JACK CRAWFORD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 42, 17 January 1935, Page 3

JACK CRAWFORD

“AS GREAT AS TILDEN WAS.” Mr G. C. Young, president of the Californian and Southern Californian Tennis Associations, who lias arrived in Sydney from file East, said lie was impressed with the standard of Australian tennis, judging by the players he had seen abroad. “Turnbull, in my opinion, is one of the greatest doubles players in the wor'd,” said Mr Young. “I also think that Quist and McGrath have bright futures. Crawford is as great as Tilden was, but Tilden was more aggressive and had the ability to change his style quickly without spoiling his standard of play.” Mr Young said that his associations were concentrating their efforts on the training of youth for big tennis. Any youth with promise received special training and assistance. Professionalism was not tolerated. They would not allow players to live on the game while posing as amateurs. Ferry, lie said, had received attractive offers ■ '■'*->:* : • '•••t 1 »i'd unwise to a°cept any of them while at the top of liis form, because he could never return to amateur status. “I i,i> not uelievo Unit airs Helen Wills iHooiiv will ever become professional,” ho said.