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In the News (Sat 11 Oct 08)

  
  Between The Lines
Vines was especially strong, though it was his errors that were costly at the end of the long second set, won by Lott-Stoefen, 14-12.
Meanwhile Vines proved invariably superior to Stoefen in their back-court slugging duels, though towering Lester was able to stay close on nights when his serve was working well.
Vines in late October voiced the plausible case that indoors the top pros would be much better than the top amateurs.
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 Don Budge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Budge was considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, at least until the advent of Ken Rosewall in the 1950s and '60s.
Tennis great, and longtime promoter, Jack Kramer has written that Budge was, in the long run, the greatest player who ever lived although Ellsworth Vines topped him when at the height of his game.
In 1939 he beat the two reigning kings of professional tennis, Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry, 21 matches to 18 and 18 matches to 11.
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 Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., 1962 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Vines, a right-hander, born September 29, 1911, in Los Angeles, ambled along mournfully like slow molasses when not in hot pursuit of a tennis ball.
Vines played amateur tennis on the grass circuit only four years, 1930-33, making the World Top Ten the last three years, and the U.S. Top Ten in 1930-32, No. 1 the last two years.
Disgusted, Vines could not wait to cut the gut out of his rackets and leave for home, his tennis career as an amateur soon at an end.
www.tennisfame.com /enshrinees/ellsworth_vines.html   (830 words)

  
 Between The Lines
Vines had indeed adjusted well to the indoor game, Bill affirmed, and was playing better than he ever had as an amateur.
Vines won the grass-court tournament, defeating Tilden, Barnes, and Gledhill in the concluding round-robin.
Vines won nearly all the summer sectional tournaments in America, and through he failed to win U.S. Pro, losing to Nusslein, he captured Wembley and Paris, in both cases defeating both Tilden and Nusslein.
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 Fred Perry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most observers at the time considered Perry to be the World No. 1 for the fourth year in a row, sharing the title, however, with both Vines and the amateur Don Budge.
He maintained "that there was never any easing up in his tour matches with Ellsworth Vine and Bill Tilden since there was the title of World Pro Champion at stake.
He said 'I must have played Vines in something like 350 matches, yet there was never any fixing as most people thought.
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 Dwight´s Little Pot - Ellsworth Vines
Vines' on-court temperament was excellent, even when he questioned calls, he wouldn't explode, but slowly angle his head to the 'offending' linesman and simply smile.
Jack Crawford was Vines' conqueror in the 1933 Wimbledon final, having failed to cash in on numerous second set break points in his 4-6, 11-9, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win.
In their opening match in front of 16,200 fans Tilden won 8-6, 6-3, 6-2, but Vines beat the aging Tilden to finish with 47 matches to 26.
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 VINESDNASTUDY
Vines was rated as 2714th in surname frequency in United States in the 1990 census and about 2300th in UK, only about 300 in
There are still many Vines families in the SW counties of England and related families in US.
Vines, and painter of exquisite water colours of West Australian wild flowers and design of the Australian flag.
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 The Greatest Athlete of All Time -- New book features fantastic, but nearly forgotten sports legend : ArriveNet Press ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The book details Ellsworth's remarkable story and includes more than 100 of the legend's private letters to his girlfriend and future wife, which transport readers back to the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, two of the most fascinating periods in history.
The letters reveal Ellsworth's joys and sorrows as he vividly describes his adventures, the paths he took and the choices he made during the four short summers leading up to his Wimbledon victory.
Intermingled with the letters is a series of pictures, articles and interviews written about Ellsworth's fantastic abilities and the humbleness with which he accepted the notoriety.
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Ellsworth Vines (September 28, 1911 - March 17, 1994) was a champion tennis player of the 1930s, and, in the opinion of Jack Kramer, one of the two greatest players who ever lived (with Don Budge).
After becoming bored with tennis, he became a professional golfer and, over the years, had a number of high finishes in tournaments, including one professional victory.
Vines was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1962.
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 Daily Tennis | Sedgman to be Honored at Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Australian tennis legend Frank Sedgman, a two-time Los Angeles champion, will be the 2004 tournament honoree at the 78th annual Mercedes-Benz Cup presented by Countrywide, July 12-18, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center-UCLA.
Past tournament honorees at the Mercedes-Benz Cup include: Ellsworth Vines and Alice Marble, Don Budge, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs, Frank Parker, Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Pancho Gonzalez, Arthur Ashe, Vic Seixas, Tony Trabert, Stefan Edberg, Pancho Segura, Boris Becker, Rod Laver, Alex Olmedo, Allen Fox and Louise Brough, and Michael Chang.
The 2004 Mercedes-Benz Cup marks the first men’s event in the new US Open Series, a historic breakthrough for the sport that links 10 summer hard-court tournaments to the US Open, creating a cohesive, six-week summer tennis season for ATP and WTA Tour professional tournaments in North America.
www.dailytennis.com /page.php?id=4558   (560 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk -zShops: Sarazen, Gene - Snead, Sam - Mangrum, Lloyd - Ferrrier, Jim - Vines, Ellswor...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 THE GOLF CLINIC. - SARAZEN, GENE WITH SAM SNEAD, LLOYD MANGRUM, JIM FERRIER, ELLSWORTH VINES, AND ED OLIVER,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SARAZEN, GENE WITH SAM SNEAD, LLOYD MANGRUM, JIM FERRIER, ELLSWORTH VINES, AND ED OLIVER, THE GOLF CLINIC.
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 Don Budge Interview
Interview with Don Budge by Culturekiosque.com, the European guide to arts and leisure worldwide
By Mike Zwerin PARIS, 17 February 2000 - Don Budge, the legenday tennis-man who died recently at the age of 84, built his style on a combination of Ellsworth Vines's power and taking the ball early while it was still rising, like Fred Perry.
Budge spent an entire winter working on it; "It seemed so innovative at the time.
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 Ellsworth Vines III Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Ellsworth Vines III Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
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 Amazon.com -zShops: 3 1991 Tennis Trading Legend Cards: Ken Rosewall, Ellsworth Vines, Tom Okker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Description: 3 1991 Tennis Cards: Ken Rosewall, Ellsworth Vines, Tom Okker.
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 Art Poster Wood Framed Print - Ellsworth Vines Jr. - Artist: TIME Magazine- Poster Size: 10 X 8 - SHOP.COM
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