TENNIS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 357, 14 September 1933, Page 7

TENNIS

Forest Hills Tournament I

Chicago, Sept. 13. j In the Onwcnlsia Tennis Club tournament at Forest Hills Keith Gledhill (United States) went into a 3—2 lead in 1 the first set of ins match against Adrian I Quist (Australia). The Australian even- j cd the score, but the American took thf j next three games, finishing off with a j clean-cut placement in Quist's forehand I court. In the second set Gledhill won j only the third and fourth games, Quist j using a fairly effective change of pace and mixing his top spin drives with , undercut strokes which rcpeated'v j caught Gledhill off his balance. In the ; third set Gledhill tired and Quist quickly j ran up a 4—l advantage, which he in- |

creased to 5—3 end finished off the ret and the match in the ninth, forcing the American to chase from corner to corner for his well directed dec]) driver... McGrath took a 3—o lead in the first, set against Parker, who was aggressive but erratic. Parker steadied to win the next three games. McGrath's backhand was carrying little power. Parker ran out the set after the games stood 4—4. After dropping the opening game in the second set Parker took full control, baffling the Australian with a steady barrage of forehand and backhand drives and sliced shots, drawing away to a 4—l lead. He was chocked momentarily as McGrath won the next game, but, he came right back to run out the set and the match.

Crawford and McGrath started imprcs- j sively in the doubles, quickly taking a i 4—o lead in the first set. Parker and | Shields then won five straight games. | The Australians managed to regain the j advantage, winning two straight''games. \ Then the Americans broke McGrath's : service to even the set. They won on Parker's service, and clinched the set in the fourteenth fame. I The Australians were able lo handle \ their opponents' smashing play in the ; second set, and long rallies repeatedly j ended in American errors, living a 6—4 j victory to the visitors to end the, match. | In the third set Crawford's strokes be- i gan working to perfection, and the Aus- j kalians repeated their o—4 victory. ;

In the fourth set Crawford and McGrath took the offensive, going- to Ihc net repeatedly and forcing Parker and Shields to resort to lobbing, winch the Australians handled with powerful overhead smashes and took the final set C— Z.