The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
DAVIS CUP STARS AGAIN OPPOSE. GERMAN TANDEM
Won Cranifl and HenkIe Meet Budge and Mako;
 Women Play for Title
Ny ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Stan Correspondent

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 Chestnut Hill, Mass, Aug S0-- (UP)-The world war of tennis will be refought today when the two greatest tandemS of them ell clash on the Longwood Cricket clubs his- toric battle-ground for the national doubles title.
 It will be Davis cup and defend- ing champions Don Budge and Gene Make of America against 0ermany's Baron 0ottfried von Cramna and Henner Henkel-the worlds No. l team against the No. 2.
 The same field also will be the scene of Q battle between the two foremost women pairs. It will be an all-Amerlca struggle between defending champions Mir. John Van Ryn of Austin, Tex. and Carolin Babcock of Los Angeles and the second ranking but favored two- some of Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Boston and Alice Marble of Los Angeles for the women's national crown.
 Finals also will Dc fought in the mixed. veterans and fathers and sons doubles.
 All Important
 What the tennis world is most in. terested in, however, iS the Budge. Make and voa CrafnmsHenkel bat. tle. for it is the much anticipated American encore to the recent Davis cup inter-zone finals struggle between tho same pairs.
 The Germans will De out today to atone not only for that bitter de. feat but for another that occurred . fortnight prior to the interzone. lt was late in June and again at Wimbledon-but this time in the all.England championships that Budge and Mako also oVercame . ono eet deficit to conquer the Rhineland racqueteers.
 By virtue of their two ail-impor. tant triumphs over Won Crafnrn and Henkel in two months. the Call. fornians arc favored to win today.
 Both teams advanced to the final bracket yesterday. Dudge and Mako hammered out q 0.4, 0s3. 7-b. win ov0r Wayne Sabin in Los Angeles and Bryan (Bitsy) Grant Of Atlan- ta, da., and tho Germans came through ifl c narathoneF with the veteran Johnny Van Ryn of Austin, Texas, and i8 year old Joe Hunt Of Los Angeles es4, 6-D, i4si2, 0-4.
 This, incidentally. will Do the first nihnS national title light with an International flavor in nine years. Net since Australia's Gerald Pats tsreon and John D. Hawkes. were benton by Uncle gam's George M. Lott, Jfn and John Hennessey in 1928 has . foreign team reached the finals.
 AiI-American
 fn the women's competition this is the fourth consecutive year that the title will Do decided between two American teams. The last time afi invading team reached the finals was. in i033 when the English pair Of Betty Nuthaii and Freda James won the crown by default from Helen Moody and Elizabeth Ryan.
 The fight for the Womens crown became an oil America affair when the nations two top Fapking com. pines hurled back the challenge Of Englands two best pairs, The des lenders busting Bfitajns second seeded Joan Ingram and Evelyn Dearman, io57 Canadian champs, 6s3, 6s7, G.2; and the Fabyan-MaF- bie team stopping Kay gtammers and Miss James, Engiand's number Wightman cup team 6s3, 7s6.
 Three semishnai matches Fe- fiained in the mixed doubles. The veterans finai will De between de- tending champions Dwight W, Davis Of Washington, D. C.. donor of the Davis cup, and William Clothier Of Philadelphia, and the team Of Lawrence Y. Baker Of Washington and John c. Mckay, Miami Beach. Defenders William Clothier and son William, JF, and T. N. Watt and son, Laird, Of Mont- real, will fight it out for the fathers