AMERICANS ROUTED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 August 1939, Page 6

AMERICANS ROUTED

IN TENNIS DOUBLES

SPLENDID WIN FOR AUSTRALIANS.

SENSATIONAL PLAY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright BOSTON. August 19.

The Australian tennis players. A. K. Quist and J. Bromwich, proved themselves the world's best doubles pair today when they overwhelmed R. L. Riggs and E. T. Cooks (U.S.A.), the Wimbledon champions. 6-1. 6-4, 6-0. in the semifinals of the national doubles. The American were routed in 54 minutes of sensational play. Quist and Bromwich will meet their team mates. J. 11. Crawford and 11. Hopman. tomorrow in the first allforeign final in the history of the American national doubles championship. Crawford and Hopman reached the final by beating F. A. Parker and D. McNeill (U.S.A.), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

The defeat of Riggs and Cooke was due to their inability to keep the Australians from the net, though they vainly tried every tactic evolved for that purpose. Lobbing failed and they could not control their smashes with any degree of accuracy. Hopman (Australia) and Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) beat Crawford (Australia) and Miss B. Nuthall (England). 5-7. 6-1, 6-4, and entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles against Riggs (U.S.A.) and Miss K. Stammers (England). Hopman and Miss Marble later beat Riggs and Miss Stammers, , 6-0, 6-4. They had too much power for their opponents. G. Mulloy (U.S.A.) and Miss V. Scott (England) beat Bromwich (Australia) and Mme R. Mathieu (France). 0-6. 6-4, 6-2. The No. 1 foreign seedings seemed to have the match well in hand but Mme. Mathieu cracked up and Bromwich also had a let down in the last stages. In the women’s doubles Miss Stammes and Mrs Freda Hammersley (nee’ James) beat Misses Helen Jacobs and D. Morkman, 6-1, 6-2. DOUBLES FINAL POSTPONED. r OWING TO RAIN. (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) BOSTON, August 20. The final of the national doubles has been postponed until tomorrow, owing to rain.