LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20956, 9 September 1933, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS.

AMERICAN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP VINES BEATEN CRAWFORD AND QUIST WIN FOURTH-ROUND GAMES (united press association— nv ELECTHItJ TBI.BGHAI'H —COPYRIGHT.) (Received September 8, 7.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. September 7. The national lawn tennis singles championships were continued at Forest. Hills. Results:— Fourth Round. Bryant. Grant, jun. (Atlanta) boat H. Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A., holder). (5-3. 6-3, (5-3. Adrian Quist (Australia) beat Wilmer Allison (the third seeded American), 6-1. 6-3, 6-2. F. J. Pcrrv (England) beat Keith Gledhill (U.S.A.), 0-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-,'J, 6-3. L. R. Stocfcn (U.S.A.) beat H. G. N. Lee (England), 6-0, 6-4, 6-4. Gregory Mangin (U.S.A.), beat Jiro Satoh (Japan), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. J. B. Crawford (Australia) beat Sidney B. Wood (U.S.A.), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, ! F. X. Shields (U.S.A.) beat R. Nunoi I (Japan), 7-5. C-2, 6-3. V. McGrath (Australia) was leading C. Sutter, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-1. when play was called off because of the bad light. The match will be finished tomorrow. Grant's Sensational Win. Bryan Grant, seeded only tenth in the American list, got a grip on Vines and never relaxed the pressure. Vines had a 3-1 lead in the second set, but it was short-lived. The champion's service was cracked half a dozen times by the fiery little Georgian, who had primed himself for a killing and achieved it with sensational effects. Quist in Great Form. Quist's match opened auspiciously for him with a fine run, which Allison terminated with some fine passing shots, but the score was then 4-1 against him. Quist, who clearly was on the top of his form, took the sixth on two service aces, and the seventh and the set on Allison's errors. In the second set a rather badgering official who persisted in calling footfaults on Quist for reasons apparently undiscernible to other observers almost proved costly for the Australian in the third game, which, however, he pulled out on his own service to give him a 2-1 lead, which he improved to 3-1 by accounting for Allison's service in the next. Allison was extraordinarily erratic until Quist stood at 5-2 and set point at love on Allison's service, only to drop that game with a sudden lapse into errors. But it was temporary, as the Australian finished off his oppon-1 ent in the ninth game. In the third set Quist's progress was uninterrupted. He accounted for the | American's service in the first and fifth, and led 5-2, and then finished the match off cleanly in the eighth game on his own service. The Australian's tactics in this set, as in the previous ones, were quite orthodox. He prepared his way for volleying by hard drives that kept the American at the baseline. Once in the forecourt iQuist settled the points with passing khots. The Australian also stopped every attempt by Allison to come up to the net by effective lobbing. Crawford's Exciting Match. In the game Crawford v. Wood, breaks in service alternated in a slowly starting match. The score stood at 2-2 and 3-3, after Crawford had pulled his service out in the sixth game that went to deuce. Service held the advantage until the ninth game, when Crawford broke through the American's • delivery after the latter stood 3-2, and went to lead 5-4. He was within a point of losing the vital tenth, but brought the game to deuce and then stood set point once before finishing off the tenth and decisive point with a splendid i©ssing shot. In the second set. Wood, who is the present Eastern champion, was crashing a whip-like service, which Crawford did not find too troubling. The Australian ran up a 3-0 lead, but dropped the next two games, not however, until he had made a valiant effort to recoup his own service game, which Wood won with some exceptional placements. At 6-4 in points, Crawford proceeded to run his lead to 5-4, and ran out the set with a service ace and placements in the tenth game. In the third set, Wood broke through Crawford's service in the second game and went on to a 3-0 lead. Crawford's play was strangely spotty. Both men were content to wage a back-court duel, but Wood was forfeiting point after point with badly-judged returns that had too much or insufficient distance. He succeeded in winning the fourth and sixth games, but was unable to maintain his delivery, and in the eighth Wood finished off a set that he was never in danger of losing. The fourth set of this match was the most exciting of the tournament. Shouts began with the first ball, and continued until the Inst net-corder hovered and fell back into Wood's court, to signalise his defeat. Both men were contented to fight it out from the baseline, but such backhand stroking as they displayed produced as spectacular tennis as in most matches where the opponents stand at the net and volley each other down. In the fourteenth and deciding game, Wood pulled up to 30-40, and if the next shot had fallen in Crawford's court the American would have brought the game to deuce, but it was a net-corder, and the shot fell into Wood's own court. Sutter v. McGrath. Two breaks in Sutter's service sufficed to give McGrath the advantage he needed to win the first set handily in a few minutes. McGrath succeeded on every occasion, driving Sutter back to his baseline with his forcing backhand, and once gaining a volleying position he neatly angled his placements for winning points. In the second set, Sutter adopted the same tactics and produced an almost identical score pattern until and including the eighth game, when he led 5-3, and was in a good position to run Dut the set in the ninth on his own service, only to have McGrath break through his delivery and delay his victory. The American, however,- was the feeling expressed at this gather- ; ing to be found throughout the world, then international problems be wiped away. ' The toast of the Buller team was : proposed by the chairman and responded to by Mr F. Keating, presi- ' dent of the Buller Union, and Mr W. ' Craddock, manager of the team. 1 The visiting players were enter- ' rained at the theatre later in the even- ] ing. '

