Evening star., 1939-06-28
Riggs Beats Avory
As McNejII Bows
Al Wimbledon
ca
Reaches Third Round
After Getting Away
To Poor Stort
By the Associated Press.

WIMBLEDON. England, June %.
Bobby Riggs of Chicago, Americas
top-ranking amateur, went into the
third round of the all-England ten
mis- championships today by defeat
ing Ted Avory, Cambridge Univer-
sity star, Ga, Ga, 90, in a match
that was interrupted by rain after
the first two sets.
Riggs played sloppy tennis through
these first two, coming from behind
in the opener and then letting
Avory draw even after racing away
to a Al lead in the second. Re-
turning to the courts after the rain,
the second-seeded star finally
showed his true form. Bobby took
two games at love and never was in
trouble after running of the first
four in succession.
The list of United States sur
vivors suffered an appreciahle loss,
however, when Franz Kukuljevic,
left-handed Yugoslav Davis Cup ace,
eliminated Don McNeill of Okla
homa City, 6+, Is, 81.
McNeill, who had been seeded
third on his victory over Riggs in
the French hard courts final, went
to pieces in the rain. An aggressive
player, whose strength lies in storm
ing the net, he was forced to play
from the baseline through the last
two sets because OF the slippery
footing, and couldn't hold of the big
Balkan.
1t was Kukuljevic's second major
triumph in the last 10 days. In the
Queens Club tournament he beat
Bunny Austin. He was not seeded at
Wimbledon.
Henry Wilfred Dummy Austin,
English stylist, swept Owen Ander-
son of Los Angeles out of the tourna-
ment, 6-3 Ga, 6-. Anderson
made fight of it In the second set
when he drew level at A after
being down Al, but there never
was any real doubt of the outcome.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of
Cambridge, Mass, eliminated Mrs.
S. P. Hammersley of England, 60,
6-3, and advanced to the third
round.
Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs
reached the third round yesterday.
The United States women's con-
tingent lost the first of its mem
bers when Mrs. Dorothy Andrus of
Stamford, Conn, was eliminated at
6-3, 60 today by Mrs. D. L. Lit
tie. Mrs. Little. who as Dorothy
Round won the singles title in 1887,
won without much difficulty.
Gracyn Wheeler of Santa Monica.
Calf, gained the third round of the
championships today with a 81,
IS victory over Mrs. Ronald Ellis,
the former Anita Lizana of Chile
and 1896 United States champion.
Miss Wheeler won with a series Of
cunning drop shots. She consistent
ly left Mrs. Ellis flat-footed at the
baseline as she raced through the
first four games of the opening set
and then came up from 1-3 to win
the second
Women's singles (second round):
Mrs. Rene Mathieu, France de-
feated Mrs. r. M. King, Great Brit
ain, 6-1, 60.
Mems singles second round):
Henner Henkel, Germany. de-
feated J. S. Comery, Great Britain,
81, 90, Ga.
Jacques Brugnon, France, defeat
ed R. E. Milliken, Great Britain,
64, 60, Ga.
Ferenc Puncec, Yugoslavia. de-
feated P. v. v. Sherwood, Great
Britain. 6-3, 6-1, e3.
Ignac Tloczynski, Poland. defeated
D. H. Slack, Great Britain, 6-3,
@1, 61.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Cam
bridge, Mass, defeated Mrs. S. P.
Hammersley, England. 60, e3.
Ruth Mary Kardwick, England,
defeated Miss A. Weiwars, Luxem-
bourg, 60, 6-4.