Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-06 | Page 11 | Frank Shields Turns Serious

FRANK SHIELDS TURNS SERIOUS Meets Turnbull Wednesday in Feature Fray of U. U S. S Singles NEW YORK Sept 6 P R Frank X Shields 6 feet teet 3 inches of ol ex ex- playboy stretched out on a rubbing table able at Forest Hills after aHer winning win ning his second 1 second second-l. round match in inthe I the he mens men's national U tennis tennis' championship champion champion- I ship groaned as the masseur dug j jinto into a sore muscle 1 4 then grinned So you want to know what happened hap hap- pencil to me eh What do you want to know that z for V VIt q It f M was explained i H that the t ten c n n i S t 1 d j public would li lito like j 11 to know just when Shields and why he turned into a ball of ol fire Two months ago his name would not have created a single stir In the championships Today he is the fair fall haired hero the one most likely to keep the title In this country coun country try iry if H Ellsworth Elisworth Vines isn't equal to the task Well Ill I'll tell ten you OU agreed Frank Do you remember the tle Jackson Heights tournament The event was recalled dimly That was wa where Gilbert Hall Halt beat me rae ir in straight sets That was where the th cure set in liE GOT SERIOUS I decided then and there there that U lJ iiI I was g going to make a career oi ol tennis Id I'd better get serious about aboul it I got serious and that's althere al all there is to it Since that crushing defeat by Hall Halla a player he ordinarily ordinarily- figured t tc beat without too great effort anc anca and anda a subsequent to loss to young Frankie Frankic Parker on clay Shields has swept everything before him He wor five consecutive turf tournament and scored a straight set victory ovel ove Vines at Newport For the first time in his life lite Fran admitted he has gone into train ing He watched his diet tool too Up tip a regular course of exercise morning and night and even die dic road work He has a slight kin kini in his left leg now from too mud mue running over the holidays but hi trainer assures him it will be al alright alright right long before the finals In today's third round Shield faced a promising youngster in Doi DOl Turnbull of ot Australia Vines seek seeking i I ing his third straight championship went against Ted Avory of England Crawford champion of or England France and Australia was pa pairee rec against Jack of Hollywood intercollegiate champion Perry wa bracketed with the New York boy Marco Hecht who eliminated tin thi veteran Dick Williams yesterday LOTT LOTI VS I Other pairings pitted George Lot against R. R of Japan GregorI Gregory GregorJ l I Mangin national Indoor title holder a against John McDiarmid of or For ForI I Worth Wood vs Gene Mako of Lo LoI I Angeles Keith Gledhill against Par Parker Parker ker John Van Ryn against his ol I Davis cup mate Allison and Stoel I fen ten against the veteran Spanish star Manuel Alonso