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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1933.

HOW VINES LOST A CLASSIC FINAL DANCING

Vines and Glendhill, two tall Americans who boast of terrific aco aurices, referred to in an arti- cle below.

Mr. Frank Poxon, the well- known tennis correspondent of the News Chronicle, gives, the following vivid description of the Juck Crawford v Ellsworth 'Vince final at the Wimbledon

tennis championships.

ARTISTIC CRAWFORD AT WIMBLEDON

AMERICAN'S SPEED DEFEATED BY SHEER SKILL

FRANK POXON'S VIVID, ACCOUNT

It was certainly the finest flual

players have "farmed" the championship.

I over saw, or probably ever shall.

Crawford is now the champion of Great Britain, France

and A18-

From first to last the match was tralia. He may go to America dominated by the service. When later in the year and win his fourth Crawford won the tous for service, national championship in 12 months, it may be that he won the match.

For, as the games panned A great player indeed.

"The finest final I ever saw" Crawford began each of the five Bald Henr! Cochet, of France, to sets on his own service. (me after the match.

"I

"The finest final I ever 10.70, ald H. Roper Barrett, echoing Cochet's words.

Ijaw both players afterwards. Vines said:-

the deciding factor.

out,

14.

WHA

Each player had one pet stroke- the same one-a forehand drive || Turnbull and Quist, the Austra- to his rival's back-hand corner. Ittian players, decribed as "unde came off time after time.

monstrative."

In the first set drew out to 3-1

Vines then

5-2, only for Crawford

to win also

looked

a aplerdid

"On the day's play the better 7221122 won. I FEMIN match."

Crawford salt;

"I think I was a bit ducky to win. 1 Hever hope to play I think we might say: "Fu marks both!"

against a finer 'sportsman,”

CROWD'S UNFAIRNESS. But I can't say “Full marks" to|- The crowd. It was hysterical and j

Ihats 1

943 20-fair to Vines. They applauded his errors, which is the negation of sportsman- ship..

"fagged"—but

ha

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brightly in that long, lean body.

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the lend of Vines to 5-4, the Ameri- to achieve victory was simpation DANCING can then taking the set at 6-4. It was early apparent that the crowd was pro-Crawford, but then the Wimbledon crowd always applauds

the non-favourite.

AMAZING SECOND SET.

I shall not soon forget the second set, nor will anybody else who saw it. Crawford started with the first service and for 19 games each London, July 8. In the most dramatic

fmal

man won his service in turn. It seen at Wimbledon for many

was wonderful "stuff" that was They were right to applaud served up and the crowd was work Jack years

Crawford, of Crawford's good stroken; they ed up to an extraordinary pitch of Australia, yesterday afternoon were utterly unfair and un-English

excitement. Ellsworth defeated

Vines to applaud Vines' bad one«, After

At long last Crawford captured America, at

all, there is such a thing

"Vines service in the twentieth 4-6, 11-9, 6—2, 2–6, 6–4. Bare deal.

gante, to take the set at 11–9.

The Blue Riband of lawn tennis thus comes back to the British Empire for the first time since 1922, when Gerald Patter-

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son, of Australia, won the men's singles championship for the second time his first victory was in 1919. Since 1922, until yesterday, American and French

FLA

DOMINATED BY SERVICE

Vines struck a bad patch of wild

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Two set all-one set to and Crawford still serving in the Arst game. Crawford served well,

but Vines served like a super-man." Ielocked" one of his service games -15-0, 30-0, 400, 40--15 game. And the time was 40 seconds! How to play lawa tennis!

A CHEERFUL LOSER, Crawford led at 3-2, 4-3, 6-4. Service for Vines. He faltered with the knowledge that only four pointa separated him from defeat. The steel went out of his racket, but he fought bravely, and yet with- out confidence.

