CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1939, Page 8

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

WIMBLEDON CONTESTS MALFROY IN WINNING FORM. GUNN AND BROWN ELIMINATED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. The Wimbledon tennis championships were continued today with the following results: — MEN’S DOUBLES. ■ (First Round.) A. D. Brown and J. Gunn (New Zealand) beat W. T. Andersen and J. S. Harrison (Britain), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. N. V-; Edwards (New Zealand) and R. Morton (Britain) beat G. I. Bayley (Britain) and J. H. Ho (China), 6-3, 6-2. 2-6, 7-5. E. T. Cook and R. L. Riggs (U.S.A.) beat E. J. Filby and L. Shaffi (Britain), 6-3, 6-3, 6 -2. MEN’S SINGLES. (Second Round.) C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) defeated Lee (Britain), 6-2, 6 4, 7-5. E. Gabory (Hungary) defeated J. Gunn (New Zealand) 7-5, 9-7, 5-7, 6 2. H. W. Austin (Britain) defeated W. T. Anderson (Britain), 6-3, 6-4. 6-4. R. L. Riggs (U.S.A.) defeated Avory 6-4, 6-4, 6 2. F. Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) defeated D. McNeill (U.S.A.) 6 4, 7-5, 6 1. E. Smith (U.S.A.) defeated R. Menzel (Germany) 6-1. 3-6, 6-3. 7-5. R. A. Shayes (Great Britain) defeated J. Pallada (Yugoslavia) 6-4, 3-6, 9 7. 26, 8 6. I. G. Collins (Great Britain) defeated A. D. Brown (Now Zealand), 6/3, 1/6, 6/4, 6/1.

WOMEN’S SINGLES. (Second Round.) Mrs Little (Dorothy Round) defeated Mrs D. B. Andrus (U.S.A.) 6-3, 6-0. Mrs R. Mathieu (France) defeated Mrs King (U.S.A.) 6-1, 6-0.