Evening star., 1936-12-27

n YEW YORK R.-Fred Perry
nj regained the world tennis
crown this year, then abdi-
1 Gated.
Coming back after suffering an
injury to his back in the 1895 Amer
ican semi-finals. Perry won the all
England championship for the third
straight year, the American title for
the third time in four years and drove
England safely through to her third
straight defense Of the Davis Cup.
And then the 27-year-old Briton,
who has been parrying with pro-
fessional promoters for two years, ca
pitulated and gave up all his amateur
glory for gold. Starting in January.
he will make . professional tour Of
the United States, with elongated
Ellsworth Vines as his principal an
tagonist.
Perry's all-conquering perform.
ances. except for q five-set defeat in
the finals Of the French hard courts
championship by 0ermany's Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm, and then his
detection from the amateur ranks.
which was blast to England's hopes
Of retaining the international team
trophy, obviously overshadowed all
other tennis developments of the year.
Paled into insignificance by Perry's
exploits were achievement by Helen
Hull Jacobs Of her long quest Of the
all-England championship at Vim.
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four-year reign as American queen
and the ascension Of Alice Marble, who
was forced by illness out Of competi-
ton the latter part Of 1894 and all Of
1885, and Americas sixth consecutive
triumph In the woman's wightman
Cup team series with England.
Heads Medicine Men.
WHEN Perry fell and Jared loose
w . kidney in the seventh game
Of the first set Of his match against
Wilmer Allison at Forest Hills in
September, 1885. there were some
not without reason-who were ready
to sound taps over his career. A sensi-
Bile young man, Perry paid strict
obedience to doctors advice and put
himself on the shelf for nearly six
months. He returned to the courts
early in the Spring and 1t didn't take
long to rekindle the old spark.
His successful defense of the all
England title was just . romp. He
took red-head Don Bulge Of Oakland,
Calf, who looms as the heir-apparent
to Perry's throne. In four sets in the
semi-final, and then. for the second
year in row. buried Won Cramm in
the final Won Cramm was reported
to have been suffering from an in
jured groin muscle.
Thereafter followed his five-set and
three-set victories over Adrian Karl
Quist and Jack Crawford, respectively,
as England defeated Australia in the
Davis Cup challenge round. Australia
was the most serious challenger Eng.
land had faced in two years, and
from the start 1t was up to Perry.
Quist gave him some trouble, but the
veteran Crawford withered under the
sting Of Fred's truculent racquet.
Perry Invades U. s.
WITH that business disposed Of,
w Fred came to the United States
and. except for q courageous stand
made by Bulge, had no trouble at all
in regaining our championship and
succeeding Allison Allison didn't de-
fend. The 31-year-old Texan says
he's through with singles competition.
That probably goes for doubles, too.
because he and Johnny Van Ryn lost
the tandem title to Bulge and Gene
Mako
Bulge gave Perry his toughest bat
tie on grass Of the year. Apparently
only the lanky Californian's inexperi-
ence deprived him Of victory. Twice In
the last set Of the five-set match
Budge was within two points Of VIC
tory. But each time Perry rose MASTER
fully to the occasion and shut of
Bulge from any chance of capitalizing
on his opportunities. The scores were
26, 60, e6, Is, 10tS.
A few weeks after the championship
Perry and his actress-wife, Helen Vim
son, purchased a home In California,
and then, last month. he announced
he had signed q contract with Frank
Hunter and Howard Voshell. During
the amateur days Vines and Perry met
five. times. Vines won four matches
and was forced to default in the NTH
when he seemed to be on the threshold
Of victory.