NEW FRENCH RULE PENALTY FOR DISOBEYING REFEREE (united press association--- by electhic telegraph— copyright.) PARIS, September 7. The Rugby football rules committee has decided that if a player disobeys the referee's order to leave the field his club and the player and captain shall all be suspended for six months.

not to be denied and he accounted for the Australian's service in the next game TCith some spectacular passing shots from his oppponent's backhand. In the third set McGrath made short shrift of Sutter's forcing shots, passed him at the net, and took the American's service and the first game. The American then ran on to lead 5-1, but McGrath won the seventh and eighth games, Sutter taking the final game. In the next set, McGrath quickly amassed a 3-1 lead, breaking through Sutter's service, and went on dealing with the American's service to gain a commanding position at 5-2. McGrath settled the issue in the ninth game, taking the final point with a service ace. The light was then rapidly waning, but the officials decided to continue the fifth set. McGrath gained a 2-1 lead by breaking through the American's service for a love third game. He was within a point of losing his own service in the next game, but fought to deuce, and won. Sutter now complained that he was unable to see, and the match was postponed until 11 o'clock the next morning. If he wins, he will play Crawford in the afternoon. [Bryan Grant is only in his twentythird year, but he was southern champion of the United States from 1927 to 1930 inclusive, and in the last ! year he also won the national clay . court, championship. His best scoring stroke is the back-hand drive. I FORMER CHAMPION'S j COMMENT 1 AMERICA'S HOPES REST ON SHIELDS ' (Received September 8, 7 p.m.) FOREST HILLS, September 7. Vines, commenting on bis defeat, said: "Grant simply had too many shots for me. and I haven't an alibi." 1 Grant, however, said: "Don't believe it. He was off his gam-'." Shields now ' appears to be the outstanding American hope. Perry needed all his resources to beat Gledhill, who was not seeded. MCGRATH'S BACKHAND A DRAW EXPERTS ASTONISHED FOREST HILLS, September 7. Vivian McGrath, with his twohanded backhand, is playing to standing room in the championships. Billed strictly as a novelty, McGrath has proved far more than that. His peculiar shot has absolutely astounded. "Here is the most important thing tennis has seen in many a dav." declared Mercer Beasley, the "former champion. "It is the greatest backhand in the world to-day, and the lad has it all to himself." Beasley and his star pupil. Fernie Parker, have been experimenting with the stroke. It would not be surprising to see Parker using it next summer. CATHEDRAL CI.IB At the annual meeting of the Cathedral Tennis Club the report showed that the club was successful in inter-club championship competitions. The opening day for the 1933-34 season was fixed for Septcmtcmber 17. The following were apgointed officers:—Patrons, Bishop rodie and Sir Cyril Ward; president, Mr J. Mercer; vice-presidents, the Rev. Fathers Timoney and Quinn, Mr P. Kelliher; honorary secretary, Mr W. Ives; honorary treasurer, Mr J. H. O'Mallcy; club captain, Mr D. Martin: vice-captain, Mr M. J. O'Mallcy; management committee, Misses V. Flood, E. Daly, T. Poole, A. Fox, Mrs Bamfleld, Messrs T. G. Anderson, H. Wilkins, E. Reilly, J. Galvin: delegates to Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, Messrs J. Mercer, D. Martin, W. Ives; selectors, tournament and handicap committee, the Rev. Father Quinn, Messrs M. J. O'Malley, D. Martin; delegate to Sports' Protection Association, Mr J. H. O'Malley; honorary auditor, Mr S. O'Brien. ADDINGTON CLUB The annual meeting of the Addington Tennis Club was held in the new pavilion. Mr E. E. Clemens presided. The annual report presented by the secretary, Mr A. S. Bell, showed that 65 new members were enrolled. The six courts were in splendid condition. The financial statement presented by the treasurer, Mr C. O. Spiller, showed the finances of the club to be in a very healthy condition, especially in view of the amount spent on improvements. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr Hans Kennedy; president, Mr E. E. Clemens; vicepresidents, Messrs E. J. Howard, M.P., A. S. Cooper, J. S. Barnett, W. N. Seay, T. Thomson. S. J. L. Hewitt, T. Andrews, L. Williams, P. Smith, and G. H. Christie; secretary, Mr A. S. Bell; assistant secretary, Mr J. L. Squire; treasurer, Mr C. O. Spiller; club captain, Mr C. Diebert; women's captain, Mrs E. E. Clemens; general committee, Mrs E. E. Clemens, Mrs Silbv. Messrs J. L. Squire, J. Andrews, S. M. Bell, L. Edginton, and Streeter; delegates to association, Messrs A. S. Bell, J. L. Squire, and E. E. Clemens; delegate to Sports Protection Association, Mr J. L. Squire; social committee, Misses Shier, Lysaght, P. Hoggan, Bell, and Messrs Fullwood, Diebert, Edginton, and Andrews; match and tournament committee, Messrs J. L. Squire (convener), J. Andrews, C. O. Spiller, and Mrs Silby; status committee, Messrs S. M. Bell (convener), C. Diebert, L. Edginton, J. L. Squire, Streeter, and Mrs E. E. Clemens; grounds committee, Messrs J. Andrews (convener), C. Diebert, L. Edginton, and S. M. Bell; auditor, Mr F. Potter. Opening day was fixed for September 30.