TENNIS STARS IN ACTION
» - 1 LONDON, June 24. Despite a wartime "hangover, " Wimbledon resumed today with much ot' its "prewar glorv. Before packed gallerics, all the promineut Australian, Americau and European players won their first round matches without trouble. . 8tais from 32 nations are compcting. America'si No-. 2 player, Jack Ivrauier, took only 28 minutes to defeat fSandys. It was ohe of the fastest inatclie's evor played at Wimbledon. Besulttf wfcre: — Pa'ils (AhstraJia) defeatcd A. li. Hammersley- (Chiie) 6—2, 6 — 2, 6—0. Brown (Aiistralia) defeatcd * B. H. Burnett (Br3taiu) 6 — 0, 6' — 3, 6 — 0. Hopmaif ( A'ustralia) defeated A. Najar (Egypt) 6— 4, 6—0, 6— 2. .f Harper-/ ;(I;b}gland) defeated ' L. , de Borman. (Be)giuiu) 6 — 2, 6 — 2, 6 — 2. Kj^amer (America) defeated K. J. bandys (Irqlaud) 6—0, 6 — 2, 6 — 0. P. Geelhaud (Hollund) defeated E. D. Andrews ; (New Zealand) 6 — 4, 6 — 3, b — 1. J. Droony,, (Czechoslovakia) defeated C. J. Filby (Englaml) 6—4, 6 — 2, 6 — 3. Puncee (Yngoslaviaj defeated G. L. Tuckett (M'ales) 6 — 2, 6—2, 6 — 3. Pallada (YugoslUvia) defeated Egan (Ireland) & — 0, 0 — 3, 6 — 4. Petra (France) defeated Bodielia (Czeclioslovakia) 6 — 2, 8 — 6, 7 — 5. Kho yiii-kic (China) defeated P. Feret (France) 6 — 1, 6 — 1, 6 — 4. Pellizza (France) defeated *R. C. Smitli (England) 6 — 2-, 6 — 1, 6—0. Banswol (Holiand) defeated B. K. Tinkler (England) 6 — 1, 6 — 4. J. 8iba (Czeclioslovakia) defeated II. Huonder (Switzerland) 2 — 6, 4 — 6, 6 — 1, 6 — 4, 0 — -3. G. Gromillet (France) defeated G. L. Paisli (England) 7 — 5, 2 — 6, 7 — 5, 6 — 0. L. Bergeiin (Siveden) defeated P. Was her (Belgiuni) 6 — 4,* 3 — 6, 6 — 1, 2—6, 7—5. G. E. Hehner (America) defeated E. Morton (England) 6 — 3, 6 — 1, 7 — 5. D. Barton (England) defeated C. Grandet (France) 6 — 2, 6 — 4, 6 — 3. ^ Sebura (Ecuador) defeated II: Clark (England) 6 — 1, 6 — J, 6 — 1. Drobec (America) defeated F. Davidsou (Colombo) 5 — 7, 2 — 6, 7 — 5, 6 — 4, 7—5. ' Mitic (Yugoslavia) defeated J. Wilkinson (America) 6 — 1, 6 — 2, 6 — 0.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 June 1946, Page 6
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