Evening star., 1938-06-26
Helen Moody IN Great Rally Reaches Last Eight Wimbledon
NET QUEEN, BUDGE
LEAD j. s. ATTACK
Results Indicate America Is
Apt to Bag All Four
English Titles.
BY SCOTTY RESTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

WlMBLEOON, England, June 25.-
Defeated and defenseless for 80 des-
perate minutes, Helen Wills Moody
staged valorous comeback on VIM
bledon's center court today and
marched triumphantly into the quar-
ter-fnal round OF the all-England
tennis championships.
Unable to hold her first three service
games and trailing Is, Queen Helen,
In her own calm, cold fashion, sud-
denly took command Of play in her
fourth round match with Mrs. Bobbie
Heine Miller, blistered the South
African stars backhand with hard
spinning drives and won out at 8-6,
g.
This was the feature Of an exciting
day which saw these developments:
/. Infuriated Roderich Mensel, g.
gantic third-seeded Czech, march OF
tho court and default his match with
Scottish Don MacPhau because Of an
ankle injury.
:. Gene Mako Of Los Angeles, In
faultless form, carry Henry wilfred
Bunny Austin deep into the nth
ret before going down.
3. Kho Sin Kie, eighth-seeded Chi
nese, outstroked and exhausted, suf-
Ger elimination at the hCnds Of the
p1ech, Frantisek Cejnar.
Budge Carries U. S. Hopes.
Thus at the end Of the first week
ef play, red-headed Don Bulge, easy
victor over Ronald Shayes of Great
Britain, 6-3, "a, 6-1. alone re-
manned to carry the United States
eolors against seven other survivors
n mems singles.
Mrs. Moody alone had reached the
Inst eight. A round behind were Helen
Jacobs, Alice Marble, Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan and Dorothy May
Bundy.
Mensel was thoroughly upset about
hts match with MacPhail. He had
suffered an ankle injury yesterday
and arrived at the club today with
decided limp. He asked for q post
ponement, but was turned down.
we always reach the quarter finals
By Saturday night" he was told. If
your match is postponed and your op-
ponent happens to win he then will
hAve to play q much harder schedule
ehan the other quarter -finalists in
order to catch up"
Men1el Is Upset.
30 Men5el went out and played.
Towering feet 6 inches, he scarcely
could put any weight at all on his left
foot and his service, usually his
strongest point, was ineffective. He
won the first set, 8-6, but when Mac
Phal carried the second set to deuce
and then won it, 81, Mcneil gave up.
Il do not understand how it is DOS
nble for some players to get matches
postponed while others cannot" Mem
Bel said Afterwards Il am not sug-
gesting that it was wrong for Miss
Jacobs match earlier in the week to
be postponed, but my doctor was here
p vouch for my inability to play and
they would not listen"
early in the week Miss Jacobs
tainted in the clubhouse and tourna-
nent officials approved postponement
OF the match she had scheduled that
day.
Miss Jacobs herself got a bad break
today from the committee. After she
had beaten Freda James OF England
h singles, Ga, 60, it suddenly was
announced she and Miss Bundy must
play doubles. But Helen still was too
weak to stand two matches in one day
and she and her Santa Monica, Calf.
partner were eliminated in the second
round by Valerie Scott and Joan
Saunders of England, 60, a6.
Mako Gives Austin Battle,
The only other American to 60 down
today was Owen Anderson of Los
Angeles. He and his English partner.
Rita Jarvis, were eliminated in the
third round Of mixed doubles by A. D.
Russell and Miss James, 6-3, +6,
81. United States players, alto
gether won six matches.
Bulge as usual was uncomfortable
and the longer the tournament lasts
the stronger becomes the conviction
that the United States can carry of
all four titles.
Mako certainly indicated he was at
top from in his long match with Aus
tin A much better performer at dou-
oles than singles, Mako nevertheless
gave the British stylist terrific battle
before succumbing, Ga, +6, 81.
0-6, 6-
Austin was not at his best. mainly
because OF lack of sleep He spent
most of the night at the hospital
where daughter was born to his wife |
The former Phyllis Konstam, during
The early morning hours.