LAWN TENNIS
STEDMAN DEFEATED. PERRY AND PROFESSIONALISM.. (Received 0 ‘a.m.) LONDON, March IS. In the, .final of the hard courts tennis championship at West Twickenham, Kirby (South Africa) defeated Stcdman (N.Z.), G—4, G —4. A message from Paris states that the British Davis Cup player, ;Perry, has. arrived here looking bronzed. He told the representative of the “Evening News” he was not interested in turning professional. lie had not said' he contemplated ‘ turning professional, as reported in the 'London, press. He was not aware of the origin of that and other rumours..
The Alaraollles correspondent of the “Daily Express’’ states that Perry does contemplate turning professional, hut not till after the Davis Cup matches. Tie has received offers from the United States. Perry said the general trend of tennis was in the direction of professionalism. Open tournaments Avero bound to come. All the host players were turning professional, INDOOR TITLES, JsTOEFFEN SUCCEEDS. SINGLES AND DOUBLES. (Received d a.m.) NEW YORK, March 17. Stoeffeu won the national indoor tennis championship today when he defeated Mangin, (i —1, H —G, G—4, in the final. Stoeffeu and Lott Avon the doubles championship by defeating Bell and Bowden, 4 —o, G—3, G—4, G —4. .
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Northern Advocate, 19 March 1934, Page 5
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