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Ten American Stars Advance In Net Tourney at Wimbledon Five Men, Women Complete Third Round Matches With Combined Loss of One Set By ROBERT C. DOWSON United Press Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England, June 24.— Five American men and five women advanced to the third round in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships today with a combined loss of only one set. Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla., seeded fifth in his division, was the only victorious Yank extended beyond the minimum number of sets on the sweltering third day of the famed tournament. Thrown off his game somewhat by the comic antics of red-haired Alfred Huber of Austria, Mulloy dropped the third set in winning, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, amidst gales of laughter from the gallery. Second-seeded Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, leading U. S. hope for the mens title, and three Califomians breezed into the third round with straight-sets triumphs. Seixas was extended only mildly in the final set as he whipped Vladislav Skonescki, a self-exiled Pole, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5. Seventh-seeded Art Larsen of San Le-andro, Calif., wore down 43 -year-old Donald Butler of .England, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5; Budge Patty of Los Angeles, a former Wimbledon champion who is unseeded this year, sn armed trim E. Tsai of Hong Kong, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0, and lanky Hugh Stewart of San Marino, Calif., bounced Z. Nikolitch of Jugoslavia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. There was only one big upset in the days play. That was brought about by young Ian Ayre of Australia, who eliminated eighth-seeded Enrique Morea of Argentina, 6-8, 6-4, 11-9, 6-2. Aussies Place Five in Third Round Australia kept pace with the Americans by placing five men in the third round. In addition to Ayre, the Aussies who moved up were top-seeded Ken RosewaUV the tournament favorite; third-seeded Mervyn Rose, sixth-seeded Lewis Hoad and unseeded Clive Wilderspin The remaining seeded player, veteran Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt, reached the third round at the expense of an American. Fourth-seeded Drobny, showing signs of slowing up, beat Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo, Tex., 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. In addition to Bartzen, the beaten American men were Grant Golden of Wilmette, 111., who lost to Sven Davidsson of Sweden, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, and John "Bud" Ager of Black Mountain, N. C, who was eliminated by Stafan Stockenberg of Sweden, 7-5, 8-6, 6-4. Shirley Fry of Akron, Ohio, and Dorothy Head Kriode, an Alameda, Calif., girl now living in Istanbul, led the five U. S. women into the third round. Combined with defending champion Maureen Connolly and second-seeded Doris Hart, who advanced yesterday but did not play today, that put seven of the original American delegation of nine women into the third round. Miss Fry, seeded third, toyed with Frances Walthew of England, 6-2, 6-2, and Mrs. Knode accounted for a fellow-American by eliminating KarolFageros of Miami, Fla., 8-6, 6-3. Julie Sampson of San Marino, Calif., trounced Lucille Van Der Westhuizen of South Africa, 6-1, 6-3; Baba Madden Lewis of Newtonville, Mass., defeated Betty Dawes of England, 6-1, 6-3, and Barbara Scofield Davidson of Milwaukee, Wis., trimmed Mrs. E. Broz of Austria, 6-4, 6-1.
