PERRY SUPREME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 106, 7 May 1934, Page 11

PERRY SUPREME.

RETAINS HIS TITLE. BEATS CRAWFORD IN FINAL. MALFROY IN FINAL OF MIXED. LONDON, May 6. The finals of the British hard court tennis championships were played at Bournemouth on Saturday. Results were: Men's Singles.—Final: The holder, Perry (Britain), defeated Crawford (Australia), B—6, 7—5, 6—l. Men's Doubles.—Semi-final: Quist and Turnbull (Australia) beat Boussus and Merlin (Fiance), 9—7, 7—5, 5—7, 5—7, o—l. Final: Crawford and McGrath (Australia) beat Quist and Turnbull (Australia), 3—li, 6—4, 6—2, G —3. In the semifinal on Friday Crawford and McGrath beat Perry and Lee, o—l, 4—6, 6—2, o—3. Ladies' Singles.—Final: Miss D. Round (Britain) beat Miss M. Scriven (Britain), o—2, 2—6, B—6. Ladies' Doubles.—Final: Mrs. Godfree and Miss Noel beat Misses Dearman aad Lyle, 5—7, 6—4, 6—3. Mixed Doubles.—Final: Miki (Japan) and Miss Round beat Malfroy (New Zealand) and Miss K.. Stammers, B—o, 6 —B, o—2. The courts were slow after heavy rain and a boisterous wind prevailed. i Perry again proved his superiority over Crawford. Both drove beautifully. Perry was confident and extremely difficult to pass at the net. He reached everything on either wing and smashed Crawford's tosses in deadly fashion. Crawford scored with good volleys, but Perry was surer and won outright with the first volley nearly every time he approached thu net. • There would have been more consolation in the all-Australian final of the doubles if Turnbull and Quist had not had to fight hard to beat the Frenchmen in the semi-final. The problem of Australia's Davis Cup doubles pair remains unsolved. Although admittedly Turnbull has not reached his best form, it is not a comforting prospect to haye Crawford and McGrath carrying both the doubles and the singles. . NEW ZEALAND JUNIORS. Forty competitors from all parte of the Dominion will be taking part in the national hard-court tennis championships, commencing at Campbell Park to-morrow at 9 o'clock. Most of the southerners arrived on Sunday, and after being motored to the homes at which they are being billeted, were later taken to the Zoo. Margaret Beverley (Waikato) is the defending girl champion, buc J. L. B. Stevens ie not defending the boys' title. JAPAN HONOURS SATOH. TOKYO, May 6. As a memorial to the late Jiro Satoh, formerly captain of Japan's Davis Cup team, a very impressive service was held on the Waseda University courts. Hie black-draped racquet tind photograph were placed in the centre of an altar flanked by his personal belongings, prizes and other mementoes. Many priests clad in purple, ecarlet and white robes chanted solemn Buddhist rites. Satoh'e comrades addressed the gathering.