The Archive · 1938

Moxpay Loyal v. Civilians (Exhibition Match)

Kisochow Park, 245 p.m.

Turspay Lóyal "A" v. Durham "A" R.C. ground 3, 23 p.m. Area Details p. Loyal "C" R.C. ground 6, 230 p.m.

Adelaide, Jan, 26.

All favourites won their matches in the quarter-finals of the Australian open tennis singles championship to-day.

Donald Budge, world champion, and Baron Gottfried von Cramm, outstanding German player, were the eae foreigners to enter the semi-The red-haired Californian, world champion, entered the penultimate round by eliminating Len Schwartz of South Australia in three straight setts. The American won in fairly convincing manner, 6-3, 6-3 and 10-8.

Von Cramm was taxed (o the utmost in defeating Vivian MeGrath after strenuous setts. It was a gruelling battle for four setts, at the end of which each had won two.

In Bhe fifth set, however, the Australian Davis Cup player failed to stand up to the superb play of his rival who won, 6-0. The German won by scores of 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5 d 6-0, Gene Mako, who has been touring Australia for the last month with Budge, fell before youthful Johnny Bromwich, last year's runner-up in the Australian championship The young Australian Davis Cup player won by 6-4, 7-5 and 6

Adrian Quist, another Australian Davis Cup representative, ousted George Holland of Victoria in four sets after a brilliant rally, Quist won, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2—United Press,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account