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...year-old Ellsworth Vines Jr. of Pasadena, got ready for Wimbledon by losing his match to an obscure Australian in the London Championships. He beat the same Australian, Harry Hopman, in Wimbledon's second round, but he did it without vehemence, the way he won his other early matches. He slouched about the grounds, sprawled in locker-room chairs, apparently forgetful of the fact that he was the U. S. singles champion and therefore the most exciting entrant in the tournament with the possible exception of Henri Cochet, who was put out in the second round. When...
...easy matches before he played Gregory Mangin, U. S. Indoor champion, and won in straight sets to reach the quarter finals. U. S. Champion Vines, whose game this year has veered from merely erratic to downright bad, wobbled through his early matches but won them all: one against Harry Hopman of Australia who had beaten him in the London championship the week before...