"

Crawford, vory weary, still kept |

hitting in the third set and Craw-on playing with classical artistry. ford, playing superbly, won it at He made no single mistake in this 6-2 in quick time.

crucial tenth game. Vines won the fourth set at 6–2

The American netted the last two Vince

Crawford's Advantage.just as easily as Crawford had won stroken and it was all over.

in Winning Toss

The match was packed with un- forgettable incidents.

the third, and it seemed that the was a loser; he had lost the un- Australian was getting weary, but | official world's championship, but I you can never tell with Jack Crnw-never saw a more gallant loser. He ford; he often looke languid when was all smiles as his hand went out he is nothing of the kind. Vines to his conqueror in a flash,

AMERICANS MASTER ACE DELIVERY

VALUE OF HEIGHT IN SERVING

INTERESTING COMPARISONS

AT WIMBLEDON ·

after a long rally when he was tir-f ed and out of breath. For net play- it is very essential to have lots of energy because it takes a definite amount of added strength after one reaches the net to get the rackat head up. This cannot be done-if-the-player-is-fatigued-and- so the shot is inevitably netted.

In net attack It is absolutely essential to approach only on deep, forcing shots. It is foolish to continue to go to the net on balls. hit around your opponent's service line because he will more than

A recent issue of Lawn Tennis, followed until Tilden as a veteran and Badminton contains some came to Wimbledon agam, during interesting reférences to the the time of Lott, Shields, Allison, likely pass you lime after time. Wimbledon championships. The Van Ryn and S. E. Wood. And Being passed continually is dis- now another new, contingent ofcouraging and tends to destroy Americans has arrived headed by confidence. Some players' ground

writer states:

The 1933 Wimbledon may go Vings, Sutter, Stoefen. Gledhill shots are A executed that it down to history as the year of and Jones, cannon-ball servers. The cannon- ball delivery is a modern term though several of the "hordes of

such

UNDEMONSTRATIVE.

enables them to approach the net with greater сняе and more effectiveness than others. Come

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pre-war Wimbledon possessed More undemonstrative playira pare, for instance, Borotra and a point winning service. than the Australian pair A. Quist Közelüh. Borotra hits the ball on: the rise with both fore-hand and Until recent times however it was and D. P. Turnbull have rarely back-hand, wherena Kozeluh waits loft to W. T. Tilden to supply this! ever been seen at Wimbledon. for the ball until it almost bounces spectacular delivery, Undoubted The crowd at once took them to the second time. ly He educated his American con- their hearts, cheering Quist to the Borotra is able to reach the net As a result, temporaries in its virtues with echo when time after time he out- the consequence that the younger witted.Vines in the men's doubles position two or three steps before American school has since been which on the first Wednesday Kozeluh. It is quite natural. conspicuous for their ferocious ended in a notabile victory for Aus therefore, that Közclub should service. This year Vines, Stoefen tralia from two sets down. Vines resort to a back-court game while. and Jones are the three principal and Gledhill-holders of the Amer the net.-F. X. Shields in "Amer- Borotra should continually rush andl American exponents of the enn- can

Australian Doublen non-ball at Wimbledon, and the Championships-had been fancied ican Lawn Tennis." best of them all is David Jones. by many for the men's doubles As captain-elect of Cambridge championship, although Quist and University It is not too much to Turnbull, finalists at Bournemouth hope that he may instil its prin- this year, and Quist finalist ciples into some of the English with McGrath in Paris-were undergraduates at Cambridge.. recognised a pair of undoubted class: they were twice within a Inoint of beating Vines and Gl-'- hill in the Australian Champion- Amorica however has not to-day ships. Quist played an inspired n "corner" in the cannon-ball

game after his partnership had delivery. Perry, OlliT, Wheat lost the first two nets to the .croft and Lysaght are all capable American pair; from whom, by open

of high-speed services though the irony of fate, Quist and Turn- have been arranged for next week. none of them has that invaluable bull had learned many lessons knack, so common among the when they met in Australia Inst Americans of being able to song winter. The shout which rent the down a winning ace almost at will air of the centre-court when Turn- when they are in a tight corner bull maile the winning volley be Our men lack, control at a pinch-tween the American pair was the Of the continentals Maler is per- haps the loading disciple, closely acclamation of a public which followed by Menzel. The Czech the two Australians.

realised the world-beating play of however prefors the high-kicking delivery. Crawford's fast servo with which ho secures a number

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