PERRY'S DEFEAT

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 130, 3 June 1936, Page 9

PERRY'S DEFEAT

m GREAT SURPRISE LACK OF CONCENTRATION LONDON, June 1. Australia's victory over the United States heightened interest in voa Cramm's defeat of Perry, as it is generally expected that the Australian* will overcome the Germans, whom they are most likely to meet in the inter-zone final.

Mr. Wallis Myers, writing in the "Daily Telegraph," says: "Von Cramm thoroughly deserved victory. He was Perry's superior in concentration and "will power. His game showed development in stroke, variety, and strategy, proving him a deep student of those psychological elements entering into every big contest. Perry was all out to establish a double record as the only player to win the French championship twice since it was open to the world, and also to gain the unique distinction of winning two successive i years at Wimbledon, New York, and Paris, but the quest, which looked possible of achievement at two stages of the match, was frustrated by his permitting a questionable line decision to upset his concentration on the key game in the third set, also by a fatal disposition to allow von Cramm to control the attack at the opening of the third set." "OTHER INTERESTS NOW."

"Tennis used to be my whole life. Now I am married and I have other interests, and tennis is only part of it. I have lost interest and enthusiasm, and cannot concentrate. That's the plain truth," said Perry in an interview with the "Daily Mail's" Paris correspondent.

Mrs. Perry, who watched the match, broke in saying: "I do not think Fred is playing badly. I suppose it is good, for him to lose sometimes. I am not worrying about his losing tennis championships. It isn't a catastrophe to me." "Of course, it isn't a catastrophe," added Perry. "I expect I shall be playing better at Wimbledon, but if I don't, what of it? You can't stay out of the game seven months and then expect to win championships as before. I even astonished myself by my lack of concentration and kick. Whether I shall recover them remains to be seen."

The "News-Chronicle" comments that Perry's defeat was not a big surprise as von Cramm is one of the three' best in the world, the others being Perry and Crawford. Austin's pulled muscle, although it is yielding to treatment, is regarded as further reducing Britain's chances of retaining the Davii Cup. .

MALFROY PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY (Received June 3, 11 a.m.) BRUSSELS, June 2. In the international tennis tournament at the Leopold Club the finals resulted:— 1 Men's singles.—Malfroy defeated Hughan, 6-2, 8-6. Mixed doubles.— Malfroy and Mrs. Isaac defeated Van Swol and Mrs. Hoyaux, 6-1, 6-2., Men's doubles.— Hughan and Van Swol defeated Malfroy and de Borman, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. GERMANS FOR WIMBLEDON (Received June 3, 11.10 ajn.) BERLIN, June 2. The German tennis players for the Wimbledon tournament include the Davis Cup representatives, von Cramm, Henkel, and Lund, and also Mrs. Horn.