LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20374, 3 July 1934, Page 1

LAWN TENNIS.

Crawford Beats Stoeffen in Quarter-finals.

PERRY DEFEATS LOTT

United Press Assn. —By Electri

Telegraph—Copyright. (Received July 3, 1.40 p.m.)

LONDON. July 2.

The weather was sweltering and humid when the lawn tennis championships were continued at Wimbledon An enormous crowd was present. Stoeffen led 4-2 in the first set, and then Crawford, by means of extra pace, particularly on the backhand, ran out the set.

In the second set Crawford played like a tired man, frequently netting and double-faulting.

Crawford improved considerably in the third set, found the corners with his service and scored with fine driving placements. Stoeffen also offered more accurate resistance, serving, driving and smashing severely, but Crawford won the set on a good service game. Stoeffen. who was now tiring badly, abandoned his attempts to retrieve shots which formerly he achieved brilliantly. The American virtually abandoned the struggle, giving the Australian an easy love set for the match. Results: Men’s Singles. Quarter-finals. J. Crawford (A istralia) beat L. RStoeffen (U.S.), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-0. S. B. Wood (U.S.) beat V. G. Kirby (South Africa), 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0. N F. X. Shields (U.S.) beat 11. W. Austin (England), 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5. F. T. Perrv (England) beat G. M. Lott (U.S.), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 10-8. Mixed Doubles. Second Round. A. M. Legeay and Mile. Henrotin (France) beat H. C. Hopman (Australia) and Miss M. R. Couquerque (England) 8-6. 6-8, 7-5. C. R. D. Tuckev and Miss M. C. Scriven (England) beat E. C. Malfroy (New Zealand) and Miss K. Stammers (England) 6-4. 0-6, 6-3. Third Round. V. M’Grath and Miss Joan Hartfgan (Australia) beat L. de Borman (Belgium) and Mile Adamson, 6-3, 6-3. Women’s Doubles. Second Round. Mrs Hopman (Australia) and Mrs Satterthwaite (England) beat Mrs J. B. Pittman and Miss Joan Aidley (England), 6-2, 6-4. Misses Dearman and N. M. Lyle (England) beat Misses Mowbray-Green and Saunders, 7-5, 6-0. Mrs B. C. Co veil and Mrs D. C. Shep-herd-Barron beat Miss M. R. Couquerque (England) and Signorina L. Valerio (Italy), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Mrs L. A. Godfree and Miss Scriven (England) beat Mile. Baumgarten and Senorita de Chavarri 8-6, 6-3. Third Round. ' Mrs Haydock and Mrs Kirk beat Mrs Molesworth and Miss Hartigan, 9-4, 3-6, 6-2. Men’s Doubles. Second Round. Breese and Clynton-Reed beat 11. G. N. Lee and E. C. Peters, 10-8, 5-7, 9-7, 10-8.

I. G. Collins and F. FI. D. Wilde beat C. Boussus and A. Gentien (France) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.