AUSTIN ROUTED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 3, 4 July 1939, Page 9

AUSTIN ROUTED

UPSET AT WIMBLEDON

THE MEN'S SEMI-FINALISTS

ALL FOREIGNERS

(gy Telegraph— Press (Received July 4, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 3. The big sensation of tbe Winibledon lawn tennis tournament came today when, in the fifth rpund of the mens singles, Cooke (U.S.A.) surprisingly annihilated Austin (Britain), last year's finalist and this year's No. 1 seeded player, in 45 minutes. Cooke topk ten gamj $ in a. row and did not allow Austin ft moment tg plgy bis fluent game, The American drove arid served witb terrific power.. ■^u§tjp. was the grjjy player fppm the United Ki»g#pj» who leached the fifth r-pyn^ end Qtew Mohammed, of India, th§ ml? »*hgr Britisher; The lattep Wi§ biiten by IBobby Rigga. oi A*meriea, and' the semi-finalists are Biggs and Henkel (Germany), and CoQfee and Puneec (Yugoslavia). None q| the vfieri& singles matches today lasted more than three sets and the most games secured by a loser was six, Austin won only four .games against Cooke. in the fourth round of the women's singles Mrs. Little (formerly Miss p. Round) • was beaten by "iVJrs. of America. Seeded players wh§ §\jpc* vived the reund included Mrs. Sterling (Denmark), Mrs. Fabyan, Miss *3i^m= mers (Britain). Mi§? Jiaeeb§ (U.eLA.), Mrs." Mathieu (Franq'e),: apd ftftes Jedrzejewska (Poland), The New singles champipn, | Noel Edwards, W3§ put out' 9* the ] paen's doubles whgQ he gag his p^rfepi? j were beaten by the British pair, Hare i and "Wilde." -'"■■" - . ■• The day's results incii}d^:-r- .*. MEN'S SINGLES. (Holder;. J. D. Budge. U.S.A.) Fifth Hetmd, R. L, Kiggs <tJ,s,A.) beat ahays-Mo. hammed (India), 6-S, 6-2, $, ijenkeJ (Germany) beat F- Kufeuljevic (Yugoslavia), §4, &3 f 6r_j r - F. Puneec (Yugoslavia )«beat $, £nuth, (U.^.A,). 6*o, 6^2, 0-2, 15, T, Cooke (CU.S ; A t ) beat M: W, Austin .(Britain), &3 S £.0, fri,. Although his service waP Still below par, Bro'mwieh's gamo was generally too strong and accurate fo* fapi% although the latter was occasionally Brilliant at the net. Thg attendance wag 2500. The Ays-* traiiang left for San Antonio at B,?Q p«m- to give, an exhibition there on Wednesday. They will then leave for Los Angeles WOMEN'S SINGLE^. (Holder: Mrs. &. Wills MQ9dy, U-S-A-) Fourth Round. Mrs, H. Sperling (Denmark? beat MJP3 J- Saunders (Britain), <HJ, *H, Mrs. S, Fabyan (U.3.A,) beat Mrs. D, Little (Britain), 6»1, 3.6, 6-?, Misa X, Stammex*B (Britain) beat Mrs, E. Henrotin (France), 7-5, g-2, Miss? H, Jacobs (y,g 1; A,) b§at Miss M. E. i^ymb (Britain). 6*2, ■?•*>, . Mr§- H, Mathieu (France) beat Mfcg V, E, Sco^ (Britain), 6-3, 4-6, 6,2.' Miss J, Jedr_e3"ewskß (Poland) beat mss M. G. Sqpjven 6>B, 6*3. (Holders: J, p. Budge and C, G.: ' MaJ£Q,tr,s;A,) , *■ . Third Hound', c. E. Hare and f, h. d, wtide (Bri-' tain) beat N. V. Edwards (New Zea* land) and. R. Morton (Britain), -6-1, 6-3, 6-3. DAVIS CW MATCH TOUGH SET FOR QUIST , (Beeeived July 4, 12.30 p.m.) MEXJCQ CITY, July 3. in thg Oavis Cup match A. It Quipt (Australia) beat 3D. Hernandez (Mexico), 11-8, g-3, 6-2. J, Igrorowlch (Australia) beat R. Tapia CM§xiQo), 6.1, ?r3, 64. The match was a battle royal in the first set in which the Mexican Ji?4 3*3 and 0-7, after which the Mexican's lack o£ resistance showed that he was worn out, '■■' ■