BRIGHT PROSPECTS
TENNIS IN ENGLAND WIMBLEDON CHANCES (Received April 21, 3 p.m.) LONDON, April 20. S. N. Doust, in the .Daily Mail, says Hare found Perry far below forin, and when lie .realised that Perry lacked his usual control he proceeded to, out-general his opponent- and defeat him. There was no symptom of Perry’s real form. Similarly to Miss P. E. Round, lie had just returned from a sea. voyage. Perry wins suffering from slackness, Do.ust, '.discussing the. chances at Wimbledon, says that despite the fact that the champions of 25 nations will be competing, he does riot think it unreasonably optimistic to anticipate that England would win the men’s arid women’s championships,, arid also the Davis and Wightman cups, as Perry has not lost a five-setter since last year’s Wimbledon. •nnttttrU" At the Southport tournament, Lee defeated Hare, 7—5, 11 —9. . r , hU , In the Melbury hard court championship seini-finals, jMrs, King defeated Miss Round, 6—2, 6—l; Mif ss M. Seri veil defeated Miss M. Ileeley, the holder, 6—4, 6—2.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18378, 21 April 1934, Page 15
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