PERRY WINS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 7 May 1934, Page 5

PERRY WINS

HARD-COURT TENNIS DEFEATS CRAWFORD IN SINGLES ALL-AUSTRALIAN DOUBLES FINAL (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, stli May. At Eastbourne in the liard-court tennis singles final, Perry defeated Crawford 8-G, 7"-5, 6-1. In the doubles semi-final, Quist and Turnbull defeated Boussus and Merlin 9-7, 7-5, 5-7, 0-1. In the final, Crdw-' 1 ford and McGrath defeated Turnbull and Quist 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. In the women’s singles final, Miss Round defeated Miss Scriven 0-2, 2-6, 8-6. In the women’s doubles final, Mrs Godfree and Miss Noel defeated Misses Dearman and Lyle 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. In the mixed doubles final, MikL and Miss Round defeated Malfroy and Miss Stammers 8-6, 6-8, 6-2. The courts were slow after heavy., rain, and a boisterous wind prevailed. Perry again proved his superiority over Crawford. Both drove beautifully- on the backhand. Perry was confident, and was extremely difficult to pass at . the net, reaching everything on either wing, and smashing Crawford’s tosses' , in deadly fashion. Crawford scoredwith good volleys, but Perry was surer, winning outright with his first volley nearly every time he approached the net. The “Daily Mail” stated before the match that it was hard to conceive anybody beating Perry, w r ho was the best player the world has seen. , The Australian Press Association- representative, commenting on • the—doubles final, says that the problem of Australia’s Davis Cup doubles pair™ consequently remains unsolved, though admittedly Turnbull has not reached;; liis best. It is not a comforting prospect to have Crawford and McGrath carrying both the doubles and the. singles.

MEMORIAL SERVICE TO SATO TOKIO, sth May. - A most impressive memorial service to Jiro Sato, the lawn tennis player, was held at Waseda University courts. His black-draped racquet and his photograph were placed in the centre of an ' altar flanked by his personal belongings. prizes, and other mementos Many purple, scarlet, and white-robed priests' chanted the most solemn Buddhist rites. His comrades addressed the gathering on" Sato’s spirit in moving words of farewell.