BRILLIANT TENNIS
THE AMERICAN FINAL
TRIBUTES TO PERRY LONDON, Sept, 11. Wallis Myers, writing from Forest Hills concerning the tennis championship final, says : "During the match a strong wind was blowing across the court with force sufficient, to shake the supports of the sun-screen over the marquee, seats. What this meant to two players using flat drives, without top spin, even club players will understand. Considering the wind, the tennis was surprisingly brilliant for three sets. Perry was more accurate across the ground, and his backhand was so safe that the. wonder was that Crawford fed it so freely. Crawford’s favorite coup slices, which fade away into backhand corners, did not keep an immaculate length, and Perry was aggressive on the short ones. All the sting and stamina, departed from the Australian in the last two sets.” Austin says:—“What a wonderful effort to have beaten Crawford. Winning the American championship is one of the most difficult tasks.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18191, 12 September 1933, Page 7
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