WHIZZING DRIVES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 July 1938, Page 7

WHIZZING DRIVES

BUDGE BEATS AUSTIN WIMBLEDON SINGLES FINAL. FINAL. DEVASTATING FORM OF AMERICAN PLAYER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, July 1. In the final of the men’s championship singles at the Wimbledon tournament between H. W. Austin (Great Britain) and J. D. Budge (U.S.A.), the latter was in devastating form. Austin, despite his pluck and resource, was often unable to get within yards of Budge’s whizzling drives. Budge won fourteen games on end till Austin broke through the American’s service in the third set. The results were as follow: — .MEN’S SINGLES. (Holder: J. D. Budge, U.S.A.) Final. J. D. Budge defeated H. W. Austin, 6/1, 6/0, 6/3. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. (Holders: Mrs R. Mathieu, France, and Miss A. M. Yorke, Gt Britain.) Semi-finals. Mrs R. Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Yorke (Great Britain) defeated Mesdames D. B. Andrus (U.S.A.) and S. Herotin (France), 3/6, 6/3, 6/4. Mrs S. Fabyan and Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) defeated Mrs Heine-Miller and Miss M. Morphew (South Africa), 7/5, 6/4. MIXED DOUBLES. (Holders: J. D. Budge and Miss A. Marble, U.S.A.) Semi-finals. J. D/ Budge and Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) defeated R. A. Shayes and Miss J. Saunders (Great Britain), 6/4, 6/2. . H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs S. Fabyan (U.S.A.) defeated Russell and Miss F. James (Great Britain), 6/3,. 1/6, 6/3. MEN’S DOUBLES. (Holders: J. D. Budge and C. G. Mako, U.S.A.) H. Henkel and G.. Metaxa (Germany) defeated F. Kukuljevic and J. Pallada (Yugoslavia), 7/5, 6/2, 6/4. ROYAL SPECTATORS. (British Official Wireless.) (Recd This Day, 10.55 a.m.) RUGBY, July 1. Queen Mary and the Duke and Duchess of Kent watched Budge and Austin play in the tennis singles final.