The Washington times., 1936-09-07
Don Budge
Extended
ByHunt
By ELLSWORTH VINES,
Worlds Professional Tennis Cham.

ny LALS VOh1 II VAENGCI
Worlds Professional Tennis Cham.
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papers, Inc.)
FOREST HILLS, L. l., Sept. z.
Yesterdays play in the American
National singles tenis champion
ships was completely lacking in the
thrills so evident on Saturdays
schedule. All the matches went
true to form with no outstanding
play registered by any Of the con-
testantS.
The Donald Bulge Joe Hunt
match was the lone contest punctu-
ated by anything akin to brilliant
play. Hunt, the 17-yearold Cali
fornia sensation, showed marvel
Gus potentialitieS for next years
Davis Cup team. Bulge won in
straight sets, 6-3, "a, 81, but
he had to keep fighting to prevent
Hunt from gaining the upper hand.
The play was Spotty, with both
Bulge and Hunt taking turns at
being brilliant and then amazingly
cratic. OF all the promising
younger players that I have seen
here these past few days, Hunt is
the only one who consistently takes
the ball on the rise. His play IS
reminiscent to that of Henri Co
Chef, perhaps the greatest player
in Frances tennis history, who
used to gain split seconds on his
opponents by taking the ball on
the upbound.
Plays Ball On Rise
Only about one player in a thou.
sand can consistently play the ball
on the rise and yet be effective.
Hunt seems to be that one player
in present-day American tennis.
WON Petra, four-seeded foreign
star from France, showed a fine,
hard-hit service and a very effec-
tive sliced backhand while over.
coming Gilbert Hunt. Petra, who
is well over six feet in height,
covered the court with remark
able grace and ease. With his
tremendous service, he forced the
play continually, and it was only
because Of lack Of concentration
that the match went to five sets.
One of the most remarkable
exhibitions of steady, errorless
play was given by Robert Harmon
in his love-figureS triumph over
Bill Robertson. Harmon halls
from Oakland, Calf, and in his
next match plays frankie Parker.
The Robert Riggs-J Johnny Van
Ryn match brings one of the old
guard against youngster whose
first years play in the Eastern
circuit has brought him the ma
tional clay court title and the
priced Newport singles. Both men
have played we'll in their previous
matches and this should be one
of the best in today's play.
The Henry Culley-Sidney Wood
match, on paper, looks to be a
natural" and should result in
some great tennis. Bitsy Grant
also plays today, his opponent
being Pierre Pelizza. For the lat
ter this is his acid test, with
Grant possibly proving much too
steady for him.
Helen Hull Jacobs, the defend
ing women's singles champion, is
also on the card for today, her
opponent being Mrs. Virginia Rice
johnson. This should prove just
mild workout for Miss Jacobs.
Interesting Matches Due
Today's matches promise to be
very interesting and close. The
big match of the afternoon is the
Fred PerryGene Mako encounter.
This is the first time that these
two will have met in over two
years. In their last tournament
battle Perry scratched out a VIC
tory only after Mako had won the
first set, and was ahead A in
the second with a point for a
So lead. Within a week after
this match, Mako defeated Perry
in an exhibition 60, 60.
Perry is not at his best when
playing against net-rushing
player. Mako, in his maSches thus
far in the tournament, has con-
tinually come to the net and most
likely will continue to do so to-
morrow. I do not feel that Mako
will win this match, but the least
he should do is to annex a set.
Katherine Stammers plays Mrs.
Marjorie Van Ryn in a stadium
court match that should be inter
eSting inasmuch as both players
are ranked in the first five in
their respective countries. Miss
Stammers figures to have too
much power on her shots which
should give her the edge.
VOTE AMERICAN
Southern Association
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