The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
GRAND SLAM
 CHAMPION IN
 TENNIS FIELD
Donald Budge Cleans Up During 1o38-Moody
 :, Meets Jacobs
By DILLON GRAHAM AP Feature Service Writer


 NEW YORK, Jan. 2. - Tennis crowned it's first grand-slam cham pion in 1888: carrot -thatched Don aid Budge, king of Australian, Brit ish, French, and American courts, who promptly renounced his thrones for a pot of gold.
 Budge, the gangling California master, was the outstanding figure in year that saw the U s. defend the Davis Cup an American sweep in the, Wimbledon tEngD cham pionships, and another sharp chap ter in the spectacular Helen Wills Moody Helen Jacobs rivalry.
 The domestic scene pictured the rise of cocky young Bobby Riggs of Chicago to a Davis cup singles berth after triumphs at Longwood, Sea bright Southampton, Rye and in the National clay. courts championship It also was featured by a succession of astonishing upsets in the Ameri- can singles championships, including Riggs defeat by Gil Hunt; doubles player Gene Mako's triumph over Aussie Jack Bromwich and others to reach the finals against Budge, and the elimination of Helen Jacobs by England's Margot Lumb.
 There was nothing spectacular or colorful, no suspense or drama, to Budge's exploits. His was just one routine victory after another
 One By One
 His march began with triumph over Jack Bromwich in Australia Then he won ths French crown, de- feating Roderich Menzel of Czecho- slovakja. Next came the British dia- dem, gained easily against Bunny Austin, And finally the knotting of the four-ply string with an Am erican triumph over his close friend and doubles mate Mako.
 :. Budge led the defense of the Davis Cup at Germantown, Pa, against Australia. beating Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich. Riggs. the youthful newcomer, gave the U. s. an advan- tage by whipping Quist in the open ing match. Bromwich and Quist ral- lied to take the doubles event from Budge-Mako duo. Bromwich beat Piggs in the last unimportant match The U. s, thus won 3-2.
 Previously, Budge and Mako had tov tA xx,,,a the U. S. Doubles.
 Soon after clinching his grand slam, Budge abdicated to join the professionals and collect some $75,- 900 in a tour next year with Els worth Vines. His go-lg darkened U. s. hopes of retaining the Davis cup next season.
 .------<--M Moody vs. Jacobs
 Even Budge's triumphant advance was overshadowcd as public interest was attracted to the Moody Jacobs episode on the historic Wimbledon center-court.
 Mrs. Moody had come out of re- tirement to pace the U. S. Wight man cup team to 5-2 decision over the British. Moving into the Wimbledon singles, she drove through to the finals, where her op- ponent wasHelen Jacobs, her arch foe of the courts. A great match was envisioned in the first meeting of these duelists since Mrs. Moody won in the 1886 Wimbledon champion ships.
 Miss Jacobs was slightly ahead in the first set when she pulled a tendon in her right leg Without suggesting rest never once speak ing to stricken foe, Mrs Moody placed her shots sharply out of reach of her hobbling opponent and quickly ran out her eighth Wimble- don championship.
 Upon her return for the Ameri- can championships, in which Miss Jacobs was entered and return