The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-23
BUDCE, M AKO vS WON CRAMM,
 HENKEL AGAIN? :?
World Champions Entered in Great Doubles Tour- ney at Longwood
By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Chestnut Hill, Mass, Aug. 23-- (UP)-What might very well be termed "the greatest tennis show on earth"-the 57th annual na- tional doubles championships--was scheduled to get under way today on the sacred sod of Longwood Cricket club, weather permitting.
 Rain which had beat down for the past 24 hours continued this morning as the greatest collection of amateur net stars in the uni- verse, headed b ythe sensational Don Budge, prepared to parade their talents in week-long compe- tition.
 International
 Eight countries-the United States, Canada, Chile, France, England, Germany, Japan and Poland-were represented by their foremost play CTS. Included among the perform CTS were all of Americas Davis cup champions and her victorious Wightman cup team,
 All dfa, o4 tCaNAo WGLS C1lVCACu Al the mems division and 27 in the women's. Play in the mems and women's. doubles was slated to start at 2 p. m. today, with the mixed doubles following Wednesday and the veterans and fathers-and-so matches Thursday.
 AS result of Americas triumphal procession in Davis cup competition month ago, this tournament was looked upon as the beginning of e golden era in United States tennis after 10 lean years of international competition. '
 Chief interest centered on the pos sible repeat performance of the Davis cup interzone finals struggle between Americas world champion ship doubles combination of Budge and Gene Mako and the German team of Baron Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel. .'t
 An encore was entirely possible for, either by pure luck or pre- arrangement, the draw bracketed the American aces and Nazi netmen In opposite halves.
 Tanks Good Bet
 Experts making long-range fore- cvasts predicted that in the event of another "interzone final" the top-seeded California combination would defend their 1936 national title successfully against the Teuton tandem.
 Won Cramm and Henkel were scheduled to arrive in New York from Germany this morning-less than eight hours before they are slated to play against the Boston pair of Dick Murphy and Sam Fitch. The result Is the Germans may find themselves handicapped by a case of "sea legs"
 Budge and Mako were to open against fellow Californians Bob Aarman and George Foley this afternoon.
 Other outstanding combinations in the mems play included the Eng lishmen George Hughes and Charles Hare, who were victims of Budge and Mako in the Davis cup finals: second-seeded John Van Ryn and Jot Hunt, and Jiro Yamagishi of Japan, and Gregory Mangir.
 Female Stars Too
 Most of the worlds greates, women stars also were listed for ac. ton today. including Helen Jacob. and Gracyn Wheeler. Mrs. Doroth, Andrus and Mime. Sylvia Henrotir of France, the English teams oi Kay Summers Freda James ane Margaret Lamb-Mary Hardwick, tn, sensational Jadwiga Jedrbe ejowsk Of Poland and Dorothy Bundy ane lesser lights. 4... l.. l,.
 The second-seeded pair of Allie, Marble and Mrs. Sarah Palfre, Fahyan drew first-round byes.
 All will be shooting at the til, won last year by Mrs. John Var Ryn and Carolin Babcock, who ar, top:seeded in the journeys domes' tic list. @