Show Ace Acs Fred Perry as Professional Expected to Spur Interest of Tennis Fans in DY MAH J 4 11 II iL L tennis slip slip- slipping slip slipping ping pang In box bolt mice appeal dur- dur dur during 11 ing the last couple of years vears ears tt ket I e a li new teace lEace lea e on life lafE with te It ie deci decision dE inn of Perry world orld c 0 rite nee niffer tier to quit the ranks for the paid pcr per per- 1 c For the Is jut just the orl to rekindle waning Inter Inter- tel In the sport In Ih the year 3 ed Perry annexed r rII II the major honors In amateur tennis competition Including the J S singles at Forest Furest Hills In Inthe inthe Inthe the Davis Davie Cup tup playoffs it was brilliant work which 1 England to 10 retain ret the mug So having thoroughly demon demon- demonstrated demon his over the Simon pores he naturally llly tur turns ns to the mote mOl c lucrative ti finds tie Ids ot of tennis Here Perry will find tind that his main opposition opposition tion will come from Ellsworth Vines who ho for several years his hs ranked as No 1 I among pro net pet net netters petters Meetings between Vines and Perry should pa pack k in the cus- cus customers customers cus customers and prove a considerable prop to the sagging finances of the circuit e e eNOW NOW T OW that Perry has renounced his claim to the amateur ten ten- tennis tennis ten tennis nis crown it appears that the American title at least will fall to Don Budge red red-h red headed red youthful star Budge is admittedly the finest amateur developed in this coun coun- country coun- coun country country try since Vines Don in fact whipped Perry in the finals of the Pacific Southwest champion champlon- championships championships ships in Los Angeles for one of the few tew defeats Fred suffered in 1936 and came within an ace of repeating the performance In the national singles Budge sas as the outstanding threat on last years year's Davis Cup team and reached the semi final round at Wimbledon only to be turned back by Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany There was no dishonor in that setback for the German also 7 t 33 t try se a d a h t t iC lP t ot f Z f t r sa a e f t t tf SI Q 7 s j I C l alt a ww r M j f- fJ J e v 7 a aa a a v aS s x r rs X k kr r sy 4 aaa vua o trimmed Perry the trick in five close sets in Paris during The welds Voids ace netter Fred Perry is shown above In char char- characteristic char char- characteristic action a flash of speed and sure-fire sure precision At left len is youthful Donald Budge in action dud action and ha t action the French hard t tournament tournament tournament ment e pERRY incidentally consid consid- considers consid considers ers Von Cramm to be th the foremost amateur in the world today ranking Budge as second Budge however may pro prose proe e Perry to be a bum picker before l I the year is over Budge will be bethe bethe I the mainstay of at the 1937 Davis Dais Day Da is isI I Cup team and if it he clashes with Von Cramm it should be a great for battle battle tor it will deter deter- determine determine mine who will reign as the deter I worlds world's amateur tennis king |