Evening star., 1929-06-24
T|LDEN ECL|PSES Is
IRISH NET STAR
American Opens Campaign
for British Title With Vic
tory Over Dillon.


LONDON, June 24.-Big Bill Tilden,
ranking American tennis star, opened
his campaign for the British singles
championship at Wimbledon today by
trouncing H. v. 8. Dillon Of Ireland,
6-1, 6-1, 60.
Flashing samples of his play Of
younger days. Tilden literally swept the
irish star off the court He raced
through the first set with the loss of
only the third game; kept up the same
long enough to permit his opponent
to break through for two games In the
third set
E. G. Chandler, former California net
ace and American intercollegiate title
holder, won the first set from Wilmer
Allison, member Of the United States
Davis Cup team, 6-2.
After dropping the first set TO Chand-
Ter, Allison rallied and swept through
the next two-6-3, 6-3, 10 take lead
OF two matches to one.
Allison Goes Into Second Round.
Allison continued his flne display of
tennis in the fourth set, winning from
Chandler, 6--3, to advance into the Sec
ond round. The match score was 2-6,
6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Junior Coen evened up his match
with Wright Of Canada by taking the
second after a hard battle, 81. He
lost the first. 2-6. Coen pulled his
match with Wright out the fire in
the third and fourth sets, which he
won with ease, "a. Ga, giving him
the match as, 80, Ga. S-2.
Following Ttlden and Dillon on the
center court, j. G. Gregory, leading
English hope, beat H. X. Lester, former
Cambridge star, As, 6-3, 6-3, rs.
j. NJ. Hilhard Of England. disposed
OF 5: r. Efstratiades Of Greece In
straight sets, Ga. 6-2, SIS, while p
Salm Of Austria, Ga. 60, 60.
Higel Sharpe Of Great Britain dis
posed OF his fellow countryman, I. G.
Collins, Ga, 6-1, SIS, 6-2.
John Hennessey, young American
star. advanced through the first round
with ease, taking the measure of
r. Malcolm Of South Africa. 6-3,
Moldenhauer of Germany won from
r. Barnard In straight sets, 6--1, 60,
14.
Cochet 10 Easy Winner.
Il. w. Austin, British star, disposed
Of J. T. s. Gilbert, 3-e. e-3, 60,
+.
J. D. P. wheatley went into the sec
ond round at the expense Of de
Takats, whom he downed in straight
sets, Ga, Ga, 6E3.
Henri Cochet got q wook workout in
his opening match with A. C. Grossley
Of Great Britain. The French net
wizard won m straight sets, 6-3, 6-4,
6-3.
Francis r. Hunter downed r. Mkt
Of Japan IN straight sets after the
japanese had carried the second set
to deuce. The score was e1. IS,
0-3.
George Lott IL Winner.
George Lott, third ranking Ameri-
can, gave o great exhibition of tennis
TO dispose Of =. du Plaix, Ga, 63,
Ga. The young American had all his
strokes working In perfect order and
after the first set won almost at will.
The French placed J. Brugnon and
Ch. Boussus in the second round, when
the former defeated Shales of Great
Britain, &C, rs, e-1, rs, and the
latter took the measure Of N. II. Latch
ford Of England, As, 60, Go, 6-3.
U. L. De Morpurgo. the italian hope.
walked over @. r. Ashton In straight
sets, winning, 6-3, Go, 80.
Ohta, Japan's most serious contender
for the British time, had . hard time
defeating p. Lacroix, but finally won
out In i've sets, 4-s. e-1, 2-6, So,
6-3.
H. Klemschroth accounted for the
elimination Of e. A. Mcclure, but 1t took
five sets. The score was Is, 6-3
36, Ga. 63. Brame Hillyard de-
feated A. Zerlendi, Ga, 6-2, SIS.