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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gottfried von Cramm
		Von Cramm was part of the elite of European society and became friends with the American Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton.
		Baron Gottfried von Cramm was killed in an automobile accident near Cairo, Egypt in 1976.
		Von Cramm was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1977.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Gottfried_von_Cramm (954 words)

	Gottfried Von Cramm
		Born Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt von Cramm in Nettlingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, his family was part of the ancient German nobility and he inherited the title of Baron.
		Von Cramm was part of the elite of Europe an society and became friends with the American Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton.
		Baron Gottfried von Cramm was killed in an automobile accident near Cairo, Egypt in 1976.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Gottfried_von_Cramm (1074 words)

	The Authentic History Center
		Von Cramm, who was known as The Baron, was also runner-up to Budge for the U.S. Championship in 1937 and runner-up yet again to Budge in what has been termed the greatest Davis Cup match ever played, the fifth and deciding match in the 1937 semifinal between the United States and Germany.
		Von Cramm, a right-hander, born July 7, 1909, at Nettlingen, Hanover, Germany, was noted on the court for his endurance and tenacity.
		Von Cramm, at the height of his career when Hitler was preparing for Germany to launch World War II, declined to speak for Nazism in his tennis travels and was imprisoned by the Gestapo in 1938.
	www.authentichistory.com /1930s/sports/1937_Don_Budge_on_Davis_Cup_SF_Win_Over_Von_Cramm.html (2067 words)

	von Cramm & Co. (GmbH & Co.) KG - History
		Gottfried Freiherr von Cramm, one of the most successful German tennis players of all times, founded von Cramm and Co. (GmbH and Co.) KG as a classical Hanseatic trading company in 1951 in Hamburg, Germany.
		The name von Cramm has already stood for reliability and fairness in the world of sports since the nineteen thirties and is still the basis of von Cramm´s business philosophy and business ethics for the relationships with our customers and suppliers, for the company as it exists today.
		Gottfried von Cramm, who was known as “The Tennis Baron”, established business contacts in all parts of the world, especially in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan during his career.
	www.von-cramm.de /history.html (362 words)

	Gottfried von Cramm
		Dreimal bin ich Gottfried von Cramm in Wispenstein persönlich begegnet.
		Oktober 1938 wird Gottfried von Cramm „wegen guter Führung“ vorzeitig aus der Haft entlassen.
		Danach sehen sie sich nur noch selten, von Cramm kümmert sich um seinen Baumwollhandel, seine Frau residiert mal in Tanger, mal in Venedig, mal in New York.
	www.wispenstein.de /seiten/gottfried_von_cramm.htm (3241 words)

	The Lively ghosts of Wimbledon. (1937 Davis Cup match between Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm and American Don ...
		Cramm was an Adonis from an old family, and had been a tennis child prodigy.
		Cramm had a fast first serve and, when he missed it, a high-kicking second serve.
		Cramm had come to the net, and Budge, lying on his chest, saw the ball fly past Cramm's outstretched racket.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-18459820.html (1667 words)

	Gottfried von Cramm, Baron "The Baron" - International Tennis Hall of Fame
		If any player was the prince charming of tennis, he was Gottfried von Cramm, a baron of the German nobility, six feet tall, with blond hair, green eyes, and a magnetism that, in the words of Don Budge, "made him dominate any scene he was part of."
		The most accomplished tennis player Germany had known, von Cramm must be one of the finest players never to have won the Wimbledon Championship, for which he was runner-up three years in a row--to Fred Perry in 1935 and 1936, and to Budge in 1937.
		Popular everywhere he went, von Cramm delighted Americans in 1937 as a U.S. champ and runner-up, finalist to Budge at Forest Hills and victor with Henner Henkel over Budge and Gene Mako in Boston, and at the Australian in 1938 where the two Germans were doubles runners-up to John Bromwich and Adrian Quist.
	www.tennisfame.com /famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=116 (796 words)

	Gottfried von Cramm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gottfried von Cramm (July 7, 1909 - November 9, 1976) was a German tennis champion.
		Von Cramm was part of the elite of European society and became friends with the American Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton.
		Gottfried von Cramm, Ted Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gottfried_von_Cramm (1055 words)

	Gottfried von Cramm \| THG Lexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Von Cramm wurde in das Strafgefangenenlager Rollwald verbracht.
		Von Cramm starb 1976 während einer Geschäftsreise bei einem Autounfall in der Nähe von Kairo in Ägypten.
		Von Cramm war drei Mal unterlegener Finalist in Wimbledon (1935, 1936, 1937).
	www.tomshardware.de /lexikon/Gottfried_von_Cramm (924 words)

