TENNIS CHAMPIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1938, Page 6

TENNIS CHAMPIONS

TOURNEY AT WIMBLEDON MENZEL HAS NARROW ESCAPE. HENKEL DEFEATS BOUSSUS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 23.. The tennis championship tournament was continued at Wimbledon today. Menzel had a narrow escape from defeat by the slightly built Choy. He was behind, 2/4, in the fifth set but led 6/5. Menzel then crashed through the final games. The following were the results: — MEN’S SINGLES. Second Round. R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) defeated Choy, 7/5, 3/6, 4/6, 6/2, 8/6. Third Round. Kho Sin Kie (China) defeated Collins, 8/10, 6/2, 8/6, 6/2. H. Henkel (Germany) defeated C. Boussus (France), 6/2, 6/3, 6/2. C. G. Mako (U.S.A.) defeated Brooks, 6/2. 6'3, 5/7, 6/3. L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia) defeated Sharpe, 6/3, 6/4, 5/7, 6/1. J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) defeated G. L. Rogers (Eire), 6/0, 7/5, 6/1. F. Puncec (Yugoslavia) defeated Anderson, 7/5, 6/3, 4/6, 3/6, 6/4. D. Mitic (Yugoslavia) defeated Procopio, 4/6, 6/2, 6/0, 6/0. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Second Round. Mrs H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) defeated Miss Ingram (Britain), 9/7, 6/3. Mrs S. Sperling (Denmark) defeated Miss Whealer, 6/0, 6/0. Third Round. Mrs R. Mathieu (France) defeated Miss Curtis, 6/0, 6/3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. Mrs D. B. Andrus (Italy) and Mrs S. Henrotin (France) defeated Miss Hartigan (Australia) and Miss J. Wilson (Australia), 8/10, 6/0, 8/6. Second Round. Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.) and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) defeated Miss J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) and Miss Thomas, 7/5, 6/3. Miss T. Coyne (Australia) and Miss Wynne (Australia) defeated Miss Brown and Miss T. R. Jarvis (Britain), 6/4. 3/6, 6/2. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round. Hare and Miss Brown defeated Coombe (New Zealand) and Mrs Mellow, 8/6, 6/1. Boussus and Miss Wynne defeated Lucking and Miss Osborne, 6/1, 6/2/ Hughes and Miss O’Connel defeated David.and Miss Hartigan, 3/6, 8/6, 6/4. Brugnon and Miss Coyne defeated Hamburger and Mrs Lucas, 6/2, 6/1. Butler and Miss Heeley defeated Dallos and Miss Stevenson, 6/2, 6/3. Second Round. Puncec and Miss Hopman defeated Pettigrew and Miss Mavrogordato, 6/4, 6/4. Borotra and Mrs Wills-Moody defeated Menzel and Miss Howard, 6/3, 6/4.