BUDGE WINS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 182, 3 July 1937, Page 9

BUDGE WINS

FINAL AT WIMBLEDON. YON GRAMM BEATEN. AVINNER’S GREAT FEAT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received July 3, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, July 2.

The centre court at AVimhledon was crowded to-day lor the imal ol the, men’s singles championship, which the American, Donald Budge, won from Gottfried von Gramm (Germany). The match was one of the shortest recent finals, the play lasting only 63 minutes. Both players started at top speed, hut von Gramm captured Budge’s opening service and, finding his length sooner, led 3—l. Budge, however, then found touch and, scoring with magnificent passing shots, won five games m a row ior the set. The German found Budge’s speedy driving and volleying too difficult to counter and the American led 2—o in tlie second set, having thus won seven games in succession. \’on Gramm also tound Budge’s kicking service difficult to handle, hut he evened at 3 —3. Budge then again produced fierce services and passing shots to take the set. In the third set von Gramm apparently lost much of his speed ana resilience; he was unable to reply to the American’s greater strength, but fought hard, several games going to deuce. Budge had three match points at 5—2, hut he won the final game only after four deuces. Budge won the match because of Ins greater speed forcing von Gramm to make his strokes quicker than he likes. Budge achieved the remarkable ieat of going through the championship tournament with tlie loss of only one set. Hughes and Tuckey rattled through their match with Menzel and Ileclit at a terrific pace, devastatingly killing many weak lobs by Menzel, who was sadly out of form. The other semi-final in the men s doubles was one of the finest doubles ever played in the championships. The Germans were generally dominant in the first and second sets, in which they produced many brilliant volleys. Budgo and Make then rallied strongly and, serving and smashing with great effect, won a spectacular match in which there were many miraculous recoveries by both sides.

MEN’S SINGLES. Final. J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat G. von Crainm (Germany), 6—3, 6—4, 6—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals. G. P. Hughes and C. R. 1). Turkey (Britain) beat R. Menzel and L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia), 6—2, 6—2, 6—4. J. D. Budgo and G. Mako (U.S.A.) beat von G. Crainm and H. Henkel (Germany), 4—6, 4—6, 6—2, 6—4, 6 ~ ' MIXED DOUBLES. Semi-finals. B. Petra and Mine. Mathieu (France) l>eat D. Prcnn (Germany) and Airs Dcarinaii (Britain), 6—2, 6-4. AVOAIEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals. Afme. Mathieu (France) and Afiss Yorke (Britain) beat Mrs Dearman and Aliss Ingram (Britain) , 7—5, 6—3. Mesdames King and Pittman (Britain) beat Mrs Andrus (U.S.A.) and Mile. Henrotih (France), 6—3, 6—4. LAST YEAR'S WINNERS. Following were tho results of the finals at Wimbledon last year:— Men’s singles.—F. .1, Perry (Britain) beat G. Von Gramm (Germany), 3—o. Women's singles.—Aliss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Fru S. Sperling (Denmark), 2—l. ' Men’s doubles. —G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tucker (Britain) heat C. E. Hare and F. H. P. Wilde (Britain), 3—2.

Women’s doubles.—Misses IC. Stammers and F. James (Britain) beat Mrs M. Fahyan and Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.), 2 -0. Mixed doubles.—F. J. Perry and Miss D. Round (Britain) beat D. Bridge and Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.), 2—l. The list of winners of the men's singles title at Wimbledon since 1911 is as follows: 1911— N. Brookes (Australia). 1912 — Anthony Wilding (N.Z.). 1913 — Anthony Wilding (N.Z,) 1914 N. Brookes (Australia). 1915 —No competition. 1919 Cl. L. Patterson (Australia). 1920 W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.). 1921 — W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.) 1922 G. It. Patterson (Australia). 1923 — W. M. Johnston (U.S.A.). 1924 J. Borotra (France). 1925 R. Lacostc (France). 1926 — J. Borotra (France). 1927 H. Cochet (France). 1928 R. Lacoste (France). 1929 — H. Cochet (France). 1930 W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.). 1931 S. B. Wood (U.S.A.). 1932 E. Vines (U.S.A.). 1933 J. B. Crawford (Australia). 1934 F. J. Perry (England). 1935 F. J. Perry (England). 1936 F. J. Perry (England). MR C. E. MALFROY. TEMPORARY RETIREMENT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 3. Advice has been received that Mr C. E. Malfroy, the well-known New Zealand tennis player, has been obliged to give up the game for three months owing to a breakdown in his health. DAVIS CUP TEAM. ENGLAND’S’four PICKED. Received July 3. 9.50 a.m. LONDON, July 2. It was announced to-day at Wimbledon that the British Davis Cup players will lie: FT. W. Austin. C. E. Hare, G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Turkey, of whom Hare is the only new choice.