	ESPN.com - In big matches, he wouldn't budge
		And the previous summer, he had rallied brilliantly from two sets down, and then 4-1 in the fifth set, to defeat Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm in the deciding fifth match to give the United States the victory in the interzone final of the Davis Cup.
		First, he swept Wimbledon, defeating von Cramm in straight sets in the singles final as well as winning the men's doubles with Gene Mako and the mixed doubles with Alice Marble.
		Von Cramm played much better than he had in the Wimbledon final and won the first two sets 8-6, 7-5.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=710075&type=story (871 words)

	Cramm Gottfried von - Risultati della ricerca - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cramm, Gottfried von (Nettlingen, Hannover 1909-1976), tennista tedesco.
		Giunto in finale a Wimbledon nel 1935, 1936 e 1937 Von Cramm, famoso per...
		Herder, Johann Gottfried (Mohrungen, oggi Morag 1744 - Weimar 1803), scrittore, filosofo e critico letterario tedesco.
	it.encarta.msn.com /Cramm_Gottfried_von.html (64 words)

	Historie
		But the “genius of defence“ von Froitzheim is supposed to have played “boringly,” to his opponents he was like a “rubber wall,” with a tendency to playing “moon balls,” at least observers saw it that way.
		Von Cramm is considered the “best player never to have won Wimbledon” — he had to take three defeats in the finals in singles.
		Gottfried von Cramm helped with building-up the German tennis in the post-war Germany, and organised balls and playing licenses.
	www.dtb-tennis.de /AmRothenbaum_en/6370.php?selected=8453&selectedsub=8456 (1904 words)

	Family von CRAMM
		It is believed that a certain Aschwin Von Cram came to Lower Saxony in the train of Ludwig the Pious; much more probable it is that the family Von Cramm was of purely German origin and that the village Cramm near Wolfenbuttel was the home of their ancestors.
		In 1472 the Von Cramm’s were drawn into a quarrel with the knights Von Schmicheld, in which several of the neighbouring families of the nobility were involved, and in which the city of Goslar also took part as an ally of the Von Cramm’s.
		Hans Adolf Cramm I married Elizabeth Von Cramm of the house of Sampleben.
	www.familie-cramme.de /Extracts_engl_/body_extracts_engl_.html (7360 words)

	» Gottfried von Cramm Great Personalities Biography : Incredible People : Famous People Guide: Famous ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gottfried von Cramm Born Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt von Cramm in Nettlingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, his family was part of the ancient German nobility and he inherited the title of Baron.
		In 1932, Von Cramm earned a birth as a Davis Cup competitor for his country and immediately won the first of four straight German national championships.
		Despite his enormous popularity with the public, in March of 1938, von Cramm was arrested by the German government and ordered to stand trial on trumped-up charges.
	profiles.incredible-people.com /gottfried-von-cramm (934 words)

	Don Budge Summary
		Cramm, who was a true gentleman on the court, impressed Budge with the high caliber of his moral character as an athlete, and Budge adhered to Cramm's ideals of athletic behavior after their meeting.
		He beat his friend Gottfried von Cramm in three straight sets at Wimbledon, and beat him again in the Davis Cup Interzone Finals, where he needed to beat Cramm so that the U.S. team would make it to the challenge round.
		In that competition, Cramm was favored to win, and he was also a favorite of the crowd, since Budge was considered an upstart.
	www.bookrags.com /Don_Budge (2943 words)

	Gottfried von Cramm lebte in Wispenstein
		Weltkrieg wurden die Besitzungen der Familie von Cramm unter die sieben Söhne aufgeteilt, wahrscheinlich um einer Enteignung zu entgehen.
		Aus ihnen geht hervor, dass dessen Wesensart geprägt war von jener stets und gegen alle geübten Gutheit, die häufig aus der Schwäche erwächst, und von jenem tiefen Bedürfnis, hinter dem meist Angst und Unsicherheit stehen: dem Bedürfnis, von allen über alles geliebt zu werden.
		Barbara Hutton verfolgte jedes seiner Spiele von der Tribüne aus.
	www.wispenstein.de /seiten/wvcramm.htm (1159 words)

	Between The Lines
		Gradually von Cramm increased the pace on the famous clay, hitting firmly in all situations with few errors, though Nusslein managed to close out the first set, 7-5.
		Perhaps it was that the slow court favored von Cramm inordinately, as Nusslein’s competitive play since turning pro had been primarily, though not exclusively, on indoor hard surfaces.
		Nevertheless, on this date Gottfried’s superiority was undeniable, not only in the score but also in his shot-making, power, and mobility.
	www.tennisserver.com /lines/lines_03_03_01.html (7305 words)

	Sports on NRO Weekend
		Earlier that summer, Budge had won the Wimbledon tournament, and Von Cramm had given him an exquisite lesson in the manners of sportsmanship.
		Von Cramm took Budge aside, sat down with him on a bench, and said that it would be better sportsmanship, and less personally conspicuous, to let the bad call stand.
		Gottfried Von Cramm's ideals bordered on the beautiful.
	www.nationalreview.com /weekend/sports/sports-hartprint070701.html (1747 words)

