TENNIS AT MIRAMAR

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1933, Page 11

TENNIS AT MIRAMAR

SECOND DAY'S PLAY

THE SINGLES MATCHES

Warm, windy weather prevailed for the second day of the exhibition matches between the English lawn tennis players and loading Wellington representatives at Miramar Tennis Grounds this afternoon. F. J. Perry (England) is mooting C. E. Malfroy (Wellington), and F. 11. D. Wilde (England) is playing R, McL. Fcrkins (Wellington). Prior to the commencement of tho games tho gathering stood in silence as a mark of respect to the late Mr. G. N. T. Goldie. After tho singles between Perry and Malfroy, a doubles match, Wilde and Perry "(England) versus Malfroy and Perkins (Wellington), was played. was ahead 30-love and 40-15 in tho next game. Ho was passed at the net by a fine angled half-volley by the Englishman and then double-faulted for douce. Wilde had a game point when ho forced Perkins into an error with a fast drive, but lost it and dropped the game. The Englishman had a patch of errors in the seventh game, Ferkins hitting out freely and capturing it to 15, but Wilde broke through Ferkins's service to love, taking the last point with a neat lob volley, and leading 5-3. Wilde had now only to hold service for set and he moved ahead 30-15 on a long driving duel, took tho next point with a hot passing.shot which Ferkins could not handle, and, closing in to the net, smashed his way to set at 6-3. Wilde and Ferkius took the court just before 2.15 p.m., both players wearing black armbands in memory of tho late Mr. Goldie. The Englishman opened service down the wind. Two double faults helped Wilde to lose the first game, which Ferkins clinched with a brilliant passing shot down the sideline. The New Zealander applied pressure in tho next game, rushing tjie net, but was twice passed, and doublefaulted for game. Wildo was tying up Forkins with his strong service,, but was- missing many shots, and he won tho next game only after a long baseline duel. Ferkins then took his first service against the wind and lost it, Wilde's fast driving off a. rising ball keeping the New Zealander on the-'do-fensive. At 30-40 Fcrkins doublefaulted and Wilde led 3-1. The Englishman raised game point with a heavy chop in the next and rushed the net, but Ferkins passed him for douce. However, two outed passing shots by Ferkius gave Wilde the game and 4-1 lead. Wilde captured Perkins's service at tho' start ■of the second set and kept up, strong pressure, winning his own delivery. Brilliantly cutting off Perkins's drives at the net and forcing the Now Zealander when he tried to rush tho net in turn, Wilde led 3-0, thriving on Perkins's poor length and missing only one chanco in these threo games. Wilde was playing very confidently and keeping his opponent on the run. After a short struggle tho Englishman moved to 40-30 in the fourth and fifth games, and each time won the deciding point. Ho was ahead 40-0 in tho last game on three aces, and then fumbled a volley and drove out, but finished the match with a terrific service which Ferkins could not handle, winning the set and tho match 6-3, 6-0. PERRY'S MASTERY. Malfroy opened service in his match with Perry, and-there was a long driving duel. Malfroy, however, was mistiming, and lost the game after 30-all. It was Perry's turn to begin mistiming, but.he held the next game on Malfroy's outs.. A double fault put the New Zealand.er, .rlowji 15-40,..but ho moved to game.point, on a series of volleys and rushed the not. Perry, however, passed him with a perfect straight drive and won the game oil his opponent's mistakes, to lead 3-0.

Missing the lines by. a small margin, Perry was down 15-40, but a smash and swift sideline drives raised deuco, and he forced errors'from Malfroy. to reach 'vantage in, clinching the game with a service ace, Malfroy,. serving down wind, drew three errors froui Perry on swift service balls, and stood 40-0,. winning his first game for the loss of one point. Perry also ran ahead 40-0 in the sixth game and finished it off with a. lightning cross-court drive. In the final game of the set Perry was completely the master and brought .up match point by aggressive play. Malfroy double-faulted and Perry took the set," 0-1. - . .