MANNERISMS ON COURT
TENNIS CHAMPION DEFENDED. “BRICKS IN BOUQUETS.” London, Aug. 1. “Fair play pleasb for a national hero are the headlines in the Star in defending the tennis champion Fred Perry against “bricks in bouquets” as the result of criticisms of his court manners. The Star says why should i virtue in Borotra be a vice in Perry? Is it because Borotra is more graceful? If Perry in a self-condemnatory mood, jerks his racquet and then expresses delight at a fluke, it is proof tha x he is not a hypocrite and aping more placid men. It is undeniable that Perry is a little ostentatious, but the devil in him makes him one of the finest of fighters. He. is unaware that the crowds who admire his play deplore his antics. If he donned a mask he would lose his grip, on the game and would not be a champion.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1934, Page 2
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