LAWN TENNIS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20231, 28 June 1937, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

ALL -ENGLAND TITLES. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, June 25. The all-England tennis championships were continued at Wimbledon, with the following results:— Men’s Singles. Fourth Round.—Crawford beat Shaffl. 6—4, 6 —3, B—o. von <Cram:n beat. Mako, 6 —o. 6 —2, 6—3; Austin beat Lacroix. 6—2, 6 —l, 6—o; Henkel beat Ilare, 6—4, 3—6, 3—3, 6—2, 6—3. Men’s Doubles. Second Round.—de Stefanl and Parker beat Quinta Ville and Andrews, 6 j—r,—3, g—3; Farquharson and Kirby beat Brugnon and Stedman. 6—6—3, 6—l; Hecht and Menzel beat Grant and Sabin, 5 —7, 9—7, 6—4, 6—l. Women’s Blngles. Third Round.—Miss Marble beat Miss Lincoln. 6—l, 6—o; Countess de la Yaldene beat Miss McOstrich, 6 —3, 6—2; Miss Scriven beat Miss Peters, 6—2. C—l; Miss Round beat Miss Terwindt, 6 —2, 6—o. Ladles' Doubles. Second Round.—Misses Lyle and Nuthall beat Mrs. Marriott and Miss Staney, 6—2, 6 —2; Miss Jacobs and Mme. Sperling beat Miss Baumgarten and Mrs. Herricks, 6—t. 5 —7, 7 —5. Third Round. Mile. Jedrzejowska, and Miss Noel beat Misses King and Weekes, 6—3, B—6. Combined Doubles. Second Round.—Borotra and Mrs. Boegner beat Deloford and Miss Brown, 3 6, 6 2, 6 —2; Hare and Miss Hardwick beat Kirby and Miss Heeley, 6—4, 2—6, 6—l; Farquhareon and Miss Stammers beat MoVeagh and Miss Thomson, G—3, 6—3. Third Round.—Petra and Mme. Mathleu beat Peters and Mrs. Peters. 6- 3. 12—10; Budge ami Miss Marble beat Butler and Miss Round, 6—2, 4—6. 6—l. French-New Zoaland Combination. A crowded No. 1 court saw the French-New Zealand combination, Brugnon and Stedman, provide a stern chase against the agile. South Africans, Farquharson and Kirby, whose superalwavs gave them a little to spare. South Africa took the first set at 6—4. and ran to 3—o In the second. Their opponents recovered and the score went to i 3 in South Africa’s favour. From Mien on all Stedman’s great retrieving work failed to atone for Brugnon s overhitlu.g and uncertainty in ban .ling services. The pair were outclassed in the third sot. The applause which greeted Crawford s periodical phases of brilliance showed how mger Ihe crown was to sec his best form. Crawford, in the third set against Sham, made atrocious mistakes for a player of his calibre. In the gallery’s opinion he lacked someone to extend him. Austin’s oall control was ton good for Lacroix, who was outplayed. The match lasted barely half an hour. Best Seen For Years. The Czechslovakian doubles combination. Hecht and Menzel, was the best seen at Wimbledon for years, the players volleying remarkably at the shortest range. Grant was responsible for some amazing recovery shots. Hecht played magnificent, tennis. The draw for the quarter-finals of Ihe singles is as follows: Austin v. Brant, . rawford \. von Granun, Budge u McGrath, Henkel v, .Parker, v