TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 July 1939, Page 6

TENNIS

DAVIS CUP EUROPEAN ZONE MATCH. GERMANY LEADING FROM YUGOSLAVIA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ZAGREB, July 29. In the European zone Davis Cup final Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat Goepfert (Germany), G-3, 6-1, 6-0; Henkel (Germany) beat Mitic (Yugoslavia). 6-0, 6-1, 4/6, 6-4; and Henkel and Menzel (Germany) defeated Puncec and Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia), 9-7. 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. DOUBLE WIN FOR YUGOSLAVIA. GOEPFERT AND HENKEL BEATEN. (Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) ZAGUEB. July 30. In additional matches Mitic (Yugoslavia) defeated Goepfert (Germany), 6/1, 6/2, 6/3, and Puncec (Yugoslavia) defeated Henkel (Germany). 10/8, 6/3. 6/0. YUGOSLAV DELIGHT. RESENTED BY THE GERMANS. (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 30. The “Daily Telegraph’s Zagreb correspondent says 'five thousand spectators cheered a Yugoslav victory over German players in the final of the European zone matches for the Davis Cup. The Germans considered that the crowd’s enthusiasm spoiled their game and resented their failure. They also caustically commented on the crowd’s behaviour, Henkel intimating that no .German tennis players would again play in Zagreb. SEABRIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL OF WOMAN’S DOUBLES. NEW YORK, July 29. In the men’s singles semifinals at the Seabright tennis tournament today Parker beat Gilbert Hunt. 3-G, 6-4, 6-0. 1-6, 6-1: and McNeil beat Grant, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. In the semifinals of the women’s singles Miss Helen Bernhard, an unseeded New York player, beat Miss Bundy, 6-2, 6-2, and Miss Workman beat Miss Canning, 7-9, 6-4, 6-2. In the women’s doubles final, Mrs J. Fabyan and Miss Jacobs beat Mlle. Henrotin and Mme Andrus, 6-3, 6-3. In the mixed doubles semifinal Quist and Miss Marble beat Riggs and Miss Betz, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Quist and Miss Marble will meet Cook and Fa by an, in the final tomorrow. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS. BRILLIANT WIN BY PARKER. (Received This Dav, 12.45 p.m.) SEABRIGHT, July 30. In the final of the men’s singles Parker defeated McNeill 6/3, 8/6, 6/0. Parker played with almost mechanical precision. His new forehand functioned well. McNeill carried the fight to Parker in the first two sets,, going to the net. consistently, but Parker was too steady and repeatedly got the ball past McNeill with unerring sideliners. His victory has boosted his chances for a Davis Cup place. In the final of the women’s singles Mrs Bernhard defeated Miss Workman 6/3, 7/5. WESTERN CANADA AUSTRALIANS SWEEP ALL BEFORE THEM. VANCOUVER, July 29. A record crowd saw the Australians sweep all before them in the finals of the Western Canadian tennis championships today. At the conclusion H. Hopman and J. Bromwich were the centre of a remarkable ovation. Hcpman declared that Bromwich's form has never been better. In the singles final Bromwich beat Hopman, 6-2, 6-2, 6-8, 6-0, and in the doubles final Bromwich and Hopman beat Hall and Readv (California), 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

In the final of the mixed doubles Bromwich and Miss Eleanor Young beat William Hoggs and Mrs E. Harper (California), 6-2. 6-4. 6-0.