Evening star., 1929-06-30
AMERICANS SCORE
IN BRITISH TENNIS
TiIden, Lott and Three Fair
Sex Players Survive in
Singles.
BY the Associated Press.
~ TNET2T TnON ENGLAND I

| BY the Associated Press.
Wv IMBLEDON, England, June
"A 29-With George Lott of
wv Chicago winning in straight
sets today, the United States
has two of its representatives
among the eight surviving contenders
for the English tennis championship in
mems singles.
Bill TiIden and the youthful Lott,
who played brilliantly in eliminating
Jan Kozeluh by scores of "a, 6-1,
GA, constitute double-barreled
! American threat in the quarter finals
with one in each half of the draw.
France has three of its men in the
charmed circle of eight-Henri Cochet,
Jean Borotra and Pierre Landry-while
a young Englishman, H. w. Austin; a
titled Hungarian. Baron Won Kehrling,
and red headed Dutchman, Hans Tim
mer, complete the list.
In the women's singles the end of the
first week of the classic tournament
finds Helen Wills. Helen Jacobs and Mrs.
May Sutton Bundy, all of California,
still keeping the United States in the
running. England also holds three
berths of the eight with Miss E. A. Cold
| sack, Mrs. c. c. McIllquham and Joan
Ridley in the quarter-fina1s. The South
Africans, Bobby Heine and Ruth Tap
Also Aim in Doubles.
In the doubles events, Tilden and
Frank Hunter, Wilmer Allison and John
Van Ryn, Lott and John Hennessey,
Miss Wills and Edith Cross, Mrs. Bundy
and Marjorie Morrill, and Elizabeth
Ryan, former Californian, who is paired
with Betty Nuthall of England, are left
to represent the U. S. A. with third
round play completed. The Wills-Cross
combination dropped set today in win
ming, 6-1, 81, 6-1, from Mrs. Molla
Mallory and Miss Desmidt, a United
States-South African team
Lost tlne tennis against Kozeluh pro-
vldea one OF the principal highlights of
today's play. the match sharing singles
interest only with a five-set battle
which H. w. Austin, Cambridge Univer-
sity captain last season, finally won
from Charles Kingsley. oxford captain
liz.
Although Lott landed in England only
week ago and had but two practice
sessions before starting play in the
tournament he gave evidence that he
has become almost entirely acclimated
Dy the manner in which he polished off
the diminutive Czech, a brother of
Karel Kozeluh, great professional player
The Czech had a beautiful style and
a flne assortment of shots, but weak
service largely because the American
was over-hitting his shots, Kozeluh led
at 3-2 in the opener and the court
was 40-love in the sixth game when
Lovee settled down and captured it to
draw level and from that time on the
American led.
Stage Great Duel.
The other outstanding singles match,
watched breathlessly by the huge Sat-
urday afternoon crowd which gave both
players tremendous ovation when they
finished their exciting duel.
After a dreary, two-hour baseline
contest between Thinner and an Eng
lishman, Sharpe, which the Dutch
player finally won, 6-1, 3-6, 60,
1l-9, Miss Wills and Miss Cross met
Mrs. Mallory, their American COM
patriot, and the little South African,
Miss Desmidt, in a battle which ex-
| tended the Californians to their best
efforts.
Even then they could not keep Mrs.
Mallory, with her strategy, and Miss
Desmidt, with her youthful enthusiasm
combined with generous amount OF
al-court skill, from taking the second
set, IS. Miss Cross played strong
game to back up Miss Wills steady,
hard-hitting play and contributed some
| particularly powerful and accurate
drives down the sidelines.
The quarter final matches are to be
distributed through the coming week
with the finals in all events on Satur-
day. The singles lineup sends Cochet
against Thinner, Tilden VS.. Landry
| Borotra VS.. Lott and Austin VS.. Won
Kehrling; Miss Wills VS.. Miss Heine
Miss Goldsack VS.. Miss Tapscott, Mrs
McIllquham VS.. Miss Jacobs and Mrs
Bundy VS.. Miss Ridley.