Show Don Still Tops In Net Ranks Declares Mako MakoBy By MILTON G G. DUNLAP International News Sports Writer riter LOS ANGELES Feb 25 Take 25 Take it from Gene Mako who should know J. J. J Donald Budge the lean and rangy redhead from Oakland is is' is the greatest tennis tennis ten ten- nis player in the i world He can whip anybody Baron von Cramm of Germany j standing Mako is Budges Budge's doubles part n e r rand rand and the pair made tennis history in inthe inthe the 1937 campaign which saw the Davis cup re returned returned re- re turned to America Ameri- Ameri ca for the first Donald Budge time in 10 years Mako and Budge have just re returned returned returned re- re turned from a month four-month tour of Australia where Budge got himself in bad with the fans when he failed to show enough pep against Von Cramm But listen to Mako explain Budge never lost a match He lost exhibitions to Von Cramm because he didn't consider them matches and just went through the motions It got him in bad for a time The Australians came to see an exhibition exhibition exhibition tion match between Budge and Von Cramm Don considered it merely an exhibition and wasn't extending himself So h he got booed But he extricated extricated extricated himself from the spot very neatly He apologized to the fans and said aid he hadn't intended to let them down and if they would forgive forgive forgive for for- give him he would play Jack Crawford Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford the following afternoon and try his best They believed him all ail right because because because be be- cause the next day the stands were packed Budge blasted Crawford off the court in straight sets Mako reiterated Budges Budge's statement statement statement state state- ment that the sorrel top would not turn professional this year Personally he said I think he should but that's only my belief I have an idea Budge is considering considering considering consider consider- I ing professionalism but not until after he has played out this season as an amateur |