	ESPN Classic - Dramatic Budge lifts U.S. to Wimbledon title
		Earlier in the month, American Don Budge had an easy time in vanquishing Germany's Baron von Cramm in straight sets in the Wimbledon final.
		Von Cramm, who received a phone call from Adolph Hitler before taking the court, wins the first two sets, 8-6 and 7-5.
		Playing the match of his life, von Cramm goes in front, 4-1, in the final set.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/moment010720-budge-voncramm.html (246 words)

	The Lively ghosts of Wimbledon - 1937 Davis Cup match between Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm and American Don ...
		Cramm was an Adonis from an old family, and had been a tennis child prodigy.
		No rival to Cramm in looks, he was a tall, homely, slope-shouldered, freckly redhead from Oakland.
		When Cramm finished talking with Hitler, he and Budge walked together to the Centre Court and into the history of both tennis and sportsmanship.
	www.dynomind.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n13_v48/ai_18459820 (945 words)

	ITF Tennis - Seniors - Von Cramm Cup (M60)
		Baron Gottfried Von Cramm was Germany's most successful player until the emergence of Boris Becker and Michael Stich in the 1980s.
		The German Tennis Federation donated the Von Cramm Cup for men players in the 60 age category in 1989.
		The 2006 Von Cramm Cup will also be played in Antalya, Turkey.
	www.itftennis.com /seniors/teamcompetitions/groupb/voncramm.asp (316 words)

	Wimbledon - The Official Website of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, Wimbledon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The final was even easier, with Fred dropping only ten games against the German baron, Gottfried von Cramm, in a 6-2 6-4 6-4 victory.
		Perry had always made a habit of "scouting" the opposition and was fascinated to pick up the information from the Wimbledon masseur that his opponent in the final had been treated for a groin strain, and learned the German was having difficulty moving wide on the forehand.
		After an opening game which went to ten deuces and 24 points, von Cramm started to grimace as the champion piled the pressure on his forehand and it was all over in 40 minutes, 6-0 6-1 6-1, the fastest Wimbledon men's final since 1881.
	www.wimbledon.org /en_GB/about/history/fred_perry.html (739 words)

	✓ Gottfried_von_Cramm - Web-Praxis.de - WebPraxis
		Von Cramm spielte 101 mal fÃ¼r Deutschland im Davis-Cup und konnte dabei 82 Spiele im Einzel und Doppel gewinnen.
		Von Cramm starb 1976 bei einem Autounfall in der NÃ¤he von Kairo in Ãgypten.
		Von Cramm war drei Mal unterlegener Finalist in Wimbledon (1935, 1936, 1937).
	web-praxis.de /index.php/Gottfried_von_Cramm (385 words)

	The 1930s [Archive] - WTAworld.com
		Von Cramm, however, was not smiling when he introduced himself to Budge, and after congratulating him on his quarterfinal victory, the baron took the younger man aside for a serious chat.
		Von Cramm was, in fact, such a private man that Wolfgang Hofer, a friend for 40 years and the baron's successor as president of the Rot-Weiss club.
		Von Cramm suffered frostbite in both legs that winter in Russia and was taken to a hospital in Warsaw.
	www.wtaworld.com /archive/index.php/t-34200 (19025 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - First tennis Grand Slam winner Budge dies of cardiac arrest at 84
		Nine years later, Budge beat Germany's Baron Gottfried Von Cramm in what is considered to be one of the best Davis Cup matches ever.
		He won Wimbledon easily, then on July 20, met Von Cramm on the grass courts of the All-England Club.
		As Budge listened, Von Cramm, an anti-Nazi, listened, then ended the call by saying politely, "Ja, mein Fuhrer." It was Adolf Hitler.
	www.caller2.com /2000/january/27/today/sports_n/7082.html (793 words)

	Von Cramm Gottfried - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Von Cramm Gottfried - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		The only work that can be attributed to him with certainty is the Middle High German epic...
		Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716), also known as Leibnitz, Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von, German philosopher, mathematician, and statesman,...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Von_Cramm_Gottfried.html (90 words)

	Descendants of Franz von Cramm
		1.1.Philipp von Cramm (1762-1820), m.1st von Schulte, m.2nd Hedwig von Hoym, m.3rd 1816 Philippine von Griesheim (1790-1881)
		1.1.2.1.1.2.Baron Burghard von Cramm (1908-1988), m.1st 1930 (div 1961) Franziska Pulvermann (*1909), m.2nd 1961 (1968) Marion Schlitter (1933-1984)
		1.1.2.1.1.3.Baron Gottfried von Cramm (1909-1976), m.1st 1930 (div 1937) Baroness Elisabeth von Dobeneck (1912-1975), m.2nd 1955 (div 1959) Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
	www.angelfire.com /in/heinbruins/Cramm.html (516 words)

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