WIMBLEDON BID

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 27 June 1938, Page 5

WIMBLEDON BID

CHALLENGE BY AFRICAN

MRS. HELEN WILLS-MOODY

SEEMING EC LIBSE A YERT ED POPULARITY OF AUSTIN (Kief. Tel. Copyright.—Hulled Press Assn.) (Reed. June 27, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 20. The eclipse of the American, Mrs. Wills-Moody, seemed imminent at Wimbledon yesterday, as 4000 spectators watched the South African, Mrs. Robbie Heine-Miller, sensationally pile up a s—l5 —1 lead, but suddenly sue seemed magnetised by the American’s backhand mid practically asked tlic American to call the tune. Mrs. Wills-Moody took five games on end, after which the issue was never in doubt.

The gallery at the centre court gave Austin an unusually warm welcome. He had become the father of a daughter over-night.

Progress results of play are: —

Men’s Singles —Fourth Round-

Budge defeated Shayes, G —3, G—4 G—l.

Menzel injured an ankle and reUrrd when leading MacPhail G —B. 9—7. Austin defeated Mako, G—4, 4 —G 9 —7, o—6, G—4.

I-lecht defeated Kukuljevic, G —4 3—G, G—3, G—4.'

Cejnar defeated Kho Sin Kie, 7—5. 3—G, 3—G, G—l, G—3. Henkel defeated Maneff, G —3, 6—l, G— l.

Women’s Singles —Third Round —

Miss Scriven defeated Miss Cou querque, G —2 l G —3.

Miss Jacobs defeated Miss James, G—4, G—2. Miss Stammers defeated Miss Stewart, 6—4, G—l.

—Fourth Round — Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody defeated Mrs. Heine-Miller, B—G,8 —G, 6—4.

Men’s Doubles —Second Round — Hughes and Wilde defeated Mitic and Puncec, B—G,8 —G, G—2, 6—4.

Women’s Doubles —Second Round —

Miss Dearrnan and Miss Ingram defeated Miss Enger and Fraulien Kraus. G—3. G—l. Mrs. Palfrey-Fabyan and Miss Marble won by default from Mesdatnes King and Pitman, who scratched, Mrs. King having sprained an ankle. Mrs. Hopman and Miss Stevenson defeated Miss Douglas and Miss Turner, B—G, 7—5. —Fourth Round — Miss Coyne and Miss Wynne defeated Miss Burr and Miss Law, G —l, B—G. Combined Doubles —Third Round — Boussus and Miss Wynne defeated Vanswol and Miss Peterson, G —4, 6—2. Borotra and Mrs. Helen WillsMoody defeated Hughan and Miss Gem Hoahing, G—4, G —l.

Henkel and Mrs. Palfrey-Fabyan defeated liecht and Frau Deutschova, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2.