The lanky champion "virtually swept Austin off the court in the firs; two sets, He relaxed in the third, which was halted for forty mámutes by rain when the American "was leading, 4-3, When the match recommenced. Budge attacked savagely, revealing Accuracy, speed and power, Well Beaten-
Austin sometimes was so well beaten that his countrymen groaned at his failure to reply to Budge's scorching drives and the American's frequent ace serves, Budge's backhand strokes were sharp and tricky, He volleyed with unbelievable accuracy, His drives were scorchers and the placements practically tipped the lines, The short, blonde English player, who first came into the limelight in 1921 and represented England Davis Cup from 1929 to 1996 inctusively, prior to the match announced that he would retire after the contest.
Austin, who earned his greatest fame in 1932 when he became the
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.