Perry Retains Pacific Tennis Tourney Title

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7270, 25 September 1933, Page 8

Perry Retains Pacific Tennis Tourney Title

AUSTRALIAN PAIR ELIMINATED IN DOUBLES

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7.30 p.m. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23.

In the Pacific Coast South-West tennis tourney Misses Ryan and Alice Marble won the women’s doubles title, defeating Misses Round and Hceley, 6-1, 6-2.

In the semi-finals, Misses Ryan and Marble defeated Mrs. van Ryn and Mrs. Harper, 6—4, 6—l; Misses Round and Heclcy defeated Misses Babcock and Josephine Cruickshank, 6—-1, 6 —2.

Van Ryn and Stratford eliminated Turnbull and Quist (Australia) in the semi-finals of the doubles, 6—l, 6—4, 13—11. The match was featured by a thrilling third set, which went to 24 games. The Australians started slowly in the iirst set and were able to win only one game. In the second set tney solved their opponents’ attack and concentrated low volleys to Stratford, keeping the ball away from van rvyn as much as possible. They made a determined stand in the final set, which went to the 23rd game without a break on the service, which Quist lost on his own double fault. The Americans won the deciding game after 16 hard fougnt points. Tho Australians’ big chance of victory canto in the 16th game when leading by 8 to 7. They gained a 40 — 30 lead, but were unable to hold it. Perry retained tho singles championship by defeating Jiro Satoh, 6 —4, I—6, 6—3, 7—5. Miss Round defeated Miss Marble for the singles title, 6 —2, 6 —2.

In the mixed doubles semi-finals Miss Round and Perry defeated van Ryn and Mrs. van Ryn, 6—4, B—6; and. Miss Ryan and Vines defeated Miss Babcock and Stoofen, 4 —6, 6—4, 6—4.

Davis Cup Players “Treated Like Children” ELLSWORTH VINES’ CRITICISM VANCOUVER, Sept. 22. In a statement published at Newport, Rhode Island, on Friday, given here on the understanding that it would be held until the end of his 1933 campaign, which followed his defeat by Jack Tidball at Los Angeles, H. Ellsworth Vines states: —"We were not good enough in Paris to beat the English Davis Cup players, but there were several factors in the preparation of tho team militating against success. For one thing, we were treated like babies. After the first act one night in a Paris theatre we were bundled out. to our hotel during a sizzling heat wave and were unable to sleep. The air of super-seriousness that marked all our actions was depressing. Lott, Allison, van Ryn, and myself had been through cup play previously, and did not have to be convinced of its seriousness. There were also phases of training that were not in the best interests of the team. The best plan for the United States to follow in 1934 is to select a man with a youthful viewpoint and possessing international experience as a background to direct the team.”

Cochet Turns Professional e PARIS, Sept. 22. Henri Cochet made his professional debut in the Franco-American match before a small crowd at the Roland Garros Stadium, where he defeated Bruce Barnes, G —4, 5 —7, G —o, O—G,0 —G, G—3. Ho displayed something of his Davis Cup form, though ho was listless and ragged in the latter stages of the game. W. T. Tilden bent Plaa, 6—3, G—3, 6—2.