TENNIS TOURISTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 56, 29 November 1937, Page 12

TENNIS TOURISTS

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Budge and Mako at Auckland PROFESSIONAL OFFERS

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AUCKLAND, This Day. "I have plans for the fpture, but they are so f ar ahead as yet that it would be better not to say anything about them now," said Donald Budge, Wimbledon champion and leader of the American Davis Cup tCnnis team, yesterday afternoon. He declared that he had no intention of turning professional for at least another , year — if then. He would represeut America next year. Budge, who was aecompanied by Gene Mako, arrived in Auckland by the Monterey en route for Sydney. Both of them young, they expressed great enthusiasm for the gaine of tennis in which each of them has made a great name for himself. They had had some what of a "hectic time" with tennis prior to this trip, and had postponed their departure from Ameriea for several weeks in order to have a rest and see their families. When they returned to America they would have another two months' rest and then would be bound for Wimbledon again. "We have had one or two very attractive offers," said Mr. Budge when questioned about professional inclinations. "We like playing amateur tennis though. It is great fun wandering about and seeing the world, and we like playing for Ameriea, ,too. " * "The Australians are grand players, and we like them," said Mr. Budge. "They had bad luck with Quist becoming ill just before their match with us— but they are grand players just the same.M Referring to England, he said that the loss of Perry had made a big difference to the game there. Bunny Austin liad seen his best days, but he was still a player to be reckoned with. He had seen little of the junior players of England during his visits, and could express no opinion about the prospects for the future, America, tliough, had any number of yromising juniors.