FOURTH DAY AT WIMBLEDON

Southland Times, Issue 23544, 25 June 1938, Page 7

FOURTH DAY AT WIMBLEDON

Surprise In Mixed Doubles

STRONG SEEDED PAIR DEFEATED (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) LONDON, June 23. For the fourth day of the tennis championships at Wimbledon the weather was good and some fine .contests were witnessed. R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) had a narrow escape frm defeat by the slightly-built W. C. Choy (China). He was behind 2-4 in the fifth set, but led 6-5. The Czech then crashed through the final games.

MEN’S SINGLES Second Round ♦R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) defeated W. C. Choy (China) 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 8-6. Third Round *Kho Sin-kie (China) defeated I. G. Collins (Scotland) 8-10, 6-2, 8-6, 6-2. ♦H. Henkel (Germany) defeated C. Boussus (France) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. C. G. Mako (United States) defeated —. Brooks (Britain) 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. ♦L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia) defeated N. Sharpe (Britain) 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. *J. D. Budge (United States) defeated G. L. Rogers (Ireland) 6-0, 7-5, 6-1. ♦F. Puncec (Yugoslavia) defeated J. D. Anderson (Britain) 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4. *D. Mitic (Yugoslavia) defeated —. Pocopio (Italy) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. WOMEN’S SINGLES Second Round ♦Miss M. C. Scriven (Britain) defeated Miss V. E. Scott (Britain) 6-3, 6-4. Miss H. Jacobs (United States) defeated Miss J. Ingram (Britain) 9-7, 6-3. ♦Frau S. Sperling (Denmark) defeated Miss G. Wheeler (Britain) 6-0, 6-0.

Third Round ♦Mme R. Mathieu (France) defeated Miss Curtis (Britain) 6-0, 6-3. •

WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round Mrs D. B. .Andrus (United States) and Mme S. Henrotin (France) defeated Misses J. Hartigan and. M. Wilson (Australia) 8-10, 6-0, 8-6. Second Round ♦Mme Mathieu and Miss A. M. Yorke (Britain) defeated Mej. M. R. Couquerque (Holland) and Miss Wheeler 6-3, 6-3. ♦Mrs (Sarah Palfrey) Fabyan and Miss A. Marble (United States) defeated Mlle J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) and Miss Thomas (Britain) 7-5, 6-3. Misses T. Coyne and N. Wynne (Australia) defeated Misses N. B. Brown and T. R. Jarvis (Britain) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES First Round C. E. Hare and Miss Brown (Britain) defeated D. C. Coombe (New Zealand) and Mrs Mellow (Britain) 8-6, 6-1. ♦Boussus and Miss Wynne defeated M. E. Lucking and Miss G. K. Osborne (Britain) 6-1, 6-2. G. P. Hughes and Miss P. O’Connell (Britain) defeated H. F. David (Britain) and Miss Hartigan 3-6, 8-6, 6-1. ♦J. Brugnon (France) and Miss Coyne defeated Hamburger and Mrs Lucas (United States) 6-2, 6-1. D. W. Butler and Miss M. Heeley (Britain) defeated R. Dallos (Hungary) and Miss J. Stevenson (Australia) 6-2, 6-3. Second Round ♦Henkel and Mrs Fabyan defeated P. Geelhand and Mme de Meulemeister (Belguim) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. R. A. Shayes and Miss J. Saunders (Britain) defeated *Mako and Mlle Jedrzejowska 6-3, 6-2. ♦Budge and Miss Marble defeated D. MacPhail and Mrs W. R. King (Britain) 6-0, 6-0. Puncec and Mrs H. O. Hopman (Australia) defeated D. R. Pettigrew and Miss Mavrogordato (Britain) 6-4, 6-4. ♦J. Borotra (France) and Mrs H. Wills Moody (United States) defeated Menzel and Miss Howard (Britain) 6-3, 6-4. ♦ Seeded player.

MENZEL’S HARD GAME WITH CHINESE TWO AUSTRALIAN GIRLS STILL UNBEATEN By TOPSPIN The fourth day at Wimbledon saw a number of third round matches decided, and when this round has been completed the 128 contestant! for the singles crown will be reduced to 16. The last 16 at Wimbledon can usually be classed as the cream of the world’s tennis players, but this year the Australians, J. Bromwich, A. K. Quist, 'J. H. Crawford and V. B. McGrath, and two of the leading Americans, B. M. Grant and F. A. Parker, are not competing. Notable competitors who failed to survive’ the third round include Lyttelton Rogers, the colourful Irish giant, lan Collins, the well-known Scottish player, Christien Boussus, of France, considered one of the best volleyers in the world, and Nigel Sharpe, the English player who in the 1931 Wimbledon caused a sensation by beating Henri Cochet, who was then at the height of his fame.

All the seeded players have so far come through their matches fairly comfortably with the exception of Austin, who was extended by Filby, and Menzel, who on Thursday had a hard fight with Choy. The Chinese player recently showed good form when he won the Middlesex championship, beating Filby in the final in straight sets. Miss Joan Hartigan has had no luck, and is now out of the championships, and neither Miss Wilson nor Miss Stevenson has met with any success. Mrs Hopman is cut of the singles, but she has so far not been mentioned in the doubles, in which she usually excels. The other young Australians, Miss Coyne and Miss Wynne are having a very successful run, and their matches will no doubt be followed with interest on the other side of the Tasman. They have both reached the second round of the singles and enter the third round of the doubles together. It will be interesting to see how they fare in the mixed doubles. Miss Wynne should go far with Boussus as her partner After reaching the final of the French mixed, championship a fortnight ago they no doubt have worked up a valuable understanding, which should make them a difficult pair to vanquish. Miss Coyne is partnered by another famous Frenchman, Brugnon, who with Borotra formed what proved one of the

best doubles combinations in the world ovek a long period. The partnership of such seasoned stars as Borotra and Mrs Wills-Moody is rather interesting, but it remains to be seen how they will manage against the more youthful element such as Budge and Miss Marble.