Budge’s Publicity Stunt
NEW YORK, October 20. The secretary of the Inter-Mountain Tennis Association, Mr Dave Freed, declared that Donald Budge several weeks ago signed a year’s contract as a professional for the sum of 50,000 dollars, according to e message from Salt Lake City. He termed Budge's dispute with the sports promoter, Mr Jack Harris, about his demand for 100.000 dollars to turn professional, as merely a publicity stunt, Mr Freed also said that von Cramm would tour with Budge if he obtained permission to leave Germany.
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Northern Advocate, 21 October 1938, Page 4
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