Perry’s Close Call in U.S. Championship

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 217, 14 September 1936, Page 7

Perry’s Close Call in U.S. Championship

Budge Just Misses Amid Wild Excitement

HELEN JACOBS BEATEN FOR . TITLE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. FOREST HILLS, Sept. 12.

Fred Perry won the national singles championship of the United States for tho third time to-day, defeating Budge 2—C, 6—2, B—G, I—6, .10—8, in an oxciting 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 partisanship of 13,000 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 IS7 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 with a remarkable display of slashing tennis won three straight games to lead o—s. The American again rallied and forced the battle to 7—6 and B—7, and although he several times reached match point Perry always beat back the threat and finally crashed through to a 10—S victory. In the semi-finals under the handicap of a cut linger Perry encountered considerable difficulty against Grant but finally won G —4, 3—G, 7—5, 6—2. Budge defeated Parker 6—4, G—3, G—3. Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Kay Stammers G—4, G—3. Miss Marblo defeated Miss Petersen G—l, G—l.

In the women’s finals Miss Marble sprung a surprise by defeating Miss Jacobs 4—G, 6—3, G—2. If she had won it would have been Miss Jacobs’ fifth consecutive American championship and her disappointment was keen. After a shaky 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 Lizana beat Dorothy Round, U—4, G—2.