BUDGE AGAIN WINS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 182, 2 July 1938, Page 9

BUDGE AGAIN WINS

WIMBLEDON CHAMPION. STRAIGHT-SET VICTORY. AUSTIN OUTCLASSED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received July 2, 9.35 a.m. LONDON, July 1. In the final of the men’s singles at Wimbledon, to-day, J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) was in devastating form, and H. W. Austin (Britain), despite his pluck and resource, was often unable to get within yards of Budge’s whizzing drives. Budge won 14 games on end till Austin broke through the American’s service in the third set. Results : MEN’S SINGLES. (Holder, J. D. Budge, U.S.A.) Final. J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat IT. W. Austin (Britain), 6 —l, 6 —o, 6 —3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders, Madame Mathieu, France, and Miss A. M. Yorke, Britain.) Semi-finals. Madame Mathieu (France) and Miss Yorke (Britain) beat Mdlle. Andrus and Mdlle Henrotin (France), 3 —G, o—3, C—4. Mrs' Fabyan and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) beat Mrs Heine-Miller (South Africa) and Miss Morphew, 7—5, 6-4. MEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders, J. D. Budge and C. G. , Mako, U.S.A.) Fourth Round. Henkel and Metaxa (Germany) beat Dallos and Szigeti, C —4, B—6,8 —6, 9 —7. Semi-final. Henkel and Metaxa (Germany) beat Kukuljevic and l’allada (Yugoslavia), 7—5, 6—2, 6—4. MIXED DOUBLES. (Holders, J. D. Budge and Miss A. Marble, U.S.A.) Semi-finals. Budge and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) beat Snayes and Miss / Saunders (Britain), 6 —4, 6—2. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs Fabyan (U.S.) beat Russell and Miss James (Britain), 6 —3, I—6, 6 —3.

Budge won the singles title last year when he beat von Cramm (Germany) in the final. ROYAL "SPECTATORS. AT SINGLES FINAL. (British Official Wireless.) Received July 2, 10.30 a.m. RUGBY, July 1. Queen Mary and the Duke and Duchess of Kent watched Budge and Austin in the singles final. SUZANNE LENGLEN. CONDITION STILL SERIOUS. Received July 2, 9.35 a.m. PARIS, July 1. Mdlle. Suzanne Lenglen, former woman tennis champion, is slightly better, hut her condition is still serious. It was reported previously that Mdlle. Lenglen was suffering from severe anaemia. DAVIS CUP“MATCHES. TO BE HELD ANNUALLY. LONDON, June 30. At a meeting of representatives of the Davis Cup nations the proposal to hold a biennial instead of an annual competition was defeated by 14 votes to 7.