Word: tennised
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ever since 1907, when Australia startled both hemispheres by taking the Davis Cup from the British Isles, tennists from Down Under have ranked with the top-notchers of the world and their national championships have increased in importance until they are now included, along with those of France, England and...
Last week a small but select group of internationalists gathered at Adelaide for the fourth and last stop on the annual world tennis cruise. Competitively, the company was fast. Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel, U. S. doubles champions, were ending a barnstorming tour of Australia...
Last U. S. team to journey to the Antipodes was headed by Ellsworth Vines. That was in the winter of 1932-33 when Vines was champion of England and the U. S. On his return, Champion Vines lost his form, lost his All-England title to Australia's Jack...
Last summer, however, the Australian Lawn Tennis Association prevailed upon U. S. tennis bigwigs to permit Donald Budge, champion of the U. S. and England, to visit Australia. The Australians frankly wanted Champion Budge, a great one for form, to be seen and perhaps imitated by up & coming Australian tennists...
Coming out for the semi-finals of the Australian Singles last week, Donald Budge had thus far justified his compatriots' if not his hosts' faith in him. After two months of this & that, during which he had dropped four matches (two to Baron von Cramm and two to...