CRAWFORD TOO GOOD

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 11, 14 January 1935, Page 14

CRAWFORD TOO GOOD

PERRY BEATEN AGAIN

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS FINAL.

MAY BE THEIR LAST MEETING

MELBOURNE, January 13. The Australian lawn tennis champion•ships were eontinued yesterday at Koovong. There was a record attendance, the takings totalling £4000. Results were: — Men's Singles.—Final: Crawford beat Perry, 2 -6, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4. Women's Singles.—Final: Miss Round beat Miss Lyle, I—6, o—l, 0-3. Mixed Doubles.—Final: Boussus and Miss Biekerton beat Kir by and -Mrs. Bond, I—o, 6—3, o—3. Women's Doubles. — Semi-final: Miss Biekerton and Mrs. Hopman beat Misses Round and Coyne, o—2, o—-4.0 —-4. This match was commenced on Friday but was interrupted by the failing light and was concluded yesterday. Final: Misses Deannan and Lyle played Mrs. Hopman and Miss Biekerton, but the game was not concluded. The scores at present are o—3, 3—l (unfinished).

Crawford was too good for Ferry, who lacked dash. The Australian was master of the situation from the beginning, lie built up a sound forcing game mainly from the back of the court, and placed the ball soundly and kept Perry on the defensive. The match was not as spectacular as might have been expected from two such fine exponents' of the game. After his defeat Perry said: "It was not really a great match, but Jack kept getting in a few more than I did and this gave him the victory. My chance went with the third set when I led 3—l, and thought I had made a winner, only to see the ball whizz back past me, clipping the line and saving the match for Jack." . Asked why he had not volleyed more, Perry said lie found he was volleying ofr the court, so ho gave up that form of attack. He added: "This may be the last time Crawford and I will meet."

Miss Round, by making a lighting recovery after losing the first set, beat Miss Lyle. She won by accurate net attack and forcing drives. Kirby and Mrs. Bond put up a splendid fight against Bou.3SUS and Miss Biekerton. The former pair had a great chance in the second set. but Miss Biekerton made two perfect interceptions which saved the game.

Perry was the defending champion, having beaten Crawford in the 1D34 final at Melbourne, where he and G. I'. Hughes also annexed the doubles. Perry has been defeated six times on his present tour o: the Commonwealth.

CHANGE OF PLANS,

SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT

LONDON, January 13. The newspapers applaud Crawford's triumph over Perry in the final of the Australian lawn tennis championship. The "Evening News" speculates regarding the statement by Perry that •'this may be the last time Crawford and I will meet." saying that it is significant and suggests a change of plans.