TENNIS AT AMSTERDAM
CURIOUS CONTRETEMPS
HOW TIMMER BEAT CRAWFORD
(Received May 11, 2 p.m.)
AMSTERDAM, May 10.
In a tennis match Australia is leading Holland five matches to one. Timmer defeated Crawford, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Queen's Club is leading Japan by 5 matches to 1. Tinkler defeated Miki, (3-1, 6-1.
Crawford's defeat was due to an extraordinary contretemps. Originally a five-set match was arranged, to which the players agreed. When Timmer won tho third set, Crawford stayed at. the end of the court. Timmer advanced to the net to shake hands, whereat Crawford was astonished to learn that the match was over.
Inquiry revealed that an official told Timmer Just before the match that it had been altered to three sets, but neglected to inform Crawford.
Timmer . was very tired, whereas Crawford had not exerted himself.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1934, Page 7
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