TENNIS MARATHON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1938, Page 6

TENNIS MARATHON

IN WIMBLEDON SINGLES MRS WILLS-MOODY BEATS MRS SPERLING. MISS JACOBS ACCOUNTS FOR MISS MARBLE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 30. The Wimbledon tennis tournament was continued today. Miss Jacobs rose to a big occasion and was better than Miss Marble, who • hit more winners than Miss Jacobs but foozled returns at a critical point. Mrs Wills-Moody and Mrs Sperling had a marathon, the first set lasting over an hour, with innumerable drawn out rallies and deuces. Mrs Sperling dropped two set- ’ points in the first set, which Mrs WillsMoody won after her third set-point. The results were as follow:— WOMEN’S SINGLES. (Holder: Miss Round, Gt. Britain.) Semi-finals. Mrs Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) defeated Mrs S. Sperling (Denmark), 12/10, 6/4. Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) defeated Miss A. Marble (Great Britain), 6/4, 6/4. MEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders: J. D. Budge and C. G. Mako, U.S.A.) Fourth Round. Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) and J. Pallada (Yugoslavia) defeated J. B. Sturgeon and Tuckett (Great Britain), 6/3, 10/8, 6/4. ■ ■ Semi-final. J. D. Budge and C. G. Mako (U.S.A.) defeated G. P. Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde (Great Britain), 6/2, 6/4, 12/10. h MIXED DOUBLES. (Holders: J. D. Budge and Miss ' Marble, U.S.A.) Fifth Round.’ H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.) defeated J. S. Olliff (Great Britain) and Mrs Heine Miller (South Africa), 7/5, 5/7, 6/2. Quarter-finals. Russell and Miss F. James (Great Britain) defeated C. Boussus (France) and Miss N. Wynne (Australia), 6/2, 7/9, 6/4. ’ R. A. Shayes and Miss Saunders (Great Britain) defeated J. Brugnon (France) and Miss T. Coyne (Australia), 1/6, 6/1, 7/6.