BUDGE WINS ALLENGLAND SINGLES

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 463, 3 July 1937, Page 5

BUDGE WINS ALLENGLAND SINGLES

THREE STRAIGHT SETS BRITAIN IN DOUBLES FINAL Play Off With American Pair Press Association—Copyright. Received 10.30 a.m. London, July 2. Additional Wimbledon results are as follow: MENS SINGLES. Final: Budge (U.S.A.) beat Von Gramm (Germany) 6—3, 6—4, 6—2. MENS DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Hughes and Tuckey (Britain) defeated Menzel and Hecht (Czechoslovakia) 6 —2, 6 —2, 6—4. Budge and Mako (U.S.A.) defeated Von Cramm and Henkel (Germany) 4-—6, 4—6, 6 —2, 6—4, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES. Semi-final: Petro and Mlle. Mathieu defeated Prenn and Miss Dearman 6—2, 6—4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES Semi-finals: Mlle Mathieu and Miss Yorke defeated Misses Dearman and Ingram 7—5, 6 —3. Misses King and Pittman defeated Misses Andrus and Henrotin 6—3, 6 —4. It is anounced at Wimbledone that the British Davis Cup players will be Austin, Hare, Hughes and Tuckey. Hare is the only new choice. The centre court was crowded for the men's singles final. Both men started at top speed, but von Cramm captured Budge’s opening service, and finding his length sooner, led by 3 —l. Budge, however, tlhen found touch, and, scoring with magnificent pasting shots, won five games in a row for the set. The German found Budge's speedy driving and volleying too difficult to counter and the American won seven games in succession. Von Cnamm apparently lost much of 'his speed and resilience, but fought hard, several games going to deuce. Budge won because of his greater speed. The match was one of the fastest finals ever seen at Wimbledon. Budge achieved, the remarkable feat iof going through the championship with the loss of only one set.