London, June 29, way Amiens day at Winble Setching the semifinals. of the two of her play
Ben's Singles at the expense of the chief British hopes, The leading British player, H, W. Austin, was beaten by the American No, 2 Frank Shields, by 6—8, 2-8, 5—7, 75, GI. "It was the brilliant. genetalship, of the youthful Shields that beat Austin. "The Americal Kept. the British player from the He prepared the way with Tilden-geting pose hin on both, wings ike cannon-ball services, and scorn ed away points off his aces.
1 ""Meanwhile, another British play-ex, G. P, Hughes, fell rather tamely to Sidney Wood, America's Davis Cup "baby", The American conquered Hughes with tactics to those adopted by Shield: pinning Hughes to the base-line b; Well-angied Icw passing shots.
England gained some. consolation when Fred Perry beat Van~ Ryn (America) 6—4, 80, 75.
Jean Borotr: France) "has also fied for the semi-finals, defeat-Jiro Satoh by 6—2, 69, 4 Smiting the bali from angles with real ferocity, Borotra threw away several points through hig. own. eccentricities, Satoh had 8 few brilliant spells, but mostly he unable to cope with the Basque's electrical tennis. He was tempted to drive out deavour to curb Borotra's liking for the net, where the Basque, in dominating ' form, crashed. shot after shot down on the court.
Tune 80, trong British hope went down to-day at Wimbledon when len Jacobs, (America) beat Nuthall (Britain) in two all the more surprising Nuthall recently defeated Harper, the ranking American The outstanding results of to-di rows Sau Qiao Finsa agents Rota Goron) ame vents taha CGechaats eet 'Miss' Hetin Jacobs (America) bes Dees Doves en Bourn suisas ang rot Choecery, tat must retire, as he might eric a French woman champion, in the his chances'in the Davis Cap Euro. semi-final, pean Zone final against Czccho-'Another German girl, Fraulein Slovakia, in Prague, next week. Krahwwinkel, has been drawn to play In the other semi-final, Collins the conqueror of Miss Betty Nuthall and Miss Joan Ridley (Bri Miss. Helen Jacobs, in the second feated Spence (South Africa) and semi-final Miss Betty Nutball (Britain) 45, 'The meeting of Cochet & Brugnon (France) and the Japanese July 4. Jiro Satoh and 'Kawachi, was At Wimbledon to-day Miss Betty Victory for the Frenchmen' by 46, Nuthall lost her last chance of 62, 80, 6—4, a title when she and Mrs.
Lott and Van Ryn, another Ameri install.were beaten in the can eduple, also entered the semi-fend inal by Mile. Metaxa (France) final today" at the expense of Mile, Sigart' (Belgian cham-Landry (France) and. Mangin pion) 4—6, 8—6, 6—4.
(Ameticay, 'The score wis €—0, the final of the mien's doubles, George Lott snd 'John' Van' tym Tu the fourth round of the Blixed victory to the United!
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