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Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1946, Page 7

LONDON, June 2S. j The short, thick-set be-speclacled.| Czechoslovukiau, J. Drobuy, cuused aj sensutiou toduy when he defeated the t - American, J. lvramor, the second seeded , plavcr iu tlie fourth round of the meu s • singles championship at Wimbledon, it 1 was the hardestT'ought match of tlie j touruauieut. j ' lvramor, who was widcly favoured ; with the Australiau, D. I'ails, to uin! the title, was troubled throughout tlie j match by a blistered haud on which kej wore a liugorless glove. Drobny'sj salieut weapou was his service wliieh i was combiued with speed, spiu and ! aecuracy. Kramer was very woary in the third set after hard, slogging, baseline duels in the seeoiul set, wliicli went to 32 games. The American i'ought back to wiu the fourth set after a rest, ; but terriJic serviug and some line pass- 1 ing shots enabled Drobny to win the| lifth set and ihe match. lie clinched j the final service with two untouchablcj aces. The second senation \yas provided by the eiimiuution of tlie sixth seeded plavcr, Mitic, who was defeated by Pellizza. This match produced some sparkling teuuis. Ouly four of the eight matches in the fourth rouud were played today, In the otlier two Ihe Australiau Brown. proved too powerful for the Argeutinian, Morea, aud I'etra (Franee) deleated R. Buser (Bwitzerlund). The results are: — ■ Men's Singles. Fourth round: Drobny. boaf Kramer, 2 — ti, 17 — 15. ti — 3, 8 — 13, 6 — 3; Fellizzai beat Mitic, 7 — f, 8 — ti, 7 — 5, 6 — -1, 0 — ■ I'etra beat Buser, (5 — 4, 4 — ti, 6 — 1, j (i — 1; G. Brown beat Morea, 6 — 2, 6 — 1, 6 — 8. Men's Doubles. ( Second round: Batty and Segura buutj Manlty and Tuckelt, 6 — 2, 6 — 0, ti — 3. j Third round: I'ails aud Brown beat j Coouibe and Audrews, 6—1, 6 — 1, 6 — 1; i Burton and 1'aish beat '-Banglicr aiul | Thonias, (5 — 4, (i — 4, 6 — 4;"' Rinkel and • \'iru Swol beat Greinillett and Pellizza, } U— 1, 5 — 7, ti — 3, 6 — 4; "Borgelin and i .lohannson beat Geelhand and Washer, 6 — 3, (J — 7, ti — 4. t Women 's Singles. Third round: Miss Betz beat Missj' Gannon, 6 — I, 6 — U; Mrs. Boslock beatj' M rs. lnglebert, 6 — 2, 6 — yl; Mrs, Meuzics beat Mrs. Yorke, 6 — 1, 6 — 2) Mrs. ] Hilton beat Mrs. x'atorni, 6 — 8, 0 — 2;j Aiiss Bundy beat Aliss. Winthrop, 9 — 7,( (i — (J; Miss Xuthall beat Miss Jdiieoln, , 6 — 1, 1 — 6, ti — 1. Women 's D.oubles. Third round: Misses Todd and Bundy lieat Mesdamos Alellows and MobbsJ ' 6 — 3, 6 — 0; Misses Brough and Osborne • beat Mesdames Ivenvou and Lister, | 6— U, 6— U. j Fourth round: Misses Betz and Hart j beat Mrs. Jaiues and Miss Ijiebert, ! 6 — 4, 6 — 0. i