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rfTHZ SQimrS STANDARD NEWSPAPER coNSTmrnoN. Atlanta, gl, Friday, fesruary 3, 1939. PAGE TWENTY-ONE Yd orth ElUw Auditor Budge, Vines Play Tonight at on turn TO DEFEND BRITISH AMATEUR TENNIS GREATS PLAY TONIGHT MAXSCHMEONG ARRIVES INU.S.; WANTS BOMBER CAPACITY CROWD EXPECTED TO SEE PRO TENNIS KINGS if vfi; Says He Can't Quit Ring With Defeat Marring Record. Skeen, Chapin Open Program With Singles Bat-tie at 8:15. With all due respects to the principals they're the best the game has to offer today and there are some pretty good boys By JOHNNY BRADBERRY.

Tonight at 8:15 the city auditorium will be converted into a arouna j. Donald Budge and fciisworth vines can never hope a at 4A It -jt to equal the accomplishments of a retired contemporary, Wil liam Tatum Tilden II, whose By SID FEDER. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. (JP) Max Schmeling came back to the United States today ostensibly for a 10-day visit, but still considerably pleased at the prospect of picking up a good American dollar or two for a prize fight appearance.

As cagey as a possum, the former world heavyweight champion parried questions concerning his rumored trouble with Nazi au records are such he will for ever remain the king of the fax courts. Donald Budge might have done it had he remained an y-. amateur, but even then there is some question when one con siders that in the reign of Til den as an amateur he ten times miniature Madison Square Garden and John D. Budge and Ellsworth Vines Jr. will continue their battle for the world's professional tennis crown.

Advance interest indicates the largest tennis crowd in Atlanta history will pack the house to watch the net natural of the century. Richard Skeen and AT Chapin will open the program with a one-set singles battle after which will come the feature of the evening. The festivities will be concluded with a doubles match between Vines-Skeen and Budge-Chapin. BEST OF 3 SETS. The Budge-Vines battle will go the usual best of three sets with the doubles scheduled the same.

The Budge-Vines and doubles match will both be the best of three sets. At present, standing in the professional tennis league gives the red-headed California jitterbug a comfortable margin. was ranked No. 1 and that, in Davis cup competition, he won sr. 16 singles matches against Aus thorities, denying everything, and, in spots, countering question with question.

When it was over, one and all agreed Max missed his calling he should have been a diplomat. Max, however, is definitely not a tralasia, Australia and France. He won four doubles matches, lost two. Budge, as an amateur, was the nearest approach to Tilden He was, in fact, an able succes sor. His Davis cup record in politician.

He SCHMELING. flatly stated as eluded 10 singles victories against no defeats and four I ft US" i i 'ii lifV i ii much when he was asked any Question faintly concerning pol doubles wins against only one THE STANDINGS: Player W. L. Budge 13 8 Pet. .619 itics.

Under this head, he classed CHARLIE YA TES WHEN HE WON LAST YEAR defeat in competition against such queries as whether he had Vines 8 13 .381 Don Budge, left, and Ellsworth Vines will continue their battle for the world's professional tennis championship here tonight at the city auditorium. Below is a scene of their first meeting at Madison Square Garden, which drew some 17,000 spectators. ever threatened to "break Propa England and Australia. The California Comet, ganda Minister Goebbels' neck" Yates Ready To Defend if the latter should pay attention which designation may. be BILL TILDEN.

The Atlanta appearance of the two greatest net players in the world is being sponsored by the Northside Tennis Club with Molly Williamson and Cody Laird in to Mrs. Schmeling, or whetner ascribed to a shock of flaming Goebbels had been beaten up by ted hair, included among other outstanding accomplishments chased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Yankees for $15,000 last year, sent in his signed contract today. Dodger officials said he was given a substantial increase in salary. friends of Actress Lydia Baarova. British Title on May 22 charge.

All bunk, absolutely silly," he While Budge has a "lead in matches won, it is much too early to count the hard-hitting Vines declared. "You reporters are funny. Why do you ask me these Charlie Will Play in Augusta Meet Before Sail things: rm no politician. Ask a out of the picture. He is known politician.

Why didn't you ask the German ambassador? as a slow starter and in his series of matches against Fred Perry in ing; Has Become "Week-End Golfer. By KENNETH GREGORY. Associated Press Sports Writer. TWO NEW LOW PRICES! His beetled black brows lifted 1938, lagged behind at the start slightly when he was informed but soon built up a comfortable the German ambassador had de lead. PRESENT CHAMP.

parted these shores some time ago, Why did 1 come over on a Vines is present professional Charles Richardson Yates, tow-headed Atlanta youngster who took a broad smile and a bag of clubs to Scotland last spring and brought home the cup emblematic of the British amateur golf championship, will cross the Atlantic again to defend the crown. The 25-year-old Yates, whose golf has become largely secondary to his efforts to make a place for himself in the banking business, French boat (the Normandie)?" cnampion, having won the crown he repeated a question. "Well, from Bill Tilden and successfully why not? I've crossed the ocean 20 times. Last time it was on an aeienaeci it against the two-year challenge of black-headed Fred Two U. 5.

singles championships. Two U. S. doubles championships (with Gene Mako). Two U.

S. mixed doubles championships (Mrs. Fabyan and Alice Marble). Two British singles championships. Two British doubles championships (with Mako).

Two British mixed doubles championships (with Alice Marble). French singles championship. Australian singles championship. Victoria championship (Australia). "Tilden was around 35 years of age when he turned pro and when he became arrayed against Vines, it really was no contest.

