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...match almost as unexciting as the other semi-final in which his doubles partner, Budapest-born Gene Mako, unseeded because of insufficient singles play, pricked the big Bromwich bubble, 6-3, 7-5. 6-4. For the first time since the Tilden-Hunter final in 1929, a pair of U. S. doubles champions faced one another for the Singles championship...
...Tilden beat Hunter. Last week Budge followed suit-but not before dropping a set to his crony, 6-3, 6-8, 6-2, 6-1 -and thereby accomplished what no other tennist had ever done: won the Big Four championships of the world (Australian, French, English, U. S.) in one year...
Looking forward to next year, when 23-year-old Donald Budge will probably follow Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry into professional tennis (at some $100,000 a year), sport fans felt sorry for the amateur game...
When Riggs makes his Davis Cup debut next week, international tennis will witness a display of court histrionics reminiscent of the days of Tilden. Riggs mannerisms include a Charlie Chaplin walk, laughter after a good shot, clenched fists after a bad one. Because he often moves his lips when in a tight spot, a sportswriter asked him if he prayed as he played. "Heck no," he answered. "When I find myself letting down, I give myself a pep talk. I say 'come on now, for cripe's sake, snap out of it. Quit playing like a dope...
Wimbledon (Sat. 10 a.m., 1:15 p.m., CBS). All-England Lawn Tennis finals described by veteran Tennist Bill Tilden...