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PERRY BRIGHTENS CUP PROSPECTS.
The Outlook at Wimbledon.
WITH THE LADIES.
One swallow
may not make a Summer, but one new "star" may make all the difference in a lawn tennis season. F. J. Perry may be the new performer who may make the 1931 season one to be remem- bered. If Austin has improved his stamina, and if Perry Improves his backhand and steels his nerves in times of crisis, then we may shine in the Davis Cup competition and at Wimbledon, and even in the French championships. Other nations seem to be relying on eld players; they have been unable to find new champions.
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won the Amorlcan championship, and with Mrs. Moody not taking. part, Miss Ryan no longer the power she was in singles, whom hasl she to fear? Miss Nuthall pro-i bably fears no woman player, bui she is too often the authoress of her own undoing, her fine strakes are cut just that little bit too fine. The lines are missed, by fractions it may be, but in lawn tennis, as in other pursuits, a miss is as good as
sight What applies to Miss a mile. Nuthall applies to other attractive stylists-to Miss Round, to Senorita, 'Alvarez, to Mrs. Whittingstall, to Fri, Aussem, and in lesser degree to Mme. Matthieu.
It may be that the champion will be found in the diminutive person of Miss Mudford, who is so persistent in return from the back of the court.
One must not rule out Mrs. Watson's chances," the player who won five games off the reel against Mrs. Moody in tho sight Wightman Cup competition. If Mrs. Wataon could strike that} happy vein again hers should be the name to follow the five consecutive successes of Mrs. Moody,
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Having beatén Monaco in Davis Cup Ule we should win again when we meet Belgium, and
We should also defeat the survivor of Reverting to the men, the power Germany, South Africa, Switzer of France must not be ignored, and, land, and Ireland. That would put formidable as the American chal us in the semi-nal of the European lenge may appear, it must by no Zone to meet, in all probability, means be taken that the Davis Cup Japan, and that should see us in returns this year to its country of the final of the top half of the draw. origin. Borotra recently won the A pleasant dream! but by
no indoor championship of the States, means impossible of realisation. and, as the holder of the British and Germany is weak, with
no French indoor championships. is Moldenher, Froizheim too old, and evidently not a upent force. Cochet Daniel Prem suspended for in- is where he was, at the top of the Silver (per oz.)
buying rate) fraction of the amateur rule. ladder, and if Brugnon Is sufficient Bar Silver in Hong South Africa relies on Raymond, ly recovered from his appendicitis
Kong Farquharson, and Kirby. Raymond operation. he should provide the
Copper Cash is no younger and no better, Farqu- ideal partner for Cochet. harson, who two
Copper Cents years ago was a three should be seen at Wimbledon, Rate pretty volleyer at Cambridge, is not and one might suggest that if the
the ground, whilst learner finds the volleying of Cochet Chinese Sub. Coin a force off Kirby is a young player of whom and Borotra too dazzlingly Indi-Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par. high hopes are formed, and may turn out to be really a force. Of the other countries mentioned, there
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is none with serious pretensions One hopes also that the season to the cup, and our chances of ap- will bring a revival of interest in pearing in the anal are consider-county tennis in Lancashire. The able. Perry has such wonderful old hands might think they have stamina, such a fine range of volleys, served their county long and glori is so exceptional overhead, and has ously enough, and that there are a piercing forehand taken really young hands who would dearly like carly, that it seems wrong that such to play in these pleasant engage- excellencies should not have the meats. True, the younger ones support of a great backhand. A might not perform as well as the great backhand is a rarity, but tried players might do, but at any Austin and Kingsley can both show rate they would gain valuable ex- Perry a better version of the stroke perience.
would The old guard than the one he now employs. probably do more for their county. by standing down than in demon- strating again what remarkable veterans they are.
When it comes to Wimbledon, there will be no Tilden, but our best will have a chance to measure their skill against some of America's youthful champions, We are
to
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ce F. X. Shields, who is twenty-one and 6ft 3in... who has great severity, and who greatly impressed oor players when they saw him in the Statee last year. Shields was very nearly champion of America, for he gave Doeg a great fight, We are to see Sidney Wood, now a great stylist and reputed to be the owner of one of the best backgrounds in the game, writes E. J. Sampson in The Manchester Guardian. We may also ste Berkeley Bell again, who always looked so unhappy, and who manages to tumble about the court more than any other of the great ones. We should see Sutter, the inter-collegiate champion and a
One hundred and nine survive! fine and determined player. Lott and Van Ryn are coming, and one peted in the struggle for the world's the qualifying rounds, and com. lesson the American players will premier golfing honour. A stiff certainly give is that of good breeze indicated higher scores than
If any player with am- hitherto. serving. bition wishes to Improve his ser vice, and has the chance of going to Wimbledon, let him or her study the American delivery and contrast it greens. He did the first three holes third round by July 14, fourth
Carnoustie Yesterday. The popularity of Macdonald Smith, who was a strong favourite when the British Open Golf Cham-well, Mrs. Whyte-Smith and Mrs. China Suge..................$ pionship proper started to-day, in Buyers. comparable Bobby Jones when the latter play- ed at St. Andrews.
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Macdonald Smith did not make an auspicious start, taking three putte on the third and fourth
in 14 strokes.
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Macdonald Smith Herton Smith
with the pitiable caricature of ser- vice which too many of our players. posses. The service should be a weapon of attack rather than means of putting the ball into play, but at the moment it seems that a good' service does not grow easily in Britain. The Continental players are not particularly fine servers, and one might perhaps be induced to regard the fine servers as freaks did not the United States provide so many as to render the theory unten- able,
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LADIES' CAPTAIN'S CUP FOR MAY.
Captain's Cup:--Mrs. Redmond qualified for May 79-5-74.
There will be an Eclectic Com. 18 more like him.. A cricketer Speculative sharna, *Sales to Shanghal. petition at Deep Water Bay from should thrive on work. Andy The season should be a good one June 9 to 30 inclusive, for
two Ducat. for our women players; there are prizes presented by Mrs. Keary. so many who are good. If Mrs. Any number of cards may be taken Putting, I am conylaced, is the Helen Wills-Moody does not defend out, but a full round of 18 holes must elusive part of golf, and must be played on each occasion. whether we practise hard or just
Knock Out Competition Draw.
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her title, the Wimbledon title should be in British hands for the first time cinco Mrs. Godfree gained It in 1926. It may be Mias Nuthall's year.
Last season she
spend a few minutes with our putter, we have not yet discover- Byos: · Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. ed any royal road to success on Langston, Mrs. Keary, Mrs. Dod- the greens.-C. B. MacFarlane.
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