Evening star., 1933-07-07
CRAWFORD TAKES
T|TLEFR0M VINES
Australian Scores Bitter Five
Set Victory in Final VIM
r bIedon Round.
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answer to Vines serve or his fine fore
hand returns to the corners and dropped
the set, 60
There was little voIleying, both play
ers seemingly content to hold to their
backlines, and most of Vines losing
points came from weak backhand re.
turns
Crawford took the second set at
11-9 to square the match
Crawford also took the third SET
60, to lead two sets to one.
Vines won the fourth set, 60, to
square the match at two sets all.
First Set to Vines.
Crawford opened the match by tax
ing his own service. and Vines held his,
the Americans powerful forcing shots
bringing weak returns on errors. What
proved to be the decisive break in the
match came as early as the third game
where Vines drove Crawford's serves
right back at his opponents feet to
60 into 2-to-1 lead, and he made 1t
81 ON his own cannoIban service.
30-all, but the American youngster
came right back to go into a a lead,
Crawford shaking his head in bewiIder-
ment as Vines aced him on the serve.
Crawford started in behind his serve
and drove deep to Vines backhand to
take two quick points but the Amer
ican then began passing him as he
came, in and he lost the game to 60
down % in games. The eighth game
was . brilliant duel with Crawford COM
ing from behind to 80 all. then to deuce
and finally to q victory. He held his
own service to pull up to As. but then
came that flashing cannonball service
again and the first set was Vines.
Second Set to Crawford
The second set started with Crawford
serving and winning. Vines came right
back to hold his serve as the galleries
sat without . sound, and so went the
set to nine games all. with neither able
to break through the other for the
precious advantage game.
Crawford was having to fight to hold
his service while Vines was rafting his
serve at his opponent and running
through the games like clockwork but
in the end it was the steadiness of the
Australian which prevailed
Jack was in danger In the eleventh
game when he was 15-40 on his own
serve, but he pulled it out. The break
came In the nineteenth when the sting
had gone somewhat from the Amer
leans service and a double fault by
Vines gave Crawford the match CO.
ing to the net behind his serve Craw-
ford smashed through to victory, Vines
making weak return into the net for
the final losing point.
Crawford Takes Third Set.
Crawford seemed to strike his real
stride rs the third set opened and after
they had each twice won service the
Australian ran four straight games for
the set. He won his own service to 90
80 and then broke Vines, taking the
Americans dercest serves with appar-
ent ease to send the ball past the in
coming Vines for placements.
The gallery was buzzing as Crawford
won his own service to 60 So and they
sat in amazement as Vines lost his own
serve at love and the set.
Crawford's control of the fiercely
driven forehand shots of the American
was superb
The pressing play continued into the
fourth set, with Crawford winning serv-
ice from 40-15. but Vines, putting
every ounce of energy into his Strokes
rushed through Crawford for q love
game on his own serve and then. as
the Australian struck an uncertain
streak. broke Jacks service to take .
Il lead. He held his own to go 81,
but Crawford came back to win and
make the count 80.
Vines then rushed on to victory. over
coming last desperate stand by Craw-
ford. who held him from match point
three times to take the set. 60.
Crawford Takes Fifth.
The nth and final set opened with
CRAWFORD again serving and taking it
at love. Vines held his service, wirninr
from 40-l5 with an ace but Cravfc.d
again smashed his way through the
American to love game to lead 2-l.
but Vines Immediately squared it. He
could not break through Crawford.
however. and several times showed
WEAKNESS from the offside as he at
tempted to 60 to the net. So it went
to all with Vines taking the eighth
game at love on his own service.
Crawford smashed through to a 5-4
lead, Vines failing on three consecu-
tive shots to his backhand and the
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victory. taking Vines service at love
with series Of dazzling S.lots
The exhausted American smashed
the last point into the net, and his
crown was gone.
German Team Wins.
Baron Gottfried Won Cramm and
Hilda Krahwinkel, leading German
combination, won final brackets in the
mixed doubles, with . 6-3. 8-6 victory
over Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree and
c. H. Kingsley. veteran English pair.
They will meet the winner of the
match between Nat Farquharson and
Mary Heeley, South African-English
combination, and Jean Borotra Of
France and Betty Nuthall of England.
Farquharson and Miss Heeley won
their way to the semi-nnals with
l0-8. 6t3 victory over r. Mkt and
Dorothy Round. the Japanese English
pair Miss Round is women's singles
hnalist tomorrow. against Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody, the defending American
titleholder.