TENNIS TOURNEY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 11

TENNIS TOURNEY

UNITED STATES DOUBLES. AUSTRALIANS PROMINENT. ; MIXED PLAY COMMENCED. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.-—. Copyright.) \ Received August 25, 11.15 a.m. BOSTON, Aug. 24. In the United States lawn tennis doubles/ tourney there were., again some good matches, in which the Australians were prominent. In the men’s doubles, Allison and Van Ryn beat Riggs and Grant. Results:— MEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders, Von Cramm ‘and Henkel, Germany.) Allison and Van Ryn (United States) beat Riggs and Grant (United States), 6—l, B—6, 6—2. Budge and Mako (United States) beat Bobbit and Guernsey, 6—3, 6—2, 6-3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Misses Wynne and Coyne (Australia) beat Misses Woltenden 'and Canning, 10—8, 6 —! 2. Misses Stammers and Lumb (Britain) beat Mrs Hopman and Aliss Stevenson (Australia), 6—l, I—6, 11— Miss Alarble and Airs Fabyan (United States) beat Aldlles Andrus and Henrotin (France), 6 —4, 5—7, 12— Aladame Alatliieu (France) and Mdlle. Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Aiisses Bundy and Workman, 6—2, 6—2. AIINED DOUBLES. Aliss Wynne and A. K. Quist (Australia) beat Aliss Winslow and Hughes, 6—l, 6—2. Aliss Coyne and J. Bromwich (Australia) beat Aliss Pat. Henry and Owen Anderson, 6—4, 6—3. Airs Hopman and H. C. Hopman (Australia) beat Aldlle. Andrus (France) and Puncec (Jugoslavia), 6—2, 6—3. Aliss Stevenson and Schwartz (Australia) beat Aliss K. Stammers and Pat Hughes (Britain), B—6, 6—2. Misses Wynne and Coyne played loosely in the first set against Aiisses Wolfenden and Canning, Aliss Wynne particularly being far below her top form. A high wind bothered Aliss Coyne greatly. The Californians once had set point, but were unable to put over the deciding point. The Australians improved in the second set and won with comparative ease. , The match between Aiisses Stammers and Lumb and Airs Hopman and Aliss Stevenson was easily the most exciting so far in the women’s division. The Australians showed great courage and , excellent strategy, but were just un- ,: able to match the power of the British pair’s drives. In the final set, the Australians had match point three times in the 14th game, but each time . , lost the point. Miss Stammers proved, the deciding factor. .. ' Tl LOSS OF FORM. | BUDGE GETTING STALE. AAIERICANS CONCERNED. ' Received August 25, 11.15 a.m. BOSTON, Aug. 24. The Australian Associated Press correspondent says that, with the Davis Cup challenge round in the immediate offing, the doubles tournament so far has brought only headaches to the American tennis officials, with the biggest headache due to the sorry showing of Budge contrasting sharply with the sparkling performances of Quist and Bromwich. There is a growing belief that Budge has had too much tennis and is likely to be much below lus form in singles in the challenge round. This possibility is exceedingly upsetting from the American viewpoint, since, in considering the prospects, the Americans had taken for granted heretofore that- Budge would win both his singles matches, with the margin of victory probably depending on whether Riggs could win one of liis singles matches. Now, while the Americans still feel that Budge will v/in, they realise that anything might happen if he is really badly overtrained. . Although Riggs admittedly is a much better singles than a doubles player, his showing in the doubles was mediocre in the extreme and has not added anv cheer to the American frame of mind. There is more than a little speculation concerning the semifinal match in the national doubles between Budge and Alako and Allison van Ryn. since the lattei seemed much superior in to-day's matches. MRS WILLS-MOODY’S FUTURE. INTIAIATION TO ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Mrs Helen Wills-Aloody has announced that she is physically unable to participate in the American national singles tournament due to severe neuritis. She has returned a cheque for 1309 dollars to the United States Lawn Tennis Association for her Wimbledon expenses because she will be unable to participate in the national singles. Critics interpret Airs Moody s returning of the cheque as being tantamount to her retirement. They believe that she wishes to cash in on her success. She; has already arranged a lecture tour and is writing mystery stories.