Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-30 | Page 16 | Perry Turns down Pro Net Contract

Perry Turns Down Pro Net Contract RYE N. N Y Au Aug 30 eJ Fred Perry Perry Per Per- ry of England who Js Is rated at al the head of the worlds world's amateur tennis tenni players is i. i nr firm in his hi determination II not to turn tur professional After refusing several previous offers of or- fers ers of big money Perry flatly turned tuned I down an offer oHer of from Bill OBrien O'Brien sports sport promoter Wednes Wednes- day I The reasons Perry gave according to OBrien O'Brien were that he would have to pay nearly half hal the amount to the British government in taxes that he would be ostracize ostracized at all al the British Brish clubs cubs and that he was va marrying Mary Lawson English stage star soon son and did not want to do anything that would upset that plan