GREAT DISPLAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 263, 30 June 1932, Page 5

GREAT DISPLAY

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| AMERICANS LEFT STANDING

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i LONDON, Wednesday. j From the consolation singles to the ] quarter final of the championship the | Australians won all along the line to1 day. I Crawford's victory naturally crcati ed a tremendous impression, for the critics say that Perry (who disputes with Austin the title of England's best player), was in top form. Never-

theless Crawford called the paea almost throughout hy the exhibition of superb driving, uncanny placemcnts and a remarkable sense of anticipation. At no time was the result a foregone conclusion, for Perry, who seems to possess all strokes, made many remarkable recoveries. Perry was more severe in overheacl play than Crawford, the depth, angle and speed oi' whose drives kept him from the net, but he fought a great uphill fight, especially savingfour match points. Crawford's artistic display had relatively few lapses; he was a dilferent Crawford to yesterday. It may be doubted if ever he has given such a sustained exhibition of strong aecurate driving. 'If Perry made any tactical error it was his frequcnt concentration on the Australians backhand, which has never functioned more reliably and aggressively. The decisive faetor was Crawford's ahility on the whola to go a little nearer the corncr with baseline drives, for Perry gave as good as he reeeived with all but the Australian's very best strokes. A similar exhibition against Vines on Thursday might plaee Crawford in the final, but the question is whether his fincsse will neutralise the ferocity of the American's strokes.