PERRYS CLOSE CALL.
BUDGE JUST MISSES AMID WILD
EXCITEMENT
(By Telegraph—Press Assn.-Copyright) 'Received (Sunday, .9.20 p.m. FOREST HILLS, Sept. 12.
Fred Perry won the national singles championship of the United States for the third time to-day, defeating Budge 2—o, G —2,' S—G, I—G, 10—S, in an exciting match which lasted two hours 50 minutes.
As the score plainly indicates the tide of battle'swung from one to the other player. The long-gruelling match and the partisianship of .13,00(1 spectators for Budge with cheering and groaning at improper times greatly annoyed Perry. Although Perry won Budge scored 28 games to Perry’s 27 and 187 points to Perry’s ISO.
. In the fifth set after Budge had broken through the Englishman's service in the eighth game to lead 5—3 the prospects of an American victory brought the crowd to a high pitch of excitement. Here Perry tightened his game and \vit.h a remarkable display of slashing tennis won three straight games to lead (i —5. The American again rallied and forced the battle to 7—(3 and S —7, and although he several times reached match point Perry always beat back the threat and finally crashed through to a JO —S victory. In the semi-finals under the handicap of a cut finger Perry encountered considerable difficulty against Grant but finally won (3—4, 3—(5, 7—5, 6 — 2. Budge defeated Parker (3—4. (3 — 'A, (5 —3.
Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Kay Stammers (3 —4, (5 —3. Miss .Marble defeated Miss Petersen (3—l, (3—l.
In the women's finals Miss Marble sprung a surprise by defeating Miss Jacobs 4—C, o—3,0 —3, G— 2. If she had won it would have been Miss Jacobs’ fifth consecutive American championship and her disappointment was keen. After a shak\- first set Miss Marble, who had been out of active tennis for two years because of illness, played a strong steady game which the defending champion could not successfully counter.
SENORITA LIZANA WINS SOUTH ENGLAND TENNIS TITLE.
DOROTHY ROUND BEATEN,
Received Monday. 1.30 a.m. LONDON, Sept, 13
At Eastbourne, in the final of the .South England championship, Senorita Li/ana beat Dorothy Round, (5—4, (?—2.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1936, Page 3
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