading AlaePhaii (Britain), B—6,8 —6, 9 —7. Austin (Britain) beat Alakti (U.S.A.), 6—4. —64, 9—7, o—6. 6—4. Hechfe (Czechoslovakia) heat Kuknljevic (Yugoslavia), 6—4,-3 —6, 6—3, 6—4. _ . Sejnnr (Czeehslovakia) heat Kho Sin Kie (China), 7—5, 3—6, 3—6, 6—l, 6—3. _ Henkel (Germany) beat Alauefr (Germany), 6—3, 6—l. 6—l. AVOAIEN’S SINGLES. (Holder. Airs D. Little, formerly Aliss D. E. Round, Great Britain.) Third Round. Aliss Scriven (Britain) beat Aliss Conquerque (Holland), 6—2, 6—3. Aliss Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Aliss James (U.S.A.), 6—4, &—2. Aliss Stammers (Britain) beat Aliss Stewart (Britain), 6—4, 6—l. Fourth Round. Airs Wills-Aloody (U.S.A.) beat Airs Heine Aliller (South Africa), B—6, 6 —4. > AIEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders, J. D. Budge and C. G. Alako, U.S.A.) Hughes and Wilde (Britain) defeated Alit.io and Puncec (Yugoslavia), 56, 6—2. 6—4. WOMEN'S 1 DOUBLES. (Holders, Airs R. Mathieu, Franco, and Aliss A. AI. Yorke, Great Britain.) Second Round. Aliss Dearman and Aliss Ingram (Britain) beat Aliss Enger and Fraulien Kraus (Germany), 6—3, 6—l. Airs Fabyan and Aliss-Marble (U.S.A.) beat Airs King and Mrs Pitman (U.S.A.), who withdrew. Alr» King sprained her ankle. Fourth Round. Aliss Coyne and Aliss Wynne (Australia) beat Aliss Burr and Aliss Law (Britain), 6—l, B—6. MIXED DOUBLES. (Holders, J. D. Budge and Aliss A. 1 ' Marble,- U.S.A.) " Third Round. Boussus (France) and Aliss Wynne (Australia) beat Van Swol (Holland) and Aliss Paterson (Britain), 6—4,, 6 Borotra (France) and Airs AVillsMoody (U.S.A.) beat Huglian (Britain) and Aliss Gem Hoahing (China), 6 —4, 6—l. Henkel (Germany) and Airs Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat Heelit (Germany) and Frnu Deutschora (Germany), 6—4, o—l, 6-2.

AUSTRALIAN HOPES

TEAAi in Auckland,

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AUCKLAND, June 27. On their way to the United States to play for Australia in the Davis Cup contest, Messrs H. Hopman, J. Bromwich, Adrian Quist and Len Schwartz are through passengers from Sydney.. “We consider our chances fair,” was the summing up by the captain-man-ager (Mr Hopman), who said their first meeting in the American Zone would lie against Mexico at Kansas City. Should they succeed they would then meet the winners of • the match between Japan and Canada, and, if successful, they would be in the running for games with the winners of the European Zone section and so meet America. ■

They will also play in the American doubles championships at Boston and in the singles at Forest Kills, New , York. They will play in tourneys in California and arc due to arrive back in Sydney on November 1. Tho Australians' range in age from 19 to 31, and all are in good form.