The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-19
Sport Stunts
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IneTe can De nJtle reason to guar . rel with the tennis fathers over their ranking of Don Budge at No. on the mems list for 1886 The Califor- mia red-head is entitled to the top
 pot. But it does seem that the powers that-be did not do right by
 Helen Hull Jacobs when they
 dropped her into second position
 behind Alice Marble, her sister Cali fornian who defeated Miss Jacobs in the final of the womens national i singles tournament.
 Unless the national singles cham 1 pionship automatically carries No
 ranking with it, Miss Jacobs sup porters have reason to squawk. Miss Marbles victory over Miss Jacobs was one of the outstanding upsets of the tennis season. Miss Jacobs had returned a few weeks previous from her triumph at Wimbledon, where she had won what is gener- ally considered the worlds title. She bcasted a victory over Miss Marble
 
 Essex club singles at Manchester by-the-Sea.
 All of this is not to detract from Miss Marbles amazing comeback after 2-year layoff. Starting the season none too well she gradually regained her form and arrived at the peak of her game for the na- tional tournament. She is young and has very fine athletic tempera- ment. The illness which forced her to the sidelines seems to have been conquered Some of her more en- thusiastic supporters look for her
 to take the Wimbledon title from
 Miss Jacobs next summer.
 Our Chance For Davis Cup [ Now that Fred Perry has deserted amateur ranks, the U. s. tennis ) fathers look forward to Davis cup competition with considerable opti- : mism. Most of their optimism is } based on the fact that 22-year-old
 Don Budge is on our side They fi- } gure that Don is destined to replace } Perry as the outstanding amateur ) netman in the world. Certainly he gave promise of great things last = year and against any one but Perry } might have triumphed in the big
 tests.
 3 Naturally, Budge is destined to be } the American mainstay in the inter- national matches It is very likely that he will be pointed for the doubles, with Gene Mako as his
 partner, as well as for the singles. Budge and Mako routed the o Id , champions, Wilmer Allison and John , Van Ryn, in taking the rational , doubles crown. There is little possi- bility that Allison and Van Ryn will even rate serious consideration as candidates for places on the 1887 Davis cup team. Youth will most ? likely take all the available posts. Grant To Return?
 Bitsy Grant hasn't completely
 given up hope of playing an active part in the Davis cup matches and may yet succeed Another veteran , who has shown great progress in |, staging a comeback on the coast Is Sidney Wood. The tall blond. who once held the Wimbledon title, is playing serious tennis and when
 Wood plays the game the way he is capable of playing it, he must be considered possibility for the squad.
 Frankie Parker, ranked No. for
 1886, has definitely decided to fur
 ther his tennis education and has dropped out of school to compete
 in the big winter and spring tour. ,naments. Frankie has been concen- trating on trynig to perfect his fore hand drive, the one great weakness in his tennis armor. Mercer Beas ley's pupil is determined to make 2 : spirited bid for the other single berth on the Davis cup squad.
 There are several other young
 sters who may come along fast an
 prove of some help to Budge in
 the international tests. Fellows like
 Bobby Riggs, Joe Hunt and Arthur , Hendrix have no experience in in-
 ternationaI competition but they
 have shown flashes of form that in- dicate they are real prospects and since the Davis cup committee } seems determined to build for fu- ture triumphs, they are likely to gel : every possible chance to further
 their development
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