LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22911, 19 June 1936, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT CRITICISM OF SEEDINGS LONDON, June ,17. “ It does not read sense,” is how Australian quarters sum up Crawford’s seed-i ing in the Wimbledon Singles. They emphasise that his American form showed that he was ’obvioudly superior to Allison. The Australians are also mystified to find Quist and Allison ranked above Budge. Critics, analysing the draw, foresee Perry pud von Cramm in the final, and express the opinion that the semi-finalists will he Perry, Budge, Austin and von Cramm.

Mr Wallis Myers, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says that in the men’s list for Wimbledon the “ seedsmen ” tactfully reduced heartburning by nominating four national champions for the first four places. A student of world form might question Quiet’s ability to defeat Budge, but champions remain champions until they lose their titles.

QUEEN’S PARK TOURNEY

AMERICAN CAUSES SURPRISE LONDON, June 17. (Received June 18, at 5.5 p.m.) At the Queen’s Club lawn tennis tournament, in the third round of the Men’s Doubles Quist and M'Grath defeated Billington and Meredith o—4, G —4. J. 011 iff is the only Englishman in the final eight of the Singles. Maicr was surprisingly defeated by the American Stratford in the third round. Budge defeated Hecht after a hard fight, o—3,0 —3, 5—7, 7—5.