CRAWFORD THE CONQUEROR

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3758, 29 June 1932, Page 8

CRAWFORD THE CONQUEROR

CHEAT MATCH W ITH PERKY TENNIS PAR-EXC ELLENCE BOTH PI,AYERS IX FOR AI THE (HAW FORDS IN DOT BEES (Aust. and NZ. Cable. > (Received Jivnie 20, 2 p.m.) Luhloii, June 23Krcun consolation singles t»> tho quartor-linul oh;impi Ml-hip ili ( , Australians won nil along tlio line at Wimbledon to-day. Crawford's v-etyirv naturally created a Trent .ndbus impression, for tile er : ,tic s say Perry, win;, disputes with Austin iln title to- England's best player, was on tho top- of Ills form. Nevertheless, Crawford called the. ( pace almost thranghoub by an oxliibitiuu of superb driving, uncanny plaecmdn.ts and a remarkable sen-e of a Tit irpa lion. At no time was the. result a foregone conclusion, however, for Perry socmej to possess alt the strokes necessary and lie made many veniarkr lii<. reaoveries. Perry was lnori severe in overhead play tliaßii Craw ford, the depth and angle -peed of wlipsc. drives kept him from the net. But tile Englishman fought a great, uphill fight, es- : peeially in saving four match points. 1 Crawford’s artistic display had re- j latively few lapses and mercifully was a different Crawford to yesterday’s display. Indeed, it may be doubted if lie lias ever given such a sustained exhibition of strong 1 and . accurate driving. If Kerry made, any tactical error, I it was his frequent concentration on > tho Australiatt’s hac-khkand, ■which; never functioned more rel’ably and I nggressively. . | A decisive factor was Crawford's , ability, oil the whole, to! go a little 1 nearer the corners r<nd baseline, with ! his drives. Kerry gave n s good as he received with all hut the Australian’s very j 1 VSt strokes. __ i A similar exliibiticin agaiin.st A ' n e* Thursday might place him ill the j final, l.t tlift question is whether hi? ; finesse will neutralise the ferocity of t h c American’s strokes. EASY WIN IX DOUBLES Flushed with his single s victory, Crawford remained at his peak form in the mixed doubles, in which be unexpectedly eliminated Allison aind Jacobs in straight sets, racing away with the first. Great credit is due to Mrs Crawford for standing up heroically to Allison’s powerful service. Indeed, she played admirably throughout. Allison’s form was patchy and Mis* Jacobs missed many sitters. But the Australians’ tactics played an important part, for when Mr s Crawford was serving t.» Allison Crawford adopted l the Tandem formation to prevent Allis mi attacking her Weak backhand. Crawford was brilliant all round and his wife's passing shots often left the Americans standing. OTHER RESULTS MALE ROY TWICE BEATEN Tn tbi> men's singles, Austin of England beat Shields of T .S.A., 6—l, D—-7, A—7. ft—l. In the* third round of the mixed doubles Cocliet and Mrs \\ Ini mgsiall. beat Alalfroy (X.Z.'f and Alls? Heoley, 7—o, 6—4. ’ In the consolation singles Korliling beat Malfroy 6—2, 6—J, Tut tile third round of the mixed , doubles Craw font and Mrs Crawford . beat Allison and Alis? Jacobs 6—o, i 6—4; Clemengcr and Mis- Coveil I beat Hughes and Airs Shepherd Barron B—6, 6—3, 6—4. BUSTER ANDREWS AGAIN Tn the fourth round Andrews of Ncw Zealand and A 1 i?s Stammers brat Alangin and' Aliss Palfrey, 6 4, e-4. i ■ ■■ I.W»