THE FOOT-FAULT

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19901, 2 June 1936, Page 7

THE FOOT-FAULT

AUbTRALIANS SURPRISED. i I TEAM MANAGER’S OPINION. i i MIGHT HAVE COST THE MATCH. ] United Press scam—Else. Tel. Copyright.l GERMAN’I‘OVVN, May 31. i . The Australian Associated Press interviewed Mr C. Er Sproule, manageri of the Australian team, who said: “For the life of me I cannot un—derstand their ioot~fault rule. it might have cost us the match. It a man foot—faults six times during al match, according to the Interpretation of the judge, then it is not likely thati he foot—faulted throughout, and why weren‘t they all called? The poori kid was simply penalised unneces—’ sarily. Icannot understand how a] Judge with cardboard against. one eye} can see the ball in play mid the {l|"i til n of the feet at the slum: ‘. me. They} claim that he has one foot over the: line before he hits the ball, but that; is not so. . "If the penallsation of foot-faults‘ Is for the purpose of preventing an advantage in running in to the net. how far advanced toward the fore—court was Quist at any time after the foot-faults were called on him? As a matter of fact. he was so anxious to prevent penalty that he deliberately sacrificed most of his opportunities to run up after his service. “If Quist is a foot—faultcr, then Make and Allison certainly are. but we never called foot—faults on Allison. The Australia International Federation has defined foot~fault, but its interpretation here is mysterious." . Will Not. Protest. Mr Sproule added, however, that. he would not, protest. Asked what his feelings about to-morrow were now. he said: “\Vell, after this match how would you feel?" i FURTHER PLAY TO-DAV. ‘ AUSTRALIAN VICTORY Llil{E.l.Y. QUIST'S YFINE PERFORMANCE. i —‘_ (Received June 1, I D.m-) i GERMAN’I‘OVVN, May 31. ‘ strenuous ei't‘orts are being made to iinduee the return to America ot’ the iAustralian team for the national singles, but Crawford informed a correspondent that it is simply out of the iquestion. i The general feeling prevailed in tennis circles to~nlght that only a jmischance cm rob the Australians of victory to—morrow. Quist's exceptionally line play is considered to have immeasurably improved his chances of accounting for Budge, while ;\lli—.son. unless he displays something of ithe form which was his when he do--It‘eated Perry for the United States unitional singles championship in lti3s. ‘cannot prevail against Crawford.