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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 14 November 1934, Page 5

NO REGRETS

VINES AND PROFESSIONALISM HOPES TO RETIRE AT THIRTY (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 14th November, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 13th November. Ellsworth Vines who is participating in .a professional tournament on 19th November does not regret turning professional despite the Wimbeldon ban. “I hope to retire in ease at thirty. Tilden. made £20,000 in two years of professionalism. 1 am well on the way to making that in the first year.” STOEFEN TURNS PROFESSIONAL (Received 14th November, 11.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, 13th November. The Davis Oup player Stoefen turned professional to-day, joining the sports promoter Bill O’Brien’s touring group. BRITISH RANKING PERRY AND MISS ROUND AT TOP The Lawn Tennis Association’s British ranking is as follows : Men: Perry, Austin, Hughes, Sharpe, Hare, Avorv Peters, Wilde, Ritchie, Freshwater, Gnndardower, Tuckey. It is announced that Collins and Lee are not ranked owing to insufficient data. Women : Misses Round, Scriven, Stammers,Airs Kings, Misses James, Lyle, Nuthall, Mesdames Whittingstall, Pittman, Misses Dcarman, and Hardwick, and equal twelfth, Misses Noel and Ridley. JAPANESE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS TOKIO, 13th November. Yamagislii and Nisbimura retained the Japanese national doubles championships boating Takalmsbi and Murakami 6-0, 6-2, 6-1.