July 13, 1935 The Literary Digest 35 Red-Head From California Sport Shots Donald Budge's Sensational Play in Wimbledon Tennis Stamps Him as Nebraska upset: For three years, a negro Potential Davis Cup Star for United States runner from New Jersey has been follow­ ing another Negro, Jesse Owens, to the Playing for the first time at Wimbledon, tape in the sprints. Last week, in the Na­ , , - Budge did not know quite what to do. Turn­ tional A.A.U. outdoor track-and-field cham­ ing to Her Majesty, Don waved gaily, pionships at Lincoln, Nebraska, Eulace grinned as he did so. The Queen smiled Peacock, of Temple University, finally over­ and bowed in return. At the end of the took the Ohio State star, won the 100- match. Budge got a big hand. meter dash from Ralph Metcalfe and Owens in the world-record time (disallowed, •' Plenty of Freckles because of a 9.8-mile breeze) of 10.2. The Donald Budge is six feet one inch tall, world record is 10.3. •*A^ has rusty-red hair, and blue eyes. Long Peacock was the star of the meet, winning *Uv of limb, he weighs 168 pounds, sports the 100-meter and the broad jump from freckles on his face, arms, and shoulders. Owens, with a leap of 26 feet, 3 inches. This He reached his twentieth birthday the night surpassed the accepted world mark of 26 that Max Baer lost his heavyweight crown feet, 2^/8 inches made by Chuhei Nambu, to Jim Braddock—June 13. of Japan, but fell short of Owens's pending He started playing tennis at eight, fol­ mark of 26 feet, 8^/4 inches made at Ann lowing the example of his brother, Floyd, Arbor, Michigan, last May. six years his senior. He played, won his Glenn Cunningham took the 1,500-meter first tournament-tennis in 1930 in the Cali­ run, did not approach Bill Bonthron's 1934 fornia State tournament for boys under world record of 3:48.8 made at Milwaukee. fifteen. Next year he won the Slate tourna­ A bad leg, which might have cost him the lie ment for boys under eighteen, repeated in 100-meter dash, did not keep Ralph Met­ Don Budge: Waved to the Queen 1932. In 1933 he took the California State calfe from taking the 200-meter for the men's title and the National junior title. fourth straight year. His 21 seconds flat, He has won nearly seventy tournaments, a world record, was not accepted because iV-lost popular male tennis-player at Wim­ has an equal number of trophies. of the wind. The meet was won by the bledon, England, last week was not the win­ Before his victories at Wimbledon last New York A. C. from the Olympic Club of ner, black-haired Fred Perry—but red- week, his greatest tennis-feat had been a San Francisco, 45—39. haired Donald Budge, twenty-year-old five-set struggle with Fred Perry in finals * * * freckle-face from Oakland, California. of the Pacific Coast tournament last year. Good prophecy: Twenty-three-year-old Unseeded by the Wimbledon tournament With Gene Mako he holds the National Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's Discovery, the committee, considered by the United States clay-courts doubles title. four-year-old which was second only to Davis Cup Captain as only a remote possi­ Not a college student. Budge has a job Cavalcade last year, added another victory bility for Davis Cup doubles with his part­ in a sporting-goods store in Oakland. His ner, Gene Mako, young Budge was the sen­ to his owner's long string at Arlington Park, hobby is basketball. sation of the tournament, defeating both Chicago, last week, taking the Stars and Until two years ago he was coached by Christian Boussus of France, seeded eighth, Stripes by six lengths. his brother, Floyd. Since then he has been and H. W. ["Bunny"] Austin, number two Discovery, rated by many handicappers under the veteran eye of Tom Stow. as the best horse of the year to date, and singles player on the British Davis Cup Parade Girl, which was second, on the team. Problem Ahead Fourth of July, to Snark in the Great Ameri­ By beating Austin, whose classic style can Stakes for two-year-olds at Aqueduct, has kept him at number two in the British Budge's Wimbledon victories plunged the brought Vanderbilt's totals for the year to ranking for several years. Budge emerged American Davis Cup Committee into a fifty-one firsts, thirty-five seconds, and thirty as a distinct possibility for singles play in quandary. Picked to oppose the European thirds. Vanderbilt, who trains his number- the Davis Cup matches still to be played. Zone winners—probably the Germans— one horse himself, and Bud Stotler, his Both Wilmer Allison, who lost in the open­ Sidney Wood and Wilmer Allison have not famous trainer, have seen their horses come ing round to Vivian McGrath of Australia, impressed any one by their play abroad this through as predicted (THE LITERARY and Sidney Wood, Jr., beaten by Jack Craw­ summer. Allison and John Van Ryn are DIGEST, June 1, 1935). ford, another Australian, disappointed a certainty for the doubles; Budge, by his Discovery, which probably will meet his Americans by their play. But Budge, with victory over Austin, a serious contender for old rival. Cavalcade, several times this year, one of the coolest heads and most blistering singles. set a new record for the mile-and-a-furlong backhands in the game, convinced critical Perry, the first man to take the title in in the Brooklyn Handicap, equaled the Wimbledon galleries that he has a bright successive years since Tilden won in 1920 Detroit mile-and-three-sixteenths mark in future ahead of him. and 1921, proved unbeatable throughout the mud for the Challenge Cup. Two Weaknesses the two weeks of play. His straight-set victory over the Baron in the finals by Put out by Baron Gottfried von Cramm, 6—2, 6—2, 6—4, convinced tennis-followers American triumphs: Gerard B. Lambert of Germany, in the semifinals. Budge that there is no one in sight who will be proved himself one of the best Class-J skip­ showed two major weaknesses; lack of in­ able to defeat him for some time to come. pers of the day last week when he piloted ternational experience, and an undeveloped Another high light of the tournament was Yankee to her third and fourth victories in forehand. Not a great player yet, the Cali­ the final between the two Americans from British waters. Yankee was more than fornia youngster shows brilliant promise California, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, who eight minutes ahead of Velsheda, which and the future should take care of his had dropped out of tournament-tennis for was her nearest rival in the July 3 race. present shortcomings. two years, and her perennial rival, Miss T. 0. M. Sopwith's Endeavour, considered Wimbledon was won not only by his Helen Jacobs. Their final-round match by many the fastest Class-J sloop ever built, playing, but by his unaffected court-man­ drew a capacity crowd which rooted hard was fourth. Yankee, thanks to brilliant ners. Toward the end of his match with for a successful comeback for Mrs. Moody, helmsmanship, led all the way. Baron von Cramm, Queen Mary entered the who, until this summer, had not played any In another race, on July 4, Yankee beat Royal Box. The crowd stood up, uncovered. important tennis since that day at Forest Endeavour by one and one-half minutes, The German stylist bowed formally from Hills, in 1933, when she had to default to- her fourth victory in nine races abroad. the base-line. Miss Jacobs because of an injured back. 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