WIMBLEDON TENNIS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 24 June 1937, Page 8

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUED ANDREWS AND COOMBE ELIMINATED AUSTRALIANS DEFEATED IN DOUBLES [United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph-Copyright I (Received 24th June, 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd June. Results in the Wimbledon tennis championships are:— MEN’S SINGLES (Holder, F. J. Perry, Great Britain) Second Round J. Crawford (Australia) defeated E. D. Andrews (New Zealand), 6-4, 8-6, 6-1. V. B. McGrath (Australia) defeated D. C. Coombe (New Zealand), 6-3, 6-3, 5- 6-2. . J. H. Bromwich (Australia) defeated V. G. Kirby (South Africa), 7-5, 2-6, 6- 6-3. E. E. Fannin (South Africa) defeated C. Sproule (Australia), 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-0. A. C. Stedman (New Zealand) defeated Sharpe, 6-4, 6-4 (retired). H. Henkel (Germany) defeated Tinkler, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Van Deneynde defeated Eedes (South Africa), 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. B. M. Grant (U.S.A.) defeated Morton, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. G. von Cramm (Germany) defeated C. R. D. Tuckey (Great Britain), 6-2, 6-0, 6-4. F. A. Parker (U.S.A.) defeated Brugnon (France), 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.

H. W. Austin (Britain) defeated Sabin, 6-2, 6-3, 6-0. D. Budge (U.S.A.) defeated G. P. Hughes (Britain), 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Other winners included G. Mako (U.S.A.), Lacroix (Belgium), Kululjevic (Yugoslavia). Prenn defeated Cooper (New Zealand), 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Kho Sin Kie (China) defeated F. Wilde (Britain), 6-4, 4-6,.6-2, 3-6, 6-3. MEN’S DOUBLES (Holders, G. P. Huges and C. R. D. Tuckey, Great Britain) First Round Menzel and Hecht (Czechoslovakia) defeated Crawford and McGrath (Australia), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Stedman and Brugnon defeated Lister and Taylor, 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. WOMEN’S SINGLES (Holder, Miss H. Jacobs, U.S.A.) Second Round Senorita Lizana (Chile) defeated Miss Lumb, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Miss J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) defeated Miss Beazley, 6-1, 6-1. Mis D. Andrus (U.S.A.) defeated Miss A. Yorke (Britain), 6-3, 6-4.

Third Round Miss Sperling (Germany) defeated Miss Horn, 6-2, 6-0. Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) defeated Miss Heeley, 6-3, 6-1. MIXED DOUBLES First Round

Lee and Miss Dicken defeated Coombe and Miss Lyle, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

LONG DRIVING BATTLE

CRAWFORD DEFEATS ANDREWS (Received 24th June, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd June. On the outside court Crawford met Andrews who has the reputation of a lion-killer. Crawford, in his usual unhurried style, settled down to a long, driving battle. The second set was a great baseline duel, interspersed with volleying. There were seven deuces in the thirteenth game. Adrews lost his form in this set and Crawford took the third easily. PRACTICE FOR McGRATH McGrath, in the early games against Coombe had a pleasant practice. He slacked off in the third set however, and Coombe took advantage of this by increasing his speed and playing vigorously. He won the set well and deserved his win. KIRBY FORCED INTO ERRORS Bromwich opened confidently against Kirby. He won the first set by accurate driving. He slipped twice on the greasy court in the second, b\it increased his pace in the third and fourth sets, and forced Kirby into errors. Sp'roule had a marathon encounter with the twenty-one-year-old South African Fannin, whose ultra-steadiness won him the match.

THE DOUBLES In the doubles, Crawford and McGrath, the seeded pair, went under owing to their uneven play and the Czech’s greater speed and accurateness.