WIMBLEDON TENNIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 177, 28 June 1937, Page 7

WIMBLEDON TENNIS.

DOUBLES AND SINGLES. C. G. MAKO BEATEN. LONDON, June 26. At the Wimbledon tennis championship tournament to-day a crowdeu No i court saw J. Bruguon and A. C. otedman in a stern chase against the agile oouUi Africans, V.' U. Kirby ami W. G. fi arqunarson, who eomo.ned better, hau venomous services ami always liad a little to spare. The Soiuh Africans won tne first set 6—4 and ran into a 3 —o lead in tne second, when they faltered, allowing the opposition to gain a 4 —3 lead. Alter that all Stedman s great retrieving could not atone tor Bruglion s over-hitting and uncertainty in Handling the South Africans’ services. Von Gramm (Germany) did not lose a set against C. G. Mako (U.S.A.). it was a story of the American's helplessness to cope with the German s skimming backhand cross-court shots, while his own backhand was unstable. Applause for J. H. Crawford s periodical phases of brilliance against Shaffi. sliowed how hungry the crowd was for his best. Crawford in the third set had little to congratulate himself on in trailing I—3. He made atrocious mistakes for a player of ins calibre. The gallery’s opinion was that he lacked someone to extend him. He levelled at 3—3 with a love service only to produce a crop of errors in Handling Shafii’s kickers. H. YV. Austin’s ball control was too good for Lacroix (Belgium) who wao outplayed all round the court, although he ultimately saved tour match points, the match lasted barely half an hourThe doubles match in which the Czechoslovakians defeated fllie Americans was the best seen at Wimbledon for years. There was remarkable machine-gun volleying at the shortest range. Grant’s retrieving was amazing, although the Americans did not combine well and left wide gaps. Hecht played magnificent tennis. The last eight men to meet in the quarter-finals on Monday are: Austin v. Grant, Crawford v. von Cramm on the centre court, Budge v. McGrath, Henkel v. Parker. Bromwich and Sproule will meet Kho Sin-kie and Schroeder in the doubles. Details: MEN’S SINGLES. Fourth Round.

J. H. Crawford (Australia) beat L. Shaffi (Great Britain), 6—4, 6—3, B—6. , , „ G. von Cramm (Germany) beat C. G. Mako (U.S.A.). 6—o, 6—3. H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat A. Lacroix (Belgium), 6 2, 6 1, 11. Henkel (Germany) beat C. E. Hare (Great Britain), 6—4, 3—o, 3—6, 6—2, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second Bound. G. de Stefani (Italy) and F. A. Parker (U.S.A.) beat F. Quintavalle (Italy) and E. D. Andrews (New Zealand), 6 —4, I—6,1 —6, 6 —3, 6—3. N. G. Farquharson and V. G. Kirby (South Africa) beat J. Brugnon (France) and A. C. Stedman (New Zealand), 6—4, 6—3, 6—l. L. Heclit and It. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) heat B. M. Grant (U.S.A.) and Sabin, 5—7, 9 —7, 6 —4, 6 1. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Second Bound. Misses N. M. Lyle and B. Nuthall (Great Britain) beat Mrs C. M. B. Marriott and Miss M. Slaney (Great Britain), 6 —2, 6—2. Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) and Fru H. Sperling (Denmark) beat Fraulein M. Baumgarten (Hungary) and Mrs Herricks, 6—l, 5 —7, 7—5. Third Bound Mile. J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) and Miscs Noel beat Misses King and Weckes (Great Britain), 6—3, B—6.8 —6. MIXED DOUBLES. Second Bound. J. Borotra and Mrs Boegner beat M. D. Deloford and Miss Brown, 36, 6—2, 6—2. C. E. Hare and Miss Hardwick beat V. G. Kirby and Miss Heeley, 6—4, 2—6, 6—l.' N. G. Farquharson and Miss K. Stammers beat McVeagh and Miss Thomson, 6—3, 6—3. Third Bound. J. D. Budge and Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat D. W. Butler and Miss D. E. Round (Great Britain), 6—2, 4 6—l. Y. Petra and Mme. Mathieu (France) beat Peters and Mrs Peters, 6—3, 12—10. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Third Bound. Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss Lincoln, 6 —l, 6—o. Miss M. C. Scriven (Great Britain) beat Mrs Peters (Britain), 6—2. 6 —l. Miss D. E. Round (Great Britain) beat Mile. Terwindt (Yugoslavia), 6—2. 6—o.