Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 12 | Perry, Vines Rank Stars since 1920

Perry Vines Rank Stars Since 1920 By J JACK CI GUENTHER United Tress Press Staff Correspondent LY HILLS Cal Cat Jan 6 6 J JDonald Donald Budge of Oakland world amateur tennis king and the nominee nomi nomi- nee ee of many-critics many as potentially the e greatest player in history today wa was as listed only fifth and sixth in Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perrys Perry's rankings o of the ten top players of the he past two decades The dynamic redhead winner of all 1 three Wimbledon titles last year was as placed down the line not because be be- cause ause of any lack of ability the two wo professionals explained but because because be- be cause ause he hasn't had the years of competition In which to run up the distinguished records held by the themen themen men en placed above him Dates From 1920 1930 The Perry Vines Perry Vines list was dated from rom 1920 the start of the modern tennis ennis era and approximately the date ate that challenge rounds were eliminated in the Wimbledon and Forest orest Hills championships AUmen All AU Allmen Allmen men were ranked on two points Their heir records and their actual playing playing play- play ing ng abilities Each considered William T. T Tilden Tilden Tilen Til- Til den en II H as unquestionably the most brilliant player of all time Tilden reigned for more than a decade and possessed a sound smashing game gamen in n addition to a solid array of strokes Here are the rankings VINES PERRY 1 Tilden 1 Tilden 2 Perry 2 Vines Vines' 3 William M. M 3 Johnston Johnston US 4 Rene La Coste 4 La Coste Cost Fr 5 Budge 5 5 Cochet 6 Jean Borotra 6 Budge Fr 7 7 Henri Cochet 7 7 Borotra Fr 8 Hans 8 Ger 9 Karel Kozeluh 9 9 Crawford Czech 10 0 Jack Crawford 10 Gerald Patter- Patter Aus son Aus Two Stars Omitted Both Vines and Perry either have met or seen in action every player en cn n the th lists Two front rank manof men man of f the past five years were omitted Bunny Austin of England anc and Gottfried von Cramm of Germany As a doubles mate Vines chose Tilden ilden and Perry preferred George Lott of Chicago Vines selected Helen Wills Moody of the United States tates as the outstanding women's singles ingles player with Suzanne Lengen Leng Leng- len en of France second Perry reversed re- re versed the order f