OPEN TENNIS
SUGGESTION BY BUDGE
'■ ■ 0 (Received January 18, 10.30 a.m.) MIAMI (Florida), January 17. J. D. Budge, in an interview, stated that interest in amateur tennis was fading because amateur standards were becoming lower. He suggested open tournaments patterned on the Davis Cup style with H.. E. Vines, H. Nusslein, F. Perry, W. .., Tilden, L. Stoefen, and himself opposing R. Riggs, J. Bromwich, G. Cramm, D. McNeill, B. M. Grant, and E. T. Cooke. Budge believes the professionals would win easily but thinks the tournaments would be a start in the right direction.
TOUR MAY EVENTUATE
MELBOURNE, January" 17
Although it was reported yesterday that the proposed tour of, New Zealand by several leading ' Australian" lawn tennis players had been cancelled by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association, there is still a possibility of leading players competing in the Centennial championships. ~ The visit is subject to three conditions: that the New Zealand Association approves of the players; that the conditions offered for the visit are satisfactory; and that the men players are not required in Australia for military duties. ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 15, 18 January 1940, Page 5
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