PERRY AND MARRIAGE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 8

PERRY AND MARRIAGE

SHOULD BE AN IMPETUS. i l _._. 2 1 ‘ ,R . _ AMIRIOAN MANAGIR'B COMMENTS ‘“ AN EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT" United Press Assn—Elem Tel. Copyright. i LONDON, June 3. 1 “It is extraordinary for Perry to ‘3B3‘ that.“ said Mr A. C. Cushman. imanager of the American \\’lshtnmn Cup team, at present in England, referring to the interview given to the Daily Mail in which Perry 15 reported to have said: . “ Tennis used to be my whole 111 e, but now I am married I have other InI€FESIS. ‘and tennis is only part of them. I have lost interest and enthusiasm and cannut concentrate. That is Vine plain lruthi’r ‘ ~__

.\ir Cushman added: “ Marriage in the majority of cases provides a cham—pion and athlete with additional im—petus to \\'in. I do not know of a marriage which is detrimental' to a champion. Crawford and \‘on Gramm are both married, and their command 01' the game has never been greater. Allison has been married for some years, but. his high standard of tennis has not faltered."

The secretary of a prominent ath—letic club said that most managers regard marriage as beneficial, as the home life of the athletes is better regulated and means expertly-super-vised wifeiy care, which is more valuable in training a champion than the nagging or a mere manager.