POLISH PLAYERS AT WIMBLEDON

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24912, 27 June 1946, Page 5

POLISH PLAYERS AT WIMBLEDON

NAME OF COUNTRY SUPPRESSED (Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON, June 25. Two Polish-bom players, C. Sphycalla and L Tloczynski. discovered when they arrived at Wimbledon today that the name of their country had been deleted from the programme. The abbreviation P appeared after their names in Monday’s programme, but to-day there were blanks. A Wimbledon official said this had been done as the result of representations "from Warsaw,” but refused a further explanation. “As members of General Anders’s 2nd Corps which fought in Italy I .suppose we can be classed as men without a country," said Sphycalla. CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WIMBLEDON LONDON, June 25. The New Zealanders. J. M. Cope and D. C. Coombe, were eliminated in the first round of the men’s lawn tennis singles at Wimbledon. These matches were postponed from yesterday because of failing light Results:— Men's Single* First Round—M. E. Lucking (Britain) beat Coombe, 8-8, 6-4. 3-6, 6-2, 8-6; Chebetts (Britain) beat Cope, 6-3, 6-1, Men’s Denbies First Round—Pails and Brown (Australia) beat Beeman and Drobac (U.S.A.), 6-2, 6-4, 6-1: Kramer and Brown (U.S.A.) beat R. Baker (Australia) and T. Miles (Britain-), 6-0, 6-1, 6-2; Destremau and Petra (France) beat J. Hunt and C. Ritchie (Britain) 6-1, 6-2, 6-4; Geeihand and Washer (Belgium) beat M. Deloford and C. Jones (Britain), 6-3. 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; Grehllet and Pellizza (France) beat H. Cooper and Tinkler (Britain). 8-4, 6-3, 6-3-Mitic and PaUada (Jugoslavia) beat B. Burnett and P. Young (Britain), 6-2. 6-2, 8-3; Patty (U.S.A) and sigura (Ecuador), beat David and Wittmann (Britain) 7-5, 6-1, 8-6; RlnkeL and van Swol (Holland) beat Buser end Huonder (Switzerland!, 9-7, 6-3. 6-4. Women s Singles I irst Round—Mrs Menzies (Britain) beat Miss P. O’Connell (Britain), 6-1 6-1; Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat Mme. Mathieu (France), 7-5, 3-6, 8-6-Miss Bundy (U.S.A.) beat Mrs E. Murdoch (Britain), 6-0, 6-1; Mme S Laffargue (France) beat Miss J. Jedrojowska (Poland), 6-4, 6-4; Mrs P Todd (U.S.A.) beat Miss "if. Dace (Britain) 8-1. 4-6, 6-4. Second Round—Miss Beta (UB A) beat Mrs de Meulemeester (Belgium). 6-3. fl-1; Miss Osborne (U.S.A.) beat Miss J. Stork (Britain), fl-2, 6-0