Marvel that Tilden was his legs outlasted all the others Vines licked him 61 times as opposed to only 19 defeats. Now Vines is almost 35 and Budge, with the vast edge of youth on his side, is doing almost the same thing to Ellsworth. The margin is not as wide, but the effect is largely the same. The old champions established some remarkable records. They set up records which will never be equaled because of the automobile and other softening features of modern-day living.

Bill Tilden in tennis, Ty Cobb in baseball and Bobby Continued on Second Sports Page. pushed aside a stack of files on his desk yesterday and talked of his plans. But a barrage of questions failed to bring any optimistic English boat." Perry. That the purpose of the current answers. Little need be said of Budee.

He was undefeated in Davis cup "You know." he said with a trip wasn exactly a Joy ride came out very early in the interview. First Max asserted flatly competition in ten matches. he and Gene Mako lost only one WANER LEADING that he had not been sent to this ot live doubles matches while in smile and a drawl that won the acclaim of the British, Irish and Scots at Troon, "the odds are always greatly against any one player winning a big tournament like country by the German govern cup competition. He was one of the most invin ment to quiet rumorsthat all was not well between the Schmelings cible amateurs the world has ever LAKELAND MEET and Nazi leaders. the British amateur.

There are so many good players. I will fight again if I have the known but gave up the simon-pure ranks to pick up about chance to meet some leading $100,000 one year as a pro, The Vines-Budge series has at heavyweights. I want to fight Joe Louis again; I think I can beat him. I don't want to quit the tracted record crowds in all cities, The auditorium will seat over ring with a defeat. 4,000 for a tennis match and it is DO HIS BEST.

"But you can be sure that I'll do my darndest to stay In there with the boys. I understand the Ho.ylake course at Liverpool, where the tournament will be played, is a long: and tough one. I have never played there." The championship is scheduled expected to be filled to capacity. WWV.V AUM' A SIGNS CONTRACT. NEW YORK.

Feb. 2. Er- nie Koy, husky outfitlder pur- P.UWUMJ.WJmP-' for May Yates said he hoped to reach the scene at least a week in advance of the tournament to get the "feel" of the course and warm up the old putter that served him so well In his victorious stand last year. LAKELAND, Feb. 2.

(ff) Smooth-stroking Paul Waner, Pittsburgh's hard-hitting outfielder, paced the field by five strokes today to take medal honors in the professional baseball players' golf tournament. Even par 72 on the morning round, the southpaw player carded a 77 "this afternoon. He is the defending champion. In second place, with a 78-76 154 score, was Watson Clark, of Clearwater, former Brooklyn pitcher who now is a free agent. Gerald Walker, Chicago White Sox outfielder, turned in 78-81 159 to lead Wes Ferrell, New York Yankee pitcher and former winner, and Roy CuIIenbine, young Detroit outfielder, by one stroke.

HART SCHAFFNEC3 MARX "How about that hot putter of yours; do you anticipate that it may help you defend the crown successfully?" Yates was asked. "I'm certainly in favor of it." he replied quickly, "but you can never tell about that until you get there hackinr away." Because of the pressure of his TS banking business, Yates has become a "week-end golfer," but has managed to do a bit of fancy par-cracking in recent rounds. Of his last 12 rounds, he has nine in the 60's. His best score was a 65 which Is six strokes under regulation fig ures for the East Lake course. is I 's siMB If; I -i fjf ONE TOURNEY.

Yates will have one tournament Perrin Walker Off For Millrose Games Perrin Walker, now carrying the colors of Oglethorpe, left yesterday for New York to run in the 32d annual Millrose games. The former Georgia Tech star, now coaching at Oglethorpe, will enter the dashes events, some of which he has won during the last few years. Walker plans to take part in most of the remaining indoor track meets this under his belt before sailing for England. The latter part of March he will compete in the Augusta national tournament along with Bobby Jones, the British amateur champion of 1930, and a selected Entire Stock of Robes Reduced for This Event 'v I Unparalleled collection of silk-lined robes -Vi Unparalleled collection of silk-lined robes Continued in Third Sports Page. Grant's Beaten 'Em Both ,1 in plain colors and rich patterns! Pure silk, silk and rayon mixtures and quality rayons in Jacquards handsome paisleys and multiple figures! Splendid variety of fine all-wool flannel robes in smart, solid colors, plaids, herringbones! Full wrap models plain or contrasting trim or piping! Small, medium, large sizes.

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9.50 56 Robes, Regularly 10.00 7.50 28 Robes, Regularly 8.00 5.95 fj l.l.j wet! v.vC?ns fori tian By ROY WHITE. Bryan (Bitsy) Grant, Atlan ta's own giant killer of the tennis world, holds a most important victory over Ellsworth Vines, who plays Donald Budge tonight on the city auditorium court. It was Grant who knocked the national tennis crown from Vines' head at Forest Hills in 1933 and it was Vines' last stand as an amateur. Vines was defending his 1932 National championship in that now famous quarter final match of 1933 which Grant won, his last over Vines and providing an even break in four tournament matches between the two. Soon after that 1933 defeat Vines deserted the amateur ranks and began his spectacular pro matches in January, 1934.

Bitsy has beaten Donald Budge, five out of nine times. In 1937 Grant beat Budge in both the Miami and Tampa tournaments, but later lost to the Californian. And so Grant is in the best position io speak of tonight's match. Grant would not venture out on a limb in -predicting a winner. "Both are tops in tennis and OVERCOATS REDUCED Originally $25 to $75 NOW 'If to '56 Ml JW Li 4 AT IK A I rvJ I I BRYAN M.

GRANT. mm, 1Y 1 I i )y Men's Shop Street Floor both are unbeatable at times. So there's no best, but the player who is 'on his game' and in the best condition will win," Grant said. 7 PEACHTREE -f i I 1 i if i.i.