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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1938.

MacPhail In Last Sixteen

Scot Defeats Avory In Another 3-Set Wimbledon Triumph

W. C. CHOY'S MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE

(By AIR MAIL)

London, June 23.

DONALD MACPHAIL, the Scottish champion, again did well at Wimbledon yesterday, and is

now in the last 16.

So far he has only met one representative of the foreign school -the Dutch No. 2, H. Van Swol, whom he defeated in three sets but he has had to face the great driving qualities of such well-tried players as Harold Lee, ex-Davis Cup man, and E. R. Avory, whom he played yesterday.

BEN FOORD KNOCKED OUT BY PHILLIPS

Emphatic Victory

(By “AIR MAIL”)

London, June 21. Paralysed from the waist

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

World's Greatest Tennis Star

The outstanding feature of this year's Wimbledon Championships was the comeback of Mrs. Helen Wills- Moody, who last competed in 1935.

The greatest woman tennis player of all-time, including Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, Mrs. Moody captured her first English title this year in the North London Championships, when she defeated Mrs. Law in three sets.

Hard-

Lee managed to get a set off MacPhail, the only set that the downwards by a perfect right- She has, however, been defeated, wick in the Weybridge Tournament, Scotsman has lost so far. Avory only gathered six games yester-hand punch to the solar plexus, twice, losing to Miss Mary

Ben Foord was knocked out by and to Frau Sperling at Queen's Club. day in the three sets, MacPhail winning 6–2, 6–3, 6~~1.

Eddie Phillips in the ninth round Mrs. Moody has won the Wimble- a jockey cap with an of their 15 rounds final eliminat-don Singles title on eight occasions, the French title on four occasions, MacPhail's play was through-fierce in out superior. He served better, enormous black peak (writes Ulyss ing contest for the British Heavy and the U. S. crown on seven occa

weight Championship, at

Harsions! came up to the net on every real Rogers),

Everybody had expected the ringay Arena, London, last She first came into prominencè opportunity and even against as steady a driver as Avory, mostly Czech to win with a comfortable night. It was a dramatic ending when she won the Pacific Coast Sin gles Championship at the age of 15. Choy intended otherwise to a good fight, and was entirely in 1922 she won her first major title got the better of the baseline margin.

if possible. Look at the score. It unexpected.

when, together with Mrs. Jessup, she rallies.

tells its own story of the tenseness Foord was in complete posses won the U. S. Women's Doubles title. In 1928, at the age of 17, she won of the struggle-Menzel: 7-5 sion of his faculties, and made the U. S. Women's Singles title, de- 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, &ő.

started the gallant efforts to get up from feating Miss Kitty McKane in the The match evening before, and was interrupted the floor, but he seemed to have Third Round and Mrs. Mallory in In 1984 shp visited the United by rain with the score level one set lost the use of his legs, and was

Menzel lost the still limping when he was assist-Kingdom with the American team all and two-all. next set; Choy was too deadly.ed from the ring some minutes and reached the Final of the Women's Singles, losing to Miss Kitty McKane, in the Final. She first won the Choy, however, had to yield the later..

Wimbledon title in 1927, when the giant the next set at 6-2.

draw was seeded.

MAY MEET MENZEL MasPhail is now in the last 16, having survived so far out of 128 entries.

His test in the next round will be severe. He will meet either the "seeded" Czecho-Slovakian, Roderic Menzel or C.. M. Jones, one of the selected for the first round of the Davis Cup at Harrogate.

