Wimbledon Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 149, 25 June 1937, Page 5

Wimbledon Tennis

Crawford and McGrath Beaten CRAWFORD DEFEATS ANDREWS IN SINGLES United Press Association—By Electrla Telegraph.—Copyi iglit. LONDON, June 23. On the outside court at Wimbledon, ,T. H. Crawford (Australia) met E. D. i Andrews (N.Z.) who has the reputation of a lion killer. Crawford, in his usual I unhurried style, settled down to a long- | driving battle. The second set was o ! great baseline duel, interspersed with ! volleying. There were seven deuces in j the thirteenth game. Andrews lost | form in this set and Crawford took the • third easily. V. B. McGrath (Austra- | lia), in his early games against D. C. Coombe (N.Z.), had pleasant practice. He slacked off in the third set, however, and Coombe took advantage of this by increasing his speed and playing vigorously. lie won well and deserved his win. J. H. Bromwich (Australia) opened confidently against V. G. Kirby (South Africa). Ho won the first set by accurate driving. He slipped twice on the greasy court in the second but tincreased liis pace in the third and fourth sets and forced Kirby into errors. C. Sproule (Australia) had a marathon encounter with the 21-year-cld South African Fannin whose exceptional steadiness won him the match. In the doubles Crawford and McGrath, the seeded pair, went under owing to their uneven play and their Czech opponents’ greater speed and accuracy. WOMEN'S SINGLES Second Round Miss Lizana defeated Miss Lumb 1--6, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Jedrzajowska defeated Miss Beazley G—l, 6—l; Mrs Amlrufr defeated Miss Yorke 6—3, G—4. Third Round Miss Sperling defeated Miss Horn 6—2, G —o; Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Heeley 6—3, 6—l. MIXED DOUBLES First Round Lea and Miss Dicken del a ted Coombe and Miss Lyle 3 —G, o—4, 6— 4. MEN’S SINGLES Second Round. Crawford defeated Andrews, 6—4, 56, 6—l. McGrath defeated Coombe, 6—3, 6 5—7, 6—2. Bromwich defeated Kirby 7—5, 2 6 t 6—4, 6 —3. E. E. Fannin defeated Sproule, 7—5, 3—6, I—6, B—6,8 —6, 6—o. StOdman defeated Sharpe 6—l, 6—4, (retired). Henkel defeated Tinkler 2—6 7—5, 3—6, 6—o, 6—3. Van Deneynde defeated Eddes 7—5, 6—4, 6—3. Grant defeated Morton 6—2, 3—o, 6—3, 6—o. von Cramm defeated Tuckey 6—2, 6 —o, 6 —4. Parker defeated Brugnon 6—o, 6—3, 6—4. Austin defeated Sabin 6—2, 6—3, 6—o. Budge defeated Hughes 6—2, 6 —2. 6—2. Other winners included Mako, Lacroix, and Kululjevic. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. Menzel and Hecht defeated Crawford and McGrath 6—3, 6—3, 6—2.