1937-12-21 — Page 22

WILDE LOSES 3 TENNIS FINALS

TORQUAY SINGLES FOR SHAYES

BRILLIANT END TO THE

DOUBLES

CZECH PAIR'S SUCCESS

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

THE last day of the Palace covered court tourna- ment at Torquay and, incidentally, that of the British season, was remarkable for a fine doubles final, in which Biba and Cejnar, the Czech pair, beat Wilde and Butler 7-9, 9-7, 6-3.

IT WAS AN UNLUCKY DAY FOR WILDE. HE LOST ALL HIS THREE FINALS, BUT IN THIS ONE, WHICH CAME IM- MEDIATELY AFTER HIS DEFEAT BY SHAYES IN THE SIN GLES, HE PLAYED SOME GREAT TENNIS, AND TI WAS REALLY ONLY THE AMAZING FORM OF THE CZECHS IN THE THIRD SET THAT LED TO THE DEFEAT OF THE COVERED- COURT CHAMPIONS.

I never want to see better closequarter volleying. Every man was enterprising, and nearly every good thrust had a counter. A the way through it was a fight for a service break, and in the end it was the superior service returns of the Czechs that secured it.

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Sība was seen in an entirely be a mere interlude. None of the new role as a shrewd and subtle other six even had a deuce. Shayes volleyer: it was his coolness and was producing winners all round superb ball control that carried the court, mostly without a chal the long second set. In the third lenging rally. Like Andre Gobert set both partners lifted their he forced the rising ball with his game, and in the last three service, and then, using his long games, in spite of the stoutest reach and eye for the disconcerting defence, they were irresistible angle, volleyed the ball out of sight Ronald Shayes ended his match Shayes did not quite maintain

Twenty-five leading players are season by playing three glorious this dazzling form in the second being asked by the S.R.A. whe sets in sequence. He followed his set, partly because Wilde improved ther they can make the trip, and love set the previous day against in his ground shots, and partly be-

among them are Amr Bey, Dr. Siba by taking two in less than cause he did not play the longer John Stokes, J. A. Gillies and D. half an hour against Wilde in the rallies as unerringly as the short.M. Backhouse. singles final

But he never really relaxed his as- Amr Bey is unable to accept AGAINST INSPIRED PLAYER cendency. After Wilde had served the invitation, as he always has Wilde may have been reacting double fault to lose the fifth game, to go to Egypt in the New Year after his strenuous Friday, but he Shayes failed to get his 42 lead, to attend to private affairs. This was up against an inspired cover- but he was quick to forge ahead, will be a great disappointment to sed court player, and those who saw again coming

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