The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Grant Stages A
Powerful Rally
ToBeatStedman
Byran Grant Rises Above
His Injury to Cover
Court and Win
By ROBERT c. DOWSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


Wimbledon, Eng, June 25.-tU.R)
Three of Americas Davis Cup
players-Donald Bulge, Fran
kie Parker, and Bryan Grant -
today moved into the quarter-fi-
nal round of the All-England ten
mis- championships, Frightening
the prospect of the first All-U. S.
final since 1881.
Bulge, who has been playing so
brilliantly that London bookmak-
erS have refused to take any more
bets on him, breezed to Ga, 60,
6-2 victory over Ladislaus Hecht
of Czecho3lovakia, while Parker
disposed of the German Jewish
exile, DR.. Daniel Prem, Ga, Us,
6-2, without undue eXertion.
Grant, however, had to stage a
tremendous rally to defeat the
New zealander, Allan Stedman,
As, 6-8, 6-1, Ga, 6-3. Limping
badly from the ankle injury he
sustained two days ago, Grant
was outclaSced in the opening two
sets. Unable to cover the court,
the little Albanian fell an easy
prey to Stedman'S bliStering cross
court drives and beautifully plac-
ed lobS and volleyS.
Grant showed tremendous will
to win at the opening of the third
set. He rose above his injury and
began streaking about the court
to handle the shots he had missed
in the first two frames. And Sted-
man, shaken by the little fellows
comeback, began to crack. He
lost his power and his accuracy as
the American went all out for
everything. Once he gained the
upper hand Grant never relaxed,
but bewildered the New Zealand
er with a beautifully timed at
tack.
Budge, seeded no. l in the tour
nament, toyed with Hecht, who
had no strokes to match the Am
erican red-head's. Bulge simply
overpowered the Czech with thun-
dering serves, rifle forehandS and
backhands, and cracking volleys.
Parker, hitting remarkably well
off his usual weak forehand,
romped through the German in
the first set. Prem braced in the
,econd and ran up SO lead. At
the start of the sixth game spec
tator in the top row of the unre-
served section of the stands Suf-
fcred a seizure and began max
ing a noise like that of Distress
ed COW. This completely unnerved
Dr.. Prem and he lost the next
seven games and the set. Parker
had little trauble in the final set.
Only twelve of the sixteen sur
vivorS in the mems singles saw
action today. Among the idle
group was another American Da-
Wis Cupper, Gene Mako of Los
Angeles. Mako played in the mix
ed doubles, however, and with his
partner, Jadwiga Jedr2eiowska of
Poland, reached the third round
with a Us, GA win over the Bri-
tons, Herman David and Mrs. FL
lie Pittman. In another mixed
doubles engagement, Mrs. Doro-
thy Andrus, New York veteran,
paired with Jacques Brugnon Of
France to defeat the English team
of J. S. Harrison and Miss c. M.
Burrows, 6-2, 6-3.
Mrs. AndruS also reached the
round of 16 in the Women'S singles
with a GA, 6-1 victory over Flor
ence Ford of England. katharine
Winthrop of Boston was put out
of the running by pretty Kay
Stammers of the English Wight
man Cup team. The scores were
6-3, 6-3. The SWi@s doubles team
of Charles Aeschliman and Max
ELMER won second round
match by default when their Am
erican opponents, Charley Harris
of Florida and Hal Surface Of
Kansas City failed to appear. Sur
face and Harris sailed yesterday
for America.
The Britich team of Charles
Hare and F.. H. D. Wilde defeat
ed Lawrence Hall of Los Angeles
and Eric Peters of England, 6-2,
6-3, Us, in a second round match.
Among the spectators at today's
play was the Duchess Of Kent who
entered the royal box while Bulge