TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 July 1933, Page 5

TENNIS

WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT.

STEDMAN BEATEN.

LONDON, Saturday.

The Australian, J. C. CraAvford, gained an easy victory, in.his mateh against the NeAv Zealander, A. C. Stedman, in the Wimbledon tournament, but had some valuable .practice. The hugecroAvd present generously applauded iStedman’s plucky fight, especially as he is recovering from an indisposition. CraAvford quickly settled, down todisplay delightful tennis, and beauti-fully-placed shots ...drew constant applause. He won the first three games. •Stedman lacked his opponent’s repertoire of strokes, but Avon the fourth Avhen Crawford Avas just outside the lines Avith a after played pea-feet tennis.' - - Stedman served excellently, and in the opening game in the second set twice aeed, CraAyfordi Avho hadj lest a little of his ' accurrie.y,; enabling the NeAV Zealander tb win two -of the first games. The Australian’s backhand •brought the'score to 4-2. Stedman, retrieving Avell and getting many shots seemingly out of reach, sometimes caught Crawford out of position. TheAustralian, volleying superbly, took the set. 'Stedman almost faded out of the picture in the third set and Avas unable to reach drives doAvn the Avings. CraAvford AA'as in his best form and •Stedman AA r as unable to cope with his battery of shots, although OraAvford lost the seventh through over-driving. He immediately clinched the set in the next game. CraAvford now meets G. P; Hughes (Britain) in the quarterfinals.

Wimbledon is groAving in popularity yearly. Already all previous records have been broken.

Stedman pluckily left a sick bed Avith the concurrence of the doctor, Sir William Rees, to. join Andrews in the doubles. He played admirably. Results are as folloAv: —

Men’s Singles, fourth (round. —Satoli (Japan), defeated ©tefani (Italy), 6/2, 6/4, 3/6, 6/3. Crawford heat Stedman, 6/1, 6/4, 6/2. Coehet beat Jones, 6/4, 6/8, 8/6, 6/0. Austin beat ©pence, 6/2, 6/2, 6/4. Vines beat Prenn, 6/3, 6/2, 6/4. • . ~ - ; Women's!"Singles,i. fourth , round ©ignorina • Valerio (Italy/ ; defeated Fraulein ’Horn (Germany),' '6/3, 8/6. Mile. Payot ('Switzerland) defeated Mrs Whittingstall .(Britain), 8/6, '5/7, 7/5; Ma-s Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) defeated Mine. ’Henrotin (France); 6/3, 6/0. Miss Scriven beat Miss Nuthall, 3/6, 6/0, 6/4. Miss Bound beat Miss Edwards, 6/4, 6/2. Fraulein Krahwinkel beat Mrs King, 6/2, 7/5. Mme. Mathieu beat Miss Stammers, 6/4, 6/0. Men’s Doubles, seeond round. —Borotra and Brugnon (France) defeated Spence (South Africa) and Tuckey (Britain), 8/6, 6/3, 6/3. Yon Cramm and Nourney (Germany) defeated. 1 Breese and Ryan, 6/3, 6/2, 6/4. Quist and Turnbull (Australia) defeated Avory and Ritchie (Britain), 2/6, 6/3, 6/4, 7/5. Crawford and McGrath (Australia) defeated Gregory and Wilde (Britain), 6/4, 6/3, 5/7, 7/5. Boussus and Gentien (France) defeated Collins and Dearman (Britain), 6/2, 6/1, 6/2. Del Bono and Sertorio (Italy) defeated Heclit and Malaeek (Czechoslovakia), 2/6, 7/5, 6/4, 6/4. Farqulrarson and Kirby (South Africa) defeated Fisher (Britain) and Trmrner (Holland), 6/2, 6/1, 6/4. Hughes and Perry beat Latchford and Rowell, 6/3, 6/1, 8/6. Nunoi and ©atoll beat Condon and Bobbins, 6/1, .5/7, 6/1, 6/2. Stoefen and ©uttear beat Deborman and Lacroix, 6/3, 6/4, 9/7, Third Bound. —Yon ’Cramm and Nourney beat Deibono and Sertorio,. 1/6, 6/3, 6/4, 6/4. Farquharson and Kirby beat Aoki and Tuckett, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4. Mixed Doubles, first round. —Andrews (New Zealand) and Miss Stammers (Britain) defeated Graves and Miss Harry, '6/2, 6/1. Quist (Australia) and, Mrs Pittman (Britain) defeated de Borman (Belgium) and Miss Adamson, 6/0, 6/2. Turnbull (Australia) and Miss Jacobs '(U.'S.A.) defeated Bodzianko (Russia) and Signora Pons (Spain), 6/1, 6/3. Aoki (Japan) and. Miss Beltham defeated McGrath (Australia) and Mrs Co veil, 6/1, 3/6,; 8/6. Second round. —Miki and Miss Bound beat Andrews and Miss Stammers, 2/6, 6/2, 6/2. Stedman and Mrs Bice beat Hodges and Missi Stork, 4/6, 6/3, 6/2. Von Cramm and Fraulein Krahwinkel beat Brugnon and Mme. Mathieu, 6/1, 6/4. Third round. —Hughes and Mrs Moody beat Collins and Miss Webb, 6/1, 6/4. INVITATION TO CRAWFORD. LONDON, Saturday. The Australian Press Association learns that America is extremely anxious for Crawford to play in the national championship, to which he will probably agree as a private venture at liis own expense. Crawford and his wife have been scratched in the doubles because Craw-

ford’s participation in three events during the past, week has imposed an undue strain on him. DAVIS CUP ,SEMI-FIN AL. BRITAIN TO MEET AUSTRALIA.';. LONDON, Saturday! • Britain’s Davis Cup team against: Australia is Austin, Hughes, Lee and Perry. . .- • It is understood that Lee may replace Perry. iin the Davis Cup singles, Perry and Hughes playing in the doubles. McGRATH’S INJURY. : , ; LONDON, Saturday. There is no justification. for the apprehension in Australia regarding McGrath ’s . health? ’’ The strained muscle? from "Which'Be was suffering has now improved, ’ while’ the week-end rest should restore his fitness for the doubles and the Davis Cup match. The English ©porting and Dramatic News writes as follows concerning Miss. Virginia Bice Who is partnering; Alan Stedman (New Zealand) in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon:—Miss Bice has an attractive personality both on and off the court. She is ranked No. 6 m her own country (America) having advanced four plaees since 1932. Proof of her progress was furnished at the recent Bermuda championships, where she beat Miss Hilleary, who is No. 6 m America, in two sets.