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Show New York Gives Davis Cup Team Royal Reception on Homecoming NEW YORK, Aug. S (AP) Don Budge and his teammates in the Davis cup victory turned today to the tennis courts of their homeland for further glory after a reception that reminded New York of the gala homecomings for the famous a decade ago. Budge, with his doubles partner, Gene Mako, will play in the doubles of the eastern grass court championships, cham-pionships, which open today at the Westchester Country club, Rye, N. Y. After that he will play both singles and doubles at Newport in the casino invitation tournament. Then he point for his first national singles title in the tournament at Forest Hills, N. Y. Budge's teammates, Frank Parker, Par-ker, Bitsy Great, Wayne Sabin and Mako, will all participate In the singles sin-gles at Rye, but Don will wait until the Newport tournay before unlim-bering unlim-bering his terrific service and un-' un-' canny volleying. Budge again declared he will remain re-main amateur for another year, despite de-spite possible pro offers In boxcar figures. "I have received no professional offers and I am not interested in any," Budge said. "I will not turn professional this year, maybe not at M" a After the team had been met at; the pier by Dwight F. Davis, donor of the cup, and Holcombe Ward,' president of the United States Lawn ' Tennis association, they drove to a midtown hotel atop a bus while a band blared and New Yorkers. gaped. |