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Japan Strong,
Says Cramm
By J. O. ANDERSON
GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM is *
winner, physically, temper;!
mentally, or with a racket in
his hand. He is a line chap to
talk to. and he looks the finest
type in the world to play with
or against,
1 would dearly love to have a
game with this elegant German.
It would he a privilege,
('RAM.M will be liked by Amualian.-
wherever he K'->es. He is the last
,11 eourles* and sportsmanship.
While stripping lor his bout w.ti,
3,'iial.i Budge he discussed world ten-
1.- He said he thought Germany wouM
•halleuge f"r the Davis Cup in tin-
\mencaii Zone, but the final decision
,'uiiVl be made soon by the German
lie - :,I. -vjcluutely will challeu;
•ithdr
"Quite a
ncluding 11
Jai'.oiese.'' he added
ronn.MuB players, aie
»iv residen
New York and
are
mis there, hut it
hard"to decide who will be involved n
the China fracas.
IN FIRST FIVE
"Yainagishi. the Japanese champion. >.-
a verv line player and 1 consider ho is
in the first live of the world's tenno
is. He is of the aggressive t\pe. l>os-
• •sing speed and brilliance.
Lack of
constant
pi act ice is his only trouble.
Given this. I10 would be up with
!:ie
best."
The Japanese standard, aceoitiing to
Cramm, is much higher than in previcnivears,
although
they
have
only 4UIIU
playing the game.
Millions pla.v soil
ball, nothing like as virile as tennis.
Bevond Cramm and Henkel. Germ.i.'iv
has no plavers to depend on.
Military
dutv transcends everything.
It makes
t
'impossible to
foster sport of
an.v
kind.
Cramm Ihniks Bromwich a fine player
but not severe enough.
HIGH PRAISE FOR BROMWICH
£jr K]e;n.lL.hinih, the German managei.
said: "Bromwich
retrieves as we!! ."S
ny player I have ever seen.
He 1 '-
overs almost Impossible shots ill a way
that amazes me."
Heimer Henkel
said hc felt like a
lown 011 the court against Bromwich
and. being out of touch with his drives,
the
wind
made
it
most difficult
fur
hi in to control the ball. He thinks after
a few hard matches he will do a lot
better and
hc looks forward
to the
championships,
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