I. C. Collins, Scotland's other hope, went down yesterday in four capital sets to the Chinese star, Kho Sin Kie, Score, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

FINEST BATTLE

The finest battle yesterday was that between Menzel and the young Chinese player. W. C. Choy. Menzel was in his most aggressive mood, pounding down cannon ball ser- vices, racing about the court and looking particularly dare-devil and

Was

Foord, in his dressingroom, claim- Now they were two sets all, and ed that he had been hit in the groin, the 14 games making up the final but from the ringside the punch set were of a champagne quality. which brought about his defeat

The Chinese's bland smile, his looked perfectly fair. utter coolness, his clever passing of ONLY FEW INCHES!' the big man when he came to the The sequence of events, which net, his grand backhand shooting took everyone by surprise after one were a joy to watch.

and a half minute of fighting in the China led two-love, then Mid-ninth round, came when Foord tried Europe went ahead to five-three one of the many haymaker rights, Choy-looked-a-loser, but he wiped with which he had missed earlier, his hand across his forehead, steadied himself, and set about the and, as before, he was well out of distance. He lunged forward, pass- ed Phillips's shoulder, and as did so the Londoner crashed in right which travelled only a few inches.

(Continued at foot of Next Col·)

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Mrs. Moody's Wimbledon titles 1980, were won in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1983; 1935 and 1988:

Her seventh Wimbledon title was secured in 1935, when she beat. Helen Jacobs in the most sensational match ever seen on the famous Centre Court.

an account of which epic struggle is publish below.

For an hour and forty minutes under a gruelling sun the rivals fought a battle so even that both deserved to win!:

Mrs. Moody took the first set at 6-3, Miss Jacobs the second at 6-8, after serving a "double" at set-point. In the final set Miss Jacobs led 6-3, but lost 7-5 after holding match point.

The final set was one of the most thrilling ever witnessed. Miss Jacobs forged ahead from 2-2 to 4-2 and with a service that knocked Mrs. Wills- Moody's racket out of her hand. A

Foord, with the impetus of own body, was right on to punch, and immediately grasped his long game followed but again Miss body. He fell to the floor face Jacobs came to the fore and at 5-2

was within an inch of her life's am downwards. Try as he might, Foord bition. Mra, Moody won the eighth I could not get to his feet, and the game, but Misa Jacobs, with a fine referee, Wilfred Smith, tolled the smash, reached match point in the ninth. Somehow, Mra, Moody saved count.

it; and Miss Jacobs seemed as she MASSAGED HIS LEGS well might be little disheartened. Foord was still on the floor with Reprieved, Mrs. Moody began to put one leg outstretched when hisse-to-five all and reached: 80-love in the on more pressure and forced her way conds ran to his help, and they 11th. Two desperately brave volleys had to massage his legs for several brought Misa Jacobs level, but the moments before he was able to get next two she hit out under the strain and Mrs. Moody was 6-5. Miss up from his stool, and stumble to Jacobs scored two service aces in the the centre of the ring to congratu- 12th, but Mrs. Moody had nu inten- late the winner. He had to be as-lon of letting anything stop her now sisted down the steps, and hopped opponent hit three balle running out and drove coolly and hard until hor along supporting himself on the of the court and a memorable match shoulders of friends to the dressing was won and lost. room.

end

It will be a long time before the Phillips fought one of his best cheers, both of congratulation and of two players will forget the ringing fights, and was well ahead on points sympathy, which greeted its conclu- when the fight came to its sudden slon-congratulations to Mrs. Wills

Moody on a wonderful recovery after 18 months complete absence from the In a supportng bout Roy Boon, the game, and sympathy for as gallant young Chatteris light-weight, smash- a loser as Wimbledon has ever seen. ed his way to yet another victory,day's final when Helen Jacobs, play. What a contrast: was last Satur- knocking out Len Lemaux, Ports-ing with wonderful but hopeless cour mouth, in the first round.

giant

He reached five-alt, and

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO. LTD.ave blow for blow till six-all.

age, was swept off the court in a match which was expected to be every bit as thrilling as the 1985 friki.

It is a curious coincidence, how- ever, that in the 1985 American: Wo- men's Championship final, Mrs. Wills. Moody hurt her back and was forced Then his forehand let him down to retire against Helen Jacobs after three or four bad shots on this throughout and was leading,

the latter, had forced the pace

geand" China, was beaten

Igiving the latter a hollow victory.