PERRY v. VINES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 328, 8 January 1937, Page 6

PERRY v. VINES.

PROFESSIONAL MATCH English Champion Becomes Imperturbale. Press Association—’Copyright. New York, Jan. 6. F. J, Pea’i’y had a surprisingly easy victory over H. E. Vines 7—5, 3—6, 6 —3, 6 —4 at Madison Square Gardens. The match, according to official figures, was witnessed by 17,630, one of the largest crowds that ever attended a tennis fixture and the receipts were £11,624, a n ’alltime record. Seats were selling at a top price of 9.90 dollars and there was not one vacant. Silk hats, full dress and dinner jackets were much in evidence in the seats closest to the canvas court. Vines won only the second sei, in which he shoiwed. his only consistent accuracy of the match. I New York sports columnists have > been speculating on the effect on j Perry of the crowd, which at professional games talks during play and sometimes even applauds in midst of a sustained rally. It was pointed out that Perry was not used to it, but as it turned out Perry was totally unaffected, smiling most, of the time, while Vines halted play several times to glare at a noisy spectator. He once made a remark to one of the crowd but it could not be learned what he said.