BUDGE REAL CHAMPION
Angry Scenes at the Gate SYDNEY, Dec. 29. The critics agreed that Budge to-day completely rehabilitated himself. He gave the crowd a display of his quality and exploited every corner of the court, keeping Crawford on tbe run, Mr Henry Marsh, who was so caustic in his criticism yesterday, declared the real world champion was seen and he thrilled the gallery. At least a thousand people were unable to gain admission to the courts, resulting in angry scenes. One man's foot got wedged in a turnstile, and while he was calling out with pain a'. official drew a revolver and commanded the crowd to keep back. Women screamed, and men shouted and hooted. Somebody then summoned the poi lice, after which the crowd started to disperse. The gate official explained that the revolver was not loaded, and he brandished it only because he feared tha gates were being stormed.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 82, 30 December 1937, Page 7
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