You have a major issue understanding simple information. You completely misinterpreted my comments on "Don" Maskell (as Bowers calls him). I know DAN Maskell very well (and grew up listening to his BBC TV commentaries) but there is no Don Maskell.
You proved again that you neither read the posts properly nor you read the articles of Ray Bowers properly. Let's see how you can't read and understand information:
"Perry practiced with British coach
Dan Maskell at Queen's Club. Having not seen Fred in nearly a year." (Ray Bowers, 1937)
"across the channel at Eastbourne,
Dan Maskell relinquished his British pro championship after a nine-year run, losing to T.C. Jeffery in a match lasting over three hours." (Ray Bowers, 1937)
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Dan Maskell again won the British Pro, held at Eastbourne in August." (Ray Bowers, 1936)
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Dan Maskell won the Professional Championships of Britain for the eighth time ..." (Ray Bowers, 1935)
"In a mild surprise,
Dan Maskell defeated Robert Ramillon in straight sets." (Ray Bowers, 1935)
Big shame for you for blaming incorrectly Ray Bowers. And you pretend to read properly. BIG SHAME for a pseudo historian!
And you accuse me of blind loyalty to NoMercy, but it is you who has blind loyalty to Bowers. So far I have no reason to doubt NoMercy's accuracy, whereas there are errors in Bowers (though a lot less than McCauley). My book, which you seem so keen to mock, will be accurate, unlike much of McCauley's. Just a piece of advice. Rather than spending your time making snide remarks to other forum members who know a lot more about pro tennis than you, put your listening ears on and try learning. Because every post I see from you is stirring up conflict and spreading inaccurate information. If you haven't anything sensible to say, then keep quiet!
Ha-ha-ha! My blind loyalty to Bowers !?!?! I would be very glad to know this guy and discuss issues with him but I don't know him.
You still can't understand the principles of reading and analysing the history (any history, not only tennis history). One of the basic principles I am approaching is the confirmation and double confirmation of facts, proves, sources where and if possible.
Regarding Le Touquet I had the articles of Bowers who gives only a bleak info about the possible period of the event. For sure this info can't be perceived as 100% correct when no other details of the event are presented.
Then the research of Mark came from a reliable source that combined with the Bowers' data confirmed that the event was held somewhere
in the second week of August. NOT IN JULY !!!
And please remember - the most important issue is that we should deal with correct info about the history (maximum possibly).
It's not important if the relations between posters are good or bad.
It's not important that NM is angry when caught wrong.
It's not important that he takes the issues personally. No, everybody should seek after the correct info but not for feeding the ego.
It's not important and I don't care if you blindly support NM. A real tennis researcher should check the available info and always try to find a confirmation for that. No matter if an info could not coincide with another info.
Another fresh example for your research confusions - you refused to accept that there was no US pro since 1952. Right? You keep to trust to the widely known version. But it was your friend who discovered the excellent info about the non-US pro. And his info was pretty enough and good and I accepted it. Shocking info but the correct info.
Have a good evening!