LAWN TENNIS
PERRY WINS AMERICAN SINGLES BRILLIANT DISPLAY IN EXCITING MATCH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright FOREST HILLS, September 12. Perry won the National Singles Championship for the third time today, defeating Budge, 2-6, 0-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8, in an exciting match which lasted 2 hours 50 minutes. As the score plainly indicates, the tide of battle swung from one to the other player. The _ long _ gruelling match and the partisanship of the 13,000 spectators for Budge, with cheering and groaning at improper times, greatly annoyed Perry. Although Perry won, Budge scored 28 games to Perry.’s 27, and 187 points to Penny's 180. In the fifth set, after Budge had broken through thq Englishman’s service in the eighth game to lead 5-3, the prospects of an American victory brought the crowd to a high pitch of excitement. Here Perry tightened, and with a. remarkable display of slashing tennis, won three straight games to lead 6-5. The American again rallied and forced the battle to 7-6 and 8-7, and although several times he reached match point. Perry always beat back the threat and finally crashed through to a 10-8 victory.
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Evening Star, Issue 22443, 14 September 1936, Page 5
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187LAWN TENNIS Evening Star, Issue 22443, 14 September 1936, Page 5
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