MLLE. LENGLEN BEATEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12483, 26 June 1926, Page 5

MLLE. LENGLEN BEATEN

THRILLING DOUBLES MATCH CHILLING RECEPTION BY CROWD AMERICANS CHEERED By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 25, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 24. An enormous crowd at Wimbledon saw Miss E. Ryan and Miss Mary Browne (U.S.A.) defeat Miles. Suzanne Lenglen, and D. Vlasto (France) in the doubles match. The score was 3—o, 9—7, 6—2. The Duke and Duchess of York occupied the Royal box. “None could have failed to note the chilly reception given Mile. Lenglen when she entered the court,” says tho “Daily Express.” “There were many dramatio phases of the match. Suzanne in the second set thrice scented victory, but Miss Ryan, fighting anc! volleying superbly, saved the match. Cheer followed cheer as the Americans ran through the third set. and claimed the most sensational and popular victory seen at Wimbledon for many years.” UNLIKELY TO PLAY AGAIN After her defeat in the doubles Mile. Lenglen was declared to he in tears. Then she fainted, and finally left to see a doctor. It is doubtful whether she will be well enough to play at all in tho remainder of the tournament.” Borotra to-night told the Central News Agency that the chances of Mile. Lenglen playing again at Wimbledon were extremely remote. Her doctor ordered her to bed as soon as she reached her hotel. She was suffering frdfn a severe attack of rheumatism in her left shoulder and in her back, and could not sleep She was in great pain throughout the match to-day, and her general health had not been good in the past fortnight. “Naturallv,” he said, “she is extremely upset and disappointed. She cries continually. It is a great blow to us all.” “SHE FOUGHT EVERY POINT" Wallis Myers writes: “Mile. Lenglen lost the match smilingly, and shook hands with the winners. She fought every point with nnyielding tenacity, and lost owing to the Americans’ volleying formation. The Americans trained their guns on Mile. Vlasto with the object of tempting her to stop lobbing and drive instead, so that their barrage at the net might replv, and thus isolate Mile. Lenglen. The tactics were nearly thwarted bv Mile. Lenglen's brilliance, but the Cali fornians were ever alert, and moved like one woman to the net. Milo Vvlasto in the last set was in no mood for patient lobbing, and the Americans thrived upon her niercing drives. Nothing Suzanne could do checked the. scales from tipping in favour of the net-players.” SPECTATORS AMUSED (Sydney “Sun” Cable.) During the gamo Mile. Lenglen frequently visited a small medicine-chest under her jacket, sniffing a ■x'ottle and taking tabloids. She began coughing repeatedly, but the gallery was not merely sympathetic—it began to be amused. Mile. Lenglen, in an interview, said that what upset her most was that she should have appenred discourteous to the Queen. COMMENT IN PRESS Most of the Paris newspapers drawattention to yesterday’s incident, and generally blame the _ Wimbledon authorities for not notifying Suzanne of the day’s programme, but the “Petit Journal” suggests that the “queen of sport” ought to have remembered punctuality, especially with tthe Queen waiting. DETAILED RESULTS By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 24. The chief results in the All-England lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon to-day are as follow: — Men’s Singles. . Third round: C. H. Kingsley (Britain) heat Max Decugis (France), 6—2, <3—2, 9—7. J. D. P. Wheatley (Britain) beat P. M. Dawson (Britain), I—6,1 —6, 64, 5—7, 6—o, 6—3; E. Ulrich (Denmark) beat Cattaruzza (Rumania), 7 5, 6—l, S—6; Jean Borotra (France) beat A. H. Lowe (Britain), 6 6—4, 7—5. Fourth round: Henri Cochet (France) beat H. K. (Britain), 6—2, 7 5, 6—4; Howard Kinsey (U.S.A.) beat Bryan (Britain), 6 —4, 6—2, 6—4 Ladies Singles. Second Round. Mrs Beamish (Britain) beat Miss J. Stephens (Britain), o—o, 6—3; Senorita E. de AlvaTez (Spain) beat Miss Houghton (Britain), 6—2, 6—o. Ladies’ Doubles. Misses E. Rynn and Mary Browne (U.S.A.) heat Miles. Suzanne Lenglen and D. Vlasto (France), 3—6, 9—7, 6—2.