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ANOTHER PERRY-CRAWFORD FINAL?
AUSTRALIAN'S -CHANCE TO
RETRIEVEJIIMSELF
But Perry is Favored
By H. A. de LACY
CAN ]acl; Crawford repeat his New South Wales success and regain the Victorian Singles
title which he lost to Fred Perry (England) last season?
Another Pern -Crawford final is shaping in the Victorian championships, which were commen
red at the Albert Ground this weeh, and the final of which will be played on the
milium courts, Kooyong, on.Saturday. This seems to be Crawford's big opportunity to
inn bach the prestige he lost when Perry began a long series of defeats that became almost
a hoodoo to the Australian.
T
HIS time a particularly fit Crawford is waiting to
meet Pel rv. Crawford has thrown oil the lassitude—
mental ;.nd physical—that upset his game during last
reason. Toihiy lie is fitter then ever before, and it is
to.iay that he must gain his mastery over Perry, if he
ise'.cv UJ do so.
Tliciv is a ylow of health about the Australian. He
seems lo be more tennis minded. He is going for openings
HI approved style, and hitting the ball hsrac:. Tlvj sum
of this is th;il hj is playing better tennis.
In such form lie will worry Perry.
Tue biggtM improvement in Crawford's tennis is his
drmeano.-. Todny he seems eager, fresh. He is hitting
with greater nb.indon than he has shown us since he
liroied himself to be master of the reigning world's
cliampicn, H Ellsworth Vines. It will be icalled that it
was while Vines was in Australia tint Crawford struck
the winning form that led to his victory nt Wimbledon.
To hiive a chance again Perry Crawford must serve at
his toy. In thfii previous meetings, excepting the New
South Wales final. Crawford has served wretchedly. In
-
the preliminaries at the Albert Ground
Crawford has stjuck patches during
which he has served as one inspired.
Perry seems to be a little blase. Whc-i
ther this denote-; mental fatigue I cannot
sty. This will be explained when wv;
s« hi-- answ er to Grawiford's attacks dui- 1
inj the serious business of retaining one;
of his titles. Then I think he will bc|
his real fighting salt. 1
Perry hjs developed considerably. He
does not need to chase each point as 1
energetically as seemed necessary when;
he was last herj. Now he has a little
in reserve. He has an answer to any
lin? of attack ail opponent might launch.'
Sconer or later le sets the trap or'
springs it. In short, his courtcraft has!
developed trein.'-iidously, |
Should Retain Title
If the final is tiil:en to the stadium 1
rnurts nt Kooynnt. the turf, which has'
Irai heavily cuvcved with silt, might;
yrovc slow. Thi;, will not suit Craw-i
ford. who not onlv likes a fast court'
but a true one as well. Crawford takes
nis shots so cvrly that a false bound will'
jiliM't him. Tim,, might be many false!
Iwuniis i.t Kouyong. ;
The men ore certainly more evenly'
iiiiiirlit.(]. but I think that Perry Willi
"Urn, the title. His is a game less easily!
"Pet by ciri-nmstance. Circumstance
mifilit |)C the condition of the courts.
During th> p;ist two years the final
? 11,0 Victorian singles championship
lias produced the next Wimbledon
winne-Crawford defeated Vines, the
Ui.njlcdon champion, at Kooyong, and
»ent on to repeat the success against
"10 American at Wimbledon. Last
i ta '" Pc'i-.v downed Crawford, and foll.
. y w "> ni >'8 again, to take the
"iniblcdon crown.
Every effort has been made to have
}"'' stadium courts at Kooyong in tlie
wst possible condition. It is remark-
'oIl' Uiat it is i>ossible to consider play-
"16 on the courts at all. Ten days
aso there was 36 feet of flood water
covering the turf.
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