TENNIS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 30 June 1924, Page 10

TENNIS.

STAR PLAYERS AT WIMBLED Oil. jsy Cable—Press-..Association —Copyright. Received June 29, 5.5 p.m. .. LONDON, June 27. At| .the caampipuships, _tournauicat,' first .Found, \\illard and Mrs May beat A, .Berger and Mrs' McNair 6—4, 3—6, 6—2. J. Hiilyard unci' Miss Satterthwaite beat Bayiey and Miss . Bourne 6—4, 9—7. J'-'-fy . .' V * \ \ In.the* second round, A. Watt and H. Fisher beat Fukuda and Harada, 4 —6, 6rA3, ; 6—5, 5—7, 7 —5. aSldftd: Lenglen secured a customary victory, defeating tlie r American captain,;Mrs Wight man, in the third rptuidr. 6—o, 6—o. ‘ Tho Britisher, Greig, in the fourth found, extended Richards in the best g'2me d of the day, Greig is a. versatile phfyeiNland is great at passing shots, jlo, however, tired perceptibly, and was beaten 6 —2, 4 —6, 6—3, 7—5. ."Misg'-Byau in the third round beat the British captain, Mrs Covell, 6—4, 7 —5. qualifying to meet Mdlle. Lenglen. Miss"‘Wills, who is redeeming herself in British eyes, beat Mrs Edgington, in the third- round, 6—2, 6 —2. (yTljeldFrencbmen, '-.Borotra , and Laeostei'iadvanced to the fourth round, the former at the expense' of Gordon Lowe 6 —l, 6 —3, 6—4. • Norris Williams, beat Colonel -Dudley, 6—3, 6—o, 6—o. Mii7'4sJie. second round of the: doubles, Kingscote and Gilbert disoosed of tlie Indians (Afidi and Rimam) 6—4, 6 —3, 6—3.

LONDON, June 27. Brookes and Fisher beat Fyzee and Yon Braun 4—6, 6—2, 6—2, 6—l. 1 - Received Juiie 29, 5:5’ p.m. ; LONDON, June 28. At Wimbledon there was a large attendance. The African,' Raymond, boat the British, Gup player, 'Wheatley, 7—5, 6 —-0, 6 —-0. The American, Williams, beat the African, Richmond, 6—l, 6—l, 6—4. ’> Washburn beat Watt,. '6—o, 6—3, 6—4, 6—4. ' Received June 29, 8.8 p.m. LONDON, June 28. ■ Washer beat Brookes, 6—2, 7—5, 6—4. . Received June 29, midnight. , LONDON, June 28. In the second round, Lycett and Godfree beat P. Allison and K. Fairley 6—2," 6—4, 4—6, 6—l. England fared badly in the fourth round, the two chief hopes being eliminated. Lacoste defeated Gilbert 6—3, 6—3, 6—2, while Raymond outclassed Wheatley.' Only Kingscote ‘who beat Jacob, 6 —3, 6—3, 6 —3, is left of the prominent players. Borotra had a terrific' battle, defeating Spence, 6—2, 6—4, I—6, 3—6, 6—o. ' ; The Americans (Washburn and Williams entered the doubles . second round by brilliant play! Hunter and Richards’defeated Brugnon and Feret .6 — 0 5 — 7, 6 — l, 5 — 7, 6—l. In the first'round. Lyeett and Miss Ryan (holders) had a hard fight to beat Spence and Miss Austin, 4 —6, 6—l, 6—l.