BRILLIANT TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1938, Page 6

BRILLIANT TENNIS

AT WIMBLEDON TOURNEY ATTRACTIVE WOMEN’S DOUBLES MRS SPERLING TRIUMPHS By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. The championship tournament at Wimbledon was continued today. Miss Marble, using every stroke gracefully, eliminated Mrs Mathieu. Mrs Sperling's defeat of Mrs Fabyan prevented an all-American semi-finals. Mrs Fabyan led 4/1 in the second set, but Mrs Sperling's persistent retrieving triumphed. The women’s doubles quarter final was the best women’s doubles of the tournament thus far. All played most attractive all-court games, with much brilliant volleying. The results were as follow; — WOMEN’S SINGLES Quarter Finals:—Mrs Wills-Moody (U.S.A.), defeated Miss K. Stammers (Great Britain), 6/2, 6/1. Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.), defeated Mrs Mathieu (France), 6/2, 6/3. Mrs Sperling (Denmark), defeated Mrs S. Fabyan (U.S.A.), 4/6, 6/4, 6/4. Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.), defeated Miss J. Jedrzejowska (Poland), 6/2, 6/3. WOMEN'S DOUBLES Quarter Final: —Miss Marble and Mrs Fabyan defeated Misses Wynne and Coyne (Australia), 4/6, 6/2. 6/2. MEN'S DOUBLES Third Round:—Malfroy (New Zealand), and M. Cejnar (Czechoslovakia), defeated Karamitu and Nakano, 6/3, 6/2, 3/6, 6/3. H. Henkel and Mataxa (Germany), defeated Filby and R. A. Shayes (Great Britain), 6/3, 6/2, 5/7, 6/2. c J. D. Budge and C. G. Mako (U.S.A.), defeated J. Borotra and J. Brungon (France), 6/3, 6/4, 7/5. FOURTH ROUND C. E. Malfroy and M. Cejnar defeated J. S. Oliff and R. K. Tinkler (Great Britain), 6/1, 7/5, 6/2. MIXED DOUBLES Third Round:—J. Brugnon and Miss T. Coyne defeated H. W. Austin and Miss Hardwick (Great Britain), 6/0, 6/3. FOURTH ROUND J. Borotra and Mrs Wills-Moody defeated Lysaght and Miss A. M. York (Great Britain), 6/2, 2/6, 6/0. MEN’S PLATE First Round:—D. Coome (New Zealand), defeated Ho. 6/3. 6/1.