TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1937, Page 1

TENNIS

vines Third v/ln. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). BOSTON, January 19. Ellsworth Vines won his third consecutive match against F. J. Berry, 6/4, 2/6, 6/3. 5/7, 7/5, squaring the professional series at' three all. Perry was steadier throughout the five sets, making 97 errors against Vines's 110, hut the American piled up 59 ('arned points against 3d. most of which came from terrific backhanders. Vines’s smashing service was under control in all hut four of his service games. He scored 13* aces. Perry, after breaking through Vines’s service when the match point was against him in the tenth game of the fourth set. won the next two and squared the match. lie 1 held his own until tint eleventh game in the final sot. wlimi lie had a 30-0 lead l before lie made a hairline shot, which was ruled an ’ ace. Perry , thought it landed outside. and deliberately double-faulted to bring, the score to 40-15. The incident so upset Perry that Vines was able to score four more consecutive points for a. lead of 6/5, thereupon lie ran out on his own service.

Vines and Barnes defeated Perry and Lott in a doubles match, which ended in the eleventh game when a. post broke. The former pair won. the first set- 6/1, hut were trailing 0/1 in the second.

BUDGE BEATS CRANT. ST. PETERSBURGH (Florida), January 19. ; J p, Budge defeated B. M. Grant 6/4, 6/3 in an exhibition match. COURTS FOR DAVIS CUP. NEW YORK. January IS.The New York “Times’s” Sports editor comments that the dee si n that Australia is to play in the North American /.one of the Davis ( up "ill probably remit in a debate as t > whether.- the cup series shall be plaved on turf or on hard surface courts. The United States Lawn Tennis Association was inclined to favour ela\ or composition courts, a year ago. but it yielded to pressure applied hv Mr Brookes (Australia) and used turf.