The Washington times., 1934-07-31
YANK FORCES
BRITISH ACE
FOUR SETS

to deuce before Fred could pull 1t
out after a long-sustained baseline
duel.
Perry broke through Shields
service to take the second ana
third games.
Shields came through on his
own hot service for the fourth
game and broke Perry's service to
take the fifth.
Squares Match
The American squared the
match by taking his own service
but Perry forged ahead again in
the seventh game by playing to
Shields backhand. Shields then
came back gamely to square the
match again ON his own service.
Great rallies marked the ninth
game which Shields carried to
vantage against Perry's service.
Perry was aided by a lucky net
cord in deucing it and won out
on a fine volley. Perry won the
tenth by clever passing shots
down the Sidelines.
Shields won the first two games
of the second set with ease, then
he suddenly let down against
Perry's service, netting the ball
time and again. Perry'S game
slowed down in the fourth game,
but Shields let him win it by
missing three easy returns. Perry
took the lead by capturing the
fifth game.
Shields captured the sixth game
on some pretty work at the nets
Perry went to pieces in the sew
enth game. The EngliShman fre-
uuently drove easy returns into
the net.
Shields had his service clocking
splendidly in the eighth game ana
breezed through it. Perry held
his own service to win the ninth
game, but Shields scorch1ng shoCs
almost blasted Fred off the courts
in the deciding game.
Perry's Job Easy
Shields weak returns made
Perry's job easy in the next set'
which saw the American fire.
ouently jockeyed out Of position.
Neither man played great tennis,
but Perry was making fewer er-
,rors at critical stages.
Perry took the first game
against service, but Frank crashed
through to take the second on
some fine volleying. Two doubt
full line decisions against Shields
helped Perry take the fourth
game and a lead Of three-one in
games.
Shields won the fifth game on
his own service and, when Perry
grew too nonchalant, broke
through to take the sixth. Perry's
great volleying gave him the
seventh. The critical eighth game
went to Shields.
Shields won the ninth game ON
two great interceptions at the net.
The tenth game produced a long,
drawn-out fight, with Shields
twice going to set point before
Perry could draw up even and
eventually take the game to square
the set at five-all.
Shields took the eleventh at love,
breaking Perry's service, but he
doublefaulted twice on his to let
Perry creep to even terms again.
Once more Shields broke through
Perry when the Englishman
doublefaulted and the American
outdrove him in a long baSelne
duel.
Shields Service Wild
Perry took the fourteenth game
when Shields service shots went
just beyond the line, but Frank,
for the third time in a row, broke
through Perry'S service to take the
fifteenth game. The deciding shot
was an extraordinary line return
where the ball dropped dead.
Perry won the sixteenth to
square the match at eight-all.
Perry took his own service in
handy fashion for the seventeenth
game, but Shields came back to
win his, despite two errors. Perry
took the nineteenth at love, as
Shields appeared to be firing
rapidly. Frank still had enough
left to capture the twentieth game,
putting over one beautiful ace
which Perry didn't come close to
reaching with his racquet.
Once more Shields thrilled the
gallery by breaking through Perry
for a love game decision, but then
he weakened badly on his own
service and Perry had little trou-
BILE in taking the game.
Serving nonchalantly, Perry
took his own service to lead, but
Shields came back strongly to win
the twenty-fourth and square it
again at IL all.
courageous Decision
Perry won the twenty-fifth de-
spite a doublefault, and Shields
took the twenty-Sixth. Perry de-
liberately netted a ball after an
outrage decision against
Shields.
Both men were so tired they
were groggy. Perry took the
twenty-seventh at love, and then
followed a thrilling battle in the
twenty.eighth. Shields twice
sprawled on the court trying to
make returns Of impossible shots
and. as Perry nut nuar the last